Fred Frith –
Cheap at Half the Price
1983,
United Kingdom
00:44:08;
61M;
192JS;
583;
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Some Clouds Don't
- 3:14
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Cap The Knife
- 2:49
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Evolution
- 3:24
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Too Much Too Little
- 2:10
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True Love
- 2:57
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The Welcome
- 2:27
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Same Old Me
- 2:58
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Some Clouds Do
- 2:50
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Instant Party
- 1:57
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Person To Person
- 2:21
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Walking Song
- 3:14
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Flying In The Face Of Facts
- 2:44
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Heart Bares
- 4:56
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Absent Friends
- 4:00
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The Great Healer
- 2:07
Martin Bisi - engineer (10)
Peter Bäder - artwork by [layout]
George Cartwright - saxophone [alto] (10)
Tina Curran - photography, bass (4), composed by (4)
Sheena Dupuis - voice (5)
Fred Frith - composed by, engineer, guitar, bass [6-string], synthesizer [casio 101], violin, xylophone, voice, instruments [home-mades], composed by (4)
Kramer - engineer (5)
Bill Laswell - bass [original, all but obliterated] (7)
Aksak Maboul - performer [clapping] (14)
Paul Zinman - engineer [digital mastering]
Busag, Zürich - artwork by [lithography]
Tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 9 and 11 to 15 initially released in 1983 as Ralph FF 8356 (USA).
Recorded at home on a 4-track, except 5. (recorded at Noise, NY) and 10. (recorded at BC Studio, NY).
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 15-second generic drum styles without having any idea what I would do with them.
5. originally appeared on "The 20th Anniversary of the Summer of Love", a Shimmy Disc compilation.
10. is from the Curlew LP "North America", released by the Moers label in 1984. All sounds made by saxophone or microphone.
Special thanks to Tina, Asha, Kramer, George, Eugene Nowacki, Burkhard Hennen, Tom Cora, Roger and Annie.
Digital mastering: New York Digital.
East Side Digital, ESD 80572
