The Wire´s 100 Records That Set The World On Fire (while no one was listening)

100 Records That Set The World On Fire (while no one was listening)

The Wire is een Brits avant-garde-muziekmagazine dat in nummer 175 een lijst met 100 albums publiceerde die de bovenstaande titel draagt. Deze lijst kwam tot stand toen het magazine aan haar schrijvers vroeg om albums te nomineren, die de verbeelding in de wereld zou hebben moeten doen opvuren, maar die op de een of andere manier mettertijd in de vergetelheid zijn geraakt. De lijst werd gepubliceerd in september 1998.

◾Charles Ives - Symphony No. 4 (1910-16) (Grammophon, 1988)
◾Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Columbia, 1929)
◾Bob Graettinger - City Of Glass/This Modern World (Capitol, 1953)
◾Louis & Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet OST (Small Planet, 1956)
◾Esquivel And His Orchestra - Other Worlds Other Sounds (RCA, 1958)
◾The Blue Men - I Hear A New World (RGM White Label/RPM, 1960)
◾Joe Harriott - Abstract (Columbia/Capitol, 1961)
◾Son House - The Original Delta Blues (Columbia/Legacy, 1964)
◾William S. Burroughs - Call Me Burroughs (ESP, 1965)
◾Steve Reich - Early Works: Come Out/It's Gonna Rain (Elektra, 1965)
◾Albert Ayler - In Greenwich Village (Impulse!, 1967)
◾Bill Dixon Orchestra - Intents And Purposes (RCA, 1967)
◾Gottfried Michael Koenig - Terminus II/Funktion Gruen (Deutsche Grammophon, 1967)
◾Sun Ra - Strange Strings (Saturn, 1967)
◾Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (Philips, 1968)
◾Dr. John the Night Tripper - Gris-Gris (Atco, 1968)
◾Pearls Before Swine - Balaklava (ESP, 1968)
◾Spontaneous Music Ensemble - Karyobin (Chronoscope, 1968)
◾The United States Of America - The United States Of America (CBS, 1968)
◾El Camaron De La Isla & Paco De Lucia - Al Verte Las Floras Lloran (Philips, 1969)
◾Ram John Holder - Black London Blues (Beacon, 1969)
◾Phil Ochs - Rehearsals For Retirement (A&M, 1969)
◾Buffy Sainte-Marie - Illuminations (Vanguard, 1969)
◾Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman (Vortex, 1969)
◾Silver Apples - Contact (Kapp Records, 1969)
◾Alexander 'Skip' Spence - Oar (Columbia, 1969)
◾Kevin Ayers & The Whole World - Shooting At The Moon (Harvest, 1970)
◾Comus - First Utterance (BGO, 1970)
◾Michael Gibbs - Michael Gibbs (Deram, 1970)
◾Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting In A Room (Lovely Music, 1970)
◾Cluster - Cluster 71 (Philips/Sky, 1971)
◾The Last Poets - This is Madness (Douglas Music, 1971)
◾The Master Musicians Of Jajouka - Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Jajouka (Rolling Stones, 1971)
◾John Cale - Paris 1919 (Reprise, 1972)
◾Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness (Impulse!, 1972)
◾Miles Davis - On The Corner (Columbia, 1972)
◾Hugh Hopper - 1984 (CBS/Cuneiform, 1972)
◾Modern Lovers - The Original Modern Lovers (Mohawk, 1972)
◾Annette Peacock - I'm The One (RCA, 1972)
◾Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo (Saravah, 1973)
◾Faust - The Faust Tapes (Virgin) 1973
◾Herbie Hancock - Sextant (Columbia, 1973)
◾Larry Young - Lawrence Of Newark (Perception, 1973)
◾Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different (Vinyl Experience, 1974)
