Monday, August 31, 2009

The Decayes

The Decayes


Title: “ TBA ” || possibly “kHz”

Album #6

Finished 8/31/09


Track order not finalized


Matinee

Kohii Gato

Link #1

Lemur Parade

Link #2

Convertible

Koenji Beatnik

Link #3

Ebisu Man

Link #4

Stateline

Three Dollars

D’Frenzy

Augustus Pablo


Ron Kane (k, m)

Ken Heaton (g)

David Zimelis (d, p)

Rick Snyder (b, g)

with

Laszlo Bolender (g)

Igor Bolender (k)


Recorded by Devin Thomas

Produced by Ron Kane and Ken Heaton


Friday, August 28, 2009

August 2009


8-28-09 August 2009


August 2009 has been an awesome record collector month for me. For starters, my birthday was August 10th. And yesterday, I started a new job! Let’s thank music for keeping me sane in this busy time! I have now obtained over 1,000 new titles this year! And my band is recording again!


Regular blogs will be back on Tues. 9-1-09!


ABC – REMIX COLLECTION, CONOISSEUR UK CD

AMON DUUL II – WOLF CITY, SPV DE CD re-mastered

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS – GREATEST HITS, COLUMBIA US CD re-mastered

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS – s/t (Album #2), MOBILE FIDELITY US SACD

BOWIE, DAVID – SCARY MONSTERS, VIRGIN UK SACD

BOWIE, DAVID – ZIGGY STARDUST, VIRGIN UK SACD

BOXER – HEY BULLDOG, VIRGIN US 7”

BRUFORD, BILL – ONE OF A KIND, EG US CD

BRYANT COMBO, RAY – MADISON TIME, MCA US 7” W/PS “Hairspray” O.S.T.

BUZZCOCKS – SPIRAL SCRATCH, MUTE US CD5 Howard Devoto

CAMPBELL, JIMMY – SON OF ANASTASIA, FONTANA UK LP

CAN – FLOW MOTION, MUTE US SACD

CAN – RITE TIME, MUTE US SACD

CAN – SAW DELIGHT, MUTE US SACD

CLAPTON, ERIC – 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD, POLYDOR US SACD bonus tracks

CLAPTON, ERIC – SLOWHAND, POLYDOR US SACD

COASTERS, THE – ALONG CAME JONES / THAT IS ROCK & ROLL, ATCO US 7” promo

COBA – CONSCIOUS NEGA (Subconscious), EASTWORLD JPN CD

COLOSSEUM – THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU, SANCTUARY UK CD re-mastered

CREAM – SPOONFUL – Part 1 / Part 2, ATCO US 7” studio recording!

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG – 4 WAY STREET, ATLANTIC DE 2LP Live

DAVIS, MILES – KIND OF BLUE, COLUMBIA US SACD non-hybrid

DEREK & THE DOMINOS – LAYLA, POLYDOR US SACD

DUDZIAK, URSZULA – FUTURE TALK, INNER CITY US CD jazz

DYLAN, BOB – ANOTHER SIDE OF, COLUMBIA US SACD

DYLAN, BOB – BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, COLUMBIA US SACD

DYLAN, BOB – FREEWHEELIN', COLUMBIA US SACD

DYLAN, BOB – MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY (AND I'LL GO MINE), COLUMBIA US 7” W/PS promo

DYLAN, BOB – NASHVILLE SKYLINE, COLUMBIA US SACD

DYLAN, BOB – PLANET WAVES, COLUMBIA US CD

DYLAN, BOB – SLOW TRAIN COMING, COLUMBIA US SACD

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – BRAIN SALAD SURGERY (Deluxe edition), SANCTUARY UK 3CD SACD

FAITHFULL, MARIANNE – BLUE MILLIONAIRE, ISLAND DE 7” W/PS

FANSHAWE, DAVID / V.A. – KENYA & TANZANIA: WITCHCRAFT & RITUAL MUSIC, ELEKTRA US CD

FOUNDATIONS, THE – MY LITTLE CHICKADEE, UNI US 7”

