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Currently available Emanem releases are shown with bold catalogue numbers.
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(Quark and QED were really Emanem, and are shown as such.)
Releases on other labels are shown with italic catalogue numbers.
DEREK BAILEY guitars, talk
London 1976 January
Recorded by Derek Bailey
01 - KEW - 2:50
02 - UNITY THEATRE - 2:57
03 - QUEUE - 7:11
04 - CUE - 4:36
05 - ROOTS - 2:14
06 - VIRGINAL - 6:00
07 - PRAXIS - 4:00
08 - THE LOST CHORD - 1:43
1976 - "Various Artists: GUITAR SOLOS 2" Caroline (GB LP) C1518
[06 - 08]
1979 - "DB: DOMESTIC & PUBLIC PIECES" - Quark (USA LP) 9999 [01 -
05]
1995 - "DB: DOMESTIC & PUBLIC PIECES" - Emanem (GB CD) 4001
(Note: The order of performance is not known.)
KARL BERGER vibraphone, bala(fon), darbuka
EDWARD BLACKWELL drums & cymbals, osi-drum
Albany (Electronic Body Works) 1976 March 20
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - BALAFON SAMBA - 14:43
02 - JUST PLAY - 9:36
03 - STEPS - 8:39
04 - TIME IS - 4:20
05 - WOOD AND SKIN WORKS - 12:22
06 - WE ARE - 6:39
07 - SOUTH OF IMPERIAL - 4:57
1979 - "KB & EB: JUST PLAY" - Quark (USA LP) 9996 [01 - 06]
2000 - "KB & EB: JUST PLAY" - Emanem (GB CD) 4037
STEVE LACY soprano saxophone
Montreal (L'Eglise St Jean l'Evangeliste) 1976 March 24
01 - THE CRUST - 5:05
02 - CROPS - 6:39
03 - THE NEW DUCK - 7:32
04 - PEARL STREET - 7:23
05 - HOOKY - 8:25
06 - NO BABY - 4:06
07 - TAO: EXISTENCE - 7:07
08 - TAO: THE WAY - 3:47
09 - TAO: BONE - 5:12
10 - TAO: NAME - 7:30
11 - TAO: THE BREATH - 5:49
12 - TAO: LIFE ON ITS WAY - 3:21
13 - REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE - 5:58
1979 - "SL: CROPS" - Quark (USA LP) 9998 [02 - 04, 06]
2000 - "SL: HOOKY" - Emanem (GB CD) 4042
ROSWELL RUDD trombone, mbira, sanza, percussion
KENNY DAVERN clarinet, soprano saxophone
STEVE LACY soprano saxophone, percussion
TYRONE WASHINGTON tenor saxophone
PATTI BOWN electric piano
WILBUR LITTLE double bass
PAUL MOTIAN drum set
LOUISIANA RED electric guitar & voice [on 02]
JORDAN STECKEL bata drum [on 04]
New York City 1976 March 27
Recorded by Eddie Korvin
01 - BLOWN BONE - 3:32
02 - CEMENT BLUES - 8:55
03 - STREET WALKING - 2:21
04 - BETHESDA FOUNTAIN - 11:08
1979 - "RR: BLOWN BONE" - Philips (J LP) RJ-7490
2006 - "RR: BLOWN BONE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4131
(Note: 02 issued in two parts on Philips RJ-7490)
ROSWELL RUDD trombone, percussion
ENRICO RAVA trumpet
STEVE LACY soprano saxophone, percussion
WILBUR LITTLE double bass
PAUL MOTIAN drum set
SHEILA JORDAN voice [on 02 & 03]
New York City 1976 March 28
Recorded by Eddie Korvin
01 - IT'S HAPPENING - 10:59
02 - BLUES FOR THE PLANET EARTH - 3:57
03 - YOU BLEW IT - 5:35
1979 - "RR: BLOWN BONE" - Philips (J LP) RJ-7490
2006 - "RR: BLOWN BONE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4131
DEREK BAILEY guitar, talk
London 1977 March
Recorded by Derek Bailey
01 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU - 5:31
1988 - "DB: IN WHOSE TRADITION?" - Emanem (AUS LP) 3404
1995 - "DB: DOMESTIC & PUBLIC PIECES" - Emanem (GB CD) 4001
