The Tea Party (1991) is the first album by the Canadian rock group The Tea Party. It was originally recorded as a demo which the band submitted to several record companies. However, the trio was not signed to any recording contract and decided to release the album independently.[1][2] The album production is relatively lo-fi and the band re-recorded several of the songs for their major label follow-up Splendor Solis. Only 3,500 copies of the album were made, some of which were cassettes, making the recording collectible to fans. On December 10, 2021, a deluxe remastered edition of the album was released.[1]

The Tea Party
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1991
GenreRock
Length62:51
LabelEternal Discs
ProducerJeff Martin
The Tea Party chronology
The Tea Party
(1991)
Splendor Solis
(1993)

Track listing

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All music is composed by Jeff Burrows, Stuart Chatwood, Jeff Martin

No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Show You the Door"3:22
2."Midsummer Day"5:48
3."Little Miss Heaven"3:18
4."Winter Solstice"2:48
5."Save Me"8:18
6."Sun Going Down"5:17
7."Watching What the Rain Blows In"5:45
8."Fallen Angel"4:52
9."Dreams of Reason"7:40
10."Goodman Rag"3:57
11."All My Charms"5:50
12."Baby What You Trying to Do"5:56

"Baby What You Trying to Do" contains a brief quote from "Train Kept A-Rollin'" during the band's jamming.

2021 Deluxe Edition (2LP 180 Gram Red Vinyl)[1]

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All music is composed by Jeff Burrows, Stuart Chatwood, Jeff Martin

LP1 SIDE A
No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Show You the Door"3:23
2."Midsummer Day"5:50
3."Little Miss Heaven"3:19
LP1 SIDE B
No.TitleLength
1."Winter Solstice"2:49
2."Save Me"8:20
3."Sun Going Down"5:17
LP2 SIDE A
No.TitleLength
1."Watching What the Rain Blows In"5:45
2."Fallen Angel"4:53
3."Dreams of Reason"7:39
LP2 SIDE B
No.TitleLength
1."Goodman Rag"3:58
2."All My Charms"5:52
3."Baby What You Trying to Do"5:57

2021 Deluxe Edition (2CD Digipak)[1]

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All music is composed by Jeff Burrows, Stuart Chatwood, Jeff Martin

CD1 Remastered Edition (2021)
No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Show You the Door"3:23
2."Midsummer Day"5:50
3."Little Miss Heaven"3:19
4."Winter Solstice"2:49
5."Save Me"8:20
6."Sun Going Down"5:17
7."Watching What the Rain Blows In"5:45
8."Fallen Angel"4:53
9."Dreams of Reason"7:39
10."Goodman Rag"3:58
11."All My Charms"5:52
12."Baby What You Trying to Do"5:57
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Solomon's Blues"4:22
14."Pye Dog on the Prowl"4:16
CD2 Original Master (1991)
No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Show You the Door"3:24
2."Midsummer Day"5:50
3."Little Miss Heaven"3:19
4."Winter Solstice"2:49
5."Save Me"8:20
6."Sun Going Down"5:18
7."Watching What the Rain Blows In"5:45
8."Fallen Angel"4:55
9."Dreams of Reason"7:39
10."Goodman Rag"3:58
11."All My Charms"5:53
12."Baby What You Trying to Do"5:57

Singles

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No singles were released from this recording although a video was filmed for "Let Me Show You the Door".

Credits

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The Tea Party

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  • Jeff Burrows - drums and percussion
  • Stuart Chatwood - bass guitars, executive producer
  • Jeff Martin - guitars, vocals, producer

Others

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  • Jeff Robillard - art direction
  • Michael Green - cover art

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Schube, Will (October 15, 2021). "Canadian Rockers The Tea Party Announce Reissues Of Self-Titled LP".
  2. ^ THE TEA PARTY, Windsor Public Library