united-states-live-1l0zfu2 US · 1984
— J11
- Part One
- A1 Say Hello 5:00
- A2 Walk The Dog 6:37
- A3 Violin Solo 2:11
- A4 Closed Circuits (For Voice And Amplified Mic Stand) 6:00
- A5 For A Large And Changing Room 2:50
- A6 Pictures Of It (For Acoustic Tape Bow) 2:29
- A7 Language Of The Future 7:58
- B1 Cartoon Song 1:11
- B2 Small Voice (Speaker-In-Mouth) 2:03
- B3 Three Walking Songs (For Tape Bow Violin) 4:19
- B4 The Healing Horn 2:56
- B5 New Jersey Turnpike 11:20
- C1 So Happy Birthday 6:23
- C2 EngliSH 2:07
- C3 Dance Of Electricity 3:02
- C4 Three Songs For Paper, Film And Video (For Tape Bow Violin) 6:24
- C5 Sax Solo 0:51
- C6 Sax Duet 0:38
- C7 Born, Never Asked 4:54
- Part Two
- D1 From The Air 2:44
- D2 Beginning French 2:15
- D3 O Superman 10:57
- D4 Talkshow 6:52
- E1 Frames For The Pictures 1:07
- E2 Democratic Way 1:41
- E3 Looking For You 1:18
- E4 Walking And Falling 1:21
- E5 Private Property 3:03
- E6 Neon Duet (For Violin And Neon Bow) 4:11
- E7 Let X=X 6:14
- E8 The Mailman's Nightmare 0:45
- E9 Difficult Listening Hour 3:07
- F1 "Language Is A Virus From Outer Space" — William S. Burroughs 7:52
- F2 Reverb 0:27
- F3 If You Can't Talk About It, Point To It (For Ludwig Wittgenstein And Reverend Ike) 0:36
- F4 Violin Walk 2:41
- F5 City Song 3:14
- F6 Finnish Farmers 4:35
- Part Three
- G1 Red Map 1:54
- G2 Hey Ah 3:50
- G3 Bagpipe Solo 3:15
- G4 Steven Weed 1:05
- G5 Time And A Half 2:14
- G6 Voices On Tape 1:28
- G7 Example #22 2:33
- G8 Strike 2:10
- G9 False Documents 1:58
- G10 New York Social Life 3:20
- G11 A Curious Phenomenon 1:02
- G12 Yankee See 7:59
- H1 I Dreamed I Had To Take A Test... 1:20
- H2 Running Dogs 0:24
- H3 Four, Three, Two, One 1:30
- H4 The Big Top 2:52
- H5 It Was Up In The Mountains 2:13
- H6 Odd Objects (For Light-In-Mouth) 4:02
- H7 Dr. Miller 5:19
- H8 Big Science 7:14
- H9 Big Science Reprise 1:48
- Part Four
- I1 Cello Solo 2:40
- I2 It Tango 1:49
- I3 Blue Lagoon 9:30
- I4 Hothead (La Langue D'Amour) 4:47
- I5 Stiff Neck 1:33
- I6 Telephone Song 1:24
- I7 Sweaters 3:48
- I8 We've Got Four Big Clocks (And They're All Ticking) 2:21
- J1 Song For Two Jims 2:57
- J2 Over The River 3:29
- J3 Mach 20 2:46
- J4 Rising Sun 3:24
- J5 The Visitors 2:48
- J6 The Stranger 2:01
- J7 Classified 5:18
- J8 Going Somewhere? 1:00
- J9 Fireworks 2:40
- J10 Dog Show 0:51
- J11 Lighting Out For The Territories 3:08
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Liner notes
United States Live was recorded live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, Feb. 7-10, 1983. Remote truck: Record Plant.
All records are packed in printed inner sleeves with texts, drawings and photos.
A 231-page hardcover book of the performance piece was published in 1983 (ISBN 9780060152437), and in 1984 in a 124-page edition in paperback (ISBN 9780060911102).
© 1984 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
All songs published by Difficult Music BMI.
Runout notes:
[SRC logo] = the stamp of [[label:27576]].
MASTERDISK BK = the stamp of [[label:264111]], with the initials of the mastering engineer [[artist:382992]].
