VA-ISLAND OF SANITY?Skeleton Crew?Elliott Sharp?John Zorn?Martin Bisi?2x LP=EX

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From my personal collection, this is the rare original 1987 West German pressing on No Man's Land Records.  I bought this new shortly after its release.  The vinyl is play graded EX; I listened to this in its entirety recently, and it sounded great!  The cover is a very solid VG, with the biggest problem being a long cat scratch and a few smaller dings on the spine.  Beyond that, there is a little visible creasing and typical minor edge/spine/corner wear.  Still a great looking copy, though: please see the hi-res photos for the general lay of the land.  I need to clear out some space, so this gem is in search of a new home.

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Label: No Man's Land ?– nml 8707d
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Classical
Style: Avantgarde, Experimental, Contemporary, No Wave

Tracklist

A1     –David Linton     Lumbago

A2     –Mofungo     Slimeball Necktie

    Acoustic Guitar – Willie Klein
    Bass – Robert Sietsema
    Drums, Voice – Chris Nelson
    Guitar [Fretless], Synthesizer [Mirage] – Elliott Sharp

A3     –Christian Marclay     1930

A4     –Fish & Roses     Checkered Past

    Bass, Vocals – Sue Garner
    Drums – Rick Brown
    Guitar – Chris Cochrane
    Keyboards – Dave Sutter

A5     –Details At Eleven     Music For Secretaries

    Alto Saxophone, Keyboards – David HumphrieS
    Bass – Ken Heer   
    Drums – Katie O'Looney
    Keyboards – Lynn Culbertson

B1     –Skeleton Crew (2)     The Sparrow Song

    Cello, Bass, Drums, Performer [Blockhead] – Tom Cora
    Keyboards, Voice, Tom Tom – Zeena Parkins
    Voice, Guitar, Bass, Drums – Fred Frith
    Written-By – Frith

B2     –Mark Dery     Banging Khruschev's Shoe

        Voice, Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar – Dery*

B3     –Charles K. Noyes     Mouse And Ermine

    Drums – Charles K. Noyes
    Recorded By – Thomas Gaudynski

B4     –Martin Bisi     Kaw-Liga

    Fiddle, Guitar – Fred Frith
    Pedal Steel Guitar, Voice – Sandra Seymour
    Voice, Drums, Rattle – Bisi
    Written-By – Hank Williams

B5     –Locus Solus     Wrap Backwards And The Usual Snowflakes / Beda Fomm

    Performer – John Zorn
    Performer [Beda Fomm] – Ikue Mori, Wayne Horvitz
    Performer [Wrap Backwards And The Usual Snowflakes] – Christian Marclay, Peter Blegvad

B6     –The President (3)     Three Crows

    Bass – David Hofstra
    Drums – Bobby Previte
    Guitar – Stu Cutler
    Keyboards – Wayne Horvitz
    Saxophone – Doug Wieselman
    Written-By – Horvitz

C1     –The Ordinaires     She's A Rainbow

    Bass – Sven Furberg
    Cello, Flute – Peter Moffitt
    Drums – Jim Thomas
    Guitar – Angela Babin, Joe Dizney
    Saxophone – Fritz Van Orden, Kurt Hoffmann
    Violin – David Soldier, Robin Casey
    Written-By – Jagger-Richards

C2     –David Fulton     Border Patrol

C3     –David Garland     The Golden Years

    Synthesizer, Voice – Mark Abbott
    Voice, Accordion, Organ [Farfisa], Mandolin, Jew's Harp, Banjo, Ukulele, Rebec, Percussion [Appliance], Percussion – Garland*

C4     –Bump         Spies In Space / Beer In My Bed

    Bass [Six String] – Mike Sapol
    Drums, Electronic Drums – Jim Beaterman
    Guitar, Voice – Ruth Peyser

C5     –Chris Vine     Alignment

C6     –Carbon     Cormorant

    Drums – Bobby Previte
    Guitar [Doubleneck], Bass [Doubleneck], Saxophone – Elliott Sharp

D1     –Bosho     Boy Yaca

    Guitar – Hahn Rowe
    Percussion – Samm Bennett, Yuval Gabay
    Percussion, Voice – Kumiko Kimoto

D2     –The Scene Is Now     Lullaby Stomp / Cool Pool

    Performer – Chris Nelson (5), Dick Champ, Jeff McGovern, Philip DrayProducer – Carol Parkinson, TSIN*

D3     –H/M/D     Runner

    Cornet – Butch Morris
    Electric Guitar – Bill Horvitz
    Trombone [Electronic], Percussion – J.A. Deane
    Recorded By – Jim Staley
    Remix – J.D.

D4     –Toy Killers     At Home

    Drums, Keyboards – Mark Miller
    Guitar – Nicky Skopelitis
    Keyboards, Bass [K.b.] – Michael Beinhorn
    Saw, Timbales – C.K. Noyes
    Vocals – Ian PriorWritten-By – Robin Holcomb
    Mixed By – Geordie Gillespie, M. Miller

D5     –Robert Previte*     Requiem For Vincent

    Alto Vocals – Mary Feinsinger
    Bass Vocals – Howard Rourke
    Soprano Vocals – Charlae Olaker
    Tenor Vocals – Charles Varick

Companies, etc.

    Distributed By – Recommended No Man's Land
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Edition No Man's Land
    Copyright (c) – Edition No Man's Land
    Recorded At – BC Studio
    Recorded At – Woodland Pattern
    Recorded At – Roulette, New York, NY
    Remixed At – OTR Studios

Credits

    Cover, Painting [Cover Painting] – Hope Martin
    Executive-Producer – Jürgen Königer
    Layout, Executive-Producer – Edith Walz
    Producer, Compiled By – Elliott Sharp

Notes

Track A2, A5, B4 to C1, C6 & D4 recorded at B.C. Studio.
Track B3 recorded live at Woodland Pattern, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Track D3 recorded at Roulette, remixed at OTR.
Track D5 is from the video "Brutal Ardor" by Mike Di Paolo.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A): NML 8707D - A
    Matrix / Runout (Side B): C NML 8707D - B2
    Matrix / Runout (Side C): NML 8707D - C
    Matrix / Runout (Side D): NML 8707D - D
    Rights Society: GEMA
    Label Code: LC 8538