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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