Personnel
AccordionRoma Baran
Advisor [Dramaturg]Robert Coe
BagpipesRufus Harley
ClarinetChuck Fisher
Co-producerLaurie Anderson
Co-producerRoma Baran
Cover [Cover Photos], Photography By [Cover Photos]Lynn Goldsmith
Crew [Assistant Projectionist]Jacob Burckhardt
Crew [Projectionist]Perry Hoberman
Crew [Remote Crew]Kooster McAllister
Crew [Remote Crew]Neal Steingart
Crew [Remote Crew]Peter Hefter
Crew [Remote Crew]Phil Gitomer
Design, Artwork [Art]Laurie Anderson
Electric Violin, Synthesizer [Ob-Xa], Tambura [Tamboura], Electronics [Telephone], Violin [Tape Bow, Neon Bow], Effects [Harmonizer], Vocoder, Synthesizer [Synclavier]Laurie Anderson
Electric Violin, Violin [Tape Bow, Neon Bow], Synthesizer [Synclavier], Synthesizer [OB-Xa], Effects [Harmonizer, Glasses, Telephone], Vocoder, VoiceLaurie Anderson
EngineerLeanne Ungar
FluteBill Obrecht
Lacquer Cut ByBill Kipper
LayoutMichael Rey
Lighting [Assistant Lighting Designer]Whitney Quesenbury
Lighting [Lighting Designer]Jan Kroeze
Mastered ByBill Kipper
Mixed ByDominick Maita
Mixed ByRichard Kaye
Mixed By [Mixing Assistant]Mike Krowiak
Mixed By [Mixing Assistant]Robert Harari
Percussion, DrumsDavid Van Tieghem
Performer [Mic Stand, Pillow Speaker], Violin [Violin Bows, Tape Bow Violin], Electric Violin, Effects [Harmonizer], Saxophone [Toy]Laurie Anderson
Photography By [Sleeve for AB, EF, GH, IJ]Allan Tannenbaum
Photography By [Sleeve for CD, EF]Perry Hoberman
Photography By [Sleeve for CD]Chris Harris [xviii]
Photography By [Sleeve for GH]Marcia Resnick
Production ManagerWilliam DeMull
Production Manager [Assistant Production Manager]Britta Heimarck
Recorded By [Recording Engineer], Sound Designer [Systems Design]Bob Bielecki
SaxophoneBill Obrecht
SaxophoneChuck Fisher
Soprano VocalsShelley Carson
Synthesizer [Prophet], VoicePeter Gordon
Synthesizer [Synclavier], Synthesizer [Ob-Xa]Ann DeMarinis
Synthesizer [Synclavier], Vocoder, Electronics [Telephone], Jew's Harp, Electric Violin, Synthesizer [Ob-Xa]Laurie Anderson
Tape Op [Tape Operator]Bob Davis
VoiceGeraldine Pontius
VoiceJoe Kos
VoiceLaurie Anderson
Written-ByLaurie Anderson
Written-ByPerry Hoberman
Matrix / Runout
Side A, runout variant 1[SRC logo] 1-25192⋅A⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side B, runout variant 1[SRC logo] 1-25192⋅B⋅SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side C, runout variant 1[SRC logo] 1-25192⋅C⋅SR2 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side D, runout variant 1[SRC logo] 1-25192⋅D⋅SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side E, runout variant 1[SRC logo] 1-25192⋅E⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side F, runout variant 1[SRC logo] 1-25192⋅F⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side G, runout variant 11-25192⋅G⋅SR2 1-2 MASTERDISK BK [SRC logo]
Side H, runout variant 1[SRC logo] 1-25192⋅H⋅SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side I, runout variant 11-25192⋅I⋅SR1 1-1 [SRC logo] MASTERDISK BK
Side J, runout variant 11-25192⋅J⋅SR2 [SRC logo] MASTERDISK BK 1-1
Side A, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅A⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side B, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅B⋅SR1 1-3 MASTERDISK BK
Side C, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅C⋅SR1 1-2 MASTERDISK BK
Side D, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅D⋅SR2 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side E, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅E⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side F, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅F⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side G, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅G⋅SR2 1-2 MASTERDISK BK
Side H, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅H⋅SR1 1 1 MASTERDISK BK
Side I, runout variant 2[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅I⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side J, runout variant 21⋅25192⋅J⋅SR1 [SRC logo] MASTERDISK BK 1-2
Side A, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅A⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side B, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅B⋅SR1 1-3 MASTERDISK BK
Side C, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅C⋅SR1 1-2 MASTERDISK BK
Side D, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅D⋅SR1 1-2 MASTERDISK BK
Side E, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅E⋅SR4 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side F, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅F⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side G, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅G⋅SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side H, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅H⋅SR3 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side I, runout variant 3[SRC logo] 1⋅25192⋅I⋅SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK BK
Side J, runout variant 31-25192⋅J⋅SR2 [SRC logo] MASTERDISK BK 1-1
Rights societyBMI
Manufacture
Copyright (c)Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p)Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published ByDifficult Music
Recorded AtBrooklyn Academy Of Music
Recorded ByRecord Plant Mobile Studio
Mastered AtMasterdisk
Lacquer Cut AtMasterdisk
Pressed BySpecialty Records Corporation
℗ 1984 Warner Bros. Records
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