FRED FRITH (HENRY COW) "Cheap At Half The Price" MINT

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FRED FRITH (HENRY COW) "Cheap At Half The Price" MINT 1983 US RALPH 1st PRESS, UNPLAYED, COVER SHRINK-WRAPPED

FRED FRITH
Cheap At Half The Price

ORIGINAL US Ralph Records (FF 8356) FIRST PRESSING (1983) OF FRED FRITH'S "Cheap At Half The Price" LP - HIS LAST ALBUM ON THE RESIDENTS' LABEL AND FINDING THE HENRY COW FOUNDER PRODUCING SHORTER, SLIGHTLY LESS AVANT-GARDE MATERIAL, MORE AKIN TO ENO'S FIRST SOLO PROJECTS "Here Come the Warm Jets" and "Taking Tiger Mountain..." - FANTASTIC LP, VERY QUIRKY, ENDLESSLY FASCINATING AND VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AND THIS COPY IS IN MINT CONDITION - IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED AND THE SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened)
MATRIX NUMBERS: S - 111 GI, FF 8356 - A / S - 111 G2, FF 8356 - B

Cheap at Half the Price is a 1983 solo album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It was Frith's third and last album for The Residents' Ralph Records label and was recorded by Frith at his home in New York City on a 4-track recorder. Frith played almost all the instruments himself, with the exception of bass guitar on two tracks, and drums, for which he used drum tapes and samples previously recorded by other drummers.
Cheap at Half the Price differs from Frith's previous "avant-garde"/experimental albums in that it comprises a collection of pop-like songs, and he sings!!! The album raised eyebrows at the time in "progressive circles" for its apparent simplicity and departure from what was then regarded as "Fred Style"
However, Frith's exploration of song forms here was developed further with Tom Cora in Skeleton Crew where they played deceptively simple and catchy songs, often using melodies derived from Scandinavian and Eastern European music. One retrospective review of the album described it as "... very much part of the complex of musical activities Frith engaged in at the time, rather than a departure. More than that, he wove lots of those strands together into one coherent work. It bursts with inventiveness, and eradiates the irrepressible joy of playful creativity."
The album cover artwork was done by Tina Curran, Frith's wife at the time

Track Listing:
Side 1: Some Clouds Don't / Cap The Knife / Evolution / Too Much, Too Little / The Welcome / Same Old Me / Some Clouds Do
Side 2: Instant Party / Walking Song / Flying In The Face Of Facts / Heart Bares / Absent Friends / The Great Healer

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MINT, UNPLAYED AND UNMARKED COPY OF FRED FRITH'S SUPERB 1983 LP STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAPPING - FANTASTIC ALBUM FROM THE EVER-FASCINATING FRITH  - GREAT STUFF - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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