Nash The Slash "The Million Year Picnic" Ralph Records ?NS-8409 US Vinyl LP 1984
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Nash The Slash ? "The Million Year Picnic" Ralph Records ? NS-8409 US Pressing. Vinyl LP released in 1984.
The vinyl appears to have been very lightly played (if at all) and is in great condition. The sleeve is still its cellophane, which has been opened. The sleeve, like the vinyl shows minimal signs of wear and is immaculate. Matrix / Runout (Side A): NS 8409-A Matrix / Runout (Side B): NS 8409-B
This is a compilation album, comprised of tracks taken from Nash The Slash's first three studio releases: "Dreams And Nighmares" (1979), "Children Of The Night" (1980) and "Decomposing" (1981).
James Jeffrey "Jeff" Plewman (March 26, 1948 – May 10, 2014), better known by his stage name Nash the Slash, was a Canadian musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he was known primarily for playing the electric violin and mandolin, as well as the harmonica, keyboards, glockenspiel, and other instruments (sometimes described as "devices" on album notes). Nash's music is a complex blend of New Wave, new age, and punk rock, using electric mandolins, violins, drums machines, and a variety of effects and sonic devices. He wrote, played, and produced most of the material on his solo albums by himself, though he also worked with producers Daniel Lanois and Bill Nelson.
Nash worked as a solo artist beginning in 1975; founding the progressive rock band FM in 1976. Soon after releasing the band's first album, "Black Noise", in 1977, he left the band; he resumed his solo career in 1978 (it was not until after Nash's departure that the album was widely promoted, eventually charting and receiving a gold record award). He rejoined FM from 1983 to 1996, concurrent with his solo work.
Nash's music covers an eclectic range, varying from instrumental—mood-setting music, to rock and pop music with vocals. In addition to giving concert performances, he has composed and performed soundtrack music for silent films, presenting these works live in movie theatres to accompany screenings of the films. Another venue for his music is in performances to accompany the viewing of paintings by surrealist painter Robert Vanderhorst, an audiovisual collaboration, which took place in 1978 and again in 2004.
Nash was born in Toronto, Ontario. He performed with surgical bandages covering his face starting in 1979. "During a gig at The Edge in the late 1970s to raise awareness of the threat from the Three Mile Island disaster, he walked on stage wearing bandages dipped in phosphorus paint and exclaimed: 'Look, this is what happens to you.' The bandages became his trademark.
Nash announced his retirement via his website on November 6, 2012, stating he was "rolling up the bandages" and shutting down his official website on December 31. He thanked his loyal fans for their support during his 40 years as an independent artist, but stated that live gigs no longer excited him and that his "eccentric style/genre finds no place into today's scene." He also mentioned the "theft of music on the internet devastated a very important source of [his] income."
On May 10, 2014, Nash died at his home in Toronto, Ontario at age 66, from a suspected heart attack. Robert Vanderhorst confirmed his death to the media two days later.
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