Attitude / Rip Rig + Panic (1983)

Attitude / Rip Rig + Panic (1983)

Label: Virgin (OVED 63) UK

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Credits: Performed by Rip Rig + Panic; Andrea Hoogess, Biffda Smith, Flush, D.D. Defries, Lurid Sager, M.P.Z. Springer, Banana Cherry, S. Sarahandi, Hoog Oliver, Stove Noble, Woo Honeymoon

Produced by Gareth Sager + Alex Kidron

Engineer – K. Thomas, T. Hunt + M. Stewart

Saxophone – Flush (A3), Drums – Stove (A4, A6), Piano – Sager (A5)

A1: Keep The Sharks From Your Heart

A2: Sunken Love

A3: Rip Open, But Oh So Long Thy Wounds Take To Heal

A4: Do The Tightrope

A5: Intimacy, Just Gently Shimmer

A6: How That Spark Sets Me Aglow

B1: Alchemy In This Cemetry

B2: Beat The Beast

B3: The Birth Pangs Of Spring

B4: Eros; What Brings Colour Up The Stem?

B5: Push Your Tiny Body As High As Your Desire Can Take You

B6: Viva X Dreams

混沌から脱却しつつ変容していった此の3枚目のラストアルバム以降は、"Float Up CP"と成るが1枚で惜しくも解散。其の後ソロと成り売れたNeneh Cherryは、様々なコラボレーションと"CirKus"を経て、フリージャズバンド"The Thing"と"Neneh Cherry & The Thing"として2012年6月に1stアルバムをリリースする。Suicide, Stooges, Ornette Coleman, Madvillain等のカバーが非常に興味深い。

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Dream Baby Dream (Suicide cover)

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Dream Baby Dream (Suicide - Four Tet remix)

You Tube - Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Accordion (Madvillain cover)

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[Re-upload] Bob Hope Takes Risks / Rip Rig + Panic (1981)

Bob Hope Takes Risks / Rip Rig + Panic (1981)

Label: Virgin (UK)

Catalog#: VS 468-12

Format: Vinyl, 12" (Single)

Credits: Engineered by Tim Hunt

Produced by Rip Rig & Panic

Paintings by Mike Springer

Design by Jill Mumford

A: Bob Hope Takes Risks  6:00

B: Hey Mr. E! A Gran Grin With A Shake Of Smile  6:00

2011/11/28記

The Pop Groupからファンクとフリージャズを抽出し、モードとしてノスタルジックな映画と美術のエッセンスを散りばめた類稀なバンド。インプロに終始した断片も多いが、ポップスへの憧憬目線も有るところが素晴らしい。21世紀版を是非見てみたい。

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¿Telepatia? ¡Telepatia! / Lavvi Ebbel (1983)

¿Telepatia? ¡Telepatia! / Lavvi Ebbel (1983)

Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule (Belgium)

Catalog#: TWI 163

Format: Vinyl, 12"(Single)

Credits: Produced by David Avidor

A: ¿Telepatia? ¡Tel

B: ¿Telepatia? ¡Telepatia! (Dub Version)

先日のMarine同様、ベルギー製ファンクバンド。スッカスカでダッラダラな音同様、無意味なレイアウトと意味不明な裏ジャケが良い。

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Rive Gauche / Marine (1982)

Rive Gauche / Marine (1982)

Label: Crépuscule Section Française, Radical Records (France)

Catalog#: RAD 006

Format: Vinyl, 12"(Single)

Credits: Cover Design – Gilles Guymare

Producer – Peter Principle

A1: Remember Caribou

B1: A Propositio Dei Napoli

B2: How To Keep Cool

クレプスキュールのフランス支局"Crépuscule Section Française"からのベルギー製ファンクバンド。2年間の活動でシングルとEPを5枚リリースし、其の多くはクレプスキュールからで同コンピ盤への提供も多い。日本で売れたフィリピン歌手と同名なのはアレだが、脱力した中途半さが格好良い。

The Fruit Of The Original Sin / Various (1981) 

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Playing With A Different Sex / Au Pairs (1981)

Playing With A Different Sex / Au Pairs (1981)

Label: Human Records (UK)

Catalog#: HUMAN 1

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Credits: 

Vocals and Guitar – Lesley

Vocals and Guitar – Paul

Bass – Jane

Drums – Pete

Recorded at Jacob's Studios April 1981

Engineered by Ken Thomas

Produced by Au Pairs, Martin and Ken

Sleeve Design by Martin/Rocking Russian

Cover Photography by Eve Arnold

Sax by Lindy/From Fast Relief

A1: We're So Cool

A2: Love Song

A3: Set-Up

A4: Repetition

    Written by D.Bowie

A5: Headache For Michelle

B1: Come Again

B2: Armagh

B3: Unfinished Business

B4: Dear John

B5: It's Obvious

(B6: Endless Track)

