Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band (1970)

Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band (1970)

Label: Apple Records (US)

Catalog#: SW 3373

Format: Vinyl, LP

Credits: 

Vocals – Yoko Ono

Guitar – John Lennon

Drums – Ringo Starr

Bass – Klaus Voormann

Trumpet – Ornette Coleman

Drums – Ed Blackwell

Bass – Charlie Haden, David Izenzon

Produced - John and Yoko

Engineers – Phil McDonald, John Lickie, Andy Stevens, Eddie

Cover Photograp - Dan Richter

Sleeve Design - John and Yoko

Salad - Mal Evans

Rehearsal tape for a show at Albert Hall with Ornette Coleman in February 1968 (B1)

A1: Why

A2: Why Not

A3: Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City

B1: AOS

B2: Touch Me

B3: Paper Shoes

”Plastic Ono Band”を従えてのソロ1st。当然Johnも参加しているが彼女主導での制作だ。ジャケットの表裏共に”ジョンの魂”と対を成す本盤を聴いたのは、ノイズとフリージャズに傾倒していた1982年頃だったが"No New York"を連想させる、というか其のまんまの内容で大変驚く。其の後彼女のソロ作品と数多くのフリージャズを聴いたが、ロックの文脈で優れた前衛と呼べる数少ない作品の一つである。ロックファンに彼女が嫌われる理由は古いロックのセオリーの範疇外であったからだが、Post Punk以降、容認された後でも受難が続いた事は、彼女が本物の前衛であったからに他ならない。本盤はPlastic Ono Bandも最高の演奏だしJohnのギターも”Arto Lindsay”さながらにキレている。

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Time Boom X De Devil Dead / Lee "Scratch" Perry & Dub Syndicate (1987)

Time Boom X De Devil Dead / Lee "Scratch" Perry & Dub Syndicate (1987)

Label: Syncopate (UK)

Catalog#: SYLP 6000

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Credits: Produce by Adrian Sherwood, Lee Perry

An On-U Sound/Upsetter Production

Recorded At Berry Street + Southern Studios, London

Mixed At Berry Street

Engineers – A.M. Sherwood, Derek Birket

Other Credits: Discos

A1: S.D.I.

A2: Blinkers

A3: Jungle

A4: De Devil Dead

B2: Kiss The Champion

B3: Allergic To Lies

B4: Time Conquer

Dubは麻薬だ。中でもOn-U Sound製はヘロイン並に多幸感と中毒性が高い。"The Pop Group - 1st" のDub初体験は吸引程度だったが"Mark Stewart + Maffia - Learning To Cope With Cowardice" でOn-Uをドープして以来、彼是30年も常用なう。其れに比べると本盤はLee Perry翁なので効果は草レベルだが、Sun Ra亡き後の数少ない御年75歳の"狂人"が創る音楽は全て素晴らしい。中でもA3は名曲。ちなみに"Panic In Babylon (2003)”収録の「VooDoo」は生涯の名曲。

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Press Color / Lizzy Mercier Descloux (1979)

Press Color / Lizzy Mercier Descloux (1979)

Label: Toshiba EMI (Japan)

Catalog#: ILS-81322

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Credits: Recorded at Blank Tapes Studio

New York City February 79

Engineering by Joe Arlotta

Produced & Mixed by Banes/Mercier Descloux/Elliasson

Except Fire by Savarese

Jacket Photos – Fabio

Executive Producer – Michael Esteban

A1: Fire

    Producer, Mixed by Savarese

    Written by Brown, Crane

A2: Torso Corso

A3: Mission Impossible

    Written by Schifrin

A4: No Golden Throat

B1: Jim On The Move

    Written by Schifrin

B2: Wawa

B3: Tumour

    Written by Cooley, Davenport

B4: Aya Mood 3.5

ZE Recordsは最初から新しかった。"No New York"から抽出したエッセンスを、ジャズとラテンが渦巻くN.Y.のディスコに放り込んだ"Mutant Disco"で80's初頭を席巻。しかし、故今野雄二氏を始めとするナウい”業界”界隈でトレンドだった事がオレの目を曇らせた。さらに英Post Punkが猛スピードで枝分かれしていく様子を追うのに精一杯だったが、アンダーグランドさえも"Dance Music"に傾倒している状況は感じていた。1983年"Blue Monday"が簡単に時代を変えた頃、失速したZEは2年後に休止するが、2003年より再開し現在に至る。本盤は最初からDisco Classic。

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Vampire Can Mating Oven / Camper Van Beethoven (1987)

Vampire Can Mating Oven / Camper Van Beethoven (1987)

Label: Pitch-A-Tent (US)

Catalog#: PITCH 05

Format: Vinyl, 12"EP

Credits

Produced by CVB (A1, A3, B1, B2), Harry Parker (A2, B3)

Engineered by Ted De Bono (A2, B3), Tom Fox (A1, A3, B1, B2)