FOUR TOPS, THE – ANTHOLOGY, MOTOWN US 2CD

FRANKE, CHRISTOPHER – LONDON CONCERT, VARESE US CD Live

FREE – ALL RIGHT NOW, A&M US 7” promo

FREE – WISHING WELL, ISLAND UK 7”

GABRIEL, PETER – PASSION, GEFFEN US SACD non-hybrid

GABRIEL, PETER – SECURITY, GEFFEN US CD non-hybrid

GANG OF FOUR – RETURN THE GIFT, V2 US 2CD collection

GARDONY, LASZLO – NATURAL INSTINCT, SUNNYSIDE US CD jazz

GIL, GILBERTO – AO VIVO EM TOQUIO, CELLULOID US CD Live

GIL, GILBERTO – O ETERNO DEUS MU DANCA, WEA JPN CD

GILBERTO, ASTRUD – FINEST HOUR, VERVE US CD collection

GOTA & THE LOW DOG – LIVE WIRED ELECTRO, SONY JPN CD

GREENFIELD, DAVE / J.J. BURNEL – FIRE & WATER, EDSEL UK CD Stranglers

GROUNDHOGS, THE – LIVE AT LEEDS '71, EMI UK CD

HANCOCK, HERBIE – SOUND-SYSTEM, COLUMBIA US CD re-mastered

HANSSON, BO – LORD OF THE RINGS, VIRGIN US CD re-mastered

HERMAN'S HERMITS – RETROSPECTIVE, ABKCO US SACD

ICEHOUSE – GREAT SOUTHERN LAND, CHRYSALIS US CD collection

INGMAN, JORGEN – DESERT MARCH, ATCO US 7” promo

JAMES, ETTA – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, MCA US CD

JANKEL, CHAS – NO. 1 (Manhattan Mix), A&M UK 12” W/PS Ian Dury lyrics

JAP, PHILIP – SAVE US, A&M UK 12” W/PS Trevor Horn, prod.

JARRE, JEAN MICHEL – MAGNETIC FIELDS, DREYFUS DE CD

JETHRO TULL – A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC, CHRYSALIS US CD Live

JOHN, ELTON – CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY, ROCKET US SACD bonus tracks

JOHN, ELTON – HONKY CHATEAU, ROCKET US SACD bonus tracks

JOHN, ELTON – MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER, ROCKET US SACD

JOHN, ELTON – s/t, ROCKET US SACD bonus tracks

JOHN, ELTON – TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION, ROCKET US SACD bonus tracks

JOSEF K – ONLY FUN IN TOWN, REVOLA UK CD

KING CRIMSON – GREAT DECEIVER: Part 2, DGM US 2CD Live ’73/’74

KING CURTIS – LA JEANNE, ATCO US 7” promo

KRAFTWERK – COMPUTER WORLD, WARNER US CD original issue

LEMON JELLY – LEMONJELLY.KY, XL UK CD collection

LIBERACE – HERE'S LIBERACE, MCA US CD

LITTLE RICHARD – ESSENTIAL, SPECIALTY US CD

LOVICH, LENE – STIFF YEARS Vol. 2, GREAT EXPEC UK CD collection

MAGAZINE – SCREE, VIRGIN UK CD collection

MARLEY, BOB – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, HIP-O US CD pre-Island material

McCARTNEY, PAUL – WINGS OVER AMERICA, TOSHIBA JPN 2CD Live 12/76

MILLER, ROGER – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, MERCURY US CD

MIYASHITA, FUMIO – BEST COLLECTION Vol. 1, BIWA JPN CD Far East Family Band

MOODY BLUES – DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED (Deluxe edition), DERAM UK SACDx2

MOODY BLUES – TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN (Deluxe edition), THRESHOLD UK SACDx2

MR. WALKIE TALKIE – BE MY BOOGIE WOOGIE BABY, POLYDOR UK 7”

