cover of Wyatt, Robert - Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt – Rock Bottom

1974, United Kingdom
00:39:20; 36M; 128JS; 238;
  1. Sea Song - 6:29
  2. Last Straw - 5:44
  3. Little Red Riding Hood Hit the - 7:37
  4. Alifib - 6:53
  5. Alifie - 6:29
  6. Little Red Robin Hood Hit the - 6:08

Laurie Allan - drums [1-2, 1-6]
Gilad Atzmon - saxophone, clarinet [2-3], saxophone [2-5], tenor saxophone [2-8]
Del Bartle - guitar [2-8]
Alfreda Benge - artwork by [art, comicopera], design [comicopera], artwork by [illustrations, rock bottom], written-by [2-2 to 2-4, 2-11, 2-15], voice [1-5]
Gianni Bertoncini - drums [2-16]
Toby Bird - engineer [assistant at cbs studios] [1-1 to 1-6]
Piero Bolzan - engineer [instruments] [2-16]
Giorgio Canali - written-by [2-12]
Maurizio Carmardi - saxophone [2-16]
Steve Cox - engineer [at the manor] [1-1 to 1-6]
Ivor Cutler - voice [1-3], voice, concertina [baritone] [1-6]
Brian Eno - written-by [2-6, 2-10, 2-6, 2-10], keyboards, effects [2-1]
Alessandro Fedrigo - bass [bass guitar] [2-16]
Giovanni Lindo Ferretti - written-by [2-12]
Mongezi Feza - trumpet [1-3]
Fred Frith - viola [1-6]
Anja Garbarek - written-by [2-1]
Hugh Hopper - bass guitar [1-2, 1-4, 1-5]
Jamie Johnson - engineer [2-1 to 2-12, 2-14 to 2-16], mixed by, bass guitar [2-3], effects [electrical interference] [2-14]
Federico García Lorca - written-by [2-13]
Francesco Magnelli - written-by [2-12]
Phil Manzanera - guitar [2-6]
Gianni Maroccolo - written-by [2-12]
Nick Mason - producer [1-1 to 1-6]
Mark McCarthy - engineer [with help from] [2-1 to 2-12, 2-14 to 2-16]
Chucho Merchan - double bass [bass violin] [2-13]
Mike Oldfield - guitar [1-6]
Richard Palmer - engineer [at cbs studios] [1-1 to 1-6]
Carlos Puebla - written-by [2-16]
Charles Rees - engineer [2-13], engineer [vocals] [2-16]
Orphy Robinson - steel drums [steelpan] [2-8], vibraphone [2-14], written-by [2-14]
Alfonso Santimone - piano, keyboards [2-16]
David Sinclair - piano [2-4]
Richard Sinclair - bass guitar [1-1, 1-3, 1-6]
Phil Smee - typography [rock bottom], layout [rock bottom]
Pennie Smith - photography [inlay photo, rock bottom]
Yaron Stavi - double bass [bass violin] [2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-12]
Seaming To - voice, clarinet [2-1]
Monica Vasconcelos - voice [2-2, 2-15]
Paolo Vidaich - percussion [2-16]
Paul Weller - guitar [2-2, 2-7]
Annie Whitehead - trombone [2-1, 2-3, 2-5], horn [baritone] [2-4]
Gary Windo - bass clarinet [1-5]
Robert Wyatt - music by [drones and songs] [1-1 to 1-6], producer [2-1 to 2-16], written-by [2-2 to 2-11, 2-13, 2-15], voice, keyboards, drum [james'] [1-1, 1-4], voice, keyboards, guitar, performer [delfina's wineglass] [1-2], voice, keyboards, drum [james'], performer [delfina's tray and a small battery] [1-3], voice, keyboards [1-5, 1-6, 2-9, 2-12], voice, piano, percussion, trumpet [2-1], voice, piano, percussion [2-2], voice, keyboards, cornet [2-3], voice, percussion [old metronome], trumpet [2-4], voice, keyboards, cornet, percussion [2-5], voice, guitar [2-6], voice, percussion [2-7], keyboards, cornet, percussion [2-8], voice, piano, percussion, voice [karenotron (i.e. voice of karen mantler)] [2-10], voice, keyboards, voice [enotron (i.e. voice of brian eno] [2-11], voice, keyboards, trumpet [pocket], percussion [2-13], effects [electrical interference] [2-14], keyboards, percussion [2-15], voice [monicatron, karenotron (i.e. voices of monica vasconcelos and karen mantler)] [2-16]
Massimo Zamboni - written-by [2-12]

"Rock Bottom" engineered at the Manor and on Delfina's farm with the Manor Mobile and at CBS Studios, London
℗ 1974 © 2008 Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Made in the E.U.

"Comicopera" recorded at home in Louth and Phil Manzanera's Gallery Studio, except "Hasta Siempre Comandante", instruments recorded at Movin' Studio, Padua
℗ & © 2007 Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Made in the E.U.

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