Ralspark's

Tribute to Pram

Pram is one of my favorite bands. The creepy atmosphere, the deep and mysterious lyrics, the beautiful vocals - it's an unique experience.
The feel reminds me of Twin Peaks and the experimental films by Maya Deren.

Here I want to document Pram's entire discography and provide the lyrics for every song.
There are a lot of rare songs over compilations and I haven't yet found a good summary of everything.
Discogs has a lot of the data, but it's also incomplete and a bit hard to browse. Here I tried to fit everything on a single page.
The net is also full with wrong and incomplete lyrics and for some songs it's next to impossible to find lyrics.
Hopefully this page is helpful to fans of the band. I obviously missed a lot of stuff - I'll try to update it from time to time.
You can contact me on twitter for any feedback, questions and mistake reports.

The icon next to a song links to its lyrics page. If the icon is yellow , it means that I transcribed the lyrics by ear, and there could be a mistake.
The icon links to the official video clip of the song. Album covers link to the albums' Discogs pages (except when they're not documented there).
Next to album and song names there are icons linking to Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, YouTube and other platforms. I focused on official digital releases.
This is an unofficial fan site and I have no affiliation with Pram.

2021-07-30 - "Another Place" has been released! Added lyrics for the album and updated the relevant links.
2021-07-23 - Added info about the new Pram side project "Moths of the Moon", whose first EP will release on July 30th.
2021-07-13 - Changed the end part of the lyrics of "I'm A War" to match what's heard, as the lyrics in the booklet were incorrect.
2021-07-09 - Added the second verse of "Flesh", which is not in the booklet. It was pretty hard to decode, and sounds wild, hopefully it's correct.
2021-07-03 - First draft of the site. At some point I plan to do a redesign with a more compact and mobile friendly look.