MUSSELWHITE, CHARLIE – IN MY TIME, ALLIGATOR US CD blues

O.S.T. – ANIMAL HOUSE, MCA US CD

OHTAKI, EIICHI – A LONG VACATION, CBS/SONY JPN CD Y.M.O. members

OSANNA – PALEPOLI, ARCANGELO JPN SHM-CD kami sleeve

OUTBACK – BAKA, HANNIBAL US CD

PICKETT, WILSONFIRE AND WATER, ATLANTIC US 7”

PINK FLOYD – COLLECTION OF GREAT DANCE SONGS, COLUMBIA US CD re-mastered

PINK FLOYD – DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, CAPITOL US SACD

PLAYMATES – BEEP BEEP, ROULETTE US 7”

PRAXIS – COLLECTION, DOUGLAS US CD Material members

PRIME MOVERS – ON THE TRAIL, ISLAND UK 12” W/PS studio vers.

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS – LOVE JUNK, CHRYSALIS US CD “I’m An Adult Now”

REDDING, OTIS – HARD TO HANDLE / AMEN, ATCO US 7”

RICE, BOYD (as NON)TERRA INCOGNITA, MUTE US CD

RIZWAN MUAZZAM QAWWALI – DAY OF COLOURS, REALWORLD US CD

ROLLING STONES – 12 x 5, ABKCO US SACD

ROLLING STONES – BETWEEN THE BUTTONS (US), ABKCO US SACD

ROLLING STONES – BROWN SUGAR, ROLLING STONES UK 7” EP “Let It Rock”!

ROLLING STONES – GET YER YA-YA'S OUT, ABKCO US SACD Live

ROLLING STONES – OUT OF OUR HEADS (UK), ABKCO US SACD

ROLLING STONES – THROUGH THE PAST, DARKLY (US), LONDON US SACD

ROXY MUSIC – COUNTRY LIFE, VIRGIN JPN CD kami sleeve

RUFFIN, JIMMY – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, MOTOWN US CD

SAKAMOTO, RYUICHI / MORELENBAUM – A DAY IN NEW YORK, SONY CLASSICS US CD

SANTANA – s/t (1st album), COLUMBIA US 2CD Deluxe edition

SAWAI, TADAO etc. – KOTO / SEBASTIAN BACH COLLECTED WORKS, BMG JPN CD from Yasuharu Konishi book

SEGOVIA, ANDRES – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, HIP-O US CD

SELLERS, PETER – SONGS FOR SWINGIN' SELLERS, PARLOPHONE UK LP mono

SMALL FACES – OGDEN'S NUT GONE FLAKE, JVC JPN CD kami sleeve

SPLIT ENZ – MENTAL NOTES, CHRYSALIS JAPAN LP insert

STEWART, ROD – STORYTELLER (CD #1), WARNER US CD collection

STRANGLERS – LIVE AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON '82, EMI UK CD

SWING OUT SISTER – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, MERCURY US CD

THREE MAN ARMY – POLECAT WOMAN, REPRISE UK 7”

TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCH. – TOKYO DELUXE, EPIC/SONY JPN CD O.S.T.

TORTOISE – BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP, COMMONS JPN CD new ’09 album!

TOSH, PETER – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, HIP-O US CD pre-Wailers material

TOWNSHEND, PETE / RONNIE LANESTREET IN THE CITY, POLYDOR UK 12” W/PS

TRAFFIC – LAST GREAT TRAFFIC JAM, EPIC US CD Live, DualDisc

TURNER, IKE & TINA – WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET, EMI US CD Live ’71

V.A. – COOL YULE – BEST OF, RHINO US CD Xmas

V.A. – GLOW – SUMMER '02, TOSHIBA JPN CD Gorillaz etc.

