David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
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Polydor – 2311 060 |
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Vinyl
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Country: |
Italy |
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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.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music
- 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
- Distributed By – Polygram Dischi S.p.A.
- Lacquer Cut At – Phonoster
Credits
- Bass – Busta Jones (tracks: A3)
- Bass [Click] – Tim Wright (2) (tracks: A1)
- Bata, Percussion [Sticks] – Mingo Lewis (tracks: A5, B3)
- Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Dennis Keeley (tracks: A2)
- Congas, Agogô [Agong-gong] – Jose Rossy (tracks: B2)
- Congas, Percussion [Metals] – Steve Scales (tracks: A4)
- Cover – Brian Eno
- Drums – John Cooksey (tracks: A4, B1)
- Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem (tracks: A1, A3)
- Engineer [Assistant At Blue Rock] – Michael Ewasko
- Engineer [Assistant At Different Fur] – Howard Johnston
- Engineer [Assistant At Eldorado] – George Sloane
- Engineer [Assistant At Rpm] – Hugh Dwyer*
- Engineer [At Blue Rock] – Eddie Korvin
- Engineer [At Different Fur] – Stacy Baird
- Engineer [At Eldorado] – Dave Jerden
- Engineer [At Rpm] – Neal Teeman
- Engineer [At Sigma] – John Potoker
- Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Noises [Found Objects], Producer – David Byrne
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Percussion [Can], Bass Drum – Prairie Prince (tracks: A5, B3)
- Producer, Written-By – David Byrne
- Typography – Peter Saville (2)
- Written-By – Busta Jones (tracks: A3)
Notes
"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 '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."
On later editions of this album the track "Qu'ran" was omited because of religious reasons.
Distributed in Italy by Polygram.
"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 '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."
On later editions of this album the track "Qu'ran" was omited because of religious reasons.
Distributed in Italy by Polygram.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped): 2311060 A 520 22 02 81
- Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped): 2311060 B 2 520
- Rights Society: S.I.A.E.
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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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