Fred Frith – Step Across The Border

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Label:	ReR Megacorp – ReR/FRO 03, Fred Records – ReR/FRO 03
Format:	CD, Album, Reissue, 3-Fold Digipak
Country:	UK & US
Released:	2002
Genre:	Jazz, Rock, Stage & Screen
Style:	Fusion, Avantgarde, Experimental, Soundtrack

Tracklist

1	Skeleton Crew (2)–	Sparrow Song Cello, Drum, Voice – Tom Cora Engineer – Tim Hodgkinson Keyboards, Drum, Voice – Zeena Parkins	1:30
2a	Fred Frith / Bob Ostertag–	Voice Of America, Part III Synthesizer [Serge], Tape [Tapes] – Bob Ostertag Written-By – Ostertag*, Fred Frith	4:25
2b	Massacre (2)–	Legs Bass – Bill Laswell Drums – Fred Maher Engineer – Martin Bisi Written-By – Laswell, Frith, Maher*
3a	Fred Frith–	Selluloid Restaurant Engineer – Y. Utsonomiya*	3:12
3b	Fred Frith–	The Old Man Puts Out The Fire
4	After Dinner–	After Dinner Piano, Voice, Written-By – Haco	1:49
5	Fred Frith / John Zorn–	Houston St. Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – John Zorn	2:56
6	Fred Frith–	Drum Factory Performer [Factory Sound] – Daihachi Oguchi	2:04
7	Fred Frith / Tom Cora–	Regardless Of Rain Cello – Tom Cora Written-By – Frith, Cora	3:07
8	Fred Frith–	Candy Machine	3:01
9	Fred Frith–	Romanisches Cafe	6:22
10	Skeleton Crew (2)–	The Border Cello, Drum, Voice – Tom Cora Engineer – Tim Hodgkinson Keyboards, Drum, Voice – Zeena Parkins Written-By – Hemenway, Frith	3:31
11	Fred Frith / René Lussier / Kevin Norton / Bob Ostertag / Jean Derome–	Nirvana Again Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Jean Derome Bass – René Lussier Drums – Kevin Norton Sampler [Samples] – Bob Ostertag	1:55
12	Fred Frith–	Scottish Roppongi	1:50
13	Fred Frith–	Norrgården Nyvla Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Marc Hollander Drums – Hans Bruniusson* Guitar – Eino Haapala Keyboards – Lars Hollmer	2:58
14	Fred Frith / Tim Hodgkinson–	Birds Bass Clarinet – Tim Hodgkinson Written-By – Frith, Hodgkinson	2:21
15	Fred Frith–	The As Usual Dance Toward The Other Flight To What Is Not, Part 3 Engineer – Rainer Carben	1:50
16	Fred Frith–	Williamsburg Bridge	1:55
17a	Fred Frith–	Same Old Me Bass – Bill Laswell Drums – Fred Maher	4:13
17b	Fred Frith–	Williamsburg Bridge (Reprise)
18	Fred Frith–	The As Usual Dance Toward The Other Flight To What Is Not, Part 7 Engineer – Rainer Carben	2:28
19	Fred Frith / Iva Bittová / Pavel Fajt–	Lost And Found Engineer – Rudolf Oleschko Percussion [Beercans] – Pavel Fajt Violin, Vocals – Iva Bittová	3:20
20	Fred Frith–	Nine By Nine Drums – Eitetsu Hayashi Written-By – Hayashi, Frith	5:54
21	Fred Frith–	Evolution Drums – Hans Bruniusson*	3:23
22	Fred Frith–	Union Square	1:43
23	Iva Bittová / Pavel Fajt*–	Morning Song Guitar, Voice – Pavel Fajt Violin, Voice – Iva Bittová Written-By – Bittová, Pitinsky, Fajt*	2:02
24	Fred Frith / Bob Ostertag–	Voice Of America, Part IV Synthesizer [Serge], Tape [Tapes] – Bob Ostertag Written-By – Ostertag, Frith	2:05
25	Fred Frith–	Too Much Too Little Bass – Tina Curran Written-By – Frith, Curran	2:09
26	Fred Frith–	Too Late	2:25

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 3080-CD-0024
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fred Records
Copyright © – Fred Records
Published By – Anthill Music
Distributed By – ReR Megacorp
Distributed By – Cuneiform Records
Distributed By – Locus Solus
Made By – www.morphius.com – MORPH-1981

Credits

Design – Tomas Kurth
Engineer – Benedykt Grodon
Field Recording [Additional Field Recordings], Recorded By [Additional Live Recordings] – Jean Vapeur
Guitar, Violin, Bass, Instruments [Home-mades], Synthesizer [DX7, Casio], Voice, Percussion, Performer [Bottles, 'Trumpet'] – Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 22, 24 to 26)
Mastered By – Myles Boysen*
Photography By [Cover] – Oscar Salgado

Notes

A ninety-minute celluloid improvisation by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel.
Compiled with additions and alterations at Sound Fabrik, Munich in December 1989.
Mastered at Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, Oakland in August, 2002.

Track 1 and 10 recorded at Sunrise, Kirchberg in December 1985
Track 2a and 24 recorded live at Pass, New York in January 1981
Track 2a, 22 and 24 recorded live in Munich in December 1989
Track 2b recorded at OAO Studio, New York in June 1981
Track 3a and 4 recorded at MUE Studio, Osaka in February 1988
Track 3b, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 17b recorded in Munich in December 1989
Track 5 and 7 recorded live at the Kitchen, New York City in February 1989
Track 9 and 12 recorded live at the Romanisches Cafe, Tokyo in February 1988
Track 11 recorded live at Roulette, New York City in February 1988
Track 13 recorded in Uppsala and at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg in 1979
Track 14, 20 and 22 recorded live at Rox, Tokyo in February 1988
Track 14 recorded in Yorkshire & Brixton in December 1988
Track 15, 18 and 26 recorded at Bavaria TV Studios in December 1989
Track 17a, 21 and 25 recorded in New York City in August 1983
Track 19 recorded in Provence in July 1989 and at Paosostr., Munich in July 1989
Track 23 recorded at Hotel room, Bern in March 1989

Track 1 was originally released as part of Various - Island Of Sanity: New Music From New York City
Track 2b is from Massacre (2) - Killing Time
Track 10 is from Skeleton Crew (2) - The Country Of Blinds
Track 13 is from the Fred Frith - Gravity
Tracks 17, 21, 25 are from Fred Frith - Cheap At Half The Price

℗&© 2002 Fred Records
All titles Anthill Music (GEMA)

Made in USA
Distributed in USA by Cuneiform
Distributed in Japan by Locus Solus.

Some copies came with an obi strip.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 752725900225
Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): 3080-CD-0024 WWW.MORPHIUS.COM MORPH-1981
Mastering SID Code (Mirrored): IFPI LK15
Mould SID Code (Moulded in hub, picture side): IFPI L812
Rights Society: GEMA
SPARS Code: AAD

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Step Across The Border (2×LP, Album)	RecRec Music	RecRec 30	Switzerland	1990
Recently Edited	Step Across The Border (Cassette, Album)	RecRec Music	ReCDec 30	Switzerland	1990
New Submission	Step Across The Border (CD, Album)	RecRec Music	EVA 2026	Japan	1990
Recently Edited	Step Across The Border (CD, Album)	RecRec Music	ReCDec 30	Europe	1990
New Submission	Step Across The Border (CD, Album)	East Side Digital	ESD 80462	US	1990