Album US 1984 on Lovely Music, Ltd. label
Electronic and Rock (Modern Classical, Experimental, Ambient)
Subtitled "An Opera for Television in Seven Episodes". Perfect Lives was commissioned by The Kitchen (NYC) in 1978. It was premiered on Great Britain's Channel Four in 1984. 181 minutes.
![]() | Robert Ashley voc, US voice, solo, album by |
![]() | David Van Tieghem perc, *1955 US chorus, percussion, non-keyboard |
![]() | Jill Kroesen voc, p, chorus |
![]() | "Blue" Gene Tyranny syn, clv, p, keyboards |
![]() | Jacqueline Humbert voc, other, costumes |
![]() | Dean Winkler other, video synthesis, video tape editor |
![]() | John Sanborn , other, video |
![]() | Peter Gordon , *1951 US producer, music |
![]() | Paul Shorr , producer, soundtrack |
Mary Perillo other, associate director / producer |
Carlota Schoolman other, producer for the kitchen |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | The Park | Robert Ashley | 25:50 | |
2 | ![]() | The Supermarket | Robert Ashley | 25:50 | |
3 | ![]() | The Bank | Robert Ashley | 25:50 | |
4 | ![]() | The Bar | Robert Ashley | 25:50 | |
5 | ![]() | The Living Room | Robert Ashley | 25:50 | |
6 | ![]() | The Church | Robert Ashley | 25:50 | |
7 | The Backyard | Robert Ashley | 25:50 |
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