David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
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EG – 2302 100 |
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Netherlands |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | America Is Waiting | 3:36 | |
| A2 | Mea Culpa | 3:45 | |
| A3 | Regiment | 3:56 | |
| A4 | Help Me Somebody | 4:18 | |
| A5 | The Jezebel Spirit | 5:00 | |
| B1 | Qu'ran | 3:46 | |
| B2 | Moonlight In Glory | 4:46 | |
| B3 | The Carrier | 3:30 | |
| B4 | A Secret Life | 2:30 | |
| B5 | Come With Us | 2:38 | |
| B6 | Mountain Of Needles | 2:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – Polydor B.V.
- Engineered At – RPM Studios
- Engineered At – Blue Rock Studio
- Engineered At – Eldorado Recording Studios
- Engineered At – Different Fur Studios
- Engineered At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – PRS Baarn
- Pressed By – PRS Baarn
Credits
- Cover [From A Video By] – Brian Eno
- Engineer – Stacy Baird
- Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Ewasko
- Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion – David Byrne
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Producer – David Byrne
- Typography – Peter Saville (2)
- Written-By – Byrne*
Notes
The tracks are numbered from 1 to 11 on the sleeve.
VOICES
1. Unidentified indignant radio host, San Francisco, April 1980.
2. Inflamed caller and smooth politician replying, both unidentified. Radio call-in show, New York, July 1979.
3. Dunya Yusin, Lebanese mountain singer. (From 'The Human Voice in the World of Islam' Tangent Records TGS 131).
4. Reverend Paul Morton, broadcast sermon, New Orleans, June 1980.
5. Unidentified exorcist, New York, September 1980.
6. Algerian Muslims chanting Qu'ran. (Same source as 3).
7. The Moving Star Hall Singers, Sea Islands, Georgia (From 'The Moving Star Hall Singers' Folkways FS 3841).
8. Dunya Yusin. (See 3).
9. Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer. (From 'Les Plus Grandes Artistes du Monde Arabe' EMI Records).
10. Unidentified radio evangelist, San Francisco, April 1980.
Title from a novel by Amos Tutuola.
STUDIOS
RPM, New York. August 4 & 16, 1979. Engineer Neal Teeman, assistant engineer Hugh Dwyer.
Blue Rock, New York. September 5, 1979. Engineer Eddie Korvin, assistant engineer Michael Ewasko.
Eldorado, Los Angeles. During February & March 1980. Engineer Dave Jerden, assistant engineer George Sloane.
Different Fur, San Francisco. During April 1980. Engineer Stacy Baird, assistant engineers Don Mack and Howard Johnston.
Sigma, New York. During October 1980. Engineer John Potoker.
℗ © 1981 E.G. Records Limited
Printed in Holland (cover). Made in Holland (labels).
On later editions of this album the track "Qu'ran" was omitted at the request of the Islamic Council of Great Britain.
This Holland pressing has red Polydor labels, unlike My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts.
VOICES
1. Unidentified indignant radio host, San Francisco, April 1980.
2. Inflamed caller and smooth politician replying, both unidentified. Radio call-in show, New York, July 1979.
3. Dunya Yusin, Lebanese mountain singer. (From 'The Human Voice in the World of Islam' Tangent Records TGS 131).
4. Reverend Paul Morton, broadcast sermon, New Orleans, June 1980.
5. Unidentified exorcist, New York, September 1980.
6. Algerian Muslims chanting Qu'ran. (Same source as 3).
7. The Moving Star Hall Singers, Sea Islands, Georgia (From 'The Moving Star Hall Singers' Folkways FS 3841).
8. Dunya Yusin. (See 3).
9. Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer. (From 'Les Plus Grandes Artistes du Monde Arabe' EMI Records).
10. Unidentified radio evangelist, San Francisco, April 1980.
Title from a novel by Amos Tutuola.
STUDIOS
RPM, New York. August 4 & 16, 1979. Engineer Neal Teeman, assistant engineer Hugh Dwyer.
Blue Rock, New York. September 5, 1979. Engineer Eddie Korvin, assistant engineer Michael Ewasko.
Eldorado, Los Angeles. During February & March 1980. Engineer Dave Jerden, assistant engineer George Sloane.
Different Fur, San Francisco. During April 1980. Engineer Stacy Baird, assistant engineers Don Mack and Howard Johnston.
Sigma, New York. During October 1980. Engineer John Potoker.
℗ © 1981 E.G. Records Limited
Printed in Holland (cover). Made in Holland (labels).
On later editions of this album the track "Qu'ran" was omitted at the request of the Islamic Council of Great Britain.
This Holland pressing has red Polydor labels, unlike My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: STEMRA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗1981 670 114 06
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗1981 670 114 06
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗1981 670 111 06
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗1981 670 111 06
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, variant 3): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗1981 670 11 06 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, variant 3): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗1981 670 113 06
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, variant 4): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗1981 670 115 06
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, variant 4): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗1981 670 113 06
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing) | Sire | SRK 6093 | US | 1981 | ||
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Stereo, Editions EG Labels) | Polydor | 2302 100 | Netherlands | 1981 | ||
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album) | EG | 2302 100 | 1981 | |||
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Impact Records Pressing) | Sire | XSR 6093 | Canada | 1981 | ||
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (Cassette, Album) | Sire | M5S 6093 | US | 1981 |
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