◾Furry Lewis - In His Prime 1927-1928 (A&M, 1975)
◾Pere Ubu - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (Hearthan, 1975)
◾Lee Perry - Revolution Dub (Cactus, 1975)
◾Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (RCA, 1975)
◾The Electric Eels - Cyclotraon/Agitated 7" (Rough Trade, 1977)
◾Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Bat Chain Puller (Unreleased, 1976)
◾Henry Cow - Concerts (Recommended, 1976)
◾The Residents - Satisfaction (Ralph, 1976)
◾Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Ain't That A Bitch (DJM, 1976)
◾Ornette Coleman - Dancing In Your Head (A&M, 1977)
◾Glenn Gould - The Solitude Trilogy (CBS, 1967-77)
◾Al Green - The Belle Album (Motown, 1977)
◾Ron 'Pate's Debonairs featuring Rev Fred Lane - Raudeluna's 'Pataphysical Revue (Say Day Bew, 1977)
◾Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Kill City (Bomp, 1977)
◾Tim Souster - Swit Drimz (Transatlantic, 1977)
◾The Human League - Being Boiled (Fast Product, 1978)
◾The Walker Brothers - Nite Flights (GTO Records, 1978)
◾Chrome - Half Machine Lip Moves (Siren/Beggars Banquet, 1979)
◾Lol Coxhill - Digswell Duets (Random Radar, 1979)
◾Robert Fripp - Exposure (EG/Polydor, 1979)
◾Nurse With Wound - Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella (United Dairies, 1979)
◾Family Fodder - Monkey Banana Kitchen (Fresh, 1980)
◾Fire Engines - Get Up And Use Me (Pop: Aural, 1980)
◾La Nimba De N'Zerekore - Gon Bia Bia (Syliphone, 1980)
◾Nancy Sesay & The Melodaires - C'est Fab 7" (It's War Boys, 1980)
◾Monoton - Monotonprodukt 07 (Monotonprodukt, 1981)
◾Derek Bailey - Aida (Incus/Dexter's Cigar, 1982)
◾Bad Brains - Bad Brains (ROIR, 1982)
◾Kip Hanrahan - Desire Develops An Edge (American Clave, 1983)
◾Youssou N'Dour - Djamil (Senegalese Cassette) 1983
◾Mark Stewart & The Maffia - Learning To Cope With Cowardice (On-U Sound, 1983)
◾Jonathan Harvey - Bhakti (NMC, 1984)
◾The Homosexuals - The Homosexuals (Recommended, 1984)
◾Cheba Fadela & Cheb Sahraoui - N'Sel Fik (Factory/Mango, 1985)
◾Christian Marclay - Record Without A Cover (Recycled, 1985)
◾Arthur Russell - World of Echo (Upside/Rough Trade, 1986)
◾Fingers Inc - Another Side (Trax, 1988)
◾Conlon Nancarrow - Studies For Player Piano (Wergo, 1988)
◾Dead C - Trapdoor Fucking Exit (Siltbreeze, 1990)
◾Royal Trux - Twin Infinitives (Drag City, 1990)
◾Fushitsusha - DBL Live (PSF, 1991)
◾Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91 ... The Enemy Strikes Black (Def Jam, 1991)
◾Galina Ustvolskaya - No. 1 (Hat Art, 1991)
◾Steven Jesse Bernstein - Prison (Sub Pop, 1992)
◾Bally Sagoo - Wham Bam 2: The Second Massacre (Oriental Star Agencies, 1992)
◾Luke Skywalker - I Wanna Rock 12" (Luke Records, 1992)
◾Bernhard Gunter - Un Peu De Neige Salie (Selektion/Table of the Elements, 1993)
◾Ken Ishii - Garden On The Palm (R&S, 1993)
◾Jean C Roche - A Nocturne Of Nightingales (Sittele, 1993)
◾Jeff Mills - X-103 Atlantis (Axis/Tresor, 1993)
◾Paul Dolden - L'Ivresse De La Vitesse (Empreintes Digitales, 1994)
◾4 Hero - Parallele Universe (Reinforced, 1994)
◾Joey Beltram - Places (Tresor, 1995)
◾Oval - 94 Diskont (Mille Plateaux, 1995)
◾Tony Conrad - Four Violins (Table Of The Elements, 1997)
◾Cathy Lane - Nesting Stones (Unknown Public, 1998)