対等の立場を意味するバンド名から想像が容易い其の政治的姿勢と、ガシャガシャとゾンザイなギターが相まって、当時は良く"Gang of Four"と比較されたバンド。当時はジャケットに惹かれるも完全に食わず嫌い。ブログを読んでくださる遠方の見知らぬ方より寄贈され初めて聴いた本盤は、The Raincoatsから始まった一連のロック女性解放戦線が、Post punkとしてダンスに指向性を見つけた初期の感触が楽しめる好盤だった。3年で潰れたがニッチなHuman Recordsよりリリース。

Fairytale In The Supermarket / The Raincoats (1979)

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Bob Hope Takes Risks / Rip Rig + Panic (1981)

Bob Hope Takes Risks / Rip Rig + Panic (1981)

Label: Virgin (UK)

Catalog#: VS 468-12

Format: Vinyl, 12" (Single)

Credits: Engineered by Tim Hunt

Produced by Rip Rig & Panic

Paintings by Mike Springer

Design by Jill Mumford

A: Bob Hope Takes Risks  6:00

B: Hey Mr. E! A Gran Grin With A Shake Of Smile  6:00

The Pop Groupからファンクとフリージャズを抽出し、モードとしてノスタルジックな映画と美術のエッセンスを散りばめた類稀なバンド。インプロに終始した断片も多いが、ポップスへの憧憬目線も有るところが素晴らしい。21世紀版を是非見てみたい。

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God Save The Queen/Under Heavy Manners / Robert Fripp (1980)

God Save The Queen/Under Heavy Manners / Robert Fripp (1980)

Label: Polydor (US)

Catalog#: PD-1-6266

Format: Vinyl, LP

Credits: Produced by Robert Fripp

Compiled at the Hit Factory, New York

Engineer Ed Spring

Cover photo courtesy of The Handlery Motor Inn, 260 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California

Cover photo Chris Stein

Sleeve concept Fripp/Stein

Hair by the famous Mary Lou Green

Inner photo Ron Cohen

The Frippertonics loop for B1 is the first piece performed at Calgary Planetarium, August 8th 1979.

The Frippertronics for B2 is the second piece, first house, at Madame Wong's, Los Angeles, July 25th 1979.

Buster Jones and Paul Duskin played alongside these loops in September and Absalm el Habib gave voice during December 1979.

The solo guitar part to "Signified" is manual repetition in comparison with technological repetition of the Frippertronics and is the complete second take. The first take broke down after 6 1/2 minutes.

Notes: 

Bass - Buster Jones

Drums - Paul Duskin

Vocals - Absalm el Habib (B1)

Side A

A1: Red Two Scorer  6:54

A2: God Save The Queen  9:50

A3: 1983  13:20

Side One

B1: Under Heavy Manners  5:14

B2: The Zero Of The Signified  12:38

"God Save The King"にタイトル曲が収録されているが、本アルバムでのCDリリースは無い。上部ジャケはシングルジャケットの表裏をつなげて見たのだが、内容そして本盤の存在と共に不思議なレイアウトになっている。適当でも此の様にはならない。

本盤の内容については此方のサイトが為になるが、リリース時の評価に比べて内容は全く悪くない。特に"Side One"は、Absalm el Habib名義の"David Byrne"が参加（B1）で、Enoでは無くFrippプロデュースのTalking Headsが垣間見れ、B2では「正にディシプリンの賜物プレイ！」がスゴすぎる。

GO-A  GO-ONE

Private Tapes Vol.3 : Chance Operation (1981)

Private Tapes Vol.3:

3C Tokyo Pack Gig - Live at Bessie Sapporo (1981.8.8)

/ Chance Operation

Recorded By min-min (Portable Stereo Cassette Recorder)

at Bessie, Sapporo, Japan

Credits:

Bass, Vocal - Higo Hiroshi

Guitar, Vocal - Yoshiko

Drums - unknown

Guitar (5.) - Ando from S-KEN

1. 57 Compute

2. Be Stopped Up

3. Interval Deadheat

4. Touch & Go

5. (unknown)

6. Erua Ela

7. Dummy Shout

8. Image Dance

Chance Operation, Concretes, Corina Corrinaの東京勢3組が「3C Tokyo Pack Gig」と題し、札幌勢2組と地元で行ったライヴ音源。5.の曲名が不明だがゲストも相まって最高。今思えば先のTsunematsu Masatoshi、Para - Phraseの一週間前か。待望のチャンオペCDリリースが延期（発売日未定）になって残念此の上無い。

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Compressor / Biting Tongues (1986)

Compressor / Biting Tongues (1986)

Label: Factory (UK)

Catalog#: fac 188

Format: Vinyl, 12"EP

Credits: Written, Arranged by Biting Tongues

Drums - Philip Kirby

Bass, Double Bass - Patrick Steer

Trombone - Tom Barnish

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Howard Walmsley

St20, Dx7, Vss100, Vocals - Graham Massey

Design - Johnson/Panas

Producer - Chris Nagel at Yello 2 Stockport (A, B1)

