Fred Frith – Speechless

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Label:	Ralph Records – FF 8106
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1981
Genre:	Jazz, Rock
Style:	Experimental, Avantgarde, Free Improvisation

Tracklist

A1	Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan–	Kick The Can (Part 1) Organ – Fred Frith
A2	Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan–	Carnival On Wall St.
A3	Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan–	Ahead In The Sand Voice – Fred Frith, Guigou Chenevier, Margot Mathieu
A4	Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan–	Laughing Matter Bagpipes – Roger Kent Parsons
A5	Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan–	Esperanza
A6	Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan–	Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women Vocals – Asha And Storm
B1	Fred Frith With Massacre (2)–	A Spit In The Ocean
B2	Fred Frith With Massacre (2)–	Navajo Bass – Tina Curran Drums – Fred Frith Saxophone [Snake] – Steve Buchanan
B3	Fred Frith–	Balance Drums – Fred Frith
B4	Fred Frith With Massacre (2)–	Saving Grace
B5	Fred Frith–	Speechless
B6	Fred Frith With Massacre (2)–	Conversations With White Arc
B7	Fred Frith–	Domaine De Planousset Bass – Tina Curran
B8	Fred Frith–	Kick The Can (Part 2)

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Manufactured By – Ralph Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cryptic Corporation
Copyright © – Cryptic Corporation
Published By – Arcades Music
Recorded At – Studio Free Son
Recorded At – Sunrise Studios
Recorded At – CBGB
Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Arts
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated
Pressed By – KM Records Inc. – KM 6049

Credits

Alto Saxophone – George Cartwright (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
Baritone Saxophone – Mars Williams (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
Bass – Bill Laswell (tracks: B1 to B8), Fred Frith (tracks: A1, B3, B5, B8)
Bass, Voice, Jew's Harp [Guimbarde] – Ferdinand Richard (tracks: A1 to A6)
Composed By – Laswell* (tracks: B6), Fred Frith, Curran* (tracks: A6)
Cover – Tina Curran
Drums – Fred Maher (tracks: B1 to B8)
Drums, Tenor Saxophone – Guigou Chenevier (tracks: A1 to A6)
Engineer [CBGB] – Charlie Martin (tracks: B1, B2, B4, B6)
Engineer [France] – Francois Riether* (tracks: A1 to A6)
Engineer [Switzerland] – Etienne Conod, R. Vogel*
Guitar, Violin – Fred Frith
Keyboards – Fred Frith (tracks: B1 to B8)
Lacquer Cut By – LKIKS*
Mellotron – Fred Frith (tracks: A1 to A6)
Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion (tracks: A1 to A6)
Producer – Conod* (tracks: B1 to B8), Francois Riether* (tracks: A1 to A6), Frith*, Vogel* (tracks: B1 to B8), Curran*
Recorded By [Tape] – Bob Ostertag (tracks: A1 to A6)
Recorder, Edited By [Unusual Edits] – Tina Curran
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu (tracks: A1 to A6)

Notes

Issued with printed "Official Buy or Die Innersleeve."

Side A:
The tapes used on side A were recorded in New York City at street fairs, demonstrations and, along with the bagpipes, in Washington Square.
Recorded July / August 1980 at Studio Freeson, Pujaut, France and Studio Sunrise, Kirchberg, Switzerland.

Side B:
Tracks B1, B4 and the end of track B2 are based on a live concert recorded at CBGB in New York, April 1980; subsequently altered and added to in Switzerland. Track B6 is from the same concert and is an improvised piece heard as played.
Recorded July / August 1980 at Studio Sunrise, Kirchberg, Switzerland.

Manufactured by Ralph Records
Published by Arcades Music (PRS)
℗ © 1981, The Cryptic Corporation

Some copies with a folded poster.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout): FF 8106-A LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] Hello Fred! KM 6049-A + [KM stamp] ꔰ
Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout): FF 8106B Re 1 LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] KM 6049-B-Re.1+ [KM stamp] +
Rights Society: PRS
Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): KM

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Speechless (LP, Album, Repress)	Ralph Records	FF 8106	US	1985
New Submission	Speechless (LP, Album, Reissue)	T.E.C. Tones	FF-8106	US	1990
Recently Edited	Speechless (CD, Album, Reissue)	RecRec Music	ReCDec 902	Switzerland	1991
Recently Edited	Speechless (CD, Album, Reissue)	East Side Digital	ESD 80542	US	1991
	Speechless (Cassette, Album, Reissue)	RecRec Music	RecRec 902	Switzerland	1991