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OBSCURE RECORDS (1975-1978)

Included here are all 10 LPs released by Obscure Records, the British experimental music label operated by Brian Eno between 1975 and 1978.

Obscure No. 1: The Sinking of the Titanic - Gavin Bryars (1975)
Obscure No. 2: Ensemble Pieces - Christopher Hobbs, John Adams, Gavin Bryars (1975)
Obscure No. 3: Discreet Music - Brian Eno (1975)
Obscure No. 4: New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments - Max Eastley, David Toop (1975)
Obscure No. 5: Voices and Instruments - Jan Steele, John Cage (1976)
Obscure No. 6: Decay Music - Michael Nyman (1976)
Obscure No. 7: Music from the Penguin Café - Members of the Penguin Café Orchestra (1976)
Obscure No. 8: Machine Music - John White, Gavin Bryars (1978)
Obscure No. 9: Irma - an opera by Tom Phillips (1978)
Obscure No. 10: The Pavilion of Dreams - Harold Budd (1978)

These MP3s were all sourced from Ubuweb. Some are vinyl transfers and others ripped from CD reissues; many of these recordings have never been issued in any digital format. Bitrates vary but the quality is generally great. The filenames and ID3 tags have been cleaned up and some of the artwork improved, but really all credit goes to the people at Ubuweb for making these marvellous records available online. It took me years to find all the LPs and a few minutes to find the mp3s.

Includes contributions and performances by most of the composers, Derek Bailey, Andy Mackay, the Cockpit Ensemble, Carla Bley, Robert Wyatt, Janet Sherbourne, Fred Frith, Steve Beresford, Simon Jeffes, Steve Nye, Fred Orton, Marion Brown and many others.

These records are a real treasure trove and provide an excellent if very partial picture of the British experimental music scene in the mid-70s. The original LP sleeves all included detailed composition and performance notes, and in some cases reproductions of parts of the graphical scores, and are worth seeking out if for no other reason than that. Hope you enjoy .

Gisteren ging deze spot helaas mis. Dus RESPOT
Volgens mij heb ik het euvel verholpen. Laat even weten of het nu goed is. Alvast bedankt !!!

Greetz Nachtuil.