Liner Notes by Isaac Fringe

Front cover photo - Greg Allen

Back cover photo – David Allen

Art Direction – Steve Connell

A1: Heart

A2: Never Go Back

A3: Seven Languages

B1: Ice Cream Every Day

    Written by Box O' Laffs

B2: Processional

B3: Photograph

    Written by Starky/Harisson

彼らの3rd Albumで”Interstellar Overdrive”を聴いて興味を持ち出して以来、愛おしくて止まないバンド。解散後David Loweryは”Cracker”を結成するがオルタナの波にさらわれ、1999年にCVBを再結成し現在に至る。此れは3rd Album以降、Virgin Records Americaへ移る前にリリースした、Ringo StarrのB3を含むEP。黒く無いアメリカ音楽の全てを作曲の完成度と其の技術でテキトウにやってしまう妙が、此のEPだけでは伝わらないのが非常にもどかしい。”Status Quo”をカバーしたり、2003年には” Fleetwood Mac - Tusk”の完コピリリースなど興味は尽きなく、どのアルバムを聴いても頭は朦朧とし唾液が止まらないほどイイ曲多し。英でのリリースはRough Tradeから。

YouTube - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (Status Quo) by Camper Van Beethoven

YouTube - Jack Ruby by Camper Van Beethoven 

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Too Crazy Cowboys / Thick Pigeon (1984)

Too Crazy Cowboys / Thick Pigeon (1984)

Label: Factory (US)

Catalog#: FACTUS 16

Format: Vinyl, LP

Credits: Produced by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Morris [Uncredited]

Engineer – Chris, Nigel

Drawing by Jill

Design – LCW

Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Karen, Kim

Drums – Stephen [Uncredited]

Keyboards, Guitar – Gillian [Uncredited]

Vocals, Bass, Tambourine – Miranda [Uncredited]

Vocals, Effects, Percussion – Carter [Uncredited]

Cello – Stan [Uncredited]

Written by Stanton Miranda [Uncredited]

Notes: Minimal sleevenotes: "Thick Pigeon are Carter + Kim, Gillian + Stephen, Miranda + Karen, Chris (eng) + Nigel (eng), Jill (drawing) + LCW (design)". Stan could be Stanton Miranda

The sleeve has a jagged slice cut from its top right corner

A1: Troglodytes

A2: Sudan

A3: Crime

A4: Help

    "I Can Help" Written by Billy Swan

A5: Fred + Andy

    "Moon River" Written by Mercer + Mancini

    "Something's Gotta Give" Written by Arthur Blake, Mancini, Mercer

B1: Misuse

B2: Nuns + Soldiers

B3: DB

B4: Babcock + Wilcox

B5: Jess + Bart

B6: Hank

"The Other Two" が全面協力（Gillianの妹も参加）した彼ら唯一のアルバム。

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Subway / Thick Pigeon (1982)
Wheels Over Indian Trails / Stanton Miranda (1986)

The Clock Comes Down The Stairs / Microdisney (1985)

The Clock Comes Down The Stairs / Microdisney (1985)

Label: Megadisc (Netherlands)

Catalog#: MD 7977

Format: Vinyl, LP

Credits: Produced by Jamie Lane

Recorded in London, Summer 1985

Engineered by Jamie Lane, Ian Morais

Mixedown Engineered by Bill Gill

Sleeves Produced at Assorted iMaGes by Baker Dave

Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica – Sean O'Hagan

Drums – Tom Fenner

Bass – Ed Flesh

Vocals, Plastic Pubis, Keyborad - Blah Blah (Cathal Coughlan)

Also

Vocals – June Miles-Kingston (A5, B5)

Viola – Geoffrey Richardson

Saxophone – Richard St. Jeffe

Backing Vocals - Dan, Stan, Ham

A1: Horse Overboard  3:53

A2: Birthday Girl  4:08

A3: Past  4:29

A4: Humane  3:07

A5: Are You Happy?  5:24

B1: Genius  4:20

B2: Begging Bowl  5:36

B3: A Friend With A Big Mouth  3:25

B4: Goodbye It's 1987  4:12

B5: And  4:21

所有の盤はRough Trade(Rough 85)ではないが、当時、実に「らしい」アイルランドバンドの3枚目。デビューはCherry Redから予定されていたという。後に "Fatima Mansions", "High Llamas"となる。ほろ苦い夏の匂いがするジャケットに包まれた、ショートムービーの様な素晴らしい詩、10曲。

データにA2のみ入っていなかったようです。

リンクは改訂版に、プラスA2のみアップしました。

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A2 - Birthday Girl

The Key Of Dreams / Section 25 (1982)

The Key Of Dreams / Section 25 (1982)

Label: Factory Benelux (Belgium)

Catalog#: FBN 14

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Credits: Produced & Recorded by S25 at SSRU

A1: Always Now

A2: Visitation

A3: Regions

A4: The Wheel

A5: No Abiding Place

A6: Once Before

B1: There Was A Time

B2: Wretch

B3: Sutra

Their 2nd Album.

psychedelic will be my epitaph.

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