Phil Manzanera: Primitive Guitars (1982)

"On all these pulsing, groove-centered instrumental tracks, Manzanera is backed only by a drum machine and, on one tune, John Wetton on bass. Otherwise all the diverse sounds, noises, melodies, and rhythms have been created on guitar, linking Manzanera to another progressive virtuoso, Adrian Belew. In between tracks, Manzanera inserts snatches of dialogue recorded at various rehearsals, making this a successful, very personal album." [source]

Let me just say that I agree with that.Once again, I find it truly astonishing that there are two Canadian pressings. May records released in Canada had only one pressing. Maybe the first run was a low run. Anyway, It's good.

Phil Manzanera / 801: Listen Now (1977)

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.

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

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.