V.A. – GODDARD LIEBERSON 1911-1977, COLUMBIA US LP promo-only

V.A. – I HEARD IT ON NPR – AT HOME IN THE WORLD, EMI US CD

V.A. – MGM SOUL CINEMA Vol. 2, MGM US CD

V.A. – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION – Best of Bluegrass, HIP-O US CD

V.A. – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION: CD + DVD SAMPLER, UNIVERSAL CD / DVD promo-only

V.A. – NEW ORLEANS FUNK, SOUL JAZZ UK CD

V.A. – ONE VOICE – SONGS OF CHAGE & ASKA, TOSHIBA JPN CD Marianne Faithfull

V.A. – ORIGINAL CLUB SKA, HEARTBEAT US CD 60’s recordings

V.A. – POP LIFE WITH IDEE, WEA JPN CD

V.A. – SOUL CHRISTMAS, RHINO US CD Xmas

V.A. – STRANGELY STRANGE…’67 – ’72, ISLAND UK 3CD boxed set

V.A. – TIME-LIFE: CLASSIC ROCK – 1966, TIME-LIFE US CD

V.A. – TROJAN REGGAE, STARBUCKS US CD

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – H TO HE WHO AM THE ONLY ONE, VIRGIN JPN CD kami sleeve

WAITRESSES – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, POLYDOR US CD

WATERS, MUDDY – MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, MCA US CD

WHO, THE – DIRECT HITS, UNIVERSAL JPN CD kami sleeve

WHO, THE – TOMMY (Deluxe Edition), MCA US SACDx2

WHO, THE – WHO SELL OUT, THE (Deluxe edition), POLYDOR UK 2CD

WINDO, GARY – HIS MASTER'S BONES, CUNIEFORM US CD collection

WITHERS, BILL – BEST OF – LEAN ON ME, COLUMBIA US CD

WYATT, ROBERT – HIS GREATEST MISSES, VIDEOARTS JPN CD kami sleeve

WYMAN, BILL – s/t, SANCTUARY US US re-mastered A&M debut

WYMAN, BILL / RHYTHM KINGS – ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS, BMG JPN CD Gary Brooker

XTC – ORANGES & LEMONS, TOSHIBA JPN CD kami sleeve

XTC – SKYLARKING, TOSHIBA JPN CD kami sleeve

XTC – UPSY DAISY ASSORTMENT, GEFFEN US CD collection

Y.M.O. – ULTIMATE COLLECTION, SONY JPN SACDx2

Y.M.O. (as HASYMO)RESCUE, COMMONS JPN CD5

YES – 90125, ATCO JPN SHM-CD kami sleeve

YES – BIG GENERATOR, ATCO JPN SHM-CD kami sleeve

YOSHIHIDE / BILL LASWELL / YOSHIGAKI – SOUP, P-VINE JPN CD

ZAPPA, FRANK – OVER-NITE SENSATION, DISCREET FR LP French pressing, cover variant

ZAPPA, FRANK – UNCLE MEAT, RYKODISC US 2CD re-mastered

- Ron


Thursday, August 27, 2009

Another Japanese List


8-27-09 Another List


I recently found an inexpensive March, 2008 issue of “Music Magazine” from Japan – and it has yet another ‘list’ in it. “Music Magazine Comes Alive!” Looks like it’s the albums that didn’t make their “Best 100” list.


In approx. (their) order (and they’re not numbered or strictly chronological), we find:


BEACH BOYS – Surfin’ USA

ANIMALS – s/t (debut)

DONOVAN – Sunshine Superman (US vers.)

VANILLA FUDGE – s/t (debut)

CANNED HEAT – Boogie with Canned Heat

IRON BUTTERFLY – In-a-gadda-da-vida

STEPPENWOLF – s/t (debut)

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS – s/t (2nd album)

KOOPER, AL & MIKE BLOOMFIELD – Live Adventures Of (2LP)

DELANEY & BONNIE – Accept No Substitute

POCO – Pickin’ Up The Pieces

TEN YEARS AFTER – Ssssh

THREE DOG NIGHT – s/t (debut)

CHICAGO – 2 (2LP)

COCKER, JOE – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (2LP)

