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Sumner : A World Of Horses
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From the opening beguiling Sister's Song, Sumner takes us on a bittersweet journey through the high's and low's of this eternal mystery we call LIFE.
Genre: Pop: Beatles-pop
Release Date: 2004
A World Of Horses
Sumner
Record Label: Sumner
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1. Sisters Song 3:27 + MP3 $0.99
2. Sorrow 2:31 + MP3 $0.99
3. Gone 3:01 + MP3 $0.99
4. The Return of the Bingo Caller 1:43 + MP3 $0.99
5. Golden Sun 4:36 + MP3 $0.99
6. Tyson 2:46 + MP3 $0.99
7. Tyson Pt2 2:00 + MP3 $0.99
8. Maybe Its You 4:45 + MP3 $0.99
9. The Astronaut 5:33 + MP3 $0.99
10. Suffer One So Strange 3:16 + MP3 $0.99
11. A World of Horses 2:59 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Are you bored with non sencical hum drum factory fired tunes? Then step aboard THE ASTRONAUT, is it a homage to space travel? A yearning for lost love? Or simply a hymn to a long gone fairground ride? In this place nothing is for certain.

Some song's can only be born from experiencing the laughter and the tear's.

So if thought provoking, heartfelt music is your bag, then step right up and excersise your mind and free your spirit!


"Gone" is the best Oasis-sounding song that beats anything the Gallagher Bros. have done in many moons.
EAR CANDY MAGAZINE


Paul Sumner is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Southport; a modest seaside town in the North West of England. As one of eight children he sought escape from the strains of family life using music as his outlet. Accordingly, 'A World Of Horses' is strong on heart-on-sleeve sentiment with an echo-driven production; the sound of the seaside opening and closing the record. Sumner's strength lies in his soul-baring material. The acoustic 'Golden Sun' is possibly his best song but it's ably backed up by 'Tyson' and the title track; all of these feature Beatlesque melody and Sumner's delivery at its most yearning. Sumner also attempts a show-stopping 'Revolver'-like number on the ambitious 'The Astronaut' and towards the end of the song he just about pulls off the trick. A commendable first album by Sumner which is strong on honesty as well as tunes.
LEONARDS LAIR MUSIC MAGAZINE

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author: Brendon Wright
                            
Paul Sumner's album A World Of Horses is a lost treasure from the glorious early seventies... The only reason it's not in your vinyl collection ahead of Supertramp, Ziggy Stardust and the Who is that it seems the Master tapes were lost in the baggage retrieval at Heathrow, only emerging in time to see Lennon's great grandchildren graduate and the unwrinkled Mr Bowie contemplating retirement. Sumner's got one of those voices that's not just pro but well above the pro average... I mean, picture the aforementioned Bowie and you get the idea. He pushes the frontiers but always carries it off in brilliant taste. I'm seriously brassed I never discovered this album thirty years ago. Damn that meddling Scots engineer from the Enterprise! I'm sure it was his doing... ...And production values? The production values! I haven't heard a warm acoustic guitar like that since... well, a long, long time ago. Since they still recorded on tape. There are several folk-like contemplative passages I wish I could describe, but you have to hear them to know what's perking my ears. The lyrics are a satisfying and rich meal; more than pleasing and with enough to digest for later. This one will never shift from your disc rack to the midden heap, I give my word. What else does the discerning music fan get in there for value? A World Of Horses is authentic vintage tone: rhodes through a grubby guitar amp, Brit-funk fuzz guitars, mellotron and moog. Soaring vocals. Bold lead-lines and strange new worlds to find: as if the Beatles were still trucking. None of those tacky synth samples from the eighties or nineties. However this isn't all retro-retro. This is fresh like a hand picked apple in Autumn. It brings the satisfaction that comes when you discover the way your forefathers lived... ...and it brings the newness you feel when you find it still all works. Check out Sumner's samples and then buy the album. It's addictive; thank me later. Brendon T. Wright, Tales of the Ancient Troubadour.
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A classic album
author: Dln
                            
Thinking i had stumbled upon something of a lost treasure on myspace..i was realy happy to see so many reviews of this marvelous album here on cdbaby. "A world of Horses" is truly a classic album, in the sense that everything about it shows true love for the music. From opener "sister's song" onwards, the tracklisting and atmosphere is flawless. beatiful melodies,songs.....and rockin when it has to! A great album that will be on repeat on your stereo from the 1st play.
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a welcome guest on our radioshow
author: Philippe Golbert - Grow Your Own show on Radio Centraal - Antwer
                            
Its allways great to hear a new lp that brings out the best influences from the past without being dated. Paul Sumner understands this and how to bring out the delicate magic that he kept inside his musical brain for a too long time ! Surprise yourself as 'a world of horses' surprised us... Beautifull soul folk into pop that you can't resist.
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Soothes My Soul...
author: Traci
                            
The haunting, soulful voice, heartfelt lyrics and exquisite melodic journey of this album make it one of my absolute favorites. I close my eyes, take a deep breath and ride the musical creations of Paul Sumner... Simply fantastique!
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