Guitar Solos 3
Guitar Solos 3 is the third in a series of three albums of improvised guitar solos by various musicians, and was released in the United States by Rift Records in 1979. Fred Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 debut solo album, Guitar Solos.[1]
| Guitar Solos 3 | ||||
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| Studio album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1978 | |||
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| Length | 54:50 | |||
| Label | Rift (US) | |||
| Producer | Fred Frith | |||
| Guitar Solos series chronology | ||||
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The three Frith tracks on this album were later included on the 1991 CD reissue of Frith's, Guitar Solos.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by the performer.
| No. | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Robert Louis Stevenson" | Henry Kaiser | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Dien Da" | Kaiser | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Foreign Music" | Chip Handy | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Little Missy" | Handy | 1:55 |
| 5. | "Total Babes" | Handy | 1:57 |
| 6. | "Whistling with Guitar Accompaniment" | Peter Cusack | 7:20 |
| 7. | "For A" | Keith Rowe | 7:20 |
| No. | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alienated Industrial Seagulls etc." | Fred Frith | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Song of River Nights" | Frith | 1:40 |
| 3. | "Should Old Arthur" | Frith | 1:20 |
| 4. | "Memories of Hanover Lodge" | Eugene Chadbourne | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Memories of Wildey Road" | Chadbourne | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Ezekiel" | Davey Williams | 6:12 |
| 7. | "Coming No. 4" | Akira Iijima | 4:40 |
Source: LP liner notes,[1] Fred Frith discograpy,[3] Discogs.[4]
Track notes
- Side A
- Tracks 1,2 were recorded at Walden Studios, Carmel Highlands, California on January 6, 1979
- Track 3 was recorded at home in Davis, California on December 22, 1977
- Track 4 was recorded at home in Davis, California on July 8, 1978
- Track 5 was recorded at home in Davis, California on April 1, 1978
- Track 6 was recorded in Utrecht, Holland in June 1976
- Track 7 was recorded in December 1978
- Side B
- Tracks 1–3 were recorded at Briollay, France in October 1978
- Tracks 4,5 were recorded at Grogkill Studio, Willow, New York on November 27, 1978
- Track 6 was recorded at Trans Studio, Tuscaloosa, Alabama on September 28, 1978
- Track 7 was recorded at Saito Studio, Tokyo on November 28, 1978
Personnel
- Fred Frith – guitar
- Henry Kaiser – guitar
- Chip Handy – prepared guitar
- Peter Cusack – acoustic guitar
- Keith Rowe – guitars
- Eugene Chadbourne – Dobro, guitar
- Davey Williams – guitar
- Akira Iijima – acoustic guitar
Sound and artwork
- Masahiko Ebitani – engineer (track B7)
- Mike Mantler – engineer (tracks B4, B5)
- Tetsuo Saito – engineer (track B7)
- Jean-Paul Bossard – engineer (tracks B1–B3)
- Alfreda Benge – sleeve design
Source: LP liner notes,[1] Fred Frith discograpy,[3] Discogs.[4]
References
External links
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