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PRESS RELEASE

ARTIST:	FRANKIE MACHINE
TITLE:	FRANCIS ALBERT MACHINE AND FRIENDS
RELEASE DATE:	OCTOBER 7 2002
CAT. NUMBER:	AAS030
FORMAT:	Enhanced CD Album

" Very, very special, like a secret on vinyl." – Record Collector

"A quiet, shy and truly outstanding little gem " – Strange Fruit

"Acoustic beauty in the vein of Mazzy Star and Nick Drake" - Record and CD Mart

"..more honesty than a world wide lie detector test" - Drownedinsound

After the first three 7" singles drew acclaim from all that ear-witnessed them, here we have the Debut Album from Frankie Machine. Like a Badly Drawn Boy that you want to hug or a non-posh Nick Drake with a dark sense of humour, it's a record made for anyone who ever had a heart (and subsequently had it broken).

Now completely sold out, those three singles attracted the venerable ears of John Peel and many more with their heavy pressings, coloured vinyl, and gorgeous sleeves. But we like to think it was the gentle, touching tunes, frank honesty and understated humour of the lyrics that captivated the hearts of the nation. The new album continues in that vein and brings seventeen songs that gently fall into one another, ripe with love and dark with pain.

The CD features a mini-web site with multi-media video clips, photos and lyric sheets for those with access to a computer. Be impressed...

Frankie Machine has recently supported The Butterflies Of Love on tour, while his murky past in bands included playing various instruments for White Town, Airport Girl, Chemistry Experiment and Tompaulin. Find out more and get in touch...

WEB: http://www.frankiemachine.com

EMAIL: frankiem@ilovefrank.co.uk