NAKED CITY Naked City LP ELEKTRA NONESUCH 1990 GER orig JOHN ZORN-FRED FRITH
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JOHN ZORN / NAKED CITY
Naked City was something of an avant-rock/free jazz New York supergroup in the late '80s and early '90s, featuring an all-star cast of New York jazz experimentalists and led by the most-famous downtown musician of them all, John Zorn. Comprised of Zorn on alto sax, Wayne Horvitz on keyboards, Bill Frisell on guitar, Fred Frith on bass, and Joey Baron on drums (and occasionally vocalist Yamatsuka Eye), Naked City, more than any other Zorn-led group, established him with a rock audience. The band had an enormous repertoire and its sets were famously unpredictable. Zorn says that he conceived the band as a compositional workshop; the challenge was to write as much as possible within the limited format. Once he stopped "hearing and writing for the band," it disbanded.
"NAKED CITY"
Produced by John Zorn/Naked City
1990 LP ELEKTRA NONESUCH RECORDS 7559-79238-1
MADE IN GERMANY EUROPEAN ORIGINAL PRESSING
STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 7559-79238-1 0
LABEL: ELEKTRA NONESUCK - GRAY LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Label Code: LC 0286
Other, Price Code (Germany): ?
Other, Price Code (France): WE 306
Catalog on cover: (top/left spine, rear) 7559-79238-1
Catalog on labels: 7559-79238-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): R/S Alsdorf 755 979238-1-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): R/S Alsdorf 755 979238-1-B
On labels: 3 line rim text reads "Tous droits........interdits"
"Alle urheber........a Warner Communications Company"
"All rights........prohibited"
GEMA/BIEM (boxed)
? 1990 Elektra Entertainment for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
LC 0286
On Back Sleeve: All compositions by John Zorn unless otherwise noted
Elektra entertainment............Made in Germany
tracklisting
Side A: BATMAN - THE SICILLIAN CLAN - YOU WILL BE SHOT - LATIN QUARTER
A SHOT IN THE DARK - REANIMATOR - SNAGGLEPUSS - I WANT TO LIVE - LONELY WOMAN
Side B: IGNEOUS EJACULATION - BLOOD BUSTER - HAMMERHEAD - DEMON SANCTUARY
OBEAH MAN - UJAKU - FUCK THE FACTS - SPEEDBALL - CHINATOWN - PUNK CHINA DOLL
N.Y FLAT TOP BOX - SAIGON PICKUP - THE JAMES BOND THEME - INSIDE STRAIGHT
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The violent cover photo (which shows a man after he was shot dead) sets the stage for the rather passionate music on this John Zorn set. With guitarist Bill Frisell, keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, bassist Fred Frith, drummer Joey Baron, and guest vocalist Yamatsuka Eye making intense contributions, altoist Zorn performs his unpredictable originals, abstract versions of some movie themes (including "A Shot in the Dark," "I Want to Live," "Chinatown," and "The James Bond Theme"), plus Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman." The stimulating music rewards repeated listenings by more open-minded listeners...(AllMusic)
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