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{{Short description|British dream pop group}}
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'''Northern Picture Library''' was a British [[dream pop]] group, formed in 1993 by Bobby Wratten and Anne Mari Davies, both former members of [[The Field Mice]]. They were soon joined by former Field Mice drummer Mark Dobson.

The group adopted a more abstract, ambient and [[synthesiser]]-based sound than the more guitar [[pop music|pop]] approach of The Field Mice. Their debut single, "Love Song For The Dead Che", was a [[cover version|cover]] of a song by 1960s psychedelic group [[United States of America (band)|United States of America]]. Both it and the following album, ''Alaska'', won critical acclaim, however sales were poor even compared to The Field Mice's records. The group members' personal problems (various members succumbed to depression, stagefright and substance abuse) made touring difficult and thus also made it difficult for the group to promote their records effectively. Two more EPs followed before the group dissolved. Wratten later went on to form [[Trembling Blue Stars]] with Davies also joining the group in a later incarnation.

In 2005 the entire Northern Picture Library back catalogue was released on two CDs on the [[LTM Recordings|LTM]] label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ltmrecordings.com/nplcat.html|title = Automatic Redirect}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Singles===
*"Love Song for the Dead Che" (12"/CD, Vinyl Japan, September 1993)
*"Blue Dissolve EP" (12"/CD, Vinyl Japan, June 1994)
*"Paris EP" (CD, [[Sarah Records]], September 1994)

The "Paris EP" was also issued as two separate 7" singles, "Paris" and "Last September's Farewell Kiss".

===Albums===
*''Alaska'' (1994)
*''Still Life'' (singles compilation, 2000)
*''Postscript'' (singles and out-takes, 2004)

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[[Category:English pop music groups]]
[[Category:Sarah Records artists]]

Northern Picture Library - Revision history

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