Cover of Music For The Knee Plays

David Byrne

Music For The Knee Plays

1985 Contemporary Jazz
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Tracklist

  1. A1 Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion) 4:02
  2. A2 In The Upper Room 3:35
  3. A3 The Sound Of Business 6:15
  4. A4 Social Studies 4:52
  5. A5 (The Gift Of Sound) Where The Sun Never Goes Down 2:34
  6. A6 Theadora Is Dozing 2:59
  7. B1 Admiral Perry 5:32
  8. B2 I Bid You Goodnight 2:51
  9. B3 I've Tried 3:24
  10. B4 Winter 6:11
  11. B5 Jungle Book 3:38
  12. B6 In The Future 6:35

Musicians

Production

Also credited

Also credited. Composed By: Traditional. Design (With): Michael Hodgson. Engineer: Joel Moss, Mark Wolfson. Illustration (Cover Drawing): Robert Wilson. Mastered By: Greg Calbi. Mixed By: Dominick Maita. Mixed By (Assistant): Mike Krowiak. Photography By (Backsleeve Bottom): Glenn Halvorson. Photography By (Backsleeve Top): JoAnn Verburg.

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Release notes

Complete title on front sleeve: "Music for 'The Knee Plays' by Robert Wilson and David Byrne from Robert Wilson's 'The CIVIL WarS': A tree is best measured when it is down"

This music was inspired by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band of New Orleans
First produced and performed at The Walker Centre, Minneapolis April 26, 27, 28, 1984
Choreographed by Suzushi Hanayagi

Recorded:
One On One Studio, North Hollywood, April 4, 1984
Engineer: Mark Wolfson
Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, April 5 & 6, 1984
Engineer: Joel Moss
Mixed at RPM Studio, December 8-17, 1984
Originally Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.
This album was digitally mastered

Cover Drawing, 19 1/4" x 26 1/8" © 1984 Robert Wilson, courtesy of the Paula Cooper Gallery
Performance Photographs © 1984 JoAnn Verburg (Top), and Glenn Halvorson (Bottom), courtesy of the Walker Art Center

©℗ 1985 Sire Records Company
Published by Index Music, Inc. ASCAP
Manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Some copies have blue and white sticker stating pressed in England on shrink with DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) a trademark of Teldec.

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