(NAKED CITY-S/T)-John Zorn/avant-rock/free jazz New York supergroup-G5-LP

	A$		130
	$		86

DESCRIPTION ITEM: VINYL LP 33 1/3 RPM
ARTIST: NAKED CITY
TITLE: NAKED CITY
COUNTRY PRINTED: USA
CAT No: ELETRA NONESUCH, 79238-1
COVER: (Grade at EXCELLENT+)
LABELS: (Grade at NEAR MINT+)
VINYL: (Grade at NEAR MINT-)
TRACKS:
All compositions by John Zorn, unless otherwise noted.

"Batman" – 1:58
"The Sicilian Clan" (Ennio Morricone) – 3:27
"You Will Be Shot" – 1:29
"Latin Quarter" – 4:05
"A Shot in the Dark" (Henry Mancini) – 3:09
"Reanimator" – 1:34
"Snagglepuss" – 2:44
"I Want to Live" (Johnny Mandel) – 2:08
"Lonely Woman" (Ornette Coleman) – 2:38
"Igneous Ejaculation" – 0:20
"Blood Duster" – 0:13
"Hammerhead" – 0:08
"Demon Sanctuary" – 0:38
"Obeah Man" – 0:17
"Ujaku" – 0:27
"Fuck the Facts" – 0:11
"Speedball" – 0:37
"Chinatown" (Jerry Goldsmith) – 4:23
"Punk China Doll" – 3:01
"N.Y. Flat Top Box" – 0:43
"Saigon Pickup" – 4:46
"The James Bond Theme" (John Barry) – 3:02
"Den of Sins" – 1:08
"Contempt" (Georges Delerue) – 2:49
"Graveyard Shift" – 3:25
"Inside Straight" – 4:10
PERSONNEL:
John Zorn - saxophone
Bill Frisell - guitar
Fred Frith - bass guitar
Wayne Horvitz - keyboards
Joey Baron - drums

Special Guest:
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals

COMMENT: Biography of Naked City by Chris Kelsey
Naked City was something of an avant-rock/free jazz New York supergroup in the late '80s and early '90s, featuring an all-star cast of New York jazz experimentalists and led by the most-famous downtown musician of them all, John Zorn. Comprised of Zorn on alto sax, Wayne Horvitz on keyboards, Bill Frisell on guitar, Fred Frith on bass, and Joey Baron on drums (and occasionally vocalist Yamatsuka Eye), Naked City, more than any other Zorn-led group, established him with a rock audience. The band had an enormous repertoire and its sets were famously unpredictable. Zorn says that he conceived the band as a compositional workshop; the challenge was to write as much as possible within the limited format. Once he stopped "hearing and writing for the band," it disbanded.

COMMENT: on John Zorn by Thom Jurek
The one word virtually everyone can agree on in any discussion of the work of composer John Zorn is "prolific," in the strictest sense of the definition. Though he didn't begin making records until 1980, the recordings under his own name number well over 100, and the sheer number of works he has performed on, composed, or produced easily doubles that number. Though now an internationally renowned musician and the founder and owner of the wildly successful and equally prolific Tzadik imprint, Zorn is a cornerstone of New York's fabled and influential downtown scene. In addition, he has played with musicians of every stripe. He is also a musical gadfly: genre purity, and pursuing the ends by which it is defined, are meaningless in Zorn's sound world, thus making him a quintessential mirror for 21st century culture. He has mentored countless musicians in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and has broadened the exposure of many other artists stateside via his Tzadik label. His compositions have been performed by hundreds of artists, including the Kronos Quartet and Medeski, Martin & Wood. In addition, he has composed literally dozens of film scores. He has been the subject of books and documentary films, as well.

COMMENT: Biography of Yamatsuka Eye by Joslyn Layne
Vocalist Yamatsuka Eye is founder of the influential noise band, the Boredoms, whose first major label release came out in the early '90s. Known for his screams, Yamatsuka Eye was also a member of the bands Hanatarash, UFO or Die, Puzzle Punks, and Destroy 2. He performs on Audio Sports' first album, and has recorded with Sonic Youth (1993) for Thurston Moore's label, Ecstatic Peace. Other notable collaborations include his work with Bill Laswell's Praxis, top sound experimenter Otomo Yoshihide, with John Zorn's Painkiller and on Zorn's Torture Garden. Yamatsuka Eye also draws comics, and put out a book of his art work. In 1996, he changed his name to Yamantaka Eye.

VINYL GRADING SYSTEM

MINT:
RECORD: New condition with no surface marks or loss of sound quality.
COVER: New condition with no surface marks, creases or wear.
NEAR MINT:
RECORD: Barely noticeable surface mark with no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Barely noticeable surface mark/ wear.
EXCELLENT:
RECORD: Some signs of being played with extremely little if no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Slight wear or creasing.
VERY GOOD:
RECORD: Obviously been played with noticeable surface marks & the occasional light scratches but exhibits no major loss of sound quality.
COVER: Noticeable wear on cover, seam or spine.
GOOD:
RECORD: Very obviously been played with very noticeable surface marks & exhibits major loss of sound quality.
COVER: Noticeable folding, scuffing of spine or edges, splits in seams or spine or fading of colour.
FAIR:
RECORD: Still just playable & exhibits considerable surface noise.
COVER: Major tears, wearing, splits & stains.
POOR:
RECORD: Will not play properly due to scratches etc.
COVER: Very badly damaged.
+(PLUS)/-(MINUS):
Slightly up or down in condition as appears in the comments above.
NOTE:
Gradings are done visually unless there appears to be a questionable surface mark on the vinyl, it is then put on the turntable to check. A comment describing the outcome will appear if this is the case.

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