Discography

Cover Date (YYYY-MM) Album/Source Track(s) Description
1989-?? Brum Brum(VA Compilation)
  • Jack Sabbath
The earliest release that I know of featuring Pram.
It's a compilation with other Birmingham artists.
The Pram track is a cover of the song Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath.
Very raw sound and lots of sampling.
1992-?? Gash
  1. Dead Piano
  2. Flesh
  3. Inmate's Clothes
  4. I'm A War
  5. Pram
  6. Dirty Children
  7. Blue Singer
  8. The Day The Animals Turned On The Cars
  9. Goosewalk
  10. Sunset International (alt name: Crittal Fenestra Louvres)
  11. Bleed
The earliest release of the band.
In 1997 it was rereleased with 5 extra tracks from the 1995 cassette Perambulations.
The extra tracks are marked in gray.
1993-02 Iron Lung
  1. Cumulus
  2. Water Toy
  3. Blue Singer
  4. Pram / Iron Lung
Pram and Blue Singer are different versions than the ones on Gash and Perambulations.
1993-09 The Stars Are So Big,
The Earth Is So Small...
Stay As You Are
  1. Loco
  2. Radio Freak in a Storm
  3. Loredo Venus
  4. Milky
  5. Dorothy
  6. In Dreams You Too Can Fly
  7. The Ray
  8. Cape St. Vincent
The first album on the Too Pure label.
Radio Freak in a Storm was also released as a single,
in a split with The Hair & Skin Trading Company.
1994-04 Meshes
  1. Life in the Clouds
  2. Chrysalis
  3. Legendary Band of Venus
Life in the Clouds - an early version of "Dancing On A Star" with additional lyrics.
Legendary Band of Venus - a remake of "Loredo Venus".
1994-09 Helium
  1. Gravity
  2. Dancing on a Star
  3. Nightwatch
  4. Things Left on the Pavement
  5. Windy
  6. My Father the Clown
  7. Blue
  8. Little Angel, Little Monkey
  9. Meshes in the Afternoon
  10. Shadows
It's strange that this album is not officially available anywhere digitally.
1995-08 Sargasso Sea
  1. Loose Threads
  2. Little Scars
  3. Earthing and Protection
  4. Cotton Candy
  5. Three Wild Georges
  6. Serpentine
  7. Crystal Tips
  8. Crooked Tiles
  9. Eels
  10. Sea Swells and Distant Squalls
The last album on the Too Pure label.
1995-?? Perambulations
  1. Blue Singer (Living Sickness Mix) (recorded October 1988, bonus track in Gash)
  2. Suspended Gravity (live version of Gravity, May 1994)
  3. Hawaiian Bubbles (live, May 1994)
  4. The Day The Animals Turned On The Cars (recorded January 1989, bonus track in Gash)
  5. Pram on Mars (live version of Pram with Mouse on Mars, May 1994)
  6. Milky Bath (live version of Milky, May 1994)
  7. Goosewalk (recorded January 1989, bonus track in Gash)
  8. Venus Approaching (live version of Loredo Venus, January 1994)
  9. Shadows Over The Grange (instrumental demo version of Shadows, recorded January 1994)
  10. Watery Dreams / Fly To Dudley (live version of In Dreams You Too Can Fly, October 1993)
  11. Bleed (recorded February 1994, bonus track in Gash)
  12. Crittal Fenestra Louvres (recorded May 1993, bonus track in Gash (as Sunset International))
 A self-released compilation of demos, early recordings and live recordings.
Tracks 1, 4, 7, 11 and 12 were rereleased as bonus tracks with Gash in 1997.
1996-?? Vidas Ilustres(VA Compilation)
  • Slideshow
 The track is described as "Collage of demos and solo ideas".
Not available on any digital platforms.
1996-11 Music For Your Movies
  1. Silver Nitrate
  2. Sea Jungle
  3. Carnival of Souls
  4. Eggshells
1996-?? Omnichord /
Sixty Years Of Telephony
  1. Omnichord
  2. Sixty Years Of Telephony
Contains an early version of Omnichord.
Both tracks are available on Telemetric Melodies.
1997-?? The Last Astronaut /
Cinnabar
  1. The Last Astronaut
  2. Cinnabar (Instrumental)
 Contains an instrumental version of Cinnabar.
Both tracks are available on Telemetric Melodies.
1998-03 North Pole Radio Station
  1. Omnichord
  2. Cinnabar
  3. El Topo
  4. Bathysphere
  5. Fallen Snow
  6. The Clockwork Lighthouse
  7. Sleepy Sweet
  8. Cow Ghosts
  9. The Doors of Empty Cupboards
First release on Domino records.
1998-?? Jimmy Draht 2 -
Jimmy Gimmi More(VA Compilation)
  • Carnival Of Souls (Ghost Train Dub)
A different instrumental version of Carnival Of Souls.
Also released on the VA compilation Will Our Children Thank Us from 1999.
1998-08 Sleepy Sweet
  1. Sleepy Sweet
  2. Sleepy Sweet (Version)
  3. Cinnabar (PCM Version)
  4. Carnival of Souls Goes to Rio
 Contains alternative versions of Sleepy Sweet and Cinnabar.
1999-01 Keep In A Dry Place
And Away From Children
  1. Space Siren
  2. Space Iron (Mouse On Mars Mix)
  3. Keep In A Dry Place And Away From Children
Music from the short film by Martin Davies.
1999-03 Peel Session: 1999-03-07
  1. Monkey Puzzle
  2. A Million Bubbles Burst
  3. Mother of Pearl
The first Peel session, featuring songs that will later be released in
Museum of Imaginary Animals and Somniloquy.
1999-05 Telemetric Melodies
  1. The Last Astronaut
  2. Space Siren
  3. Sixty Years Of Telephony
  4. Loose Threads (Drop Stitch)
  5. Cinnabar (Instrumental)
  6. Omnichord
  7. Superchouette
  8. Loose Threads (Rhythm Ace)
A compilation of past singles and B-sides.
Two alternative versions of Loose Threads recorded in 1995.
Superchouette was released in a VA compilation in 1998.
1999-10 Warp10+3 Remixes (VA Compilation)
  • LFO / Aphex Twin -
    Simon From Sydney / Untitled (SAW2 CD1 Trk 7)
    (Pram Remix) (The Aphex Twin track is also known as Curtains)
2000-06 The Owl Service
  1. The Owl Service
  2. The Mermaids' Hotel (Sub-Aquatic Refrain)
 Both tracks sound the same as their album versions.
2000-07 Peel Session: 2000-07-16
  1. Running Shoes
  2. Cat's Cradle
  3. The Way Of The Mongoose
  4. Play Of The Waves
The second Peel session, featuring songs that will later be released in
Museum of Imaginary Animals and Somniloquy.
Running Shoes will be featured in a later VA compilation.
2000-08 The Museum of
Imaginary Animals
  1. The Owl Service
  2. Bewitched
  3. Mother of Pearl
  4. Narwhal
  5. History of Ice
  6. The Mermaids' Hotel
  7. A Million Bubbles Burst
  8. Cat's Cradle
  9. Picturebox
  10. Play of the Waves
2001-01 Versus Rather Interesting (VA Compilation)
  • Pram VS Naturalist
2001-06 Somniloquy
  1. Mother Of Pearl
  2. The Way Of The Mongoose
  3. Monkey Puzzle
  4. Clock Without Hands
  5. Bewitched (Plone mix)
  6. Play Of The Waves (Balky Mule mix)
  7. Omnichord (Terry:Funken mix)
  8. The Last Astronaut (Andy Votel mix)
  9. A Million Bubbles Burst (Sir Real mix)
 Half of this album is remixes. There are three new tracks,
two of which had previously appeared in Peel sessions.
2002-?? The Men From O.R.G.A.N.(VA Compilation)
  • Running Shoes
Studio version of the track, first featured in "Peel Session: 2000-07-16".
2002-?? Audioscope 02(VA Compilation)
  • No Human Company
A very rare track, released in a limited edition compilation.
Not available on any digital platforms.
2003-01 Dark Island
  1. Track of the Cat
  2. Penny Arcade
  3. The Pawnbroker
  4. Paper Hats
  5. Peepshow
  6. Sirocco
  7. The Archivist
  8. Goodbye
  9. Leeward
  10. Distant Islands
Penny Arcade previously appeared as "New Omni"
in the 2001 compilation The New Year's Resolutions.
Leeward previously appeared as "The Last Living Mermaid in Captivity"
in the 2002 compilation The St Dunstan's Experiment.
2003-03 You Are Hear Session: 2003-03-10
  • Track of the Cat
A different version of Track of the Cat, recorded for a radio session.
2003-04 Peel Session: 2003-04-03
  1. Sirocco
  2. No Human Company (listed as Steam Whistler)
  3. Leeward
  4. The Archivist
The third and final Peel session, featuring songs that were released on Dark Island.
No Human Company was released in a previous VA compilation.
2003-09 Sympathetic Sounds
Of The Wild West Midlands(VA Compilation)
  • Cabiria
A rare instrumental, thankfully released by Pram on YouTube.
The compilation also contains a track by Micronormous (Matt Eaton),
which is not yet available online.
2004-07 Charles Atlas - Fabricate
  • Strategies For Success Boxes (Pram Remix)
 Not available on digital platforms.
2006-03 Once Upon A Time A Kooky
  • Kahin
 Not available on digital platforms.
2007-08 Binary Oppositions(VA Compilation)
  • City of Eels
Listed as a demo.
The compilation also contains several songs by Micronormous (Matt Eaton).
2007-09 The Moving Frontier
  1. The Empty Quarter
  2. Salt & Sand
  3. Iske
  4. The City Surveyor
  5. Sundew
  6. Salva
  7. Moonminer
  8. Hums Around Us
  9. Metaluna
  10. Beluga
  11. Blind Tiger
  12. Mariana Deep
  13. Compass Rose
  14. The Silk Road
 The last album with vocals and lyrics by Rosie Cuckston.
2008-07 Prisoner of the Seven Pines
  1. Beluga
  2. Hums Around Us (Vital Sandpit mix)
  3. The Silk Road / The City Surveyor (Aguirre Wrath Of Godsy mix)
  4. Beluga (The Beluguered Beluga mix)
  5. Salva (Throwing The Toys Into The Pram mix)
 A remix EP with no new tracks.
2008-09 Shadow Shows
Of The Phantascope 		Music Videos:
  1. Beluga
  2. The Owl Service
  3. Sleepy Sweet
  4. The Last Astronaut
Short Films:
  1. Electric Seance
  2. Kraft
  3. Tourfilm
  4. Siniestro
  5. Keep In A Dry Place And Away From Children
Archive:
  1. Life In The Clouds
  2. Space Siren (Edit)
  3. Carnival Of Souls Goes To Rio
  4. Pram Live
  5. Salt & Sand
  6. Penny Arcade
  7. Blind Tiger
  8. The Divine Edgar
 A comprehensive collection of Pram's work in film. Their last release for 10 years.
2009-10 Music For A Good Home (VA Compilation)
  • Tumblin
 An early version of Sailing Stones from Across the Meridian.
Not sure whether Rosie or Sam are singing.
2012-08 Matthew Eaton's
SoundCloud and YouTube(Micronormous)
  • The Entropists
Comment from Matt Eaton on YouTube:
"Unreleased, from one of Pram's forthcoming lps."
2017-06 for-Wards (VA Compilation) Under The Blossom That Hangs On The Bough
  1. Leaving The World Behind
  2. A Beautiful Green Space
  3. Swarm
  4. On The Wing
  5. Hello From The Outside
  6. A Distant Field
  7. The Wheels of Industry
  8. Reprise
 More info
2018-07 Across The Meridian
  1. Shimmer And Disappear
  2. Thistledown
  3. Electra
  4. Wave Of Translation
  5. Shadow In Twilight
  6. Ladder To The Moon
  7. The Midnight Room
  8. Footprints Towards Zero
  9. Mayfly
  10. Sailing Stones
  11. Where The Sea Stops Moving
  12. Doll's Eyes
The first album with lead vocals by Sam Owen.

