Brian Eno - David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
| Label: | Sire – SRK 6093 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul |
| Style: | Avantgarde, Experimental, Funk |
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Tracklist
| A1 | America Is Waiting | 3:36 | |
| A2 | Mea Culpa | 3:35 | |
| A3 | Regiment | 3:56 | |
| A4 | Help Me Somebody | 4:18 | |
| A5 | The Jezebel Spirit | 4:55 | |
| B1 | Qu'ran | 3:46 | |
| B2 | Moonlight In Glory | 4:19 | |
| B3 | The Carrier | 3:30 | |
| B4 | A Secret Life | 2:30 | |
| B5 | Come With Us | 2:38 | |
| B6 | Mountain Of Needles | 2:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Sire Records Company
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Recorded At – RPM Studios
- Recorded At – Blue Rock Studio
- Recorded At – Eldorado Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
- Lacquer Cut at – Sterling Sound
Credits
- Cover – Brian Eno
- Engineer – Dave Jerden, Eddie Korvin, John Potoker, Neal Teeman, Stacy Baird
- Engineer [Assistant] – Don Mack, George Sloane, Howard Johnston, Hugh Dwyer*, Michael Ewasko
- Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Other [Found Objects], Producer – Brian Eno, David Byrne
- Lacquer Cut By – gc*
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Typography – Peter Saville (2)
Notes
Label variation with "Sire Records Company" bottom rim text and "Sire" to the right of the logo at top of labels. "WW" etched in runouts indicates a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
℗ & © 1981 Sire Records Company
Made in U.S.A.
Title from a novel by Amos Tutuola.
Voices:
A1. Unidentified indignant radio host, San Francisco, April 1980.
A2. Inflamed caller and smooth politician replying, both unidentified. Radio call-in show, New York, July 1979.
A3. Dunya Yusin, Lebanese mountain singer (from 'The Human Voice in the World of Islam' Tangent Records TGS 131).
A4. Reverend Paul Morton, broadcast sermon, New Orleans, June 1980.
A5. Unidentified exorcist, New York, September 1980.
B1. Algerian Muslims chanting Qu'ran (same source as A3).
B2. The Moving Star Hall Singers, Sea Islands, Georgia (from 'The Moving Star Hall Singers' Folkways FS 3841).
B3. Dunya Yusin (see A3).
B4. Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer (from 'Les Plus Grandes Artistes du Monde Arabe' EMI Records).
B5. Unidentified radio evangelist, San Francisco, April 1980.
On later editions of this album the track "Qu'Ran" was omitted for religious reasons.
℗ & © 1981 Sire Records Company
Made in U.S.A.
Title from a novel by Amos Tutuola.
Voices:
A1. Unidentified indignant radio host, San Francisco, April 1980.
A2. Inflamed caller and smooth politician replying, both unidentified. Radio call-in show, New York, July 1979.
A3. Dunya Yusin, Lebanese mountain singer (from 'The Human Voice in the World of Islam' Tangent Records TGS 131).
A4. Reverend Paul Morton, broadcast sermon, New Orleans, June 1980.
A5. Unidentified exorcist, New York, September 1980.
B1. Algerian Muslims chanting Qu'ran (same source as A3).
B2. The Moving Star Hall Singers, Sea Islands, Georgia (from 'The Moving Star Hall Singers' Folkways FS 3841).
B3. Dunya Yusin (see A3).
B4. Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer (from 'Les Plus Grandes Artistes du Monde Arabe' EMI Records).
B5. Unidentified radio evangelist, San Francisco, April 1980.
On later editions of this album the track "Qu'Ran" was omitted for religious reasons.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A runout etched, variant 1): SRK·1·6093-RE-1-WW1 ─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (B runout etched, variant 1): SRK·2·6093 WW1 ─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (A runout etched, variant 2): SRK·1·6093-RE-1-WW1 .─◁ STERLING gc.
- Matrix / Runout (B runout etched, variant 2): SRK·2·6093 WW1 #2 .─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (A runout etched, variant 4): SRK·1·6093-RE-1-WW1 .─◁ STERLING gc.
