When the catalogue was bought by Polydor in the late 1970s the catalogue prefix changed to OBS.
All releases were later reissued by Editions EG (EGED 21-30).
Gavin Bryars
The Sinking Of The Titanic (1975)
A The Sinking Of The Titanic
Conductor, Piano - Gavin Bryars
Double Bass - Sandra Hill
Leader [Director] - Howard Davidson , Howard Rees
Musical Box [Music Box] - Angela Bryars
Strings - The Cockpit Ensemble
Violin - John Nash
Voice [Spoken] - Miss Eva Hart
B Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
Conductor - Gavin Bryars
Double Bass - Sandra Hill
Guitar - Derek Bailey
Leader [Director] - Howard Davidson , Howard Rees
Orchestra - The Cockpit Ensemble
Organ - Michael Nyman
Tuba - John White
Violin - John Nash
GAVIN BRYARS
'Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet'
Vlaams Radio Orkest, cond. Gavin Bryars
Palais des Beaux-Arts - Bruxelles (Belgium)
17-09-2005
Broadcast as part of the Minimal Weekend (Klara Festival) with composer Gavin Bryars conducting the Vlaams Radio Orkest
01. 'Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet'
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Christopher Hobbs / John Adams / Gavin Bryars
Ensemble Pieces (1975)
A1 Christopher Hobbs - Aran
Featuring - Gavin Bryars , John White
A2 John Adams - American Standard
Part I: John Philip Sousa
Part II: Christian Zeal And Activity
Part III: Sentimentals
It was performed live by the New Music Ensemble of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music at the Museum of Art on March 23rd 1973.
B1 Christopher Hobbs - McCrimmon Will Never Return
Reed Organs - Gavin Bryars
B2 Gavin Bryars - 1, 2, 1-2-3-4
Cello - Cornelius Cardew
Drums - Mike Nicolls
Guitar - Derek Bailey
Oboe - Andy Mackay
Piano - Christopher Hobbs
Trombone - Paul Nieman
Violin - Stuart Deeks
Vocals - Brian Eno , Celia Gollin
Brian Eno
A1 Discreet Music (1975)
The B-side is called: Three Variations On The Canon In D Major By Johann Pachelbel.
B1 Fullness Of Wind
B2 French Catalogues
B3 Brutal Ardour
David Toop / Max Eastley
New And Rediscovered Musical Instruments (1975)
A1 Max Eastley - Hydrophone
A2 Max Eastley - Metallophone
A3 Max Eastley - The Centriphone
A4 Max Eastley - Elastic Aerophone / Centriphone
B1 David Toop - Do The Bathosphere
Performer [The Cetaceans] - Brian Eno , Chris Munro , Phil Jones (9)
Voice [Solo] - David Toop
B2 David Toop - The Divination Of The Bowhead Whale
Bass [Prepared Bass Guitar] - Brian Eno
Bells [3 Japanese Resting] - Frank Perry
Drums [3 Bass], Percussion [Large Lorry Hub], Fiddle [2 String] - Paul Burwell
Guitar [Prepared Electric], Performer [Bowed Chordophone] - David Toop
Harp [Grill] - Hugh Davies
B3 David Toop - The Chairs Story
Voice [Solo], Flute, Performer [Water] - David Toop
Jan Steele / John Cage
Voices And Instruments (1976)
A1 Jan Steele - All Day
Bass [Guitar] - Steve Beresford
Guitar - Fred Frith
Guitar [Solo] - Stuart Jones
Lyrics By [Text] - James Joyce
Percussion - Phil Buckle (2)
Vibraphone - Kevin Edwards (2)
Voice - Janet Sherbourne
A2 Jan Steele - Distant Saxophones
Bass [Guitar] - Steve Beresford
Flute - Jan Steele , Utako Ikeda
Percussion - Arthur Rutherford
Piano - Martin Mayes
Viola - Dominic Muldowney
A3 Jan Steele - Rhapsody Spaniel
Piano - Jan Steele , Janet Sherbourne
The compositional style of Side A is the result of work with the improvisation group F & W Hat, formed in 1972.
