BiotaRackabones

Label:

Dys – DYS 12&13

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Avantgarde

Tracklist

Vagabones
A A 26:31
B B 26:26
Rackabones
C A 18:01
D B 17:46

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed ByStatetune
  • Distributed ByRecommended Records

Credits

  • Artwork [Center Labels]Katsimpalis*
  • Artwork [Folder Insert Drawings]Tom Katsimpalis
  • Artwork [Folder Mezzotints & Line Etching]Carol Heineman
  • Artwork [Jacket Inside Drawings (l.)]Tanya Staab
  • Artwork [Jacket Inside Drawings (r.)]Joy Froding
  • Artwork [Jacket Outside (drawings)]Randy Yeates
  • Artwork [Jacket Outside (embroidery)]Mareye Yeates
  • Artwork [Visuals]Mnemonists
  • Composed By [Composition], Producer [Production]William Sharp
  • Coordinator [UK Coordination]Bryan Downes
  • Effects [Processing], Mixed By [Mixing]Sharp*
  • Engineer [Cutting]Bruce Leek
  • Other [Assistance]Chris Cutler, Steven Warsavage
  • Photography By [Camera]George Harms
  • Technician [Technical Assistance]Mark Derbyshire

Notes

Gatefold jacket. Edition of 1000 copies.

'Vagabones' and 'Rackabones' concepts are represented visually by reproductions of 18 drawings, line etching, and mezzotints that form the album packaging-jacket, labels, and accompanying portfolio.

Artwork includes:
- A trifold portfolio printed with credits and five drawings
- Six square inserts (24 x 24cm)
- Four additional illustrated insert sheets (30 x 21cm) with description of present album and also Mnemonists' history

Composition/Production: Spring 1984—Winter 1984/85.
Sources: organs/guitars/dulcimers/tamboura/ching/ukulele/alto saxophone/clarinet/harmonicas/bagpipes/accordion/recorders/whistles/
voice/toys/bass drum/bodhran/metronome/side drum/maracas/wood drums/bells/kalimbas/...
Lacquer processing: Record Technology Inc/Camarillo California
Pressing: Statetune Ltd/Leicester
Jacket/folder/insert printing: Minizen Ltd/Nottingham
Camera: Reprographics Inc/Ft Collins Colorado
Distribution: Recommended Records.
Ⓟ© Dys/manufactured in UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): DYS 12-A 19757 (3) 41221
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): DYS 12-B 19758 (3) 41221
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): DYS 13-A 20174 (3)
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): DYS 13-B 20175 (3)

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Reviews

  • offcenter.nl's avatar
    offcenter.nl
    this whole record is amazing, including the artwork and the little portfolio that comes with it. some parts feel more like drifting through a crazed fever dream than listening to a piece of music.

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