Broadcasting from Home is the fourth album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a collective of performing musicians created by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes...

, and was released in 1984 on E.G. Records. The opening song was named after PCO leader Simon Jeffes found a discarded harmonium

Harmonium

A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...

 in an alleyway in Japan.

The original vinyl record was pressed by EMI from a damaged master and had a distinctive click on the first track. Neither Virgin nor EMI would pay to restore this, and fans therefore had to wait until the CD's release to hear the undamaged track.

Side one

1. "Music for a Found Harmonium" - 3:36
2. "Prelude & Yodel" - 3:51
3. "More Milk" (Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson) - 3:10
4. "Sheep Dip" (Jeffes, Richardson) - 3:57
5. "White Mischief" - 5:48
6. "In the Back of a Taxi" - 3:21

Side two

1. "Music by Numbers" (Jeffes, Richardson) - 4:41
2. "Another One from the Colonies" (Jeffes, Neil Rennie) - 3:04
3. "Air" - 4:20
4. "Heartwind" (Jeffes, Ryuichi Sakamoto
   Ryuichi Sakamoto
   After working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1977, the trio formed the internationally successful electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as...
   
   ) - 4:11
5. "Isle of View (Music for Helicopter Pilots)" - 4:29
6. "Now Nothing" - 2:59

Personnel

• Simon Jeffes
  Simon Jeffes
  Simon Jeffes was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He composed the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe...
  
  
• Geoffrey Richardson
• Steve Nye
  Steve Nye
  Steve Nye is a music producer for several artists. Some of his better known artists include Bryan Ferry , Penguin Cafe Orchestra, XTC , Japan , David Sylvian , Clannad, TM Network, Scary Thieves , as...
  
  
• Helen Liebmann
  Helen Liebmann
  Helen Liebmann was a founding member of the avant garde music group Penguin Café Orchestra in 1973. A cellist, she studied at the Royal Academy of Music. In addition to playing cello with a number of different ensembles, she is also a practising music therapist.-References:...
  
  
• Gavyn Wright
  Gavyn Wright
  Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra, best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions as well as numerous TV and movie soundtracks Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London...
  
  
• Neil Rennie
• Kuma Harada
• Marcus Beale
• Trevor Morais
• Fami
• Mike Giles
• Dave Defries
  Dave DeFries
  David DeFries is a British jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and percussionist born in London, UK, probably best known for having been a member of Brotherhood of Breath founded by Chris McGregor....
  
  
• Annie Whitehead
  Annie Whitehead
  Annie Whitehead is an English jazz trombone player.-Career:Annie learned trombone at school; at 14 she was already busy playing with brass bands, local dance groups and the Manchester Youth Jazz Orchestra and began her professional career at sixteen. Among her initial influences were Miles Davis,...