Singer: Fred Frith
Title: Gravity
Label: RecRec Music ‎– ReCDec 901
Type: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Switzerland
Date of released: 1991
Category: Jazz, Rock
Style: Fusion, Avantgarde
Size MP3 zip: 1629 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1254 mb
Rating: 4.4✭
Format: MP3 AC3 MP1 DXD AU WAV VOX VQF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	–Fred Frith	The Boys Beats The Rams (Kluk Tluče Berany)	4:53
2	–Fred Frith	Spring Any Day Now	3:05
3	–Fred Frith	Don't Cry For Me Snare [Snaredrum], Maracas – Chris Cutler	3:28
4	–Fred Frith	Hands Of The Juggler	5:32
5	–Fred Frith	Noorgarden Nyvla	2:54
6	–Fred Frith	Year Of The Monkey Recorder [Recorders] – Frank Wuyts	4:06
7	–Fred Frith	What A Dilemna Bass [Subliminal Bass] – Tina Curran	3:10
8	–Fred Frith	Crack In The Concrete	1:24
9	–Fred Frith	Come Across Drums – Frank Wuyts	2:48
10	–Fred Frith	Dancing In The Street / My Enemy Is A Bad Man Drums [Subliminal Drums] – Hasse BruniussonOrgan – Dave Newhouse	4:39
11	–Fred Frith	Slap Dance Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax] – Tom Scott	2:30
12	–Fred Frith	A Career In Real Estate	4:41
13	–Fred Frith	Dancing In Rockville, Maryland	2:51
14	–Henry Cow	Waking Against Sleep Arranged By – Henry Cow	2:09
15	–Henry Cow	Terrain	3:51
16	–Henry Cow	Moeris Dancing Arranged By – Henry Cow	5:03
17	–Aqsak Maboul*	Geistige Nacht	5:19
18	–Skeleton Crew	Life At The Top	1:41
19	–Fred Frith	Oh Wie Schön Ist Panama!	5:02

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – RecRec Genossenschaft
• Distributed By – EFA – CD 14561-26
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – RecRec Genossenschaft
• Copyright (c) – RecRec Genossenschaft
• Published By – RecRec Music
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Recorded At – Sunrise Studios
• Recorded At – Catch-A-Buzz Studios
• Glass Mastered At – DADC Austria

Credits

• Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Dave Newhouse (tracks: 7 to 13), Marc Hollander (tracks: 1 to 13)
• Bass – Billy Swann (tracks: 8, 10, 11, 13), Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 13)
• Bass Clarinet – Marc Hollander (tracks: 7 to 13)
• Clarinet – Marc Hollander (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Cover – Alfreda Benge
• Drums – Fred Frith (tracks: 7, 11, 13), Hasse Bruniusson (tracks: 1 to 7), Paul Sears (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11, 13)
• Engineer [Engineer In Sweden] – Gabriel Rosen (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Engineer [Engineer In Switzerland] – Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 13)
• Engineer [Engineers In USA] – Colleen Scott (tracks: 7 to 13), Tom Scott (tracks: 7 to 13)
• Featuring [Heard Backwards] – Aqsak Maboul* (tracks: 7 to 13)
• Guitar – Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 13)
• Guitar, Mandolin – Eino Haapala (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Handclaps [Clapping] – Catherine Jauniaux (tracks: 1 to 6), Chris Cutler (tracks: 1 to 6), Denis Van Hecke (tracks: 1 to 6), Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 6), Frank Wuyts (tracks: 1 to 6), Michel Berkmans* (tracks: 1 to 6), Olivia Bruynhooghe (tracks: 1 to 6), Tina Curran (tracks: 1 to 6), Véronique Vincent (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Keyboards – Fred Frith (tracks: 7 to 13)
• Layout – Peter Bäder
• Other [Golden Scissors] – Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Percussion [Extra Percussion], Drum [And The Drum] – Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Performer [Whirling] – Catherine Jauniaux (tracks: 1 to 6), Frank Wuyts (tracks: 1 to 6), Tina Curran (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Tina Curran
• Piano, Organ, Accordion – Lars Hollmer (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Producer – Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 13), Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 13)
• Tap Dance – Olivia Bruynhooghe (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Violin – Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 13)
• Voice [Final Comments] – Asha Swanson (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Tracks 1 to 6 recorded August 1979 at Norrgarden Nyvla, Uppsala and Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg.
Tracks 7 to 13 recorded November 1979 at Catch-a-Buzz Studio, Rockville and January 1980 at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg.
Tracks 1 to 13 were originally released as the Gravity LP in 1980.

Tracks 14 to 19: 'As a coda, I've included some material which relates to "Gravity" in various ways. This music isn't really intended to be heard directly after the rest; it's more like a third "side" that you can choose to play sometimes.'
Credits for these tracks were added on this repress.

© ℗ 1990 RecRec Genossenschaft, Zurich, Switzerland.
Licensed for North America by East Side Digital.
Manufactured in Austria

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: none
• Matrix / Runout: RECDEC-901 11 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
• Label Code: LC 7981
• SPARS Code: AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FF 8057-L	Fred Frith	Gravity ‎(LP, Album)	Ralph Records	FF 8057-L	US	1980
RecRec 901	Fred Frith	Gravity ‎(Cass, RE)	RecRec Music	RecRec 901	Switzerland	1991
BELLE 152440	Fred Frith	Gravity ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Belle Antique	BELLE 152440	Japan	2015
ReCDec 901	Fred Frith	Gravity ‎(CD, Album, RE)	RecRec Music	ReCDec 901	Switzerland	1991
ReR/FRO 01	Fred Frith	Gravity ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig)	ReR Megacorp, Fred Records	ReR/FRO 01	US	2001

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