Tales Told (Ian Broudie solo album)

Details for initial Deltasonic release:
Running Time: 34.40
Release date: 11th October 2004
Date first charted: n/a
Highest UK chart position: n/a
Weeks on chart: n/a
Label: Deltasonic
Catalogue number: 5186332
Formats: CD

Needle Mythology re-release
Release date: 31st May 2019
Date first charted: 27th June 2019
Highest UK chart position: 18 (official record store chart)
Weeks on chart: 1
Label: Needle Mythology
Catalogue number: NEMYLP002, NEMYCD002
Formats: Vinyl, CD, streaming

Personnel credits:
– Ian Broudie: vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, drum machine
– Riley Broudie: lead guitar, Broudie’s Blues
– Samy Bishai: violin
– Paul Duffy: guitars, bass
– Scott Marmion: pedal steel
– Sean Payne: drums
– Nick Power: keyboards, pianos
– Russ Pritchard: bass
– Bill Ryder-Jones: guitars
– James Skelly: guitars, backing vocals
– Ian Skelly: drums

Produced by Ian Broudie
String arrangements by Prabjote Osahn
Engineered by Jon Gray

Running order and writing credits:

1. Song for No One (Ian Broudie)
2. Whenever I Do (Ian Broudie / James Skelly)
3. He Sails Tonight (Ian Broudie / James Skelly)
4. Smoke Rings (Ian Broudie / Terry Hall)
5. Got No Plans (Ian Broudie)
6. Always Knocking (Ian Broudie / James Skelly)
7. Tales Told (Ian Broudie)
8. Lipstick (Ian Broudie)
9. Super Cinema (Ian Broudie)
10. Home from Home (Ian Broudie)
11. Something Street (Broudie, Nick Power)
12. Broudie’s Blues (Ian Broudie)

My Notes:
The first release since 1999’s Tilt and a lot had gone on in Ian’s life to get this point. I won’t dwell on that, as you need to read Ian’s autobiography.

It’s totally different in approach to previous albums and a completely different sound. It’s a folky album and has contributions from The Coral and The Zutons, both bands Ian was producing at the time for Deltasonic records. It’s a short album but the quality of the songs is superb and shows Ian at his most vulnerable.

For some extra insight into the album, pop the kettle on and make yourself a drink, pop the album on the turntable, pop it in your CD player or fire up your choice of streaming platform, and click here before to replay the Twitter Listening Party for Tales Told before dropping the needle or pressing play.