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01 December 1989

The Sporadic Recordings

The Sporadic Recordings
The Sporadic Recordings
CD: UK 12.89 (TTTTTTTTT SPORE 1 CD)

Tracklisting (with notes)

1. Buddhist Prayer

Played on Charlie's L14 guitar after reading 'Page after Page' and not being disappointed. Starring Japanese monks.

2. Pathway

This is how far you can 'pull' strings before they (or your fingers) snap.

3. Nile Opera

Starring Egyptian drummers discovered in Andy's obscure C.D. collection.

4. Shirt No. 7

Starring a vintage semi-acoustic Gibson 'Stereo-Switchmaster' -- not plugged in.

5. Kind Of Love

Jazzers would call it syncopation but the time signature was irretrievably lost two bars in and never found again.

6. Rob Gray's Elegy

Starring Rob's harmonica and Jeremy Kerr's bass.

7. Misere

Starring the most beautiful voice EVER.

8. For Steven Patrick

...for Steven Patrick with love and affection.

9. We Stumble

Recorded in Belgium for Michel Duval.

10. Sketch For A Manchester Summer 1989

The essential Mancunian summer, captured on DAT before the greenhouse effect changes the climate irrevocably.

11. Arpeggiator II

Starring a now obsolete gimmick.

12. Diazepam 5 mgs

(Enough to relax you.) Starring a very expensive Bosendorfer piano played on a very cheap synth.

13. But Was I...?

An attempt to disguise voices through the S.P.X. 90 mk.1.

14. Pol In A-flat

Played through an ancient Space Echo, therefore the hiss is compulsory.

15. Real Drums -- Real Drummer

Starring Bruce Mitchell demonstrating the inadequacies of computer generated drums.

16. Another Mirror -- Another Wall

Another Michel Duval project. Another song with these lyrics, starring Pol's voice and Alain Lefebvre's congas.

17. 30 Oldham Street

In praise of DRY's decaffeinated coffee and in spite of Leroy's jokes.

18. 4.10 am

Recorded then.

19. For Lydia

Voices and flute played on a keyboard.

20. Detail For Heidi And Jodie

Played on a Yamaha owned by the recipients of the tune.

21. Zinni's Dance

Bruce's daughter's birthday tune. Played the way she dances, -- out of time.

22. PPP Version

Based on a description by Anthony H. of a park in Hong Kong.

23. For Lucy H.

Dedicated to a very nice old lady who lived and died alone. Starring the trumpet of Kaire Gedal.

24. 4.30 am

Slightly later the same morning.

25. It's A Bright Guilty World -- Part I

Inspired by an Orson Welles interview.

26. It's A Bright Guilty World -- Part II

27. Nile Reprise

See Track 3

28. Diazepam 10 mgs

Enough to send you to sleep?

Credits

The Sporadic Recordings. A TTTTTTTTT'S RELEASE. Limited Edition of 4000.

Notes

Whilst essentially an album by The Durutti Column, this release is credited to Vini Reilly. Most of the tracks on this album were later re-released on 'The Return of the Sporadic Recordings' (Kooky Records, 2002) which was a double cd combining one disc with all of The Sporadic Recordings (except for those tracks which had already been released as extra tracks on the Factory Once re-releases) and a second disc with new tracks, rarities, and outtakes, etc. The Sporadic theme was continued with Sporadic Three.

The word stamp on last page of the booklet of is written in the Japanese language using "kanji" (Chinese characters) and is roughly pronounced "Vini Reilly."

Bi Ni Rai Ri - Vini Reilly

Key

The first line: Stamp on booklet
The second line: Adapted to English
The third line: General pronunciation in Japanese

Bi means "Beauty"
Ni means "Look like" or "Resemble"
Rai means "Thunder"
Ri means "Profit" or "Advantage"

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