David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

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Label:	Polydor – 2302 100
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Editions EG Labels
Country:	Netherlands
Released:	1981
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

A1	America Is Waiting Arranged By – Wright* Bass – Bill Laswell Bass [Click] – Tim Wright (2) Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem	3:36
A2	Mea Culpa Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Dennis Keeley	3:45
A3	Regiment Arranged By – Fripp* Bass – Busta Jones Drums – Chris Frantz Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem Voice – Dunya Yusin* Written-By – Jones* Arranged By – Fripp* Bass – Busta Jones Drums – Chris Frantz Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem Voice – Dunya Yusin* Written-By – Jones*	3:56
A4	Help Me Somebody Congas, Percussion [Metals] – Steve Scales Drums – John Cooksey Voice – Reverend Paul Morton*	4:18
A5	The Jezebel Spirit Bass Drum, Percussion [Can] – Prairie Prince Bata, Percussion [Sticks] – Mingo Lewis	5:00
B1	Qu'ran Drums – John Cooksey	3:46
B2	Moonlight In Glory Congas, Gong [Agong-gong] – Jose Rossy Voice – The Moving Star Hall Singers	4:46
B3	The Carrier Bass Drum, Percussion [Can] – Prairie Prince Bata, Percussion [Sticks] – Mingo Lewis Voice – Dunya Yusin*	3:30
B4	A Secret Life Voice – Samira Tewfik*	2:30
B5	Come With Us	2:38
B6	Mountain Of Needles	2:35

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – E.G. Records Ltd.
Copyright © – E.G. Records Ltd.
Marketed By – Polydor B.V.
Recorded At – RPM Studios
Recorded At – Blue Rock Studio
Recorded At – Eldorado Recording Studios
Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – PRS Baarn
Lacquer Cut At – PRS Baarn

Credits

Artwork [From A Video By] – Brian Eno
Engineer – Stacy Baird
Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Ewasko
Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Performer [Found Objects] – 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.
Title from a novel by Amos Tutuola.

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, Lebanese mountain singer (From Various - Music In The World Of Islam, 1: The Human Voice 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 And Alan Lomax - Sea Island Folk Festival Folkways FS 3841).
8. Dunya Yusin. (See 3).
9. Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer. (From Various - Les Plus Grands Artistes Du Monde Arabe).
10. Unidentified radio evangelist, San Francisco, April 1980.

℗© 1981 EG Records Limited
Made in Holland
Marketed by Polydor B.V.
Printed in Holland

This Holland pressing has 'gold' Editions EG labels, unlike My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, which has the red Polydor labels.
Polydor as second 'label' only because of miniscule presence on rear sleeve (bottom' left)

Runouts are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: STEMRA
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 1): 2302 100 1 Y1 ℗ 1981 670 147 06
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 1): 2302 100 2 Y1 ℗ 1981 670 115 06
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 2): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 1111 06
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 2): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 116 06
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 3): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 112 06
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 3): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 115 06
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 4): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 1113 06
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 4): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 117 06
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 5): 2302 100 1Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 118 06
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 5): 2302 100 2Y 1 ℗ 1981 670 112 06

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing)	Sire	SRK 6093	US	1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album)	EG	2302 100		1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Impact Records Pressing)	Sire	XSR 6093	Canada	1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (Cassette, Album)	Sire	M5S 6093	US	1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album)	Polydor	2311 060	Italy	1981