GUESS WHO – American Woman

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER – Cosmos Factory

MASON, DAVE – Alone Together

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy

QUICKSILVER – Just For Love

SANTANA – Abraxis

CALE, J.J. – Naturally

CHASE – s/t (debut)

JETHRO TULL – Aqualung

COLOSSEUM – Live (2LP)

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Pictures At An Exhibition

MOODY BLUES – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

FACES – A Nod Is As Good As A Wink…To A Blind Horse

JAMES GANG – Thirds

MOUNTAINNantucket Sleighride

URIAH HEEP – Look At Yourself

WILLIAMS, PAUL – Just An Old Fashioned Love Song

WINTER, JOHNNY / AND – Live

HUMBLE PIE – Smokin’

ALICE COOPER – School’s Out

CACTUS – ‘Ot & Sweaty

RUSSELL, LEON – Carney

GALLAGHER, RORY – Live in Europe

LOGGINS & MESSINA – Sittin’ In

SIMON, CARLY – No Secrets

SLADE – Slayed?

STEWART, ALOrange

WISHBONE ASH – Argus

McCARTNEY, PAUL / WINGS – Band On The Run

DOOBIE BROTHERS – Captain & Me, The

ORLEANS – s/t (debut)

PROCOL HARUM – Grand Hotel

STATUS QUO – Pile Driver

STEVENS, CAT – Foreigner

YOUNG, JESSE COLIN – Song For Juli

GRAND FUNK – We’re An American Band

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE – Not Fragile

KISS – Alive!

Z.Z. TOP – Fandango

STEWART, ROD – Atlantic Crossing

BOSTON – s/t (debut)

YAMASH’TA, STOMU / GO – Go (debut)

FRAMPTON, PETER – Frampton Comes Alive! (2LP)

GENTLE GIANT – Interview

JOURNEY – Look Into The Future

GEILS BAND, J. – Blow Your Face Out (2LP)

LOFGREN, NILS – Cry Tough

TUCKER BAND, MARSHALL – Long Hard Ride

MILLER BAND, STEVE – Fly Like An Eagle

NUGENT, TED – Free For All

SCAGGS, BOZ – Silk Degrees

TROWER, ROBIN – Live!

FOREIGNER – s/t (debut)

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – Out Of The Blue (2LP)

FOGHAT – Live

MILLER, FRANKIE – Full House

MURPHY, ELLIOTT – Just A Story From America

PARSONS PROJECT, ALAN – I, Robot

RAINBOW – On Stage

FLEETWOOD MAC – Rumours

BLONDIE – Parallel Lines

DETECTIVE – It Takes One To Know One

PARKER, GRAHAM / RUMOUR – Parkerilla, The (2LP)

ROBINSON BAND, TOM – Power In The Darkness

RONSTADT, LINDA – Living In The U.S.A.

VAN HALEN – s/t (debut)

BOOMTOWN RATS – Fine Art Of Surfacing, The

CHEAP TRICK – At Budokan

ROCKPILE – Seconds Of Pleasure


And there were a few more, but...titles of little interest (to me).


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

SACD's



8-26-09 SACD’s


My interest in SACD’s continues unabated. Scouring the bins of CD stores in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, I have managed to find a fair few of them.


Blood Sweat & Tears – s/t (“Spinning Wheel” album) (MFSL) bonus material

David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie – Scary Monsters

Can – Monster Movie

Can – Soundtracks

Can – Tago Mago

Can – Ege Bamyasi

Can – Future Days

Can – Soon Over Babaluma

Can – Landed

Can – Unlimited Edition

Can – Flow Motion

Can – Saw Delight

Can – Rite Time

Eric Clapton461 Ocean Boulevard, bonus material

Eric Clapton – Slowhand

Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (not a hybrid)

Derke & The Dominos – Layla

Bob Dylan – Another Side Of

Bob Dylan – Freewheelin’

Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde (2CD)

Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding

Bob DylanNashville Skyline

Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan – Slow Train Coming

Emerson Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery (3CD Deluxe) bonus material

