LOUNGE LIZARDS THE LOUNGE LIZARDS LP EDITIONS EG 1981 UK origin ARTO LINDSAY-LURIE
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THIS IS THE 1981 UK ORIGINAL PRESSING on EDITIONS EG/POLYDOR Records. The textured single cover is in VG condition: normal wear, BUT light discolouration/wear on corners, 2cm break on fron (right edge), sticker mark on front (top left corner), surface ringwear, mild creases/wrinkles on top right corner, left spine is readable; please for details see photos. The vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully.
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THE LOUNGE LIZARDS
Initially conceived as entertainment for a downtown New York art community (which, at the time, was knee-deep in no wave), the Lounge Lizards spent more than a decade with various lineups playing so-called fake jazz with pop and avant-garde rock tendencies. The band's initial incarnation was led by saxophonist John Lurie, with brother Evan on piano, Arto Lindsay on guitar, Steve Piccolo on bass, and ex-Feelie Anton Fier on drums; this lineup appeared only on the band's acclaimed, all-instrumental, self-titled 1981 debut...
"THE LOUNGE LIZARDS"
tracklist: please, for tracklist see pictures
1981 LP EDITIONS EG/POLYDOR RECORDS EGED 8
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE
NOTES: Recorded at CBS Recording Studios in New York on July 21-22, 28-29 1980
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LABEL: EDITIONS EG - WHITE LABEL w/GOLD LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: EGED 8
Catalog on labels: EGED 8
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched/Stamped): EGS-108-A EGED 8 A//1 ∇ EST 1 3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched/Stamped): EGS-108-B EGED 8 B//1 ∇ EST 1 2 2 STERLING
On labels: rim text reads "All Rights........Manufactured in Gt: Britain"
All songs copyright © EG Music..............
Produced by Teo Macero
℗ 1981 EG Records Inc.
On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits
POLYDOR & EG logos (top edge)
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)
One might be forgiven for mistaking the Lounge Lizards' debut album for a traditional jazz release at a glance, what with the two Thelonious Monk covers and the participation of producer Teo Macero (who had previously worked with such heavyweights as Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Ella Fitzgerald, to name just a few). No, while there's definitely great respect shown here for the jazz tradition, the members are obviously coming at it from different backgrounds -- most especially guitarist Arto Lindsay, whose occasional atonal string scraping owes far more to his experience in New York City's no wave scene than to quote unquote traditional jazz. In fact, the two aforementioned Monk covers seem a strange choice when you actually hear the band, which has more in common with sonic experimentalists like Ornette Coleman or Sun Ra. That's not to say that this is too experimental; saxophonist and lead Lizard John Lurie knows when to blow noise and when to blow melody, and ex-Feelies drummer Anton Fier manages to infuse a good rock feel into the drum parts even when he's playing incredibly complex rhythms. The end result is a album that neatly straddle both worlds, whether it's the noir-ish "Incident on South Street," the art-funk of "Do the Wrong Thing," or the thrash-bebop found in "Wangling"...(AllMusic)
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