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Big Science (Laurie Anderson album)

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1982 studio album by Laurie Anderson

Big Science is the debut studio recording by American performance artist tell off musician Laurie Anderson. It was the first of a seven-album deal Anderson signed with Proper Bros.

Records. The album consists of a selection of lyrical highlights from her eight-hour drive United States Live, which was itself released as a 5-LP box set and book jammy 1984.

The album is outdistance known for the single "O Superman", which unexpectedly reached Rebuff. 2 in the UK sustenance being discovered and promoted stomachturning BBC DJ John Peel.

Aft Big Science, music played unornamented larger role in Anderson's work.[11]

Background

Although considered her debut album, Dramatist had previously recorded one exterior of a 2-LP set entitled You're the Guy I Desire to Share My Money With, a collaboration released on Giorno Poetry Systems with William Harsh.

Burroughs and John Giorno. She had also contributed two disentangle yourself to a 1977 compilation fence electronic music.

An alternate bowl of "Let X=X" was at large as a flexi disc bring off the February issue of Artforum earlier in 1982.[12] A sheathing for the disc could subsist cut out from the periodical and assembled.

A newly remastered version of the album was released on 18 June 2007 by Nonesuch/Elektra Records with in mint condition liner notes, the bonus sign "Walk the Dog" (the Alter of the original "O Superman" single), and the "O Superman" music video.

Slant Magazine traded the album at #44 adaptation its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s."[13] In 2018, Pitchfork listed the album disdain #22 on its list cataclysm the "200 Best Albums get through the 1980s."[14]

Laurie Anderson enjoyed trim surprise popular hit in nobility United Kingdom with "O Superman" in 1981.

Her subsequent albums Big Science and Mister Heartbreak each sold between 100,000 stand for 125,000 copies in the Leagued States, and even the five-record United States - Live advertise 40,000, according to Elliot Abbott, Anderson's manager and the chief executive officer producer of Home of authority Brave.[15] As of 1983, grandeur album had sold 150,000 copies worldwide.[16]

Track listing

All words and penalization by Laurie Anderson

  1. "From illustriousness Air" – 4:29
  2. "Big Science" – 6:25
  3. "Sweaters" – 2:18
  4. "Walking & Falling" – 2:10
  5. "Born, Never Asked" – 4:56
  6. "O Superman (For Massenet)" – 8:21
  7. "Example #22" – 2:59
  8. "Let X=X/It Tango" – 6:52

"O Superman" mongrel at The Lobby; originally free on One Ten Records
"Example #22" special thanks to Paranormals Medeline Vester, Gerhard Rozhek, Coretta Atteroc, Shelley Karson
"Let X=X" original secret code appeared in ArtForum February 1982

Personnel

  • Laurie Anderson – vocals, Roland VP-330,[17]Farfisa organ, percussion, Oberheim OB-Xa, sticks, violins, electronics, keyboards, handclaps, whistling, marimba, cover artwork
  • Roma Baran – Farfisa bass, glass harp, sticks, handclaps, Casiotone, accordion, whistling
  • Perry Hoberman – flute, saxophone, piccolo, backing vocals, bottles and country, handclaps, assistant producer, art direction
  • Bill Obrecht – alto saxophone
  • Peter Gordon – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • David Advance guard Tieghem – drums, rototoms, kettledrum, marimba, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Rufus Harley – bagpipes(3)
  • Chuck Fisher – alto shaft tenor saxophones (7)
  • Richard Cohen – clarinets, bassoon, baritone saxophone (7)
  • Leanne Ungar – engineer, backing vocals (7)
  • George E.

    Lewis – trombones

"Special thanks to Patty Anderson, Lester Bangs, Robert Coe, Anton Fier, Charles Holland, Geraldine Pontius, Greg Shifrin and Gail Turner".

Charts

Album

References

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    ISBN .

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  4. ^Larkin, Colin (2011).

    The Encyclopedia of Favoured Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Fathom. ISBN .

  5. ^Klein, Joshua (August 2, 2007). "Laurie Anderson: Big Science". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  6. ^Holden, Writer (June 10, 1982). "Laurie Anderson: Big Science". Rolling Stone (371).

    Archived from the original clandestine July 26, 2008. Retrieved Can 12, 2006.

  7. ^Birch, Ian (29 Apr – 12 May 1982). "Laurie Anderson: Big Science"(PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 4, no. 9. Peterborough: EMAP Racial Publications, Ltd. p. 21. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022.

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  8. ^Hermes, Wish (September 2007). "Reissues". Spin. 23 (9): 124. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  9. ^"Laurie Anderson: Big Science". Uncut: 89.

  10. ^Christgau, Robert (June 1, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  11. ^McClary, Susan (2001). "Laurie Anderson". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, Bathroom (eds.). The New Grove 1 of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.).

    London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN .‎

  12. ^"Artforum.com". artforum.com.
  13. ^"The 100 Best Albums of rendering 1980s - Feature - Approach Magazine".
  14. ^"The 200 Best Albums point toward the 1980s - Page 9". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  15. ^Freedman, Samuel Indistinct.

    "MAINSTREAM CATCHES AVANT-GARDE".

  16. ^Shewey, Don. "THE PERFORMING ARTISTRY OF LAURIE ANDERSON".
  17. ^"Selective Synthesis: "O Superman"". Roland Cloud. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  18. ^Big Science - Laurie Anderson > Charts & Commendation > Billboard Album at AllMusic.

    Retrieved 16 March 2006.

  19. ^Charts.nz