24 Postcards in Full Colour

24 Postcards in Full Colour is the 2008 album by neo-classical composer Max Richter, released on July 21, 2008 on 130701, an imprint of FatCat Records.^[1] The album was reissued on April 25, 2014 on Deutsche Grammophon.

24 Postcards in Full Colour
Studio album by Max Richter
Released	July 21, 2008
Studio	Abbey Road Studios (London, England) CaVa Studios (Glasgow, Scotland) Castlesound Studios (Edinburgh, Scotland) Eastcote Studios (London, England)
Genre	Contemporary classical ambient minimalist
Length	33:39
Label	130701
Max Richter chronology
Songs from Before (2006) 24 Postcards in Full Colour (2008) Infra (2010)
Alternative cover
2014 reissue cover

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[3]

24 Postcards in Full Colour received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics.

Joe Tangari of Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, stating, "This is a frequently haunting album, though it sacrifices a great deal of flow in the name of brevity and variety. Even if no one ever downloads it to a Nokia, the hair-raising violin of "A Sudden Manhattan of the Mind" makes its point just fine as part of the album. And that's the most important thing to remember about this album: the concept is strong, but the music is stronger."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Road Is a Grey Tape"	1:01
2.	"H in New England"	1:50
3.	"This Picture of Us. P."	1:36
4.	"Lullaby from the Westcoast Sleepers"	2:02
5.	"When the Northern Lights/Jasper and Louise"	1:01
6.	"Circles from the Rue Simon – Crubellier"	1:04
7.	"Cascade NW by W"	1:11
8.	"A Sudden Manhattan of the Mind"	2:49
9.	"In Louisville at 7"	1:03
10.	"Cathodes"	1:02
11.	"I Was Just Thinking"	1:00
12.	"A Song for H/Far Away"	2:08
13.	"Return to Prague"	1:02
14.	"Broken Symmetries for Y"	1:00
15.	"Berlin by Overnight"	1:27
16.	"Cradle Song for a (Interstate B3)"	2:11
17.	"Kierling/Doubt"	0:50
18.	"From 553 W Elm Street, Logan Illinois (Snow)"	0:58
19.	"Tokyo Riddle Song"	1:00
20.	"The Tartu Piano"	2:05
21.	"Cold Fusion for G"	0:35
22.	"32 via San Nicolo"	1:23
23.	"Found Song for P."	2:24
24.	"H Thinks a Journey"	0:57
Total length:		33:39

All tracks are written by Max Richter.

Deutsche Grammophon reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
25.	"Hope Strings Eternal"	1:16
26.	"So Long Orpheus"	2:23
27.	"Thermodynamics"	0:45
Total length:		38:03

Release history

Country	Date
United Kingdom	August 25, 2008
United States	September 23, 2008