Description
Before its 2011 release, Arthur Jeffes had been touring and playing the original music of his father, Simon Jeffes, the English composer and musician who created the enduring and ever-evolving concept of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra who had sadly died at the ridiculously young age of 48. Along the way Arthur added a few new pieces as they emerged.
Besides being completely remastered and pressed on vinyl for the first time, this reissue also features a brand new 2021 recording of the lead single ‘Harry Piers’, which commemorates Arthur’s late father.
Arthur: “I originally wrote Harry Piers to play at my dad‘s memorial service 24 years ago, and I played it at the end of pretty much every gig (and soundcheck) we’ve done since, so I’ve probably played it hundreds if not thousands of times since we originally released A Matter of Life… So when we decided to reissue the album, I felt it would be fun to record an up-to-date version of this song, because it has changed over time and it continues to evolve. So while this is still very much the same tune, I think it has a lot more nuance and detail that reflect the years that have passed since 2011”.
