Showing posts with label 801. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 801. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Phil Manzanera / 801: Listen Now (1977)

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I should mention that Phil Manzanera, when he was not part of Roxy Music, lent his guitar skills to some really interesting records by the likes of John Cale, Brian Eno, and Nico. This is a fine LP, though perhaps not as good as the previous Live release.

A huge number of people appear on this record, including Eno, Godley and Creme, etc.

Monday, January 22, 2018

Phil Manzanera, [Brian] Eno, Bill MacCormick, Francis Monkman, Simon Phillips, Lloyd Watson, 801: 801 Live (1975)

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There were two Canadian pressing so this LP, which I find curious. The first was on Editions EG and the second was on Polydor. I have the latter. The LP recorded in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on September 3rd, 1976. It's an odd collection of tunes, ranging from a few Brian Eno originals - Baby's on Fire, Sombre Reptiles, Third Uncle - mixed in with a Beatles cover, a Kinks tune, and some originals, etc. It's a very interesting record, to say the least. I give it five stars. Perhaps the only thing that could have made the record was better would have been Fripp.