English Boy Wonders is the second studio album by the English

England

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 progressive rock

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 band, Big Big Train

Big Big Train

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. It was released in 1997

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 by Giant Electric Pea.

Track listing

1. "Big Empty Skies" (Spawton) – 4:21
2. "Brushed Aside" (Spawton) – 5:37
3. "A Giddy Thing" (Spawton) – 5:16
4. "28 Years" (Read, Spawton) – 2:24
5. "Pretty Mom" (Spawton, Poole) – 3:26
6. "Out of It" (Spawton) – 5:57
7. "Cloudless and Starry and Still" (Spawton) – 3:33
8. "Albion Perfide" (Spawton, Muller) – 10:23
9. "Right to the End of the World Tra-La" (Spawton) – 1:56
10. "The Shipping Forecast" (Spawton) – 10:46
11. "Mr Boxgroveman" (Spawton, Poole) – 6:12
12. "Reaching for John Dowland" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes) – 8:13
13. "Fell Asleep" (Spawton) – 3:35

Re-release

In February 2008, it was announced on Big Big Train's BlogSpot that English Boy Wonders was going to be re-recorded and partially re-mixed, then re-released.
The re-release was on the band's new record label, English Electric.
It was released on 1 December 2008.

Personnel

• Steve Hughes - drums
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   and percussion
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• Tony Muller - Piano
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   and keyboards
• Martin Read - vocals
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• Andy Poole - Bass
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  , keyboards and backing vocals
• Gregory Spawton - Guitar
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  s, keyboards and vocals