How Ace Are Buildings

How Ace Are Buildings is the debut album by British alternative rock band A, released in 1997.

The album was re-released in 1998, in cassette and Limited Edition 12" formats. Whereas the cassette featured the same tracks, the 12" album also included a bonus disc, featuring A remixes and live tracks.

The vinyl edition was limited to 500 copies.

Track listing

 * 1) "Turn It Up" – 1:33
 * 2) "Foghorn" – 3:04
 * 3) "Cheeky Monkey" – 3:36
 * 4) "Number One" – 3:50
 * 5) "Bad Idea" – 2:21
 * 6) "Sing-A-Long" – 4:20
 * 7) "Winter of '96" – 5:28
 * 8) "Out of Tune" – 4:19
 * 9) "Fistral" – 3:59
 * 10) "House Under the Ground" – 4:01
 * 11) "Five in the Morning" – 3:14
 * 12) "Ender" – 18:07
 * Contains a hidden track at 14:49

"Number One" features a portion of lyrics taken from Billy Joel's 1978 track "My Life". Joel was name-checked in the credits as a result. The "borrowed" lyrics are:


 * "Got a call from an old friend, used to be real close
 * Said he couldn't go on the American way
 * Sold his house, sold his car
 * Bought a ticket to the West Coast
 * Now he gives 'em a stand-up routine in L.A."

"Cheeky Monkey" features a sample of the actor/comedian John Thomson using the phrase "oh, you cheeky monkey" - this is taken from Thomson's appearance on Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge in character as Joe Beesley, an inept ventriloquist with a puppet monkey.

Bonus vinyl Track listing

 * 1) "Turn It Down"
 * 2) "Number One (Happy Valley Ranch Mix)"
 * 3) "Alright (Live)"
 * 4) "Bad Idea (Live)"
 * 5) "Sing-A-Long (Post Term Audit Mix)"
 * 6) "Five in the Morning (DJ Mental Visuals Mix)"
 * 7) "Foghorn (Live)"
 * 8) "Barnyard"
 * 9) "Demolished House" (b-side to foghorn, also remix of House Under The Ground)
 * 10) "Callhimin"
 * 11) "Cheeky Monkey (Live)"
 * 12) "Fistral (Major Threat Mix)"
 * 13) "Out of Tune" (Live)

Singles
Five in the Morning (TYCD 1)
 * 1) "Five in the Morning" - 3:13
 * 2) "8 Fingers" - 2:26
 * 3) "Almost Everything Is Great" - 5:29

House Under The Ground (TYCD 2)
 * 1) "House Under The Ground" - 4:01
 * 2) "40" - 2:30
 * 3) "Demolished House" - 5:22

Bad Idea (TYCD 3)
 * 1) "Bad Idea" – 2:16
 * 2) "Look What You Made Me Do" – 3:12
 * 3) "40" – 2:30

Number One (TYCD 4)
 * 1) "Number One (Radio Edit)" - 3:22
 * 2) "Alright" - 2:41
 * 3) "Ouch!" - 4:00
 * 4) "Number One" - 3:50

Foghorn (TYCD 5)
 * 1) "Foghorn" – 3:07
 * 2) "Last Girl" – 4:24
 * 3) "A Demolished House" – 5:22

Number One
 * CD1　(TYCD 6):
 * 1) "Number One" – 3:21
 * 2) "Good Idea" – 2:18
 * 3) "Alright" – 2:41
 * 4) "Sasquatch" – 2:52


 * CD2 (TYCDP 6):
 * 1) "Number One" – 3:51 (+30)
 * 2) "Ouch" – 4:02
 * 3) "Number One" – 6:15 (Happy Valley Ranch Mix)
 * 4) "Foghorn" – 3:06
 * 5) "Foghorn" (Video)

Sing-A-Long
 * CD1 (TYCD 7):
 * 1) "Sing-A-Long (Radio Edit)" - 3:41
 * 2) "I'm Over It" - 1:47
 * 3) "Callhimin" - 5:02
 * 4) "Photo Finger" - 3:58


 * CD2 (TYCDP 7):
 * 1) "Sing-A-Long" – 4:19
 * 2) "Sing-A-Long" – 4:22 (Post Team Audit Mix)
 * 3) "Singing Out of Tune" – 3:49 (In A Castle)
 * 4) "Number One" – 3:22 (Radio Edit)
 * 5) "Number One" (Video)