FRANK LOWE tenor saxophone [except on 15]
EUGENE CHADBOURNE guitars, electric guitar [except on 14]
New York City 1977 October 13
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - COMPOSITION FOR DAVID MURRAY - 1:49
02 - IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN - 4:06
03 - THE CLAM - 0:55
04 - FRIGHT - 4:23
05 - 45 1st AVE (take 1) - 0:20
06 - 45 1st AVE (take 2) - 2:31
07 - GHOSTS - 4:17
08 - PHANTOM TO TOWER (part 2) - 1:23
09 - PHANTOM TO TOWER (part 1) - 2:59
10 - BOBO DID IT - 2:33
11 - AT REEL'S END - 2:33
12 - FIRE DOWN THERE - 1:30
13 - YOU WERE RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE - 2:45
14 - THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME - 2:52
15 - DOCTOR TOO-MUCH - 2:45
16 - DON'T PUNK OUT (take 1) - 1:49
17 - DON'T PUNK OUT (take 2) - 1:13
1979 - "FL/EC: DON'T PUNK OUT" - QED (USA LP) 995
2000 - "FL/EC: DON'T PUNK OUT" - Emanem (GB CD) 4043
JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
NIGEL COOMBES violin
COLIN WOOD cello
ROGER SMITH guitar
Derby (College of Further Education) 1977 November 17
01 - IMMEDIATE PAST FRAGMENT - 2:23
02 - THE ONLY GEEZER AN AMERICAN SOLDIER SHOT WAS ANTON WEBERN - 31:42
1999 - "SME: LOW PROFILE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4031
2004 - "HAUNTED WEATHER" - Straubgold (D 2CD) 52 [02 excerpt]
HOWARD RILEY piano
PHILIPP WACHSMANN violin
BARRY GUY double bass
London 1977 December 20
Recorded by Adam Skeaping
01 - TRIO ONE - 5:06
02 - TRIO TWO - 5:15
03 - TRIO THREE - 3:55
04 - TRIO FOUR - 6:19
05 - TRIO FIVE - 5:21
06 - TRIO SIX - 3:41
07 - TRIO SEVEN - 5:46
08 - TRIO EIGHT - 5:58
1978 - "BG/HR/PW: IMPROVISATIONS ARE FOREVER NOW" - Vinyl (GB LP) VS 113
2002 - "BG/HR/PW: IMPROVISATIONS ARE FOREVER NOW" - Emanem (GB CD)
4070
PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone, euphonium
JUDY voice [on 04]
Wales 1978 January 30/31
Recorded by Alan Green
01 - YEP 321 * - 6:03
02 - REALIGN 4 * - 9:00
03 - THREE LEVELS * - 3:46
04 - PAUNCH AND JUDIES * - 1:22
05 - CHEFOR - 7:57
06 - PHASE 2/2 * - 8:06
07 - NEUPH * - 7:22
1978 - "PR: NEUPH" - SFA (GB LP) 092
2005 - "PR: NEUPH" - Emanem (GB CD) 4118
(Note: The order of performance is not known.
* These items involve over-dubbing)
STEVE BERESFORD piano, euphonium, toys, electronics, etc
NIGEL COOMBES violin
TERRY DAY percussion, alto saxophone, cello, mandolin
ROGER SMITH guitar
London (LMC) 1978 May 5
Recorded by Max Eastley
01 - NO GREAT RIVER - 4:25
02 - COLLISION SPECIALISTS - 14:44
03 - JAZZ NOW FINAL HURDLE TO SIXTH TITLE - 2:48
04 - MUMS FOR SALE - 8:07
2000 - "THREE & FOUR PULLOVERS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4038
LOL COXHILL soprano saxophone
SIMON EMMERSON electronics
Welwyn Garden City (Digswell House) 1978 May 11
01 - FIRST ENCOUNTER PART ONE - 5:44
02 - FIRST ENCOUNTER PART TWO - 8:45
03 - FIRST ENCOUNTER PART THREE - 2:15
04 - SIDE ONE PART ONE - 14:57
05 - SIDE ONE PART TWO - 4:11
06 - ADDITIONAL ENDING - 3:15
1979 - "LC: DIGSWELL DUETS" - Random Radar (USA LP) RRR 005 [04, 05]
2001 - "LC: DIGSWELL DUETS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4052
(Note: The order of performance is not known.)
