Fred Frith – Cheap At Half The Price
Label: |
Ralph Records – FF 8356 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Some Clouds Don't | |
| A2 | Cap The Knife | |
| A3 | Evolution | |
| A4 | Too Much, Too Little | |
| A5 | The Welcome | |
| A6 | Same Old Me | |
| A7 | Some Clouds Do | |
| B1 | Instant Party | |
| B2 | Walking Song | |
| B3 | Flying In The Face Of Facts | |
| B4 | Heart Bares | |
| B5 | Absent Friends | |
| B6 | The Great Healer |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Ralph Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cryptic Corporation
- Copyright © – Cryptic Corporation
- Published By – Arcades Music
- Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Arts
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-11191
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-11192
Credits
- Guitar, 6-String Bass, Keyboards [Casio 101], Violin, Xylophone, Voice, Instruments [Home-mades] – Fred Frith
- Lacquer Cut By – LKIKS*
- Photography By [Cover Photos] – Tina Curran
- Recorded By – Fred Frith
- Typography [Type] – Eugene Nowacki
- Written-By – Fred Frith (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4, B6)
Notes
"All songs recorded at home on a 4-track.
Drums recorded at various times and places.
Thanks to Frank Wuyts, Fred Maher, Paul Sears and especially Hans Bruniusson who let me make a tape of generic drum examples 4 years ago without having any idea what I would do with them."
Manufactured by Ralph
Published by Arcades Music (PRS) - UK
© 1983, The Cryptic Corporation
℗ 1983, The Cryptic Corp.
Drums recorded at various times and places.
Thanks to Frank Wuyts, Fred Maher, Paul Sears and especially Hans Bruniusson who let me make a tape of generic drum examples 4 years ago without having any idea what I would do with them."
Manufactured by Ralph
Published by Arcades Music (PRS) - UK
© 1983, The Cryptic Corporation
℗ 1983, The Cryptic Corp.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: PRS
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): FF 8356 A
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): FF 8356 B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): S-11191- FF 8356 A R LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): S-11192- FF 8356-B R LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp]
Other Versions (5 of 7)
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Cheap At Half The Price (CD, Album, Reissue) | RecRec Music | ReCDec 903 | Switzerland | 1991 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Cheap At Half The Price (CD, Album, Reissue) | East Side Digital | ESD 80572 | US | 1991 | ||
| Cheap At Half The Price (Cassette, Album, Reissue) | RecRec Music | RecRec 903 | Switzerland | 1991 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Cheap At Half The Price (CD, Album, Reissue) | Fred Records | ReR/FRO06 | UK | 2004 | ||
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New Submission
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Cheap At Half The Price (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve, SHM-CD) | Belle Antique | BELLE 152442 | Japan | 2015 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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...still one of my favourite albums by charismatic musician fred frith who
made a long way since his debut in 1973 with henry cow. beneath some tracks
with skeleton crew this is the only album where he developed his own vocal
style, mixed with lovely east european influences on violin & guitar. you
will recognise three tracks used in the soundtrack for "step across the
border"... -
I love this!!! I just gave it a first listen and think it's a perfect addition to my collection of outsider music. It's original, and that's a rare thing to my 50 year old ears. It sounds like happy video game music before this kind of sound could actually be programed into a game because of technology limitations. I hope to explore more of his music. Suggestions of what to listen to by him next are welcome. -
For my money, this is the best Fred Frith album. The combination of the accessible (but totally weird) pop-ish songs and ambient soundscapes reminds me of Another Green World. I've always hoped he would return to this kind of quirky song-based material, but his subsequent stuff is very improvisational and free.
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