The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World

The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World
Studio album by
Peter Jefferies
Released1990
RecordedSeptember – October 1989 at Grey St, Port Chalmers, New Zealand
GenrePost-punk
Length39:35 (cassette edition)
45:16 (CD edition)
LabelXpressway (original release)
Ajax Records (1991 reissue)
ProducerPeter Jefferies
Peter Jefferies chronology
At Swim 2 Birds
(1987) 		The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World
(1990) 		Electricity
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[2]

The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World is a 1990 album by New Zealand pianist Peter Jefferies. It was originally released on the Xpressway label, and reissued in 1992 and 1995 by Ajax Records. The reissue was remastered by Jefferies, and also contained tracks from the "Fate of the Human Carbine" 7", which he recorded with guitarist Robbie Muir. "The Fate of the Human Carbine" was later covered by American singer-songwriter Cat Power on her 1996 album What Would the Community Think. In 2013, the album was re-issued through De Stijl and included "The Fate of the Human Carbine"/"Catapult" 7-inch single with the vinyl edition.[3][2]

Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Ned Raggett United States The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties[4] 1999 77

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Peter Jefferies

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Chain or Reaction"3:20
2."Domestica"2:18
3."On an Unknown Beach"4:34
4."Guided Tour of a Well Known Street"4:34
5."The House of Weariness"3:53
6."Cold View"2:08
7."Likewise"2:40
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World"3:16
2."While I've Been Waiting"2:52
3."Neither Do I"2:15
4."The Other Side of Reason"5:59
5."Listening In"3:10
CD Version
No.TitleLength
1."Chain or Reaction"3:20
2."Domestica"2:18
3."On an Unknown Beach"4:34
4."Guided Tour of a Well Known Street"4:34
5."The House of Weariness"3:53
6."Cold View"2:08
7."Likewise"2:40
8."The Fate of the Human Carbine"3:15
9."Catapult"2:12
10."The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World"3:16
11."While I've Been Waiting"2:52
12."Neither Do I"2:15
13."The Other Side of Reason"5:59
14."Listening In"3:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Stosuy, Brandon (7 June 2013). "Peter Jefferies: The Last Great Challenge in a Dull". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Peter Jefferies: The Last Great Challenge in a Dull". De Stijl. 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  4. ^ "The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties". Ned Raggett. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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