Various - Place Of General Happiness, Lyrics Of Ernest Noyes Brookings Volume 2

Label:

East Side Digital

Catalog#:

ESD 80522

Format:

CD, Compilation, Album

Country:

Released:

1991

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country, Jazz, Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental

Tracklist

1	Brave Combo -	Skin	3:34
		Bass, Backing Vocals - Bubba Hernandez Drums - Mitch Marine Lead Vocals, Piano - Carl Finch Percussion - Mike Dillon Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone] - Jeffrey Barnes
2	Michael Gregory -	Boomtown	3:45
		Cymbal [High Hat] - Kamal Sabir Technician [Dat] - Stewart Getzoff Technician [Sampler] - David Baupre Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Drum Programming, Performer [Keyboard Bass], Producer - Michael Gregory
3	Young Fresh Fellows, The* -	Yankee Magazine	1:38
		Backing Vocals, Recorded By, Producer - Conrad Uno Bass - Jim Sangster Drums, Backing Vocals - Tad Hutchison Lead Guitar - Kurt Block Vocals - Scott McCaughey
4	Fred Frith -	Life Of A Detective	3:29
		Recorded By - Bob Drake Violin, Bass, Mellotron, Guitar, Voice - Fred Frith Voice - Dave Kerman Voice [Principal] - Mike Johnson
5	Lonesome Bob -	My High School Education	6:55
		Lead Guitar - Matt Verdery Vocals, Performer [Everything Else], Producer - Lonesome Bob
6	Incredible Casuals, The -	Toast	2:35
		Bass, Vocals - Chandler Travis Drums - Vince Valium Guitar - Johnny Spampinato Guitar, Vocals - Aaron Spade
7	Men & Volts* -	Dinner	2:29
		Bass Guitar - Rick Diamond Drums, Spoons - Jon Proudman Guitar - Bruce Millard Guitar, Vocals - Phil Kaplan
8	Rubber Rodeo -	Planning And Completing An Explorative Trip To Planet Mars	3:53
		Bass - Doug Allen Guitar, Harmonica - Bob Holmes Vocals - Trish Milliken Voice, Synthesizer - Gary Leib
9	Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic With Willie "Loco" Alexander* -	Interference Distraction	3:50
		Guitar [Treated], Performer [Radio], Vocals - Martin Swope Piano, Vocals, Percussion [Electronic] - Erik Lindgren (2) Saxophone [Soprano], Percussion, Vocals - Ken Field Synthesizer, Vocals - Rick Scott Vocals - Willie Alexander
10	7 Or 8 Worm Hearts -	Kiss	1:51
		Drums - Phil Franklin Guitar - Glenn Jones , Lauren Hirshon Horn [Alto] - Johny Blood Producer, Recorded By - Sean Slade Sousaphone - Ned Stone Tape [Adapted From Recordings By David Fair] - Phil Milstein Violin - Ed Yazijian Vocals - Jane-Ellen DeSomma
11	XTC -	Rocket	5:20
		Performed By, Recorded By - Andy Partridge
12	Bim Skala Bim -	Fifty	2:49
		Bass Guitar - Mark Ferranti Drums - Jim Arhelger Guitar, Vocals - Jim Jones (5) Keyboards - John Cameron (3) Percussion - Rick Barry Producer, Recorded By - Ian Vanderlaske , Lou Giordano Trombone, Vocals - Vinny Nobile Vocals - Dan Vitale
13	Monique Experience, The* -	Bats	3:29
		Guitar - Kevin Laffey Organ - Rick Potts Organ [Bass], Marimba, Drum Programming, Producer, Recorded By - Bill Noland Vocal - Sarah Seager
14	Staff Of Fort Apache* -	Hair	5:26
		Bass - Paul Kolderie Drums - Clark Goodpaster Guitar - Tim O'Heir Guitar [Lead] - Joe Havard Mellotron, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Co-producer - Sean Slade Performer [Chromatic Harmonica, Rollmonica] - Jim Fitting Piano - Gary Smith
15	Victor Banana -	Why I Write Poetry	1:01
		Organ, Vocals - Tim Hensley Recorded By - Paul DuGre
16	Chunk (2) -	Shut Up	3:48
		Bass, Vocals - Oren Bloedow Berimbau - Billy Martin Drums, Percussion, Sampler, Lead Vocals, Producer - Samm Bennett Recorded By - Yoram Vazan
17	No Man's Band* -	Monarchs	3:18
		Bass, Voice - Russ Smith Percussion, Voice - Ken Winokur Trumpet, Keyboards, Voice, Arranged By - Roger Miller (2)
18	Maestro Subgum & The Whole -	Watermelon	2:45
		Co-producer, Recorded By, Mixed By - Paul Smith Drums - Ned Folkerth Piano - Michael Greenberg Tuba, Euphonium - Blair Thomas Vocals - Colm O'Reilly , Jenny Magnus , Kate O'Reilly , Lefty Fizzle Vocals, Trumpet - Bob Jacobson
19	Splatter Trio, The* -	Cheese	3:20
		Drums - Gino Robair Guitar, Bass - Myles Boisen Saxophone [Tenor], Performer [Melodica] - Dave Barrett (2) Vocals - Jim Turner
20	Annie Richmond Boston -	Speed Of Sound	4:18
		Guitar, Steel Guitar [Lap], Bass, Bass [Six String] - Rob Gal Keyboards - John Cerreta Vocals - Annie Richmond Boston

Credits

Executive Producer - David Greenberger
Lyrics By - Ernest Noyes Brookings

Notes

Ernest Noyes Brookings 1898-1987

In the last seven years of his life Ernest Brookings took to writing poetry with the vigor of youth or of a man with little time to spare. He wrote nearly 400 poems on a variety of subjects - from Frankenstein to Harry Truman, from broken hearts to kissing, from chairs to rockets - all receiving equal attention and all arranged with his gentle mixture of faith and logic.

This is the second volume of songs composed from Ernie's verses. It is a testament to the good-natured, sometimes rambling, sometimes daring spirit of the man that his rhymes find a home in so many diverse musical approaches.

David Greenberger March, 1991

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