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Hooray! for Happiness

by The Last Dinosaur

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Fool 03:25
I'm a fool for you.
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I was awake I was awake Through the whole thing Through the whole thing I couldn't speak I couldn't speak About what took place About what took place I found my voice I was awake I was awake Through the whole thing Through the whole thing I couldn't speak I couldn't speak Send me to sleep Send me to sleep I found my voice
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Home 07:15
this house will always be home to me regardless of where I lay my feet it's home a thought, a dream, in a memory a mum, a dad, a family i'm done wishing for things that I can't see and caring for people who don't care for me time, it's time, it's time for me now time, it's time, it's time for me to go home this journey that life has taken me is miles from where i'm supposed to be i'm done wishing for things that I can't see 'cause i'll never be able to go back in.. time, there's time, there's time for me now time, there's time, there's time for me time, it's time, it's time for me now time, it's time, it's time for me to go home
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Be That Boy 04:09
..and you can't see I don't deserve such liberties you're there for me and I know just what you need but I can't be that boy to you with a battered heart this love was fucked from the start it won't be easy but I know what this heart needs I hope you will be that girl to me one day i'll be that boy for you
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Maps 02:20
Lillie, please forgive me all these maps that I have drawn lead right to your door Happiness is more than just a summer's dress you won't find it by moving south it's your mouth on my mouth Lillie, I feel you with me wherever in the world you go I know you'll sleep in my clothes I found the door to what it is i'm living for and every single map I draw leads to you.
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I live on a string a superficial thing a song I love to sing the needle runs it's course returns to the source it goes on and on and you never knew what I meant to you and you'll never know a love so pure the needle runs it's course returns to the source it goes on and on and you never knew what I meant to you and you'll never know a love so true and you never knew what this meant to you and you'll never know a love like this.
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about

"An album that's warm, engrossing and impressively original" - Uncut Magazine

"When the Beatles recorded Sgt Pepper they used a four track recorder and still decided A Day in the Life was doable; there’s a lot to be said for creativity through limitation. The Last Dinosaur take this idiom and run with it by creating one of most refreshing, creative and inventive records of the year." - The Line of Best Fit

The Last Dinosaur is Jamie Cameron and Luke Hayden.

This album was recorded on and off between December 2007 and March 2009.

No computers were used in the recording of this music.

All songs were recorded at home (Essex) on a multi-track recorder, usually late at night and often written as we recorded.
All songs were limited to 16-tracks, so to save tracks drums were recorded with two microphones (one in the bassdrum, one overhead) and a looping pedal was used in instances where harmonising parts were needed with a lack of tracks.

A lot of parts in these songs were first take improvisations (for instance, the guitar solo in The Record Player, all the piano in Gusts Of Wind.., the piano flourishes in Home and I Found My Voice, the viola in The Song Playing.., most of the sax parts throughout the album and more).

This music is by no means perfect. It's raw, unplanned, home recorded, music with background noise, off-notes, hiss and mistakes recorded by humans.

These songs were mastered by John Golden @ Golden Mastering (Sonic Youth, Rachel's, My Morning Jacket, Devendra Banhart etc)

See a video for each song on the album: vimeo.com/thelastdinosaur

credits

released April 21, 2010

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Jamie Cameron - Voice, piano, acoustic, electric, bass, drums, keyboards, banjo, saxophone, violin, glockenspiel, percussion, breathing, super-8.

Luke Hayden - Piano, acoustic, keyboards, percussion, breathing.

with

Jamie Slade - Sax (Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9 & 11)
Rachel Lanskey - Viola (Tracks 2, 6, 10 & 12) & Violin (Track 8)
Jenny Hall - Vocals (Tracks 3, 10 & 11)
Ben Bennett - Vocals (Tracks 3 & 11)
Siobhan Cameron - Vocals (Track 3)
Alex Cameron - Shouts (Track 1)
Kirsty Cameron - Shouts (Track 1) & Sax (Track 11)

All lyrics J. Cameron
Beautiful front cover by Jesse Rene Garcia Reyes (myspace.com/papajesse)

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The Last Dinosaur London, UK

Sound recordings and photographic work.

Undercurrents of hope.

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