Cat No: 0190295028169

Funeral For A Friend were originally formed in Wales in 2001 around the line-up of Kris Coombs Roberts: Guitar & Backing Vocals, Gareth Davies: Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals, Matt Davies: 
Vocals, Ryan Richards: Drums, Percussion & Vocals and Darran Smith: Guitar. Upon releasing their 
debut album, they received the ‘Best British Newcomer’ award at that year’s Kerrang! Awards. Their 
second album, ‘Hours’, was released in 2005, featuring the single ‘Streetcar’, their fourth consecutive 
Top 20 UK hit and they went on to win the 2005 Kerrang! Award for ‘Best British Band’. 
 
‘Tales Don’t Tell Themselves’ was released in May 2007 is the band’s third album. Their big 
commercial breakthrough, it charted at number three in the UK selling 25,000 copies in its first week 
and later went silver. ‘Tales Don’t Tell Themselves’ is a concept album about a fisherman called David 
who is battered by wild storms and fears for his life and not seeing his family again before being 
reunited after braving the seas once more on a man made raft.  
Side One:
A1 Into Oblivion (Reunion) 4:23
A2 The Great Wide Open 3:32
A3 The Diary 3:41
A4 On A Wire 4:00
Side Two:
All Hands On Deck (7:16)
B1 Part 1: Raise The Sail 3:27
B2 Part 2: Open Water 3:49
B3 Out Of Reach 3:34
Side Three:
C1 One For The Road 4:10
C2 Walk Away 3:48
C3 The Sweetest Wave 6:26
Side Four:
Etched

Tales Don’t Tell Themselves

£23.99

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Format:Double LP Genre:Rock Record Label:Warner Release Date:29/10/2021
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