The Montgolfier Brothers-The World is Flat (Vinyl Edition) (180 Heavy Vinyl)

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The second album from the veritable Manchester Chamber-Pop duo The Montgolfier Brothers. Issued on CD only originally in 2002 on Alan McGee's Poptones label. Released in collaboration with Mark Tranmer of the Montgolfier Brothers.

Never before issued on vinyl & after many requests for a vinyl issue - here it is !

For fans of the Durutti Column , The Blue Nile & beautiful melancholy..

Dedicated to vocalist & lyricist Roger Quigley

"The brilliance of 'The Understudy', 'Swings And Roundabouts' and the title track." (Leonards Lair 2002)

Seventeen Stars the debut album from the duo has gathered much praise & love since release. Famously, David Gilmour formerly of Pink Floyd covered "Between Two Points" from the album on his acclaimed solo release "Luck & Strange" in 2024. Of that song it was written:

""Musically it’s lush, gentle and evocative, the main refrain running through it not unlike a child’s wind-up toy forever on the brink of stopping altogether."

(Northern Soul Blog 2025)

This vinyl version of The World Is Flat has a slightly revised tracklisting with the addition of "Operation Faff" from the Japan only CD edition .

Listen HERE :

Tracklisting :

A

2:55 Newbury                   2:48     

The Understudy                2:46

Operation Faff                  2:53

Be Selfish                          7:42     

The World Is Flat               5:09     

The Second Takes Forever 2:50     

B

Swings and Roundabouts     4:58     

Dream in Organza                 4:57             

I Couldn't Sleep, Either          4:35             

Think Once More                   3:32

Inches Away                           7:19             

 Shipping End April 2026