Tigermik - Belle & Sebastian > Reviews

Advantages: Likeable, witty, catchy, and endearing.
Disadvantages: Virtually impossible to find an original copy.

Belle & Sebastian are a Glasgow based seven piece band who've been around since 1996, and despite having a loyal fan-base, they've never really managed to break through from their indie roots to the mainstream - not that that's a bad thing. This, their first album entitled ‘Tigermilk’, is now considered a classic by many music pundits, but was born in peculiar circumstances: The Music Business Course at Stow College in Glasgow each year produced ... Read review

Advantages: Modern Day Poetry With Bach Supervising The Arrangements.
Disadvantages: It Is Too Short.

For a while there this album was harder to track down than a Nepalese Yeti. 'Tigermilk' was recorded while Belle and Sebastian were still in art college and was submitted as part of their final year project. This meant that it originally had a limited pressing of a few thousand. Thankfully for those not able to afford the £400 per copy asking price it was released again in 1999. It is difficult to believe that 'Tigermilk' was recorded on a limited ... Read review

Advantages: great folk
Disadvantages: exspensive on vinyl

Tigermilk is the first Belle and Sebastian album, this is evident as the album is musically quite simple and naïve, however it is still charming enthralling folk. My particualr copy of the album has an interesting journey as has the album as a whole. Originally released as a limited edition vinyl Lp it wuickly became famous and the original vinyl run became worth hundreds, my CD copy was bought much cheaper in Gran canaria. The consistent quality ... Read review