David Byrne – Songs From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel"

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Label:	Sire – SIR K 56 979, Sire – SIR 56 979
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Germany
Released:	1981
Genre:	Electronic, Rock, Stage & Screen
Style:	Art Rock, Score

Tracklist

A1	His Wife Refused Drum [Gung Gong] – John Chernoff Guitar – David Byrne Guitar [Steel Drum Guitar] – Adrian Belew Synthesizer [Mini Moog], Piano – Bernie Worrell	4:26
A2	Two Soldiers Bass [Basses], Synthesizer [Obx, Primetime] – David Byrne Bass, Piano – Brian Eno Congas – John Chernoff Guitar [Guitars] – Adrian Belew Written By – Byrne/Eno Written-By – Eno*	4:45
A3	The Red House Bass [Basses], Synthesizer [Prophet] – David Byrne Synthesizer [Prophet Scream] – Brian Eno	3:17
A4	My Big Hands (Fall Through The Cracks) Percussion, Synthesizer [Prophet] – David Byrne	2:45
A5	Big Business Clavinet – Bernie Worrell Guitar [Fierce And High Guitars] – David Byrne Guitar [Galloping] – John Chernoff Written-By – Chernoff*	5:16
B1	Eggs In A Briar Patch Bass, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Brian Eno Drum [Gung Gong] – John Chernoff Guitar [Floating Guitars] – Adrian Belew Keyboards – Jerry Harrison Performer [Horses] – David Byrne	3:31
B2	Poison Synthesizer [Mini], Strings [Prophet] – David Byrne Vocals – Dolette McDonald	2:38
B3	Cloud Chamber Drum [Large Drum] – Jerry Harrison Percussion [Kitchen Metals] – David Byrne Performer [Water Pot] – Twyla Tharp	2:42
B4	What A Day That Was Congas – Steve Scales Drums – John Cooksey Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – David Byrne	5:32
B5	Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open) Tom Tom [Concert Toms] – Yogi Horton Vocals – Sue Halloran*	4:45
B6	Light Bath Flute [Triggered] – David Byrne Percussion – John Chernoff	1:08

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
Copyright © – Sire Records Company
Distributed By – WEA Records SA / NV
Distributed By – WEA Musik GmbH
Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
Distributed By – WEA Filipacchi Music
Distributed By – WEA Records B.V.
Distributed By – WEA Music Ges.m.b.H. Austria
Distributed By – WEA Metronome Records AB
Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
Printed By – Druckhaus Maack KG
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Engineered At – Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
Engineered At – Olympic Studios
Mixed At – Blank Tape Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Strawberry Mastering
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Credits

Bass – David Byrne (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B2, B4,)
Contractor [Commissioned By] – Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation
Design [For Resource Manhattan] – Jim Feldman
Directed By, Other [Choreographed By] – Twyla Tharp
Drums – Yogi Horton (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B5)
Engineer [Assistant At Celestial Sound Studios] – Bill Gill
Engineer [Assistant At Olympic Sound] – Cheryl Smith
Engineer [At Celestial Sound Studios] – Julie Last
Engineer [At Olympic Sound] – Doug Bennett
Engineer [Mixing At Blank Tapes] – Butch Jones
Guitar [Guitars] – David Byrne (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4, B5)
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Photography By [Cover Photos] – David Byrne
Photography By [Innersleeve] – Johan Elbers
Photography By [Photo: David Byrne] – Marcia Resnick
Photography By [Photo: Twyla Tharp] – Don Perdue
Vocals – David Byrne (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B2, B5)
Written-By, Producer – David Byrne

Notes

Commissioned by the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation, Inc.
"The Catherine Wheel" premiered September 22nd, 1981 at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York City
Choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp

Studios:
Celestial Sound Studios, Olympic Sound (London) and Blank Tapes
Mastered at Sterling Sound

Vinyl mastered by Strawberry Mastering, London ("STRAWBERRY (G)"stamped into the runout grooves)
Catalog# "SIR K 56 979" on sleeve, "SIR 56 979" on labels
Printed antistatic inner sleeve

℗ & © 1981 Sire Records Company
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf
Printed at Druckhaus Maack KG, Lüdenscheid
(SRK 3645)

And yet the label oddly claims "Made in U.S.A.".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A side label): SIR 56 979-1
Matrix / Runout (B side label): SIR 56 979-2
Matrix / Runout (A side runout): R/S Alsdorf 9̶9̶5̶2̶0̶ ̶A̶2̶ 56979 A2 STRAWBERRY (G)
Matrix / Runout (B side runout): R/S Alsdorf 56979 B+ ø STRAWBERRY (G)
Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
Label Code: LC 3228
Price Code (France): WE 351

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Songs From "The Catherine Wheel" (LP, Album, Stereo, West Drayton Pressing)	Sire	SRK 3645	UK	1981
Recently Edited	Songs From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel" (LP, Quality Pressing, Small Pressing Ring)	Sire	XSR 3645	Canada	1981
	Songs From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel" (LP, Album, Specialty Pressing)	Sire	SRK 3645	US	1981
Recently Edited	Songs From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel" (LP, Album)	Sire, Sire	SIR 56 979, SIR K 56 979	UK	1981
Recently Edited	Songs From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel" (LP, Album)	Sire, Sire	SIR 56 979, SIR K 56 979	France	1981