Brrian ENO Complete Obscure Series 10 x LPs Island Bryars White Budd Nyman Toop
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Complete Obscure Records Series : 10 LPs
Weight of all LPs about 2.2 kg Foreign buyers : postage costs are estimates for a country group. You may well pay less for your country and you will receive a refund if the difference is more than £2.
Obscure Records was a U.K. record label which existed from 1975 to 1978. It was created and curated by Brian Eno. Ten albums were issued in the series. Most have detailed liner notes on their back covers, analyzing the compositions and providing a biography of the composer, in a format typical of classical music albums, and much of the material can be regarded as 20th-century classical music. The label provided a venue for experimental music.
Obscure no.1 1975 Gavin Bryars The Sinking of the Titanic Release also contains Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet, which includes Derek Bailey on guitar and Michael Nyman on organ. LP : NM / Jacket : Excellent / White Editions EG label on LP (EGED 21), Polydor reissue
Obscure no.2 1975 Christopher Hobbs, John Adams, Gavin Bryars Ensemble Pieces LP : NM / Jacket : G or VG (some wear to corners and edges) / White Obscure label on LP, Island Release
Obscure no.3 1975 Brian Eno Discreet Music Title track (side one) utilizes the tape loop system previously used by Fripp & Eno in (No Pussyfooting) and soon to be known as Frippertronics LP : NM / Jacket : VG / Grey Obscure label on LP, original Island Records issue
Obscure no.4 1975 David Toop, Max Eastley New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments David Toop's name appears first on the cover, but his tracks occupy side two. Toop's tracks are incorrectly listed in backward order on both cover and label of Island and Polydor editions. LP : VG or VG+ / Jacket G or VG, small nick on bottom / Pink Obscure Label on LP, no mention of Polydor or Island on jacket, though probably Polydor (OBS-4)
Obscure no.5 1976 Jan Steele, John Cage Voices and Instruments Features Robert Wyatt singing two tracks LP : NM /Jacket : Excellent (still mostly shrink-wrapped) / Polydor reissue EGED25. white Editions EG label on LP
Obscure no.6 1976 Michael Nyman Decay Music LP : NM / Jacket : VG / Pink Obscure label on LP, original Island edition
Obscure no.7 1976 Members of the Penguin Café Orchestra "Music from the Penguin Café" Lists Simon Jeffes as the artist on the label only, on Island and Polydor editions LP : NM / Jacket : Excellent / Pink Obscure label on LP, original Island edition
Obscure OBS-8 1978 John White, Gavin Bryars Machine Music LP : NM / Jacket : Excellent / Pink Obscure label on LP, Polydor release
Obscure OBS-9 1978 an opera by Tom Phillips, music by Gavin Bryars, libretto by Fred Orton LP : NM / Jacket excellent / Pink Obscure label on LP, Polydor release
Obscure OBS-10 1978 Harold Budd The Pavilion of Dreams LP : NM / Jacket good (see picture showing light shop-soiling and pink marks evident on back of the jacket, plus wear on edges) / Pink Obscure label on LP, Polydor release
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