Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser – Friends & Enemies

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Label:	Cuneiform Records – Rune 117/118
Format:	2 x CD, Album, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	May 1999
Genre:	Electronic, Jazz, Rock
Style:	Prog Rock, Free Improvisation

Tracklist

1-1	It Moves...	2:07
1-2	The Changing Of Names	5:47
1-3	It Sings	5:40
1-4	Believing What We Read	3:02
1-5	...But Does It Swing?	3:31
1-6	Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues	3:31
1-7	The Golden Eighties	5:46
1-8	Everyday Objects	2:49
1-9	The Kirghiz Light	4:55
1-10	Special Rider Blues	4:31
1-11	Drowsy Maggie	4:06
1-12	An HK Guitar Solo	3:32
1-13	Strandloper	1:17
1-14	Major Nichols	3:53
1-15	The Live Trace	4:38
1-16	See Over	9:05
1-17	Fourth Rail	5:13
1-18	Squirrely	2:56
2-1	Twisted Memories Give Way To The Angry Present	3:53
2-2	Black Glass	5:28
2-3	Third Rail	3:28
2-4	Three Languages	9:29
2-5	One Of Nature's Mistakes	2:07
2-6	Roy Rogers	5:00
2-7	The Confession	3:56
2-8	Objects Everyday	2:50
2-9	Wool And Water	4:12
2-10	The Trace	2:53
2-11	Life In Hell	5:37
2-12	The Incarceration	5:39
2-13	An FF Bass Solo	2:38
2-14	John S. French	3:32
2-15	Fifteen Blues	4:34
2-16	Dog Puppet Born Out Of A Sock	2:07
2-17	Reading Glasses	2:03
2-18	A Portrait Of The Artists As Two Old Men	7:06

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cuneiform Records
Copyright © – Fred Frith
Copyright © – Henry Kaiser
Published By – Fractal Music
Published By – Ant Hill Music
Recorded At – Mobius Music
Recorded At – Wolfgang's, San Francisco
Recorded At – McCabe's Guitar Shop
Recorded At – Kuuwumba Jazz Society
Mastered At – Paul's Gourmet Mastering

Credits

Artwork [Wood Figurines] – Henry Turner (5)
Design [Pkg] – David Greenberger
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass [4 & 6 String], Drums ["drums"], Violin, Marimba, Piano, Organ [Casio 202] – Fred Frith
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass [6 String], Drums ["drums"], Sitar [Electric], Banjo, Piano – Henry Kaiser
Engineer, Liner Notes – Oliver DiCicco
Mastered By – Paul Stubblebine
Photography By [Fred, Henry & Oliver] – Carol LeMaitre (2)
Photography By [Turner] – Alden Ludlow
Producer, Mixed By – Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser

Notes

Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco.
Live tracks recorded at Wolfgangs, San Francisco; McCabe's Santa Monica; Kuuwumba Jazz Society, Santa Cruz.
Mastered at Paul's Gourmet Mastering, San Francisco.

℗ 1999 Cuneiform Records
© Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser

All tracks published by Fractal Music (BMI)/Ant Hill Music (GEMA)

Tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-4 previously released as "With Friends Like These" LP (Metalanguage ML-107) in July 1979.
Tracks 1-6 to 1-10, 2-5 to 2-10 previously released as "Who Needs Enemies" LP (Metalanguage ML-123) in October 1983.
Tracks 1-11 to 1-15, 2-11 to 2-16 recorded live in October 1984.
Tracks 1-16 to 1-18, 2-17, 2-18 are from studio session in January 1999.

CDs housed in generic 'jewel-cases'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 45775 01172 1
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): DOCdata New England RUNE 117 <01>
Mastering SID Code (CD 1): none
Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 1Z03
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): DOCdata New England RUNE 118 <01>
Mastering SID Code (CD 2): none
Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 1Z02

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Friends & Enemies (2×CD, Album, Compilation, Digipak)	Cuneiform Records	Rune 117/118	US	1999
New Submission	Friends & Enemies (File, AIFF, FLAC, Reissue)	Cuneiform Records	Rune 117/118	US	2022