Peter Gabriel – Security (not a hybrid)

Peter Gabriel – Passion (not a hybrid)

Herman’s Hermits – Retrospective

Elton John – Elton John (“Your Song” album), bonus material

Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection, bonus material

Elton John – Madman Across The Water

Elton John – Honky Chateau, bonus material

Elton JohnGoodbye Yellow Brick Road (2CD Deluxe + DVD) bonus material

Elton John – Captain Fantastic, bonus material

Moody Blues – Days Of Future Passed (2CD Deluxe) bonus material

Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (2CD Deluxe) bonus material

Moody Blues – To Our Children’s Children’s Children (2CD Deluxe) bonus material

Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon

Rolling Stones – 12 x 5

Rolling Stones – Now!

Rolling Stones – Out Of Our Heads (UK vers.)

Rolling Stones – Between The Buttons (US vers.)

Rolling Stones – Beggar’s Banquet

Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed

Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out

Rolling Stones – Through The Glass Darkly (Big Hits #2) (US vers.)

Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil (CD Single)

The Who – Tommy (2CD Deluxe) bonus material

Y.M.O. – UC Y.M.O. (Ultimate Collection) (2CD)


Yep, I’m listening to SACD’s via a 2 channel hook up. When I put the disc in my player, a light comes on, telling me what kind of disc it is. For instance, the Y.M.O. disc is a mere 2-channel disc, so I do not need to make any selections on my SACD player. But the Peter Gabriel titles I have…are not hybrid discs. They will not play in a CD player. When I put them in my SACD player, I must select “2-channel”, because otherwise, I will only hear the two front channels! Only other non-hybrid disc I have is by Miles Davis. All the other SACD’s play in any CD player!


So far, the best sounding re-masters have been on “Tommy” by The Who – who knew it could be that clear? And, for me, surprisingly – The Moody Blues “Days Of Future Passed”! What a crisp recording that is! Perhaps it was because they were allowed to use the big studio at Decca, where usually only classical music was being recorded? For a 1966 recording, it sounds fabulous. But, really, everything on this list just sparkles!


And a few more SACD’s are on their way, via mail-order. Alas, it doesn’t look like the format is being supported by anything other than the classical music field. I went into one store, and they had 200+ classical titles, and about 6 rock music titles!


So, my failed format maven status is assured! Betamax, Minidisc, SACD…


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Faust


8-25-09 Faust


I have been a fan of the German band Faust for at least 35 years. They were one of the first – and, for me, most uncompromising – of the German bands that I got into. My collection is somewhat fanatic, with me collection every available variant. Not present in this list is Faust working with Slapp Happy or Slapp Happy members like Anthony Moore. And, sorry, I can’t get excited about the ‘new’ versions of Faust.


CD FAUST [1st] UNIVERSAL JPN UICY-9259

1971 3 TRKS Clear cover ('03 issue) kami sleeve

CD FAUST [1st] POLYDOR JPN POCP-2155

1971 3 TRKS Screened jewel box cover ('91 issue)

LP FAUST [1st] POLYDOR UK 2310 142

1971 3 TRKS black vinyl

LP FAUST [1st] POLYDOR DE 2310 142

1971 3 TRKS CLEAR VINYL, German COVER

LP FAUST [1st] POLYDOR DE 2310 142

1971 3 TRKS CLEAR VINYL, British COVER

LP FAUST [1st] re-issue RECOMMENDED RR ONE

1971 3 TRKS CLEAR VINYL, UK cover, 80’s re-issue

LP FAUST [1st] POLYDOR JPN 23MM 0236

1971 3 TRKS re-issue, insert; black vinyl

7" SO FAR / IT'S A BIT OF A PAIN POLYDOR UK 2001 299

1971 2 TRKS no pic sleeve

CD SO FAR (kami) UNIVERSAL JPN UICY-9260

1972 9 TRKS ('03 issue) kami sleeve

CD SO FAR POLYDOR JPN POCP-2156

1972 9 TRKS ('91 issue)

