Farewell to the Shade

Farewell to the Shade is the fourth studio album by English band And Also the Trees. It was released in 1989 through record label Reflex.

Farewell to the Shade
Studio album by And Also the Trees
Released	1989
Recorded	1989 at The Abattoir, Birmingham, England
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Label	Reflex
Producer	Justin Jones, Mark Tibenham, Simon Huw Jones
And Also the Trees chronology
The Millpond Years (1988) Farewell to the Shade (1989) The Evening of the 24th (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Background

Farewell to the Shade was recorded in 1989 at The Abattoir in Birmingham, England.^[2]

Release

Farewell to the Shade was released in 1989 through record label Reflex. According to AllMusic, it was their only US release to date at the time of the review.^[1]

Musical style

Farewell to the Shade has been cited as an example of gothic rock.^[3]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prince Rupert"	4:37
2.	"Macbeth's Head"	4:08
3.	"The Nobody Inn"	0:45
4.	"Belief in the Rose"	4:08
5.	"The Street Organ"	3:57

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lady D'Arbanville"	4:24
2.	"Misfortunes"	4:15
3.	"The Pear Tree"	3:38
4.	"Ill Omen"	3:51
5.	"The Horse Fair"	3:34

Personnel

• Simon Huw Jones – vocals
• Justin Jones – guitar
• Steven Burrows – bass guitar
• Nick Havas – drums
• Mark Tibenham – keyboards