Let the Four Winds Blow explained

Let the Four Winds Blow
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tenpole Tudor
Cover:	Let the Four Winds Blow cover.jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	October 1981
Studio:	Genetic Studios, Streatley, West Berkshire
Genre:	Punk rock, pub rock
Label:	Stiff SEEZ 42
Producer:	Alan Winstanley
Prev Title:	Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Made it this Far
Next Year:	2009

Let the Four Winds Blow is the second album by Tenpole Tudor and the follow-up to Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary. Despite featuring the minor hit "Throwing My Baby Out With the Bath Water" (#49 in November 1981^[1]) the album and the follow-up single (the title track "Let the Four Winds Blow") both failed to chart. It would be 27 years before the next album, Made it this Far would be released.

Track listing

1982 LP (SEEZ 42)

1. "Let the Four Winds Blow" (Tudorpole) - 3:28
2. "Throwing My Baby Out With the Bathwater" (Tudorpole, Kingston, Long) - 3:31
3. "Trumpeters" (Tudorpole) - 4:11
4. "It's Easy to See" (Tudorpole, Kingston, Long) - 3:48
5. "What You Doing in Bombay" (Tudorpole, Kingston, Long, Crippen) - 4:03
6. "Local Animal" (Tudorpole, Kingston, Long, Crippen, Universe) - 4:04
7. "Her Fruit is Forbidden" (Tudorpole, Kingston) - 2:57
8. "Tonight is the Night" (Tudorpole, Long) - 3:44
9. "The Unpaid Debt" (Tudorpole, Crippen) - 3:18
10. "The King of Siam" (Tudorpole, Crippen, Long) - 3:56

1993 CD reissue (STIFFCD 12) ^[2]

1. "Let the Four Winds Blow" - 3:28
2. "Throwing My Baby Out With the Bathwater" - 3:31
3. "Trumpeters" - 4:11
4. "It's Easy to See" - 3:48
5. "What You Doing in Bombay" - 4:03
6. "Local Animal" - 4:04
7. "Her Fruit is Forbidden" - 2:57
8. "Tonight is the Night" - 3:44
9. "The Unpaid Debt" - 3:18
10. "The King of Siam" - 3:56
11. "Sea of Thunder" - 2:57
12. "Conga Tribe" - 4:01
13. "Tenpole 45" - 4:15
14. "Fashion" - 2:51
15. "Rock and Roll Music" - 2:23

• Although uncredited, both "Fashion" and "Rock and Roll Music" are live versions recorded at the Marquee.

2007 CD reissue (CDSEEZ 31) ^[3]

1. "Let the Four Winds Blow" - 3:28
2. "Throwing My Baby Out With the Bathwater" - 3:31
3. "Trumpeters" - 4:11
4. "It's Easy to See" - 3:48
5. "What You Doing in Bombay" - 4:03
6. "Local Animal" - 4:04
7. "Her Fruit is Forbidden" - 2:57
8. "Tonight is the Night" - 3:44
9. "The Unpaid Debt" - 3:18
10. "The King of Siam" - 3:56
11. "Conga Tribe" - 4:01
12. "Sea of Thunder" - 2:57
13. "Tied Up With Lou Cool" (The Tudors) - 3:24
14. "Cry Baby Cry" (The Tudors) - 3:50
15. "The Hayrick Song" (Eddie Tenpole Tudor) - 3:19
16. "Take You to the Dance" (Eddie Tenpole Tudor) - 3:21
17. "The Hayrick Song" (Extended Square Dance Version) (Eddie Tenpole Tudor) - 6:06

Personnel

Tenpole Tudor

• Dick Crippen  - bass, vocals, producer
• Bob Kingston  - guitar, piano, vocals
• Gary Long  - percussion, drums, vocals
• Eddie Tudorpole  - guitar, piano, saxophone, vocals
• Munch Universe  - guitar, percussion, vocals

Technical

• Alan Winstanley  - producer
• David M. Allen - engineer
• Kim Aldis - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ten Pole Tudor - Throwing My Baby Away With The Bathwater . . 1981-11-14 . 2012-02-27.
2. Web site: Images for Tenpole Tudor - Let The Four Winds Blow . Discogs.com . 2012-02-27.
3. Web site: Tenpole Tudor - Eddie, Old Bob, Dick And Gary/Let The Four Winds Blow: The Stiff Anthology (CD, Album) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-02-27.