De 30 andere albums die het originele artikel niet haalden waren:
◾King Sunny Ade - Ju-Ju Music (Island, 1982)
◾Arcane Device - Engines Of Myth (1988)
◾The Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Fanfare For The Warriors (Atlantic, 1974)
◾Baby Ford - Ford Trax (Rhythm King, 1988)
◾Ray Charles - The Spirit Of Christmas (CBS, 1985)
◾Vinicius Cantuaria - Sol Na Cara (Gramavision, 1997)
◾Charles Brown Superstar - Days Of Our Drive/Sweet Piece Of Ass (Win, 1995)
◾Lowell Davidson - Lowell Davidson Trio (ESP Disk, 1965)
◾Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg (4AD CD, 1988)
◾Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch (Blue Note, 1964)
◾Bob Dylan - Live At The Manchester Free Trade Hall (Columbia, 1966)
◾The 49 Americans - We Know Nonsense (Quartz LP, 1982)
◾Jimmy Giuffre - Free Fall (Columbia, 1962)
◾Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Golden Gate Gospel Train (Bluebird, 1937)
◾Hot Gossip - The Hollywood Jungle (DinDisc unreleased, 1981)
◾Howlin Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album (Chess/Cadet, 1968)
◾Lee Konitz - Motion (Verve, 1961)
◾Labradford - A Stable Reference (Kranky/Flying Nun, 1995)
◾Last Exit - Last Exit (Enemy, 1986)
◾JB Lenoir - Alabama Blues (Bellaphon CD, 1965)
◾Derrick May - Debut LP (Transmat unreleased)
◾Rachel's - Music For Egon Schiele (Quarterstick CD, 1996)
◾The Soul Stirrers (featuring Sam Cooke) - Jesus Gave Me Water (1951)
◾The Staple Singers - Uncloudy Day (Vee Jay Records, 1959)
◾Cecil Taylor - Looking Ahead! (Original Jazz Classics, 1958)
◾Willie Mae Thornton - Hound Dog (Vogue, 1953)
◾Lennie Tristano - I Can't Get Started With You (Keystone, 1946)
◾Various Artists - Ice Cream And Suckers (Mercury, 1963)
◾David S Ware - Third Ear Recitation (DIW, 1993)
◾Marva Whitney - It's My Thing (King, 1969)

In de onderstaande link worden deze 130 albums stuk voor stuk kort omschreven:
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/FeifUmgotnn/wires_100_records_that_set_the_world_on_fire__while_no_one_was_listening____30_runners_up_that_were_left_out_of_the_original_article

Hoewel ik me in eerste instantie afvraag wat sokra in vredesnaam nog/al op doet op 4 uur, is het toch wel een interessante lijst. Deels bekend, grotendeels onbekend.

Nog, Chevy. Eigenlijk ongeveer bezig af te sluiten om naar bed te gaan, stuitte ik op deze lijst door googlen naar het onderstaande Chrome-album, dat ik aan het downloaden was. En van die ontdekking werd ik zo blij, dat ik vrijwel meteen weer klaarwakker was. Meteen de lijst doorgekeken en ook maar meteen op het forum gezet... om daarna, wat later dan de bedoeling was, alsnog naar bed te gaan.

Ik had dat dus ook, dat ik een aantal albums al kende, maar het merendeel niet. Die albums, die ik in meer of mindere mate ken, zijn de volgende:

◾Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (Philips, 1968)
◾Dr. John the Night Tripper - Gris-Gris (Atco, 1968)
◾Pearls Before Swine - Balaklava (ESP, 1968)
◾The United States Of America - The United States Of America (CBS, 1968)
◾Phil Ochs - Rehearsals For Retirement (A&M, 1969)
◾Silver Apples - Contact (Kapp Records, 1969)
◾Comus - First Utterance (BGO, 1970)
◾John Cale - Paris 1919 (Reprise, 1972)
◾Miles Davis - On The Corner (Columbia, 1972)
◾Modern Lovers - The Original Modern Lovers (Mohawk, 1972)
◾Faust - The Faust Tapes (Virgin) 1973
◾Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (RCA, 1975)
◾Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Bat Chain Puller (Unreleased, 1976)
◾Henry Cow - Concerts (Recommended, 1976)
◾Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Kill City (Bomp, 1977)
◾The Human League - Being Boiled (Fast Product, 1978)
◾Chrome - Half Machine Lip Moves (Siren/Beggars Banquet, 1979)
◾Fire Engines - Get Up And Use Me (Pop: Aural, 1980)
◾Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg (4AD CD, 1988)

Welke albums zijn dat dan, MrJohn en Chevy, die jullie reeds kennen?

