The Wombats Proudly Present A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, usually shortened to A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, is the debut major studio album by English
rock band
the Wombats. It was released by
14th Floor Records on 5 November 2007.[2] Most of the songs first appeared on the band's 2006 Japan-only album Girls, Boys and Marsupials. A DVD to accompany the album includes footage of the band at the
South by Southwest festival, along with music videos from their recent singles.
The album was recorded at
Rockfield Studios and reached No. 11 in the
UK Albums Chart. It contains a
pregap before the first track, which contains the band attempting to make wine glasses "ring" and extolling the virtues of the French wine
Beaujolais, ending with them performing a mock advert for Beaujolais. The album had sold 335,361 copies in the UK as of April 2015.[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
Matthew Murphy, except where noted; all music is composed by The Wombats, except where noted
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Tales of Girls, Boys & Marsupials" (lyrics by The Wombats)
The Wombats Proudly Present A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, usually shortened to A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, is the debut major studio album by English
rock band
the Wombats. It was released by
14th Floor Records on 5 November 2007.[2] Most of the songs first appeared on the band's 2006 Japan-only album Girls, Boys and Marsupials. A DVD to accompany the album includes footage of the band at the
South by Southwest festival, along with music videos from their recent singles.
The album was recorded at
Rockfield Studios and reached No. 11 in the
UK Albums Chart. It contains a
pregap before the first track, which contains the band attempting to make wine glasses "ring" and extolling the virtues of the French wine
Beaujolais, ending with them performing a mock advert for Beaujolais. The album had sold 335,361 copies in the UK as of April 2015.[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
Matthew Murphy, except where noted; all music is composed by The Wombats, except where noted
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Tales of Girls, Boys & Marsupials" (lyrics by The Wombats)