The Wolfgang Press – Bird Wood Cage

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Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Industrial, Experimental
Year:	1988

Tracklist

		King Of Soul	4:02
		Raintime	4:39
		Bottom Drawer	4:42
		Kansas	3:53
		Swing Like A Baby	4:06
		See My Wife	3:55
		The Holey Man	4:16
		Hang On Me (For Papa)	5:08
		Shut That Door	5:40

Credits (13)

Chris Bigg (2)
Design
The Wolfgang Press
Design
Hugo Nicholson*
Engineer
Lincoln Fong
Engineer
Nigel K. Hine*
Engineer
Michael Butterworth
Engineer [Assistant]

Notes

Michael Allen’s favorite Wolfgang Press album.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Bird Wood Cage CD, Album	4AD – CAD 810 CD	UK	1988	UK — 1988	Recently Edited
	Bird Wood Cage LP, Album	4AD – CAD 810	UK	1988	UK — 1988	Recently Edited
	Bird Wood Cage CD, Album	Rough Trade – ROUGH US 56 CD, 4AD – ROUGH US 56 CD	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	Bird Wood Cage Cassette, Album	4AD – CAD C 810	UK	1988	UK — 1988	Recently Edited
	Bird Wood Cage LP, Album	Rough Trade – ROUGH US 56, 4AD – ROUGH US 56	US	1988	US — 1988	Recently Edited
	Bird Wood Cage LP, Album, Stereo	4AD – CAD 810, Virgin – VG 50397	Greece	1988	Greece — 1988	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage LP, Album	4AD – CAD 810, Vertigo – CAD 810	Canada	1988	Canada — 1988	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage Cassette, Album	Rough Trade – rough us 56, 4AD – Rough US 56c	US	1988	US — 1988	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage LP, Album, Test Pressing	4AD – CAD 810, Virgin – VG 50397	Greece	1988	Greece — 1988	New Submission
	Wolfgang Press Cassette, Album, Promo, Chrome Dolby	4AD – none	UK	1988	UK — 1988	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage LP, Album	4AD – CAD 810	UK	1988	UK — 1988	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage LP, Album	4AD – 670.9013, 4AD – CAD 810, 4AD – 00602 +1 more label...	Brazil	1989	Brazil — 1989	Recently Edited
	Bird Wood Cage Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	MG Records (2) – MG 0823	Poland	1991	Poland — 1991	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage CD, Album, Reissue	4AD – GAD 810 CD	UK	1998	UK — 1998	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage CD, Unofficial Release, Album, Limited Edition	ArsNova – AN-2014	Russia	2000	Russia — 2000
	Bird Wood Cage CD, Album, Repress	4AD – CAD 810 CD	UK		UK	New Submission
	Bird Wood Cage Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	Digi Music – 137	Poland		Poland	New Submission

Reviews

wolf242 Jun 19, 2020
referencing Bird Wood Cage (LP, Album) CAD 810
Wolfgang Press' best release ever. great music, climatic and dark
cvoltaire02 Nov 13, 2003
referencing Bird Wood Cage (CD, Album) CAD 810 CD
This is perhaps the Wolfgang Press' best release ever. The group's full potential is fully realized here, as well as Allen's highly expressive vocals (he could almost pass for Nick Cave!). Whereas previous releases like 'Standing Up Straight' and 'Burden Of Mules' might have sounded more gothic and a bit self-indulgent, 'Birdwood' shows a re-invented group of many moods and styles. They actually sound like they're having fun! The lead track 'King Of Soul', is twisted funk, complete with female backing vocals. 'Kansas' takes this even further wrapping itself up in a harder and funkier mid-tempo groove accented with loud strains of wah-wah guitar. 'Shut That Door' is even MORE extreme (think of Birthday Party getting it on with James Brown AND Funkadelic circa 1970 and you might get the idea). Other tracks like 'Bottom Drawer' and 'Holey Man' are cooler in delivery (the former is a nice dubby tune) but they still maintain that tension that seems to appear throughout this album from start to finish. This only serves to compliment the more upbeat tracks. Perfect balance. One of the most original releases I've ever owned.

The CD adds the contents of the previous 'Big Sex' EP release from 1987.