LOL COXHILL soprano saxophone [except on 02 & 06]
VERYAN WESTON piano
Oxford (Museum of Modern Art) 1978 May 26
01 - SIDE TWO PART THREE - 3:41
02 - MORE SUBSTANTIAL PIANO SOLO - 2:46
03 - SIDE TWO PART ONE - 7:41
04 - I CAN'T GET STARTED - 2:12
05 - SIDE TWO PART TWO - 5:22
06 - VERY SHORT PIANO SOLO - 0:09
07 - SIDE TWO PART FIVE - 1:45
08 - EMBRACEABLE WHO? - 2:58
09 - EMBRACEABLE YOU - 5:51
10 - SIDE TWO PART FOUR - 1:10
1979 - "LC: DIGSWELL DUETS" - Random Radar (USA LP) RRR 005 [01,
03, 05, 07, 10]
2001 - "LC: DIGSWELL DUETS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4052
(Notes: The order of performance is not known.
03 was edited to 6:31 on RRR 005.)
JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
NIGEL COOMBES violin
ROGER SMITH guitar
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1978 November 17
Recorded by Jolyon Laycock
01 - NEWCASTLE 78A - 9:24
02 - NEWCASTLE 78B - 23:01
2008 - "SME/O: TRIO & TRIANGLE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4150
TERRY DAY voice, flutes, alto saxophone, bamboo pipes, cello, mandolin, electric organ, thumb piano, percussion, crackle box, balloons, toys, etc
Amsterdam / London / Newcastle late 1978 & early 1979
01 - DRUMS / ALTOS / BALLOONS - 2:57
02 - ONE AND TWO CELLOS - 0:39
03 - ORIENTAL THEME 1 - 3:08
04 - ONE AND THREE CELLOS - 1:43
05 - ORIENTAL THEME 2 - 1:58
06 - TWO CELLO FRAGMENTS - 0:39
07 - THEME CONTINUED 1 - 3:51
08 - THEME CONTINUED 3 - 6:17
09 - THE FOUND CHORD - 0:21
10 - ALTO / CELLO / DRUMS - 3:32
11 - ALTO & CELLO - 3:14
12 - IMPERFECTION - 2:30
13 - WHAT A LOVELY LAD - 5:18
14 - CRACKLE BOX & ALTOS - 3:34
15 - ERIC - 2:42
2006 - "TD: INTERRUPTIONS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4125
(Note: The order of performance is not known.
Most items involve over-dubbing)
TERRY DAY mandolin
London 1979
01 - BOTTLENECK MANDOLIN 1 - 2:05
2006 - "TD: INTERRUPTIONS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4125
HOWARD RILEY piano
PHILIPP WACHSMANN violin
BARRY GUY double bass
London 1979 January 24
01 - TRIO NINE - 4:16
02 - TRIO TEN - 15:26
03 - TRIO ELEVEN - 5:18
2002 - "BG/HR/PW: IMPROVISATIONS ARE FOREVER NOW" - Emanem (GB CD) 4070
DEREK BAILEY guitar, talk, radio
London 1979 May 2
Recorded by Derek Bailey
01 - THE LAST POST - MORNING - 7:42
02 - THE LAST POST - AFTERNOON - 8:22
1988 - "DB: IN WHOSE TRADITION?" - Emanem (AUS LP) 3404
1999 - "DB: FAIRLY EARLY WITH POSTSCRIPTS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4027
(Note: The two halves were edited together to form THE LAST POST 13:46 on 3404.)
