PETER GABRIEL Scratch My Back CLASSIC RECORDS PGLPX12 200g Colored AUDIOPHILE lp
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Jan 10, 2015
Sold Date
Jan 3, 2015
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Description
PETER GABRIEL Scratch My Back CLASSIC RECORDS PGLPX12 200g Red Translucent AUDIOPHILE pressing
Tracklist
A1 Heroes 4:10 A2 The Boy In The Bubble 4:28 A3 Mirrorball 4:48 A4 Flume 3:01 A5 Listening Wind 4:23 A6 The Power Of The Heart 5:52B1 My Body Is A Cage 6:13 B2 The Book Of Love 3:53 B3 I Think It's Going To Rain Today 2:34 B4 Après Moi 5:13 B5 Philadelphia 3:46 B6 Street Spirit (Fade Out) 5:06
*(all photos are of the actual item)
- Backing Vocals – Melanie Gabriel (tracks: LP-B2)
- Choir – Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford (tracks: LP-B1)
- Chorus Master – Clive Driskell-Smith (tracks: LP-B1)
- Concertmistress – Louisa Fuller
- Conductor – Ben Foster
- Orchestra – London Scratch Orchestra
- Orchestrated By – John Metcalfe, Nick Ingman (tracks: LP-B2)
- Piano – Jason Rebello (tracks: LP-A6), Peter Gabriel (tracks: LP-A4), Tom Cawley
- Producer – Bob Ezrin, Peter Gabriel
- Vocals – Peter Gabriel
Notes
No credits are listed on the release jacket or labels.This 180 Gram version of the LP was sold sperately from the similar version included as part of Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back.
Track times recorded during playback.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: PG-X11-A
- Matrix / Runout: PG X11-B
Don't expect a single, unified musical experience from this package. Scratch My Back, which features Peter Gabriel performing with piano and chamber orchestra, is definitely an excellent, high-concept musical experience as the songs all share similar orchestral colors.
Excerpts From petergabriel.com:
So, when he expressed an interest in recording a bunch of songs penned by other musicians, he had to take things further. One step beyond. Two or three steps beyond, in fact.
What Peter envisaged was a song swap, an exchange, a reciprocal agreement. Although it might be a tricky endeavour to make flesh, the concept was simple to grasp. Peter would reinterpret and record a dozen songs by other artists; in return, they'd reach into the sizeable Gabriel back catalogue to reshape one of his own tunes. And there was already a perfect two-part name for this two-part experiment: Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours.
At the heart of the project was Peter's deep love - and continuing fascination - of the art of songwriting. The craft of penning lyrics that touch the soul, the discipline of constructing melodies that never leave the brain. This fascination, uncorrupted by 40+ years in the often cynical music business, would be the fuel throughout the twin-legged project. "Songwriting is what drew me into music," he says. "The craft and process of putting together a song seems both exciting and magical."
This enthusiasm kept the project's momentum up - or, at least, as much momentum as the tours and recording commitments of the other contributors allowed. Peter threw himself into delivering his half of the bargain, slashing an original list of around 100 potential songs down to the required dozen.
With the help of pianist Jason Rebello, Peter then stripped each of the final 12 songs down to a bare skeleton before commissioning composer/arranger John Metcalfe to clothe the tracks with the help of an orchestra.
A covers album might, in more cynical quarters, seem a retrograde step for an artist, a blunting of his or her creative edge. Peter saw it in reverse, that it was actually a liberating move. By starting with a finished song, he could concentrate his imagination on its finer details, on the nuances of his reinterpretation.
The universal truth proved by each and every one of these 24 reinterpretations is the elasticity and versatility of a well-written, expertly constructed song. Such a creation can suit a variety of settings, a wide selection of arrangements and instrumentation, and a chorus of different voices.
As such, both Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours are unapologetic homages to the power of song, to the simplicity of melody, the clarity of message. While out on long loan, these songs have taken new shape and form, now telling new stories and reaching new ears. Commitment, creativity and sincerity measure highly here. Not a single performer has simply gone through the motions.
After all, as Scratch My Back's arranger John Metcalfe rhetorically asks, "what's the point of cover versions that don't make any effort?"
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