Beans On Toast – Wild Goose Chasers on vinyl LP. Limited picture disc. 2024 stripped-back folk album, piano and voice. Ships from Germany.
About Wild Goose Chasers
A limited edition picture disc pressing of Beans On Toast's most stripped-back and daring album, recorded with just piano and voice.
Wild Goose Chasers is the 17th studio album from Essex troubadour Beans On Toast, real name Jay McAllister, released on 1 December 2024 to coincide with his birthday, as has become his annual tradition. Recorded entirely with Matt Millership on piano beneath a full flower moon at the Albion Rooms in Margate, the album marks a striking departure into sparse, mystical territory. This listing is a limited edition picture disc vinyl pressing from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- Who is Beans On Toast
- About Wild Goose Chasers
- Critical reception
- Pressing details and buying advice
The Short Version
- Artist Beans On Toast is the stage name of Essex singer-songwriter Jay McAllister, known for his prolific yearly album releases and social commentary.
- Release Wild Goose Chasers came out on 1 December 2024, McAllister’s 17th album, released on his birthday as has become annual tradition.
- Sound Sparsely arranged piano and voice only, described by McAllister as newfangled pagan hymns for the end of truth.
- Collaborator Recorded entirely with Matt Millership on an ancient piano at the Albion Rooms in Margate under a full flower moon.
- This copy Limited edition picture disc vinyl, shipped from Berlin, Germany.
Beans On Toast – Wild Goose Chasers (LP, Limited Picture Disc)
Limited edition picture disc vinyl LP
Limited edition picture disc vinyl pressing of Wild Goose Chasers, featuring artwork by photographer Nick Page, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
Who Is Beans On Toast?
Beans On Toast is the performing name of Essex based singer-songwriter Jay McAllister, a fixture of the UK folk scene known for his direct, socially engaged lyrics and his tradition of releasing a new album every year on his 1st December birthday. Beyond his music, McAllister has written children's books, plays extensively at festivals across the country, and organises his own annual Foolhardy Folk Fest. In 2023, he delivered a speech for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament from Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage.
About Wild Goose Chasers
Described by McAllister as a collection of newfangled pagan hymns to coincide with the end of truth, Wild Goose Chasers marks his most stripped-back and unconventional release yet, built entirely from piano and voice with no other instrumentation. The twelve tracks were recorded under a full flower moon at the Albion Rooms in Margate, accompanied throughout by Matt Millership, also known by his own stage names Tensheds and King Killership, on an ancient piano. The album continues McAllister's familiar blend of personal reflection and social commentary, touching on themes including climate anxiety and institutional decay on tracks like Before The Flood, while retaining an underlying optimism about the resilience of the human spirit.
Critical Reception
- Limited edition picture disc, a collectible format
- Praised as among the artist’s finest and most tender work
- A genuinely different sound within a consistent yearly release tradition
- Thoughtful, socially engaged songwriting throughout
- Very sparse arrangement of piano and voice only won’t suit every listener
- Niche appeal outside UK folk and singer-songwriter fans
- Fixed shipping cost from Germany
What is Wild Goose Chasers by Beans On Toast?
It is McAllister’s 17th studio album, released in 2024, a stripped-back piano and voice record recorded with collaborator Matt Millership.
Is this a limited pressing?
Yes, it is a limited edition picture disc vinyl, featuring artwork by photographer Nick Page.
Why does Beans On Toast release an album every year?
McAllister has released a new album annually on his 1st December birthday for many years, treating it as a tradition and a gift to his fans.
What instruments feature on this album?
The record is built entirely from piano, played by Matt Millership, and McAllister’s vocals, with no other instrumentation.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
Where To Buy This Pressing
Worth The Spin?
- A daring, tender departure praised as among Beans On Toast's best work
- Limited edition picture disc vinyl
- Best suited to fans of stripped-back, piano-led folk songwriting
Wild Goose Chasers finds Beans On Toast at his most vulnerable and inventive, and this listing offers a limited picture disc pressing from a highly rated German seller.