Pram Side Projects

Moths of the Moon
Moths of the Moon is a side project of Pram members Sam Owen and Max Simpson.
2021-07 Another Place
  1. Girl Without A Face
  2. Rainy Day
  3. Falling Up
  4. Santa Clara
  5. The Undertow
  6. The Cutting Season
 Released as a digital download and a limited edition vinyl.
Video trailer here!

Micronormous
Micronormous is an instrumental solo project of Matt Eaton from Pram.
2003-09 Sympathetic Sounds
Of The Wild West Midlands(VA Compilation)
  • Magic Lantern
 This song is impossible to find online currently.
2007-08 Binary Oppositions(VA Compilation)
  • The Uninvited Mole (with Susan Dillane)
  • Sadhana
 Not available online as far as I know.
2008-09 The Wire Tapper 20(VA Compilation)
  • Rainland
 Not available online as far as I know.
In the notes for the track it says:
"Taken from a forthcoming Warm Circuit Records release."
2011-?? Klangbad Festival Sampler 2011(VA Compilation)
  • Plurabelle
 Very rare. Not available online as far as I know.
2014-11 Nightingale Variations (VA Compilation)
  • Migration
2016-03 Domino Publishing Presents: Folk (VA Compilation)
  • And or Under
Credited as "Matthew Eaton"