Broadcasting from Home is the third studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and was released in 1984 on E.G. Records. The opening song was named after PCO leader Simon Jeffes found a discarded harmonium in an alleyway in Japan.

Broadcasting from Home
Studio album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Released	1984
Recorded	1982-1984
Genre	Instrumental, avant-pop[1]
Length	47:17
Label	E.G.
Producer	Simon Jeffes
Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album (1983) Broadcasting from Home (1984) Signs of Life (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]

The original vinyl record was pressed by Polydor from a damaged master and had a distinctive click on the first track. Polydor wouldn't pay to restore this, and fans therefore had to wait until the CD's 2008 release by Virgin (which by then had bought the Editions EG catalogue) to hear the undamaged track.

Track listing

All music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated.

Side one

1. "Music for a Found Harmonium" - 3:34
2. "Prelude & Yodel" - 3:51
3. "More Milk" (Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson) - 3:05
4. "Sheep Dip" (Jeffes, Richardson) - 3:57
5. "White Mischief" - 5:48
6. "In the Back of a Taxi" - 3:21

Side two

1. "Music by Numbers" (Jeffes, Richardson) - 4:40
2. "Another One from the Colonies" (Jeffes, Neil Rennie) - 3:04
3. "Air" - 4:20
4. "Heartwind" (Jeffes, Ryuichi Sakamoto) - 4:10
5. "Isle of View (Music for Helicopter Pilots)" - 4:29
6. "Now Nothing" - 2:58

Personnel

• Simon Jeffes
• Geoffrey Richardson
• Steve Nye
• Helen Liebmann
• Gavyn Wright
• Neil Rennie
• Kuma Harada
• Marcus Beale
• Trevor Morais
• Fami
• Michael Giles
• Dave Defries
• Annie Whitehead

References