John White Gavin Bryars Machine Music NM LP Obscure OBS 8 1978 Brian Eno Ambient
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Description
John White / Gavin Bryars ?– Machine Music
Label:
Obscure (2) ?– OBS 8
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
1978
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Experimental, Ambient
Tracklist Hide Credits
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
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Basing Street Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Obscure Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – Polydor Ltd.
Distributed By – Polydor Ltd.
Printed By – Robor Ltd.
Credits
Design [uncredited] – John Bonis
Engineer – Rhett Davies
Liner Notes – Gavin Bryars, John White
Producer – Brian Eno
Written-By – Bryars* (tracks: B)
Written-By [Compositions Written By] – John White (tracks: A1 to A4)
Notes
[on front sleeve:]
John White/
Gavin Bryars
(displayed in a double row including a line break)
[on back sleeve:]
OBS 8
SPECIAL
Recorded at Basing Street Studios 1976.
? 1978 Obscure Records Ltd.
Record manufactured and distributed in the U.K. by Polydor Ltd., 17-19 Stratford Place, London W1N 0BL.
Printed in England by Robor Ltd.
(printed in italic [cursive] typeface)
[on spine:]
JOHN WHITE/GAVIN BRYARS "MACHINE MUSIC". [space] SPECIAL OBS 8
[on labels:]
obscure [logo]
? 1978 Obscure Records Ltd
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Original 1978 edition. Obscure/Polydor vinyl in Obscure/Polydor sleeve variant.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Label, A): OBS 8-A
Matrix / Runout (Label, B): OBS 8-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A, stamped - variant 1): OBS 8 A//1 E 11 5
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B, stamped - last 11 could be LL - variant 1): OBS 8 B//2 T 11 11
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A, hand-etched - variant 1): WHITE-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A, stamped - variant 2): OBS 8 A//1 E 11 6
Matrix / Runout (Runout, B, stamped - variant 2): OBS 8 B//2 T 11 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, A, hand-etched - variant 2): WHITE-B
Other (Label, A): Copyright Control
Other (Label, B): M/S Gavin Bryars
Rights Society (Label, B): MCPS
Other (Price Code): SPECIAL
Vinyl is in Near Mint condition
Lovely copy!
Very little signs of being played & certainly no lessening in audio playback quality
Sleeve is VG++ condition
Light signs of wear and ageing as shown in photos
Rare modern classical / ambient set on a Brian Eno's collectible label
Fantastic copy of increasingly hard to find rarity
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