B1 John Cage - Experiences No.1
Piano [Duet] - Richard Bernas
B2 John Cage - Experiences No.2
Lyrics By [Text] - E. E. Cummings
Voice - Robert Wyatt
B3 John Cage - The Wonderful Widow Of Eighteen Springs
Lyrics By [Text] - James Joyce
Percussion - Richard Bernas
Voice - Robert Wyatt
B4 John Cage - Forever And Sunsmell
Lyrics By [Text] - E. E. Cummings
Percussion - Richard Bernas
Voice - Carla Bley
B5 John Cage - In A Landscape
Piano [Solo] - Richard Bernas
Michael Nyman
Decay Music (1976)
A 1-100
Piano - Michael Nyman
B Bell Set No. 1
Percussion - Michael Nyman , Nigel Shipway
Penguin Café Orchestra
Music From The Penguin Café (1976)
A1 Penguin Cafe Single
Zopf
A2 From The Colonies
A3 In A Sydney Motel
Cello - Simon Jeffes
A4 Surface Tension (Where The Trees Meet The Sky)
A5 Milk
A6 Coronation
A7 Giles Farnaby's Dream
Composed By - Giles Farnaby
Ukulele - Neil Rennie
A8 Pigtail
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B1 The Sound Of Someone You Love Who's Going Away And It Doesn't Matter
B2 Hugebaby
B3 Chartered Flight
Recorded on location between 1974-1976
John White / Gavin Bryars
Machine Music (1978)
A1 John White - Autumn Countdown Machine
Bassoon, Percussion - Christopher Hobbs
Double Bass - Sandra Hill
Double Bass, Percussion [Metronome] - Gavin Bryars
Tuba, Percussion [Metronome], Percussion - John White
A2 John White - Son Of Gothic Chord
Piano - Christopher Hobbs , John White
A3 John White - Jew's Harp Machine
Jew's Harp - Christopher Hobbs , Gavin Bryars , John White , Michael Nyman
A4 John White - Drinking And Hooting Machine
Percussion [Bottle] - Brian Eno , Christopher Hobbs , Gavin Bryars , John White , Susan Dorey
B Gavin Bryars - The Squirrel And The Ricketty Racketty Bridge
Acoustic Guitar [Steel Stringed] - Derek Bailey
Electric Guitar - Brian Eno
Electric Guitar [Double-headed] - Fred Frith
Guitar [Concert] - Gavin Bryars
Recorded at Basing Street Studios 1976.
Tom Phillips / Gavin Bryars / Fred Orton
Irma (1978)
A1 Introduction
A2 Overture And Aria : "I Tell You That's Irma Herself"
A3 First Interlude
B1 Aria: "Irma You Will Be Mine"
B2 Second Interlude
B3 Chorus: "Love Is Help Mate"
B4 Postlude
Harold Budd
The Pavilion Of Dreams (1978)
A1 Bismillahi ´Rrahman ´Rrahim 18:14
Celesta - Richard Bernas
Electric Piano - Harold Budd
Glockenspiel - Gavin Bryars
Harp - Maggie Thomas (2)
Marimba - Howard Rees , Jo Julian , John White , Michael Nyman
Saxophone [Alto] - Marion Brown
A2 Two Songs 6:23
Harp - Maggie Thomas (2)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Lynda Richardson
A2.1 1. Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord
A2.2 2. Butterfly Sunday
B1 Madrigals Of The Rose Angel 13:47
Celesta - Gavin Bryars
Chorus - Alison Macgregor , Lesley Reid , Lynda Richardson , Margaret Cable , Muriel Dickinson , Ursula Connors
Conductor [Chorus] - Harold Budd
Electric Piano - Richard Bernas
Harp - Maggie Thomas (2)
Percussion - Nigel Shipway
B1.1 1. Rossetti Noise
B1.2 2. The Crystal Garden And A Coda
B2 Juno 7:35
Glockenspiel - Gavin Bryars
Marimba - Michael Nyman
Percussion - John White
Piano - Harold Budd
Vibraphone - Howard Rees
Vibraphone [Vibes] - Jo Julian
Voice - Brian Eno , Gavin Bryars , Harold Budd , Jo Julian , John White , Michael Nyman
An extended cycle of works begun in 1972.
With:
Bismillahi ´Rrahman ´Rrahim from 1974
Two Songs from 1973-74
"Let Us Go Into The House Of the Lord" is a setting of a traditional hymn. After A version by Pharoah Sanders.
"Butterfly Sunday" adapted from John Coltrane`s "After The Rain"
Madrigals Of The Rose Angel from 1972
Juno from 1975.
8 comments:
What about Toop/eastley download?
Even when I thought this blog couldn't get any cooler than it already was you go an top yourself!
I own all the Obscure albums on vinyl (but no working turntable anymore), have only 3 on CD and had found all online with exception of "Tom Phillips / Gavin Bryars / Fred Orton - Irma (1978)" and now you have posted it!
You are the best and this is the best blog online!!!
Thank you!!!
The above poster is right - this is a stunningly good blog and i and, i am assuming, countless others really apprecite your hard work.
I second and third that motion!
Thank you! I spent a good deal of time/money a long time ago collecting all of these but had to sell the set to cover medical bills. Great to hear them again, even if I don't get the pleasure of holding them in my hands.
Thank you for posting the entire Obscure series in one place. This will be quite the find for many collectors and nowhere else on the web are all available in the same place, that is, until poachers grab these. With the exception of Gavin Bryars The Sinking Of The Titanic, which is available elsewhere at 320 kbps, you have found the highest quality shares available. I know this from having sought these all for years and having found them all elsewhere (except for Irma, as I stated in my previous comment). As always, excellent work!
Mate - Star !!!
Great job! Thank you very much!
I did some research on what Obscure records that's currently available on CD.
No.1 have been rerecorded several times. The original version was finally remastered and reissued in 1998.
No.3 & 7 has been in print since 1987.
No.6 was remastered and reissued with a bonustrack in 2004.
No.9 has been rerecorded in 1988, but the original version seems a bit hard to find.
The version of IRMA here is the one from 1988.
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