Michael Mantler – The Hapless Child (And Other Inscrutable Stories)

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Label:	WATT (2) – WATT/ 4
Format:	Vinyl, LP
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Jazz, Rock, Non-Music
Style:	Spoken Word, Experimental, Avantgarde, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	The Sinking Spell	5:12
A2	The Object-Lesson	4:58
A3	The Insect God	5:00
B1	The Doubtful Guest	4:45
B2	The Remembered Visit	6:25
B3	The Hapless Child	6:59

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WATT Works
Copyright © – WATT Works
Copyright © – Edward Gorey
Recorded At – Grog Kill Studio
Recorded At – Manor Mobile
Recorded At – Britannia Row Studios
Mixed At – Britannia Row Studios
Mixed At – Scorpio Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
Mastered At – Europadisk
Printed By – MacMurray Press

Credits

Bass Guitar – Steve Swallow
Drums, Percussion – Jack DeJohnette
Engineer – Alan Perkins
Engineer, Mixed By [Scorpio Sound] – Dennis Weinreich
Guitar – Terje Rypdal
Lacquer Cut By – DC*
Music By, Engineer – Michael Mantler
Narrator [Additonal Speaker] – Albert Caulder
Narrator [Additonal Speaker], Engineer, Mixed By [Brittania Row] – Nick Mason
Narrator [Speaker] – Alfreda Benge
Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [String], Producer – Carla Bley
Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Words By, Cover, Artwork By [Drawings] – Edward Gorey

Notes

Recorded July 1975 through January 1976 at Grog Kill Studio in Willow, NY, with the Manor Mobile at Robert Wyatt's house and Delfina's farm in England, and at Britannia Row in London. Mixed November 1975 at Scorpio Sound & January 1976 at Britannia Row.

Made in U.S.A.

matrix notes:
Ⓓ = the "D" enclosed in a "C" etching of Dave Crawford (2).
(EDP) = the oval stamp of Europadisk.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout): WATT-4-A MASTERDISK DC (EDP)
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout): WATT-4-B MASTERDISK DC (EDP)
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Hapless Child (And Other Inscrutable Stories) (LP, Album, Gatefold)	WATT (2)	WATT/4	Germany	1976
Recently Edited	The Hapless Child And Other Inscrutable Stories (LP, Album, Gatefold)	WATT (2), Virgin	WATT/4	UK	1976
Recently Edited	The Hapless Child And Other Inscrutable Stories (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	WATT (2), WATT (2), Virgin	WATT 4, WATT/4, 940.524	France	1976
New Submission	The Hapless Child And Other Inscrutable Stories (LP, Album, White Label)	WATT (2), WATT (2), Virgin	WATT 4, WATT/4, 940.524	France	1976
New Submission	The Hapless Child And Other Inscrutable Stories (LP, Album, Gatefold)	WATT (2), Virgin	WATT/4	UK	1976