LP SO FAR POLYDOR DE 2310 196

1972 9 TRKS booklet (inserts)

LP SO FAR re-issue RECOMMENDED RR TWO

1972 9 TRKS re-issue

LP SO FAR POLYDOR JPN 23MM 0126

1972 9 TRKS re-issue, booklet

LP FAUST TAPES re-issue RECOMMENDED RR SIX

1973 2 TRKS '80 issue

LP FAUST TAPES VIRGIN UK VC 501

1973 2 TRKS UK original issue, Bridget Riley cover art

LP OUTSIDE THE DREAM SYNDICATE CAROLINE UK C 1501

1973 2 TRKS Tony Conrad with Faust; UK original issue

CD OUTSIDE THE DREAM SYNDICATE TABLE OF T 5283

1973 3 TRKS ('93 issue) (1 x bonus track)

LP FAUST IV VIRGIN DE 87739 IT

1973 8 TRKS DE original issue

LP FAUST IV VIRGIN UK V 2004

1973 8 TRKS UK original issue

LP FAUST IV VIRGIN FR 840 019

1973 8 TRKS French pressing

LP FAUST IV VIRGIN NZ? V 2004

1973 8 TRKS NZ or AUS pressing, possibly?

LP FAUST IV VIRGIN ES 87 739 I

1973 8 TRKS Spanish pressing

CDx2 FAUST IV (Deluxe edition) VIRGIN UK CDVR 2004

1973 16 TRKS ('06 issue)(9 x bonus tracks)

7" EXTRACTS from 'FAUST PARTY' RECOMMENDED RR 1.5

1979 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" FAUST PARTY 3 RECOMMENDED RR 6.5

1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

LP RETURN OF A LEGEND RECOMMENDED RR 25

1986 6 TRKS black vinyl

LP RETURN OF A LEGEND RECOMMENDED RR 25

1986 6 TRKS white vinyl

CD 71 MINUTES OF - THE LAST ALBUM RECOMMENDED ReRF1CD

1988? 13 TRKS 70's recordings

CD BBC SESSIONS + ReR US ReRF 5

2000? 8 TRKS 70's recordings


And there has always been a problem with the CD mastering of “The Faust Tapes”. Before there were computer program to “de-tick” CD masters being made from vinyl records – the original CD on Recommended of “The Faust Tapes” came out sounding much worse than any of my many LP versions! I wrote to the company and complained. They actually wrote back, castigating me by saying “Tons of care had been taken when mastering that album!” That CD sounded BAD and I will STILL not own it (I mean, turntable rumble and all?) Maybe that’s why I have stayed away from the expensive Faust CD boxed sets. I can just imagine how pleased I would be if I forked over a decent sum for the “Wumme Years” CD boxed set…to find that they’ve used that old master they made in the 80’s for “The Faust Tapes”?


It is admirable that Recommended Records in England continued issuing singles into the late 70’s & early 80’s – “Faust Party” et al. But that stuff isn’t tight like the first four albums. So, are you reading this wondering what I am raving on about? It’s simple: go and get some LP’s or CD’s of any of the first 4 x Faust albums and listen. Absolutely nothing on Earth sounded like those records when they came out. NOTHING.


This music is loud & electric at a time when very little other loud / electric music was even being recorded. There albums were recorded with and mastered with distortion, feedback…in other words, they recorded exactly how the music sounded when it was being played by the musicians, a miracle for 1971-3.


In 2003, the Japanese made replica album covers for the first two 2 x Faust albums, so you might want to try and find those editions. In 2006, Virgin UK via EMI UK made a 2CD set of “Faust IV” that had a truly decent mastering on “Faust IV” – finally! Sorry, but I do not know of a decent CD version of album #3, “The Faust Tapes”. The best LP of it is the original Virgin UK LP, cat. # VC 501.


This music definitely changed my path, in how I proceeded through the 70’s. It showed me that anything was possible. It was possible to have music recorded loud! It was possible to capture genius / spontaneous electric performances! Vive Faust!