Union Cafe

Union Cafe is the fifth and final studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released only as a CD and cassette. It was never released on vinyl until 2017, when a double LP edition was finally released under the Erased Tapes label to commemorate the 20th anniversary since Simon Jeffes' passing.

Track listing
All music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated.


 * 1) "Scherzo And Trio" – 6:55
 * 2) "Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)" – 7:15
 * 3) "Nothing Really Blue" – 5:17
 * 4) "Cage Dead" – 4:33
 * 5) "Vega" – 10:20
 * 6) "Yodel 3" – 3:25
 * 7) "Organum" – 3:47
 * 8) "Another One From Porlock" – 2:58
 * 9) "Thorn Tree Wind" – 3:14
 * 10) "Silver Star Of Bologna" – 4:05
 * 11) "Discover America" (Traditional) – 3:02
 * 12) "Pythagoras On The Line" – 1:50
 * 13) "Kora Kora" – 3:04
 * 14) "Lie Back And Think Of England" – 4:21
 * 15) "Red Shorts" – 4:06
 * 16) "Passing Through" – 5:28

Personnel

 * Khakberdy Allamurdov – drums
 * Barbara Bolte – cor Anglais
 * Belinda Bunt - violin
 * Roger Chase – viola soloist
 * Paul Cullington – bass
 * Steve Fletcher – piano
 * Roger Garland – violin
 * Wilf Gibson – violin
 * Roy Gillard – violin
 * Tim Good – violin
 * Simon Jeffes – arranger, bass, cuatro, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, omnichord, percussion, piano, Prophet 5, viola, violin
 * Paul Kegg – cello
 * Nigel Kennedy – violin
 * Patrick Kiernan – violin
 * Boguslav Kostecki – violin
 * Kurban Kurbanov – accordion
 * Chris Laurence – bass
 * Helen Liebmann – cello, soloist
 * Martin Loveday – cello
 * Ian Maidman – bass, percussion
 * Rita Manning – violin
 * Peter McGowan – violin
 * James McLeod – violin
 * Peter Oxer – violin
 * Tony Pleeth – cello
 * Neil Rennie – ukulele
 * Geoffrey Richardson – cello, clarinet, viola
 * Sabir Rizaev – clarinet, soprano saxophone
 * George Robertson – viola
 * Roger Smith – cello
 * Stephen Tees – viola
 * Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes
 * Naná Vasconcelos – clay pot
 * Annie Whitehead – trombone
 * Barry Wilde – violin
 * Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola
 * Gavyn Wright – soloist, violin