Fred Frith – Speechless

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Label:	East Side Digital – ESD 80542
Format:	CD , Album, Reissue , Disque Americ
Country:	US
Released:	1991
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Free Improvisation

Tracklist

1	Etron Fou Leloublan–	Kick The Can (Part 1) Bass – Fred Frith Bass, Voice – Ferdinand Richard Drums – Guigou Chenevier Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu Bass – Fred Frith Bass, Voice – Ferdinand Richard Drums – Guigou Chenevier Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu	2:19
2	Etron Fou Leloublan–	Carnival On Wall Street Bass, Voice – Ferdinand Richard Drums – Guigou Chenevier Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu	2:51
3	Etron Fou Leloublan–	Ahead In The Sand Bass, Voice – Ferdinand Richard Drums, Tenor Saxophone – Guigou Chenevier Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Voice – Margot Mathieu	3:16
4	Etron Fou Leloublan–	Laughing Matter / Esperanza Bass, Voice – Ferdinand Richard Drums – Guigou Chenevier Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu	7:47
5	Etron Fou Leloublan–	Women Speak To Men; Men Speak To Women Bass, Voice – Ferdinand Richard Composed By [Co-composed By] – Tina Curran Drums – Guigou Chenevier Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu Bass, Voice – Ferdinand Richard Composed By [Co-composed By] – Tina Curran Drums – Guigou Chenevier Organ, Harmonium – Jo Thirion Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Margot Mathieu	5:39
6	Massacre (2)–	A Spit In The Ocean Alto Saxophone – George Cartwright Baritone Saxophone – Mars Williams Bass – Bill Laswell Drums – Fred Maher	2:17
7	Massacre (2)–	Navajo Alto Saxophone – George Cartwright Baritone Saxophone – Mars Williams Bass – Fred Frith Drums – Fred Maher Saxophone [Snake] – Steve Buchanan Tape, Bass – Tina Curran Alto Saxophone – George Cartwright Baritone Saxophone – Mars Williams Bass – Fred Frith Drums – Fred Maher Saxophone [Snake] – Steve Buchanan Tape, Bass – Tina Curran	3:05
8	Fred Frith–	Balance Bass, Drums – Fred Frith	5:04
9	Massacre (2)–	Saving Grace Alto Saxophone – George Cartwright Baritone Saxophone – Mars Williams Bass – Bill Laswell Drums – Fred Maher	1:57
10	Fred Frith–	Speechless Bass – Fred Frith	3:05
11	Massacre (2)–	Conversations With White Arc Bass, Composed By – Bill Laswell Drums – Fred Maher	1:14
12	Fred Frith–	Domaine De Planousset Tape, Bass – Tina Curran	2:59
13	Fred Frith–	Kick The Can (Part 2) Bass – Fred Frith	2:14
14	Fred Frith–	The Entire Works Of Henry Cow	1:00
15	Massacre (2)–	So Schnell Ich Bass – Bill Laswell Drums – Fred Maher Engineer – Jean-Marc Foussat Guitar, Keyboards – Fred Frith	3:25
16	Fred Frith–	I'm Still Here And I Know What Time It Is Noises [Drill], Drums – Fred Frith Voice – Tina Curran	1:06
17	Fred Frith–	No More War Bass, Keyboards, Composed By – Steve Gore Drums – Steve Kretzmer Voice, Tape – Fred Frith	4:46
18	Fred Frith–	Typical American Family Voice, Performer [Homemade Instruments] – Fred Frith	1:01
19	Fake (4)–	Dig Alto Saxophone – Masami Shinoda Bass – Tetsuto Koyama Drums – Miyamoto Effects – Fred Frith Kokyu – Chie Mukai Koto [Taisho Koto] – Kenichi Takeda Voice – Tenko Alto Saxophone – Masami Shinoda Bass – Tetsuto Koyama Drums – Miyamoto Effects – Fred Frith Kokyu – Chie Mukai Koto [Taisho Koto] – Kenichi Takeda Voice – Tenko	3:07

Companies, etc.

Licensed To – East Side Digital
Recorded At – Studio Free Son
Recorded At – Sunrise Studios
Recorded At – CBGB
Recorded At – 28 rue Dunois Paris
Mastered At – New York Digital
Mixed At – Studio Dig
Made By – Disque Americ

Credits

Cover [Cover Photos], Photography By [Cover Photos] – Tina Curran
Design, Layout – Peter Bäder
Engineer [Cbgb] – Charlie Martin (tracks: 6, 7, 9, 11)
Engineer [In ] – François Riether (tracks: 1 to 5)
Engineer [In Switzerland] – R. Vogel*
Liner Notes [Uncredited] – Fred Frith
Lithography – Busag, Zürich*
Mastered By – Paul Zinman
Songwriter [All Songs By] – Fred Frith
Voice, Guitar, Violin, Mellotron – Fred Frith

Notes

Tracks 1 to 5: recorded at Studio Freeson, Pujaut, and Studio Sunrise, Kirchberg, Switzerland, July & August 1980,
Tracks 6, 7 & 9: are partly based on a live concert recorded at CBGB in New York, April 1980, subsequently altered and added to in Switzerland,
Track 11: is from the same concert and is an improvised piece heard as played,
Tracks 8, 10, 12 & 13: recorded at Studio Sunrise, July & August 1980,
Track 14: released as part of Various - Miniatures (A Sequence Of Fifty-One Tiny Masterpieces Edited By Morgan-Fisher) compilation, contains a portion of every track recorded by Henry Cow assembled according to a strict mathematical system and lasting exactly one minute, collated at , NYC and KUNM, Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1980,
Track 15: recorded live at Rue Dunois, Paris in 1981 and at home in NYC,
Track 16: is from Elliott Sharp's Various - State Of The Union compilation, recorded at home in NYC, 1982,
Track 17: is from a record-by-mail project with Steve Gore for the LP Rascal Reporters - Ridin' On A Bummer, recorded at home, 1983,
Track 18: is from the Japanese compilation Various - 音の宇宙模型 -Sound Cosmodel-, recorded at home, 1982,
Track 19: is from the Japanese compilation Speechless was first released by Ralph Records in 1981 (tracks 1 to 13 only).

1991 Rec Rec Genossenschaft, Zurich, Switzerland
Licensed for North America by ESD

Packaged in a standard jewel case with an 8-page booklet. Tracks 14 to 19 are bonus/extra tracks.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 21561-8054-2 2
Barcode (Scanned): 021561805422
Matrix / Runout: DADR 0JXX1<1012>ESD80542

Other Versions (5 of 12)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Speechless (LP, Album)	Ralph Records	FF 8106	US	1981
Recently Edited	Speechless (LP, Album, Repress)	Ralph Records	FF 8106	US	1985
New Submission	Speechless (LP, Album, Reissue)	T.E.C. Tones	FF-8106	US	1990
Recently Edited	Speechless (CD, Album, Reissue)	RecRec Music	ReCDec 902	Switzerland	1991
	Speechless (Cassette, Album, Reissue)	RecRec Music	RecRec 902	Switzerland	1991