CD NOWY, W FOLII.

Skeleton Crew – Skeleton Crew

Label: ReR Megacorp – ReR/FRO 8/9, Fred Records – ReR/FRO 8/9

Format: 2XCD, Album, Reissue, Remastered CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered All Media, Compilation

Country: UK & US

Released: 2005

Genre: Jazz, Rock Style: Avantgarde, Experimental, Prog Rock

Learn To Talk 1-1 Que Viva / Onwards And Upwards 7:37 1-2 The Way Things Fall (Back Apart) Words By – Rebby Sharp, Tom Cora 2:33 1-3 Not My Shoes 2:16 1-4 The Washington Post Arranged By [Arr.] – Skeleton Crew (2) Music By – Sousa* 1:31 1-5 We're Still Free 4:09 1-6 Victoryville 2:50 1-7 Los Colitos / Life At The Top Music By – Frith*, Cora* Music By [Los Colitos] – Trad. Ecuador* Voice [Extra On Los Colitos] – Katrin*, Röbl* 4:35 1-8 Learn To Talk 3:52 1-9 Factory Song Words By – Tom Cora 4:49 1-10 It's Fine 4:16 1-11 Zach's Flag Music By – Cora* 3:01 1-12 Sick As A Parrot 2:58 1-13 Automatic Pilot 1:27 1-14 Hook Alto Saxophone, Percussion – Dave Newhouse Music By – Frith* 2:15 1-15 Killing Time Music By – Laswell*, Frith*, Maher* 2:26 The Country Of Blinds 2-1 The Country Of Blinds 4:09 2-2 The Border Words By – Anne Hemenway 3:30 2-3 The Hand That Bites 5:32 2-4 Dead Sheep 3:22 2-5 Bingo 3:25 2-6 Man Or Monkey Arranged By [Arr.] – Skeleton Crew (2) Music By – Frith*, Cora* 2:30 2-7 Foot In Hole 3:09 2-8 Hot Field 2:37 2-9 The Birds Of Japan 3:59 2-10 You May Find A Bed Words By – Fred Frith, Rebby Sharp 6:12 2-11 Sparrow Song Music By – Frith* 1:29 2-12 Safety In Numbers 3:18 2-13 Howdywhoola Too Cello, Sampler, Percussion – Tom Cora Music By – Cora* 2:47 2-14 Second Rate 5:32 2-15 New Orleans Stomp Arranged By [Arr.] – Skeleton Crew (2) Music By – Jelly Roll Morton 3:14 2-16 Hasta La Victoria 3:24

Distributed By – ReR Megacorp Distributed By – ReR USA Distributed By – Locus Solus Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fred Records Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Anthill Music Copyright © – Fred Records Copyright © – Anthill Music Recorded At – Sunrise Studios Recorded At – Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville Recorded At – Théâtre Dunois Recorded At – Illinois State University Recorded At – CBGB Recorded By – WCBN Remastered At – Headless Buddha Mastering Lab Manufactured By – MorphiusDisc Manufacturing – MORPH-13280 Made By – DCA (3) – DCA19021 Made By – DCA (3) – DCA19022 Accordion – Tom Cora (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10) Cello, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Performer [Contraptions] – Tom Cora (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-1 to 2-10) Design – Tomas Kurth Engineer – Fred Frith (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 1-11), Hairi Vogel (tracks: 2-1, 2-3 to 2-10), Robert Vogel (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 1-11), Tim Hodgkinson (tracks: 2-1, 2-3 to 2-10) Engineer [Assistant] – Katrin Brändli (tracks: 2-1, 2-3 to 2-10) Guitar, 6-String Bass, Violin, Drums, Vocals, Performer [Home-mades] – Fred Frith (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-1 to 2-10) Organ, Harp [Electric], Accordion, Drums, Vocals – Zeena Parkins (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10) Painting [Cover Painting] – Peter Bäder Piano, Synthesizer [Casio] – Fred Frith (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11) Producer – Vogel* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11), Skeleton Crew (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11), Tim Hodgkinson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10) Remastered By, Compiled By – Fred Frith, Myles Boisen Synthesizer [Casio], Drums [Home-made] – Tom Cora (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11) Transferred By [Archival Transfers From Cassette To CD Assistant] – Jon Leidecker (tracks: 1-12 to 1-14, 2-11, 2-13, 2-14, 2-16) Transferred By [Archival Transfers From Cassette To CD] – Vance Galloway (tracks: 1-12 to 1-14, 2-11, 2-13, 2-14, 2-16) Learn To Talk recorded Christmas and New Year 1983-1984 at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg. Track 1-6, recorded at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in 1983. The additional material heard on this song is the result of a malfunctioning tape recorder. Part of track 1-7 was recorded by WCBN in Quebec City and is used by courtesy of the station, with thanks. Track 1-12 & 1-13 recorded 1984 live in Lyon. Track 1-14 recorded 1982 live at 24, Rue Dunois, Paris. Track 1-15 recorded 4th November 1984 live at Illinois State University, Normal (originally released on Passed Normal) The Country Of Blinds recorded December 1985 / January 1986 at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg. Track 2-2 and the last section of track 2-10 recorded 4th November 1985 live in Reykjavik. Track 2-11, 2-13 & 2-14, place and date unknown, from cassette recorded during European tour, 1985. Track 2-12 originally released on A Classic Guide To No Man's Land. Track 2-15 recorded April 1985 at CBGB, New York (originally released on Hallelujah, Anyway- Remembering Tom Cora). Track 2-16 recorded 1985 at the Isabella, Toronto. Tracks 1-12 to 1-15 and 2-11 to 2-16 were not included on the original LP albums. Remastered and compiled January / May 2005 at Headless Buddha, Oakland. Archival transfers from cassette to CD made September 2000. ℗ & © Fred Records / Anthill Music Made in USA Distributed in USA by ReR USA Distributed in Japan by Locus Solus Distributed by ReR Megacorp Packaging: 6 panel, clear plastic Digipak Barcode (On Strip): 7 52725 90142 0