The Complete Obscure Records Collection 1974–1978
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 24 November 2023
Tracklist
- CD 1: The Sinking of the Titanic
- 1The Sinking of the TitanicGavin Bryars24:28
- 2Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me YetGavin Bryars25:54
- CD 2: Ensemble Pieces
- 1AranChristopher Hobbs3:57
- 2American Standard: John Philip SousaJohn Adams4:28
- 39:13
- 4American Standard: SentimentalsJohn Adams5:17
- 5McCrimmon Will Never ReturnChristopher Hobbs9:28
- 61, 2, 1‒2‒3‒4Gavin Bryars15:02
- CD 3: Discreet Music
- 1Discreet MusicBrian Eno30:355.0 ★
- 29:575.0 ★
- 35:205.0 ★
- 48:185.0 ★
- CD 4: New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments
- 1HydrophoneMax Eastley8:59
- 2MetallophoneMax Eastley7:02
- 3The CentriphoneMax Eastley4:48
- 4Elastic Aerophone / CentriphoneMax Eastley5:00
- 5Do the BathosphereDavid Toop2:37
- 6The Divination of the Bowhead WhaleDavid Toop16:42
- 7The Chairs StoryDavid Toop3:30
- CD 5: Voices and Instruments
- 1All DayJan Steele7:19
- 2Distant SaxophonesJan Steele10:52
- 3Rhapsody SpanielJan Steele5:20
- 4Experiences No.1John Cage4:12
- 5Experiences No.2John Cage5:02
- 62:29
- 7Forever and SunsmellJohn Cage6:22
- 8In a LandscapeJohn Cage10:38
- CD 6: Decay Music
- 11–100Michael Nyman27:27
- 2Bell Set No. 1Michael Nyman21:35
- 31–100 (Faster Decay)Michael Nyman13:42
- CD 7: Music From the Penguin Café
- 1Penguin Café SingleSimon Jeffes6:20
- 2Zopf: From the ColoniesSimon Jeffes1:39
- 3Zopf: In a Sydney MotelSimon Jeffes2:28
- 42:22
- 5Zopf: MilkSimon Jeffes2:22
- 6Zopf: CoronationSimon Jeffes1:33
- 7Zopf: Giles Farnaby’s DreamSimon Jeffes2:17
- 8Zopf: PigtailSimon Jeffes2:44
- 911:46
- 10HugebabySimon Jeffes4:48
- 11Chartered FlightSimon Jeffes6:44
- CD 8: Machine Music
- 1Autumn Countdown MachineJohn White5:32
- 2Son of Gothic ChordJohn White10:14
- 3Jew’s Harp MachineJohn White2:50
- 4Drinking and Hooting MachineJohn White4:54
- 5The Squirrel and the Ricketty Racketty BridgeGavin Bryars21:10
- CD 9: Irma
- 1IntroductionTom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton4:50
- 2OvertureTom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton6:51
- 3Aria: “I Tell You That’s Irma Herself”Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton5:27
- 4First InterludeTom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton1:47
- 5Aria: “Irma You Will Be Mine”Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton2:40
- 6Second InterludeTom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton4:54
- 7Chorus: “Love Is Help Mate”Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton4:51
- 8PostludeTom Phillips, Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton4:18
- CD 10: The Pavilion of Dreams
- 1Bismillahi ’Rrahmani ’RrahimHarold Budd18:27
- 26:24
- 314:20
- 4JunoHarold Budd8:24
Release credits
- choir vocals [3]
- oboe [6]
- musical box [1]
- percussion [2]
- arranger [2-4], bass guitar [6], electric guitar [5], percussion [4], performer [5], producer [10.1-4, 2.1, 2.5-6, 3.1-4, 1.1-2, 6.1-2, 4.1-7], recording [1], vocal [2.6, 10.4]
- vocal [7]
- vocal [6]
- performer [5]
- bassoon [1.2, 8.1], cowbell [1], mouth harp [3], percussion [1, 4], piano [8.2, 2.6], reed organ [5], toy piano [1], triangle [1], tubular bells [1]
- cello [6]
- electric guitar [6], flute [7], other vocals [5, 7], performer [7], solo [7]
- acoustic guitar [6], guitar [2], steel-string acoustic guitar [5]
- viola [2]
- vocal [2-8]
- spoken vocals [1]
- bell [6]
- electric guitar [5], guitar [1]
- arranger [2-4], celesta [3], classical guitar [5], conductor [1.1-2, 3.2-4], cymbal [1], double bass [8.1, 2.6], glockenspiel [1, 4], mouth harp [3], percussion [1, 4], piano [1], reed organ [1, 5], triangle [1], vocal [4], wood block [1]
- viola [2-8], violin [1-11]
- chorus master [3], electric piano [1], piano [4], vocal [4]
- cello [1-11]
- marimba [1], vibraphone [4]
- harp [6]
- flute [2], piano [3]
- piano [3], vocal [1]
- marimba [1], vibraphone [4], vocal [4]
- conductor [2-4]
- violin [1-2]
- marimba [1], mouth harp [3], percussion [8.1, 8.4, 2.1, 10.4], piano [2], reed organ [1], toy piano [1], triangle [1], tuba [8.1, 1.2], vocal [4]
- vibraphone [1]
- choir vocals [3]
- choir vocals [3], mezzo-soprano vocals [2]
- harp [1-3]
- choir vocals [3]
- alto saxophone [1]
- piano [2]
- metallophone [2], other instruments [1, 3-4, 4]
- marimba [1, 4], mouth harp [3], organ [2], percussion [2], piano [1], vocal [4]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- choir vocals [3]
- ukulele [7]
- percussion [6.2, 10.3]
- bass drum [6], fiddle [6], percussion [6]
- trombone [6]
- engineer [2-4]
- engineer [1, 5-6]
- percussion [1]
- engineer [10.1-4, 8.5, 4.5-7], recording [1-2]
- celesta [1], electric piano [3], percussion [6-7], piano [4, 8]
- vocal [5-6]
- double bass [8.1, 1.1-2]
- bass [2-8], cello [3], cuatro [2-8], effects [2-8], electric guitar [1, 9-11], electric piano [2-8], guitar [2-8], other instruments [2-8], other vocals [2-8], producer [1-11], spinet [2-8], ukulele [2-8]
- bass guitar [1-2]
- electric piano [1, 9-11], engineer [1, 9-11], mix [2-8], producer [1-11]
- violin [6]
- guitar [1]
- percussion [4]
- performer [2-4], performing orchestra [2], strings [1]
- instrument [2-4]
- choir vocals [3]
- flute [2]
Issues
T24 November 2023