Fred Frith – Speechless
Label: | Ralph Records – FF 8106 |
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Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Jazz, Rock |
Style: | Experimental, Avantgarde, Free Improvisation |
Tracklist
A1 | Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– | Kick The Can (Part 1) |
A2 | Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– | Carnival On Wall St. |
A3 | Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– | Ahead In The Sand |
A4 | Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– | Laughing Matter |
A5 | Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– | Esperanza |
A6 | Fred Frith With Etron Fou Leloublan– | Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women |
B1 | Fred Frith With Massacre (2)– | A Spit In The Ocean |
B2 | Fred Frith With Massacre (2)– | Navajo |
B3 | Fred Frith– | Balance |
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 |
B8 | Fred Frith– | Kick The Can (Part 2) |
Companies, etc.
- 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.
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
Other Versions (5 of 12)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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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 |
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