Union Cafe is the fifth and final studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released only as a CD and cassette. It was never released on vinyl until 2017, when a double LP edition was finally released under the Erased Tapes label to commemorate the 20th anniversary since Simon Jeffes' passing.[2]

Union Cafe
Studio album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Released	1993
Recorded	1990-1993
Genre	New Age
Length	73:40
Label	Zopf
Producer	Simon Jeffes
Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
When In Rome... (1988) Union Cafe (1993) Concert Program (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated.

1. "Scherzo And Trio" – 6:55
2. "Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)" – 7:15
3. "Nothing Really Blue" – 5:17
4. "Cage Dead" – 4:33
5. "Vega" – 10:20
6. "Yodel 3" – 3:25
7. "Organum" – 3:47
8. "Another One From Porlock" – 2:58
9. "Thorn Tree Wind" – 3:14
10. "Silver Star Of Bologna" – 4:05
11. "Discover America" (Traditional) – 3:02
12. "Pythagoras On The Line" – 1:50
13. "Kora Kora" – 3:04
14. "Lie Back And Think Of England" – 4:21
15. "Red Shorts" – 4:06
16. "Passing Through" – 5:28

Personnel

• Khakberdy Allamurdov – drums
• Barbara Bolte – cor Anglais
• Belinda Bunt - violin
• Roger Chase – viola soloist
• Paul Cullington – bass
• Steve Fletcher – piano
• Roger Garland – violin
• Wilf Gibson – violin
• Roy Gillard – violin
• Tim Good – violin
• Simon Jeffes – arranger, bass, cuatro, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, omnichord, percussion, piano, Prophet 5, viola, violin
• Paul Kegg – cello
• Nigel Kennedy – violin
• Patrick Kiernan – violin
• Boguslav Kostecki – violin
• Kurban Kurbanov – accordion
• Chris Laurence – bass
• Helen Liebmann – cello, soloist
• Martin Loveday – cello
• Ian Maidman – bass, percussion
• Rita Manning – violin
• Peter McGowan – violin
• James McLeod – violin
• Peter Oxer – violin
• Tony Pleeth – cello
• Neil Rennie – ukulele
• Geoffrey Richardson – cello, clarinet, viola
• Sabir Rizaev – clarinet, soprano saxophone
• George Robertson – viola
• Roger Smith – cello
• Stephen Tees – viola
• Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes
• Naná Vasconcelos – clay pot
• Annie Whitehead – trombone
• Barry Wilde – violin
• Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola
• Gavyn Wright – soloist, violin

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