Michael Mantler - The Hapless Child (And Other Inscrutable Stories)

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Michael Mantler
The Hapless Child (And Other Inscrutable Stories)

Album US 1976 on WATT Works label
Jazz, Rock and Spoken Word (Spoken Word, Experimental, Avant-garde)

Recorded July 1975 through January 1976 at Grog Kill Studio in Willow, NY, with the Manor Mobile at Robert Wyatt's house and Delfina's farm in England, and at Britannia Row in London. Mixed November 1975 at Scorpio Sound & January 1976 at Britannia Row. Made in U.S.A. matrix notes: Ⓓ = the "D" enclosed in a "C" etching of Dave Crawford (2). (EDP) = the oval stamp of Europadisk.

Musicians

	Michael Mantler tr, *1943 AT music by, engineer, album by
	Steve Swallow b, eb, *1940 US bass guitar
	Jack DeJohnette dr, *1942 US drums, percussion
	Dennis Weinreich , engineer, mixed by, scorpio sound
	Terje Rypdal g, *1947 NO guitar
	Albert Caulder narrator, additonal speaker
	Nick Mason perc, dr, *1944 GB engineer, mixed by, brittania row, narrator, additonal speaker
	Alfreda Benge voc, *1940 FR narrator, speaker
	Carla Bley p, org, *1936 US piano, clavinet, producer, synthesizer, string
	Robert Wyatt voc, dr, *1945 GB vocals
	Edward Gorey , 1925-2000 US words by, cover, artwork by, drawings

Producers

Alan Perkins engineer

Dave Crawford mastered by

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	The Sinking Spell	Michael Mantler	5:12
2	The Object-Lesson	Michael Mantler	4:58
3	The Insect God	Michael Mantler	5:00
4	The Doubtful Guest	Michael Mantler	4:45
5	The Remembered Visit	Michael Mantler	6:25
6	The Hapless Child	Michael Mantler	6:59

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