- Matrix / Runout (B runout etched, variant 4): SRK·2·6093 WW1 #4 .─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (A runout etched, variant 5): SRK·1·6093-RE-1-WW1 #2 SP 1-1 .─◁ STERLING gc.
- Matrix / Runout (B runout etched, variant 5): SRK·2·6093 WW1 #6 SP 1-1 .─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (A runout etched, variant 6): SRK·1·6093-RE-1-WW1 #3 ─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (B runout etched, variant 6): SRK·2·6093 WW1 #3 ─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (A runout etched, variant 7): SRK·1·6093-RE-1-WW1 ─◁ STERLING gc
- Matrix / Runout (B runout etched, variant 7): SRK·2·6093 WW1 #5 ─◁ STERLING gc
Other Versions (5 of 101)View All
| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album) | Polydor, Editions EG | 2302 100 | Netherlands | 1981 | |||
| My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album) | Polydor, EG | 2302 100 | France | 1981 | |||
| My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album) | Sire | XSR 6093 | Canada | 1981 | |||
| My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (Cassette, Album) | Sire | M5S 6093 | US | 1981 | |||
| My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album) | EG, Polydor | 2311 060 | Italy | 1981 |
Recommendations
Reviews
I really like this album, it sits in my hard to categorise and unfathomably mysterious section, along with a couple of hundred others. Other artists may have come close to creating sound like this but not for the full length of an album. I'm revisiting this today and also hearing it anew as i finally have found an original with the banned tune on it. I'm probably going to spend a week deciding if I prefer it or not.
I'm largely uninitiate in the catalogs of the Talking Heads and Brian Eno. With that out of the way, this album is simply amazing. As others have said... this is way ahead of its time. Glad to have a copy that has "Qu'ran": sad that it was edited out to appease small-minded religious folks (note to labels: they don't buy music!).
Edited one year ago
Been listening to this album for years........ this thing just riddles the soul every time. Still in the future today. Incredibly dynamic sound and unusual. For new listeners it will continue to inspire and break ground.
Edited one year ago
Listening to it right now. One of my first records. I nicked it from a record shop in the mall, from outside where the reduced LPs were on tables in plastic boxes. Nobody had wanted it, and it was on half price.
My pocket money was all inside the shop already. It was drizzling. I had only a very vague idea what the music might be like. Nonetheless, somehow, I had to have this.
My stereo has become much better. Tonight it's a bit as if I were hearing these tracks for the first time. My Life In the Bush of Ghosts is great. I've listened to it at least a couple of times in every decade, except for the past ten years or so. Sounds and grooves are amazing.
I still have that copy.
My pocket money was all inside the shop already. It was drizzling. I had only a very vague idea what the music might be like. Nonetheless, somehow, I had to have this.
My stereo has become much better. Tonight it's a bit as if I were hearing these tracks for the first time. My Life In the Bush of Ghosts is great. I've listened to it at least a couple of times in every decade, except for the past ten years or so. Sounds and grooves are amazing.
I still have that copy.
I’m not very great at navigating on here yet folks, could someone direct me to the original press on here? Id like to use the catalogue info to reference while shopping for a copy online.
Edited 4 years ago
Is the distortion in the vocal samples (noticed on side A, but also present in some in side B; all are on the left channel) part of the original pressing/recording? Or is my copy just worn in that frequency range?
Edited 14 years ago
The best thing Byrne's ever done, in my opinion. Talking Heads and his solo stuff is great but this is very much ahead of its time. For Eno, this is certainly one of his best, but he's has so many fabulous albums, I'd be hard pressed to say this was the best thing he ever did. Regardless, this is an amazingly interesting experimental theme album and the experiment was a definite succcess. To this day, this still sounds fresh.
This is a blinding album, frequently listed in all time top 100's. It's use of samples (exorcisims, tribal chanting, religeous ceremonies) was ground breaking and another example of why many regard Eno of the Godfather of modern electronic music. The track Qu'Ran had to be removed from later pressings due to objections and was replaced by Very Very Hungry which originally featured on a 12" release of the Jezebelle Spirit.