The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion
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The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion is an album by Nurse With Wound
.
In his book "England's Hidden Reverse", David Keenan
describes the album as "some light relief in the early Nurse catalogue". Steven Stapleton
told Keenan "I wanted to make a record that was stolen from other people's records". Gary Levermore of Third Mind Records recalled to Keenan that Stapleton was "desperate to get his hands on a copy of Roger Millar's "King Of The Road" in order to incorporate it into the forthcoming record" .
Although largely collaged from easy listening records Stapleton acquired in the late 70's and early 80's, the album boasted a large cast list of over 40 people. John Balance
is one of those who is credited but he did not actually contribute. As Stapleton explained to Keenan "I'd just finished this album with about 40 people on it. He said "Can I be on it?". I said, "It's finished". He said, "I know but can you give me a credit anyway?", I said "Alright then" That was my first meeting with Balance" .
Although all editions of this release contain these two tracks, there are several versions of this album.
An LP issued by LAYLAH came in two different editions, one subject to DMM Mastering, one not - the music on each of these edition contained minor differences. A cassette edition issued on United Dairies in 1987 contained a minute of music at the beginning of "Great Balls Of Fur" unheard on any other edition. The 1995 CD on United Dairies was retitled "The Sylvie and Babs High-Thigh Companion" and was again re-edited. The album is currently out of print http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/lay15.php .
Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
.
In his book "England's Hidden Reverse", David Keenan
David Keenan
David Keenan is a Scottish author, critic and musician. He is the author of England's Hidden Reverse, a biography of Coil, Current 93 and Nurse With Wound, a regular contributor to The Wire since 1995, and proprietor of Volcanic Tongue, a shop, distributor, record label and mailorder business that...
describes the album as "some light relief in the early Nurse catalogue". Steven Stapleton
Steven Stapleton
Steven Peter Stapleton is a British musician and the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound...
told Keenan "I wanted to make a record that was stolen from other people's records". Gary Levermore of Third Mind Records recalled to Keenan that Stapleton was "desperate to get his hands on a copy of Roger Millar's "King Of The Road" in order to incorporate it into the forthcoming record" .
Although largely collaged from easy listening records Stapleton acquired in the late 70's and early 80's, the album boasted a large cast list of over 40 people. John Balance
John Balance
John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil, along with his partner Peter Christopherson...
is one of those who is credited but he did not actually contribute. As Stapleton explained to Keenan "I'd just finished this album with about 40 people on it. He said "Can I be on it?". I said, "It's finished". He said, "I know but can you give me a credit anyway?", I said "Alright then" That was my first meeting with Balance" .
Track listing
- You Walrus Hurt The One You Love
- Great Balls Of Fur
Although all editions of this release contain these two tracks, there are several versions of this album.
An LP issued by LAYLAH came in two different editions, one subject to DMM Mastering, one not - the music on each of these edition contained minor differences. A cassette edition issued on United Dairies in 1987 contained a minute of music at the beginning of "Great Balls Of Fur" unheard on any other edition. The 1995 CD on United Dairies was retitled "The Sylvie and Babs High-Thigh Companion" and was again re-edited. The album is currently out of print http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/lay15.php .