English Electric: Full Power (sometimes abbreviated to EEFLP) is a compilation album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It presents tracks from their seventh and eighth studio albums, English Electric Part One and English Electric Part Two, along with four new pieces (which were additionally released on the EP Make Some Noise) as a self-contained double CD album. The album was issued in a book-style digipack, including a 96-page booklet.
EEFLP (along with the Make Some Noise EP) marks the final release of English Electric material, which began work as early as 2010, and was the last release of new material from the band until the EP Wassail in 2015.
Each song on the album tells a different story, many of them centering around characters living and working in England, with reference to the country's industrial past and processes which have changed its landscape. Full lyrics as well as descriptions of the stories behind the songs are included in the 96-page booklet of EEFLP. Additionally, Greg Spawton and David Longdon discussed the meanings of the tracks on the two initially released "parts" of English Electric in blogs leading up to the releases of those albums.
Nick D'Virgilio – drums, cajon, backing vocalsDave Gregory – 6 and 12 string electric guitars, electric sitar, E-bow guitars, banjo, mellotron, marimba, the voice of the court usher in "Judas Unrepentant"David Longdon – lead and backing vocals, flute, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, accordion, melodica, piano, keyboards, vibraphone, tambourine, dumbek, shaker, the birds and the bees, dog whistling, cutlery and glasswareDanny Manners – piano, keyboards, double bass, baritone beeAndy Poole – acoustic guitar, electric piano, backing vocalsGregory Spawton – bass guitar, 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, keyboards, backing vocalsGuest musiciansLily Adams – backing vocals, soprano beeViolet Adams – backing vocals, soprano beeRobin Armstrong – backing vocalsRob Aubrey – bass pedalsGeraldine Berreen – violinSue Bowran – violinDave Desmond – tromboneMegan Fisher – harpEleanor Gilchrist – violinBen Godfrey – cornetSimon Godfrey – backing vocalsRachel Hall – violinVerity Joy – backing vocalsJan Jaap Langereis – recordersSandra Olma – backing vocalsMartin Orford – backing vocalsLord Cornelius Plum – backwards guitarDaniel Steinhardt – electric guitarJohn Storey – euphoniumAndy Tillison – keyboardsAbigail Trundle – celloJon Truscott – tubaTeresa Whipple – violaArrangements and technicalString arrangement on "A Boy in Darkness", "Leopards" by Louis PhillipeBrass arrangement on "Swan Hunter", "Summoned by Bells", "Hedgerow", "The Permanent Way", "East Coast Racer" and "Curator of Butterflies" by Dave DesmondString arrangement on "The First Rebreather", "Winchester from St Giles' Hill", "East Coast Racer" and "Curator of Butterflies" by Dave GregoryString arrangement on "Swan Hunter" and "The Permanent Way" by Rachel HallClosing section of "Summoned by Bells" arranged by Danny MannersMixing and mastering by Rob Aubrey at Aubitt Studios
