''The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World'' is a 1990 album by New Zealand pianist

Peter Jefferies Peter Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand. He is known for his involvement with Nocturnal Projections and This Kind of Punishment as well as his extensive solo and collaborative work. History In 1981 Peter and his brother Graeme Jeffer ...

. It was originally released on the Xpressway label, and reissued in 1992 and 1995 by Ajax Records. The reissue was remastered by Jefferies, and also contained tracks from the "Fate of the Human Carbine" 7", which he recorded with guitarist Robbie Muir. "The Fate of the Human Carbine" was later covered by American singer-songwriter

Cat Power Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall ( ; born January 21, 1972), better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and model. Cat Power was originally the name of her first band, but has become her stage name as a ...

on her 1996 album ''

What Would the Community Think ''What Would the Community Think'' is the third album by Cat Power, the stage name and eponymous band of American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall. Recorded at Easley Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, the album was released in 1996 on Matador Record ...

''. In 2013, the album was re-issued through De Stijl and included "The Fate of the Human Carbine"/"Catapult"

7-inch single In music, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. One can be released for sale to the public in a variety of formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separate ...

with the vinyl edition.

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians *Kathy Bull – bass guitar on "Chain or Reaction" *

– vocals, piano,

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, percussion, production, mixing, mastering, engineering *David Mitchell – guitar on "Chain or Reaction", "The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World" and "The Other Side of Reason" * Michael Morley – backwards vocals on "The House of Weariness" * Bruce Russell – guitar on "Guided Tour of a Well Known Street", "The House of Weariness" and "Cold View", vocals on "The House of Weariness" *Robbie Yeats – drums on "Guided Tour of a Well Known Street" ;Production and additional personnel *

Alastair Galbraith Alastair Galbraith (born 1965) is a New Zealand musician and sound artist from Dunedin. Career Galbraith's first band was The Rip, which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome and later Jeff Harford (of Bored Games). They released two ...

– mixing, guitar on "While I've Been Waiting", violin on "Listening In" *Stephen Kilroy – mixing on "The Fate of the Human Carbine" and "Catapult" *Barry McConnachie – mastering *Robbie Muir – guitar and mixing on "The Fate of the Human Carbine" and "Catapult" *Nigel Taylor – mixing, percussion on "Domestica", piano on "The House of Weariness"

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Great Challenge in a Dull World 1990 albums Peter Jefferies albums