Jon Hassell – Power Spot

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Label:	ECM Records – ECM 1327, ECM Records – 829 466-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Germany
Released:	1986
Genre:	Electronic, Jazz
Style:	Contemporary Jazz, Experimental, Ambient

Tracklist

A1	Power Spot Keyboards [Electronic] – Richard Horowitz	7:04
A2	Passage D. E. Keyboards [Electronic] – Richard Horowitz Strings [Raad Electro-acoustic] – Paul Armin, Richard Armin	5:25
A3	Solaire Electric Bass – Brian Eno	6:48
A4	Miracle Steps Strings [Raad Electro-acoustic] – Paul Armin, Richard Armin	4:18
B1	Wing Melodies Electric Bass – Brian Eno	7:42
B2	The Elephant And The Orchid	11:00
B3	Air Flute – Miguel Frasconi	5:18

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ECM Records GmbH
Published By – Opal Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Grant Avenue Studio
Lacquer Cut At – PDO, Germany
Pressed By – PDO, Germany

Credits

Design – Dieter Rehm
Engineer [Assistant] – David Bottrill, Roman Zack
Guitar, Electronics [Electronic Treatments] – Michael Brook (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Keyboards [Electronic Keyboards: Facsimile Bass, Percussion, Strings, Etc.] – Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Percussion [Acoustic And Electronic Percussion], Alto Flute – J.A. Deane
Photography By [Insert Portrait Of Jon Hassell] – Curtis Knapp (2)
Producer, Engineer – Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Trumpet, Composed By – Jon Hassell

Notes

Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Recorded October 1983 and December 1984

Art: traditional Navajo Sandpainting design
Cover reproduces the Whirling Snakes or Whirling Mountain sandpainting, taken from Sandpaintings Of The Navajo Shooting Chant by Frank J. Newcomb & Gladys A. Reichard, Dover publications, 1937.

12" portrait picture inserted

℗ 1986 ECM Records GmbH
All compositions (ASCAP) / Published by Opal Music Ltd., London / An Opal Production
Made and printed in West Germany

Runouts are stamped.

Lacquer cutting / vinyl pressing company derived from runout.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: LC 2516
Rights Society: GEMA
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 829 466 - 1 S 1 = 6 ECM 1327 320 A 2 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 829 466 - 1 S 2 = 3 ECM 1327 320 B 1
Other (Printed production code from inner sleeve): 49120001532.1 LFN 40/86

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Power Spot (CD, Album)	ECM Records, BMG Classics	ECM 1327, 78118-21327-2	US	1986
Recently Edited	Power Spot (CD, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1327, 829 466-2	Germany	1986
New Submission	Power Spot (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby)	ECM Records, ECM Records	829 466-4, ECM 829 466-4	Canada	1986
New Submission	Power Spot = パワー・スポット (CD, Album)	ECM Records	J33J 20132	Japan	1986
New Submission	Power Spot (Cassette, Album, Dolby B)	ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 829 466-4, 829-466-4, 829 466-4	US	1986

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Reviews

ricadus Sep 10, 2024
Jon Hassell talks about this album and his working method in a autumn 1985 interview on KCRW. Apparently Power Spot was ready for release at the start of that year ('85) but a problem with the original record company (Island Records) meant that the album was now "up for grabs" and ultimately appeared on ECM the following year.
https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/music-special/jon-hassell-rip-deirdre-o-donoghue-snap-1985
couchlock Feb 18, 2022
this is outstanding! the cooperation of jon hassell with brian eno brought us the marvelous and timeless 4th world albums, which are highly recommended for open ears. power spot is also produced by brian eno, he is also heard on 2 tracks, and engineered by daniel lanois, both fits perfectly. the music is atmospheric, hypnotic and not from this world, kind of magic. jons trumpet sound is unique. big part of the music is the ethno percussion, which i enjoy very much. for me it is for the night time, a soundtrack for mind journeys and for the inner astronauts, the music can bring you to some weird places...have a nice trip!