''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. The album production is relatively
lo-fi and the band re-recorded several of the songs for their major label follow-up ''
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''. Only 3,500 copies of the album were made, some of which were
cassettes
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, making the recording
collectible
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to fans. On December 10, 2021, a deluxe remastered edition of the album was released.
Track listing
2021 Deluxe Edition (2LP 180 Gram Red Vinyl)
2021 Deluxe Edition (2CD Digipak)
Singles
No singles were released from this recording although a video was filmed for "Let Me Show You the Door".
Credits
The Tea Party
*Jeff Burrows - drums and percussion
*Stuart Chatwood - bass guitars, executive producer
*Jeff Martin - guitars, vocals, producer
Others
*Jeff Robillard - art direction
*Michael Green - cover art
References
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1991 debut albums
The Tea Party albums