Producer - Dave Pringle at Out Of The Blue Manchester

A: Compressor  4:47

B1: Black Jesus  7:51

B2: Black And White Jesus  3:04

808 Stateの中心人物であるGraham Masseyがその前に結成したバンド。1981~89年にアルバム4枚、EP4枚、2003年にアルバム1枚をリリース。現在も不定期にライヴを行なっている。Post PunkがJazzとFunkへと向かった好例だが、その後Technoへ発展し成功した例は彼らの他に知らない。Acid HouseなJazzやFunkを、ほぼ変わらぬ面子での2003年「Recharge」も好盤。Manchesterの絆は深い。

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For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? / The Pop Group (1980)

For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? / The Pop Group (1980)

Label: Rough Trade, Y Records (UK)

Catalog#: ROUGH 9, Y 2

Format: Vinyl, LP

Credits: Recorded and Mixed at Foel Studios by The Pop Group and Dave Anderson

Notes: Four 70x100 cm. double printed B&W posters edition

A1: Forces Of Oppression

A2: Feed The Hungry

A3: One Out Of Many (Last Poets arr.)

A4: Blind Faith

A5: How Much Longer

B1: Justice

B2: There Are No Spectators

B3: Communicate

B4: Rob A Bank

今年9月の再結成以来、New Albumどころか全CD再発の音沙汰も無いのでイライラして2ndをアップ。1stに引き続きRhinoに良い仕事をして欲しいのだが。さらに当時のアナログ初回版に付属の大判ポスター（モノクロ両面）も原寸で再現希望だが、100%無理だろうと今回は音と併せて4枚両面全てをアップ。なお裏ジャケは逆さまが正しい。

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Soul Deep / The Council Collective (1984)

Soul Deep / The Council Collective (1984)

Label: Polydor (UK)

Catalog#: MINE 1

Format: Vinyl, 7"(Single)

Credits: This record was made by…

Leonardo Chignoli

Dee C. Lee

Junior Giscombe

Jimmy Ruffin

Steve White

Vaughn Toulouse

Dizzy Hites

Paul Weller & Mick Talbot

Producer - The Council Collective

Mixed by Brian Robson & Martin Ware (Heaven 17)

Engineer - Jeremy Wakefield

"There's Brother against Brother - 

There's Fathers against Sons - 

But as for Solidarity - I don't see none" 

Let's change that! 

"The aim of this record was to raise money for the Striking Miners and their families before Xmas but obviously in the light of the tragic and disgusting event in South Wales resulting in the murder of a Cab driver, some of the monies will also go now to the widow of the man. 

We do support the miners strike but we do not support violence. it helps no one and only creates further division amongst people. 

This record is about Solidarity or more the the point - getting it back! If miners lose the strike, the consequences will be felt by all of the working classes. That is why it is so important to support it. But violence will only lead to defeat - as all violence ultimately does." 

A: Soul Deep Pt 1

B: Soul Deep Pt 2

The Council Collective = The Style Council + Guests.

炭坑労働者支援のために別名義でリリースされたシングル。アレンジや機材の音が時代感たっぷり。

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Fuck Shit Up / Dub Narcotic Sound System (1994)

Fuck Shit Up / Dub Narcotic Sound System (1994)

Label: K (US)

Catalog#: DBN102

Format: Vinyl, 7"(Single)

Credits: Produced by Calvin Johnson

A: Fuck Shit Up

B: Version

筋肉無しの骨だけファンク。ドでかいサウンドシステムで聴きたい。

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Getting Up / Pigbag (1982)

Getting Up / Pigbag (1982)

Label: Y Records (UK)

Catalog#: Y 16

Format: Vinyl, 7"(Single)

Credits:

Produced by Disco Dell, Dave Hunt + Pigbag

Recorded at Berry St. Studio, Nov 1981

A: Getting Up (7" Version)  3:16

B: Go Cat  4:31

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The Big Bean / Pigbag (1982)

The Big Bean / Pigbag (1982)

Label: Y Records (UK)

Catalog#: Y 24

Format: Vinyl, 7"(Single)

Credits: Produced by Simon Underwood

Engineered by Pat Stapley

Recorded at Abbey Road, June 1982

Drums - Brian Nevill

Tumbas - Chip Carpenter

Trumpet - Chris Lee

Steel Drums - James Johnstone

Saxophone - Ollie Moore

Trombone - Oscar Verden

Bass - Simon Underwood 

A: The Big Bean  3:26

B: Scumda  4:05

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Sunny Day / Pigbag (1981) - 12" Version

Sunny Day / Pigbag (1981) 

Label: Stiff Records (US)

Catalog#: TEES 12-05

Format: Vinyl, 12"(EP)

Credits: Produced by Dick O'Dell, Dave Hunt + Pigbag

A: Sunny Day  6:18

B1: Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag  2:45

B2: Whoops Goes My Body!!  6:18

Y Recordsではなく、Stiff Records (US)よりリリースされた、メガヒットのB1を含む美味しい12inch。

と、そのオリジナル7inch。すべてが最高だが、どちらも最後に各タイプの異なるPunk Jazzなトラックがチョーカッコエエ。

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