How Ace Are Buildings is the debut album by British alternative rock band A, released in 1997. The album was re-released in 1998, in cassette and Limited Edition 12" formats. Whereas the cassette featured the same tracks, the 12" album also included a bonus disc, featuring A remixes and live tracks. The vinyl edition was limited to 500 copies.

Track listing

"Number One" features a portion of lyrics taken from Billy Joel's 1978 track "My Life". Joel was name-checked in the credits as a result. The "borrowed" lyrics are: "Cheeky Monkey" features a sample of the actor/comedian John Thomson using the phrase "oh, you cheeky monkey" - this is taken from Thomson's appearance on Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge in character as Joe Beesley, an inept ventriloquist with a puppet monkey.

Bonus vinyl Track listing

Singles

Five in the Morning (TYCD 1) House Under The Ground (TYCD 2) Bad Idea (TYCD 3) Number One (TYCD 4) Foghorn (TYCD 5) Number One Sing-A-Long