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]
All music is composed by Jeff Burrows, Stuart Chatwood, Jeff Martin
Title 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 Title 1. "Let Me Show You the Door" 3:23 2. "Midsummer Day " 5:50 3. "Little Miss Heaven" 3:19
LP1 SIDE B Title 1. "Winter Solstice" 2:49 2. "Save Me " 8:20 3. "Sun Going Down" 5:17
LP2 SIDE A Title 1. "Watching What the Rain Blows In" 5:45 2. "Fallen Angel" 4:53 3. "Dreams of Reason" 7:39
LP2 SIDE B Title 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) Title 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 Title 13. "Solomon's Blues" 4:22 14. "Pye Dog on the Prowl" 4:16
CD2 Original Master (1991) Title 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
No singles were released from this recording although a video was filmed for "Let Me Show You the Door".
Jeff Burrows - drums and percussion
Stuart Chatwood - bass guitars, executive producer
Jeff Martin - guitars, vocals, producer
Jeff Robillard - art direction
Michael Green - cover art