Adventures in Gramophone is an album by the Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 based artist Duke Special

Duke Special

Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic"...

. It was released on Hag Records in 2005 and collects all twelve tracks from two previous EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 releases - Lucky Me and My Villain Heart

My Villain Heart

My Villain Heart is an EP record by the Northern Ireland based artist Duke Special. The record was released on Medieval Haircut Records in 2004, and features six tracks.-Track listing:#Last Night I Nearly Died...

. It was nominated for the 2006 Choice Music Prize

Choice Music Prize

-Establishment:It was established by journalist Jim Carroll and manager Dave Reid in 2005. as an alternative to the industry-dominated Meteor Music Awards. The Choice Music Prize is modelled after the Mercury Prize which is awarded each year to the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland...

 for Irish Album of the Year, losing out to 13 Songs by Julie Feeney

Julie Feeney

Julie Feeney, award-winning Irish composer, song-writer, singer and music producer.-Overview:Feeney is an award-winning and critically acclaimed Irish composer, singer, record producer, musician, songwriter, theatre artist and educator. She composes both instrumental and electronic music, and...

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Track listing

1. "Last Night I Nearly Died (But I Woke Up Just in Time)"
2. "Some Things Make Your Soul Feel Clean"
3. "Freewheel"
4. "As Good As It Gets"
5. "Regarding the Moonlight in Eastbourne"
6. "Kill Me Quickly Please"
7. "I Let You Down (Like a Tonne Weight)"
8. "Wake Up Scarlett"
9. "Closer to the Start"
10. "Don't Breathe"
11. "You Don't Slow Me Down"
12. "Love Is a Series of Scars"

All songs were written by Duke Special, with the exception of "I Let You Down (Like a Tonne Weight)" by Duke Special and Brian Houston

Brian Houston (musician)

Brian Houston is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His style varies from Christian to roots and mainstream-orientated.-Discography:*Crush *Sex, Love & Religion *Good News Junkie...

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