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Various – State Of The Union

Label:	Zoar Records – ZOAR 10
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	1982
Genre:	Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Non-Music
Style:	Free Jazz, Avantgarde, Experimental, Spoken Word

Tracklist

A1	John Lurie–	Good Morning Dear	1:05
A2	Felipe Orrego–	One Minute Guitar, Instruments [Subway], Effects [Treatments] – Felipe Orrego Mixed By – Felipe Orrego	1:04
A3	Peter Blegvad / John Greaves–	Like A Baby Guitar – Kristoffer Blegvad Piano – J.G.* Vocals, Percussion – P.B.*	1:01
A4	Diana Meckley–	A Small Motion Electric Guitar [Bowed], Drums, Tape, Instruments [Ewehon] – Diana Meckley	1:02
A5	Bill Obrecht–	Cornered Alto Saxophone – Chuck Fisher Baritone Saxophone – Richard Cohen Tenor Saxophone – B.O.* Trumpet – Pam Fleming*	1:09
A6	Pulsallama–	May Bass – Ande Whyland, Lori "Bubbles" Montana Bongos – Min "The Bonefinder" Thometz* Drums [Drum Kit], Percussion [Gourds] – Jean Caffeine (2) Jug [Water Jug], Whistle [Woopie Whistle], Vocals – Wendy Wild Recorder, Vocals, Percussion – April Palmieri Steel Drums, Electronic Drums [Synare] – Dany Johnson Tambourine – Ann Eleanor Magnusson* Timbales, Percussion – Stace "Timbalina" Elkin* Vocals – Kimberly Davis (4) Bass – Ande Whyland, Lori "Bubbles" Montana Bongos – Min "The Bonefinder" Thometz* Drums [Drum Kit], Percussion [Gourds] – Jean Caffeine (2) Jug [Water Jug], Whistle [Woopie Whistle], Vocals – Wendy Wild Recorder, Vocals, Percussion – April Palmieri Steel Drums, Electronic Drums [Synare] – Dany Johnson Tambourine – Ann Eleanor Magnusson* Timbales, Percussion – Stace "Timbalina" Elkin* Vocals – Kimberly Davis (4)	1:44
A7	Bartok Liebermann–	As Told To Andrew Zev Weinstein	0:35
A8	Michael Boom–	Misery Loop Electric Bass, Vocals – Michael Boom	0:44
A9	Squat Theatre–	Mr. Dead & Mrs. Free Lyrics By – Stephan Balint Rap – Peter Halasz*	1:28
A10	A.C. Chubb–	Rough Translations Will Be Provided For The Ancient Inscriptions Violin, Instruments [Motorcycle Boots], Instruments [Dumpster] – A.C. Chubb	0:50
A11	G. Lindahl*–	What's To Come	1:00
A12	Arto Lindsay / Toni Nougueira*–	Due Pay To Mixed By – Peter Gordon Surdo, Guitar, Vocals – A.L.* Surdo, Percussion – T.N.*	1:05
A13	Social Climbers–	Standing In The Need Of Prayer Performer – A. Leroy, Jean Seton Shaw, John Scofield, Mark Bingham	1:00
A14	Sonorexia–	F Troop Bass Clarinet [B. Cl.] – E. Sharp* Drums – Donna Rataczak Kazoo – Peter Cherches	0:57
A15	Tim Wright (2)–	My Town Twelve-String Guitar [12-string Guitar] – Tim Wright (2)	1:00
A16	Spalding Gray–	Address	1:23
A17	Thi-Linh Le–	No Regrets Bass – Bill Laswell Guitar – Nicky Skopelitis Recorded By – Martin Bisi Synthesizer – Michael Beinhorn Voice – T.L.L.*	1:18
B1	Christian Marclay–	Disc Composition #23 Turntables – Christian Marclay	1:07
B2	Adele Bertei–	Baal Voice, Guitar – A.B.*	1:17
B3	Ivan Kupala*–	Discoration Of Independence Translated By [Translation By] – Jon Scieszka	1:09
B4	Charles K. Noyes–	Discrepancies Bass Drum, Percussion, Instruments [Paper], Tape [Tape Of Basil Rathbone Reading From "The Facts In The Case Of M. Valdemar" E.A.Poe] – CKN* Read By – Basil Rathbone	0:59
B5	Chris Vine–	Terminal Activity	1:02
B6	Tuli Kupferberg–	A Rant	1:20
B7	Sue Hanel–	Agenda Twelve-String Guitar [12-string Guitar] – Sue Hanel	1:06
B8	Butch Morris / Jessica Hagedorn–	Crayon Bondage Narrator [Recitation] – J.H.* Performer [Perf. By] – Systems Orchestra	1:13
B9	F.A. Nettelbeck / W. Horvitz*–	Beer Notation	0:40
B10	Martin Bisi / Victoria Galvez Bisi–	Bear Dance	0:54
B11	Melody Sumner–	The Time Is Now Voice – Michael Sumner (2)	1:02
B12	Marina La Palma–	World Whirl	1:15
B13	Bob Holman / Vito Ricci–	Panic DJ's State Of The Union Musician [Music] – V.R.* Voice – B.H.*	1:10
B14	Artless Time Band*–	Cherry Blossom Musician – Dwight Vesty, Gary DeWitt, Greg Ketchum, R. Iannapollo*	1:12
B15	Fred Frith / Tina Curran–	I'm Still Here And I Know What Time It Is	1:06
B16	Patrick Sumner–	Precious Chemicals And Dice	1:15
B17	Hi-Sheriffs of Blue*–	HMZ Bass – Joe Drift Drums – Seth Weinhardt Guitar, Voice – Mark Dagley Tenor Saxophone – E. Sharp*	1:08

Credits

Design – E. Sharp*, Joe Dizney
Producer – Elliott Sharp, L.A.M.G.F.
Sleeve [Negatives] – Jeff McGovern
Typography [Typesetting] – Dennis DeForge

Notes

Includes typed insert of track listings/release notes.

STATE OF THE UNION has been an ongoing project since this 1982 zOaR records release. Changing political, cultural, and technical climates plus inspired response yields biting satire, bracing sounds, sly observations. Every artist contributes with about one minute each.

State Of The Union (releases)
State Of The Union, ZOAR 10 (LP) - 1982
State Of The Union, Arrest Records, AR 003 (CD) - 1992
State Of The Union, MuWorks Records, MUW 1016 (CD) - 1993
State Of The Union, Atavistic, ALP69CD (2xCD) - 1996
State Of The Union 2.001, Electronic Music Foundation, EMF CD 028 (3xCD) - 2001
The Arrest Records release includes the original 1982 tracks plus 1992 recordings. The Atavistic release includes the previous 1982/1992 recordings, plus new tracks. The EMF release contains all previously unissued material.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A): ZOAR-10-A E1
Matrix / Runout (Side B): ZOAR-10-B E1

Other Versions (4)View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	State Of The Union (CD, Compilation)	Arrest Records	AR 003	US	1992
	State Of The Union (CD, Compilation, Reissue)	MuWorks Records	MUW 1016	US	1993
New Submission	State Of The Union (CD, Compilation, Reissue)	MuWorks Records	MUW 1016	Canada	1993
	State Of The Union (2×CD, Compilation)	Atavistic	ALP69CD	US	1996

Reviews

gpms Jan 12, 2020

does this copy have"ZONE 9" on spine following the title?