BOBBY BRADFORD cornet [except on 03 & 05]
JOHN CARTER clarinet [except on 04]
Los Angeles (UCLA Schoenberg Hall) 1979 October 20
01 - TANDEM - 12:33
02 - AND SHE SPEAKS - 7:19
03 - LES MASSES JIGABOO (FAST FANNIE'S CAKEWALK) - 6:27
04 - SHE (WOMAN) - 7:47
05 - ECHOES FROM RUDOLPH'S - 5:39
06 - WOODMAN'S HALL BLUES - 9:12
1996 - "JC & BB: TANDEM 2" - Emanem (GB CD) 4012
EUGENE CHADBOURNE guitar
New York City 1979 Autumn
01 - INNER EXTREMITIES SUITE 1 - 5:07
02 - INNER EXTREMITIES SUITE 2 - 5:16
03 - INNER EXTREMITIES SUITE 3 - 2:56
2000 - "FL/EC: DON'T PUNK OUT" - Emanem (GB CD) 4043
LOL COXHILL tenor saxophone
COLIN WOOD cello
LAURIE ALLEN drums & cymbals
London late 1970s
01 - VERSTEHEN UND SPRECHEN - 2:03
2002 - "LC: SPECTRAL SOPRANO" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4204
PHIL MINTON voice
London 1980
Recorded by David Vorhaus
01 - ORDERS FOR THE PALS - 4:40
02 - "I FOUGHT" - 1:53
03 - PSALM OF EVOLUTION 1 - 4:47
04 - PSALM OF EVOLUTION 2 - 4:47
05 - WREATH - 0:48
06 - CENOTAPH - 0:45
1981 - "PM: A DOUGHNUT IN BOTH HANDS" - Rift (USA LP) 3 [01 - 02,
05 - 06]
1998 - "PM: A DOUGHNUT IN BOTH HANDS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4025
(Note: The order of performance is not known, except that 01 - 04 were in that order.)
PHIL MINTON voice
London 1980
Recorded by Paul Crawford
01 - THE TWO LIES - 2:09
02 - WELL - 1:52
03 - NOTES ON AVARICE - 5:38
04 - BURNT MEMORIES - 2:22
1981 - "PM: A DOUGHNUT IN BOTH HANDS" - Rift (USA LP) 3 [01, 03 -
04]
1998 - "PM: A DOUGHNUT IN BOTH HANDS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4025
(Note: It is not known whether 04 was recorded before or after the others.)
TERRY DAY voice, alto saxophone
PETER CUSACK electric guitar, drum machine
London 1980
01 - BE A GOOD BOY - 2:46
02 - IT AIN’T MY CUP OF TEA - 3:37
2006 - "TD: INTERRUPTIONS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4125
(Note: The order of performance is not known.
Items involve over-dubbing)
ROGER SMITH guitar
London 1980 January 6
Recorded by David Toop & Max Eastley
01 - SPANISH GUITAR A - 3:05
02 - SPANISH GUITAR B1 - 4:41
03 - SPANISH GUITAR B2 - 0:44
04 - SPANISH GUITAR B3 - 2:06
05 - SPANISH GUITAR B4 - 6:04
06 - SPANISH GUITAR B5 - 0:55
07 - SPANISH GUITAR C - 5:33
08 - SPANISH GUITAR D1 - 4:15
09 - SPANISH GUITAR D2 - 2:28
10 - SPANISH GUITAR D3 - 5:24
11 - SPANISH GUITAR D4 - 3:40
12 - SPANISH GUITAR D5 - 4:26
1980 - "RS: SPANISH GUITAR" - LMC (GB LP) 1
2002 - "RS: SPANISH GUITAR" - Emanem (GB CD) 4083
JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
NIGEL COOMBES violin
ROGER SMITH guitar
London 1980 March (approx)
Recorded by Richie Stevens
01 - BOILEAU ROAD - 27:50
1996 - "SME: HOT AND COLD HEROES" - Emanem (GB CD) 4008
PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
Roma (Teatro dell'Opera) 1980 April 14
01 - ROMAN TICK - 6:03
2005 - "PR: NEUPH" - Emanem (GB CD) 4118
DEREK BAILEY guitar, talk
London 1980 May 28
01 - TUNNEL HEARING - 7:18
02 - 10% EXTRA FREE - 3:28
03 - 20% EXTRA FREE - 3:49
1999 - "DB: FAIRLY EARLY WITH POSTSCRIPTS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4027
PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
Pisa (San Zeno Abbey) 1980 June 26
01 - PISA EAR - 17:24
2005 - "PR: NEUPH" - Emanem (GB CD) 4118
Continued in 1981-1990
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