History Music / PenguinCafeOrchestra

* IAmTheBand: It did have other long-term members, but was always Simon Jeffes' project, and [[AuthorExistenceFailure ended with his death]]. (The other members have since performed together under the names of The Anteaters and The Orchestra That Fell To Earth; the current Penguin Cafe is a new ensemble led by Jeffes's son.)

* SequelSong: "More Milk" to "Milk", and "Another One From The Colonies" to "From The Colonies". There's also "Yodel 1", "Yodel 2" and "Yodel 3".

** The first edition also had a cityscape on the front, quite unlike the surreal "penguin head" paintings their covers would become known for.

* IAmTheBand: It did have other long-term members, but was always Simon Jeffes' project, and [[AuthorExistenceFailure ended with his death]].

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The group's style is notoriously hard to describe, but it has aspects of minimalism, chamber music, folk and country, mixed with the influence of electronic bands, especially Music/{{Kraftwerk}}.

** The original release of the debut album was also the only time Café was spelled with an accent. They were the unaccented Penguin Cafe Orchestra forever after.

** The first issue of ''Music from the Penguin Cafe'' was described as "played by members of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra", but had four tracks (the ones recorded just by the core quartet) credited to Penguin Cafe Quartet, and the rest to an expanded version of the ensemble named Zopf. As [=PCO=] turned into a RevolvingDoorBand of variable size anyway, later reissues dropped the distinction.

** Even weirder, some of the tracks had vocals!

* ArtifactTitle: Not in the PCO's version, but many of the covers of "Music For A Found Harmonium" substitute an accordion.

* ''Concert Program'' (1995)

Avant-garde chamber orchestra created by English composer Simon Jeffes. Even if you don't know the name, the chances are that you'll have heard their music in TV, film and advertising.

** The first issue of ''Music from the Penguin Cafe'' had only four of the tracks (the ones recorded just by the core quartet) credited to Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and the rest to an expanded version of the ensemble named Zopf. As [=PCO=] turned into a RevolvingDoorBand of variable size anyway, later reissues dropped the distinction.

* PosthumousCollaboration: Simon Jeffes' solo album ''Piano Music'' includes a final [=PCO=] track, "Lullaby", which was completed by the other members after his death. Several other tracks on the album were also intended as sketches for a future [=PCO=] album, but were just released unembellished.

* PosthumousCollaboration: The final [=PCO=] track, "Lullaby", was completed by the other members after Jeffes' death. Piano sketches for other pieces were released on Jeffes' solo album ''Piano Music'' but not embellished in any way.

* NonIndicativeName: The live album ''When in Rome...'' was recorded in London. Only the group photo on the back was taken in Rome.

* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: All of their studio albums had covers featuring paintings by Emily Young of people with penguin heads alongside actual penguins.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The group's style is notoriously hard to describe, but it has aspects of minimalism, chamber music, folk and country, mixed with the influence of electronic bands, especially Music/{{Kraftwerk}}.

* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: All of their studio albums had covers featuring paintings by Emily Young of people with penguin heads alongside actual penguins.