Fred FrithSpeechless

Label:

Ralph Records – FF 8106

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Free Improvisation

Tracklist

A1 Etron Fou Leloublan Kick The Can (Part 1)
OrganFred Frith
A2 Etron Fou Leloublan Carnival On Wall St.
A3 Etron Fou Leloublan Ahead In The Sand
VoiceMargot Mathieu
A4 Etron Fou Leloublan Laughing Matter
BagpipesRoger Kent Parsons
A5 Etron Fou Leloublan Esperanza
A6 Etron Fou Leloublan Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women
VocalsAsha And Storm
B1 Massacre (2) A Spit In The Ocean
B2 Massacre (2) Navajo
BassTina Curran
DrumsFred Frith
Saxophone [Snake]Steve Buchanan
B3 Fred Frith Balance
DrumsFred Frith
B4 Massacre (2) Saving Grace
B5 Fred Frith Speechless
B6 Massacre (2) Conversations With White Arc
B7 Fred Frith Domaine De Planousset
BassTina Curran
B8 Fred Frith Kick The Can (Part 2)

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByRalph Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Cryptic Corporation
  • Copyright ©Cryptic Corporation
  • Published ByArcades Music
  • Recorded AtStudio Free Son
  • Recorded AtSunrise Studios
  • Recorded AtCBGB
  • Mastered AtSonic Arts
  • Mastered AtKM Records Inc. – KM 6049
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-13594
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-13595

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneGeorge Cartwright (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
  • Baritone SaxophoneMars Williams (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
  • BassFred Frith (tracks: A1, B3, B5, B8)
  • Bass, Voice, Jew's Harp [Guimbarde]Ferdinand Richard (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • Composed ByCurran* (tracks: A6)
  • DrumsFred Maher (tracks: B1 to B8)
  • Drums, Tenor SaxophoneGuigou Chenevier (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • Engineer [Cbgb]Charlie Martin (tracks: B1, B2, B4, B6)
  • Engineer []Francois Riether* (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • Engineer [Switzerland]R. Vogel*
  • Guitar, ViolinFred Frith
  • KeyboardsFred Frith (tracks: B1 to B8)
  • Mastered ByLKIKS*
  • MellotronFred Frith (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • Organ, HarmoniumJo Thirion (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • ProducerCurran*
  • Recorded By [Tape]Bob Ostertag (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • Recorder, Edited By [Unusual Edits], CoverTina Curran
  • Soprano Saxophone, Tenor SaxophoneMargot Mathieu (tracks: A1 to A6)

Notes

Label variant from Fred Frith - Speechless. Off-white with black print labels.

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, 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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1, etched): FF 8106-A LKIKS [Sonic Arts logo] Hello Fred! KM-6049-A S-13594 +[w/ dots in quadrants] +[w/ dots in quadrants] +[w/ dots in quadrants]
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2, etched): FF 8106B Re I LKIKS [Sonic Arts logo] KM 6049-B-Re•1 S-13595 +[w/ dots in quadrants] +[w/ dots in quadrants] +[w/ dots in quadrants]
  • Matrix / Runout (Both sides, stamped): KM

Other Versions (5 of 12)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Speechless (LP, Album) Ralph Records FF 8106 US 1981
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, Disque Americ) East Side Digital ESD 80542 US 1991
Speechless (Cassette, Album, Reissue) RecRec Music RecRec 902 Switzerland 1991

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