Bekend in meer of mindere mate (niet allen in bezit overigens)

◾Sun Ra - Strange Strings (Saturn, 1967)
◾Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (Philips, 1968)
◾Dr. John the Night Tripper - Gris-Gris (Atco, 1968)
◾Pearls Before Swine - Balaklava (ESP, 1968)
◾Kevin Ayers & The Whole World - Shooting At The Moon (Harvest, 1970)
◾Comus - First Utterance (BGO, 1970)
◾John Cale - Paris 1919 (Reprise, 1972)
◾Miles Davis - On The Corner (Columbia, 1972)
◾Modern Lovers - The Original Modern Lovers (Mohawk, 1972)
◾Faust - The Faust Tapes (Virgin) 1973
◾Herbie Hancock - Sextant (Columbia, 1973)
◾Pere Ubu - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (Hearthan, 1975)
◾Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (RCA, 1975)
◾Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Bat Chain Puller (Unreleased, 1976)
◾The Residents - Satisfaction (Ralph, 1976)
◾Ornette Coleman - Dancing In Your Head (A&M, 1977)
◾Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Kill City (Bomp, 1977)
◾Nurse With Wound - Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella (United Dairies, 1979)
◾Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91 ... The Enemy Strikes Black (Def Jam, 1991)
◾Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg (4AD CD, 1988)
◾Rachel's - Music For Egon Schiele (Quarterstick CD, 1996)

Degene die bij mij bekend zijn, in meer of mindere mate:
Dr. John the Night Tripper - Gris-Gris (Atco, 1968)
The United States Of America - The United States Of America (CBS, 1968)
Comus - First Utterance (BGO, 1970)
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (RCA, 1975)
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Ain't That A Bitch (DJM, 1976)
Howlin Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album (Chess/Cadet, 1968)
Labradford - A Stable Reference (Kranky/Flying Nun, 1995)
Rachel's - Music For Egon Schiele (Quarterstick CD, 1996)

Deze heb ik wel eens van gehoord of kan ik me wel wat bij voorstellen gebaseerd op andere nummers:
Silver Apples - Contact (Kapp Records, 1969)
John Cale - Paris 1919 (Reprise, 1972)
Modern Lovers - The Original Modern Lovers (Mohawk, 1972)
Faust - The Faust Tapes (Virgin) 1973
Herbie Hancock - Sextant (Columbia, 1973)
Pere Ubu - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (Hearthan, 1975)
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Bat Chain Puller (Unreleased, 1976)
Al Green - The Belle Album (Motown, 1977)
Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Kill City (Bomp, 1977)
The Human League - Being Boiled (Fast Product, 1978)
Robert Fripp - Exposure (EG/Polydor, 1979)
Ray Charles - The Spirit Of Christmas (CBS, 1985)
Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg (4AD CD, 1988)
Bob Dylan - Live At The Manchester Free Trade Hall (Columbia, 1966)

De rest is mij volslagen onbekend.

Interessante lijst. De volgende albums heb ik wel eens beluisterd, en het meeste daarvan is wel goedgekeurd!

Charles Ives - Symphony No. 4 (1910-16) (Grammophon, 1988)
The Blue Men - I Hear A New World (RGM White Label/RPM, 1960)
Steve Reich - Early Works: Come Out/It's Gonna Rain (Elektra, 1965)
Dr. John the Night Tripper - Gris-Gris (Atco, 1968)
Pearls Before Swine - Balaklava (ESP, 1968)
The United States Of America - The United States Of America (CBS, 1968)
Silver Apples - Contact (Kapp Records, 1969)
Alexander 'Skip' Spence - Oar (Columbia, 1969)
Kevin Ayers & The Whole World - Shooting At The Moon (Harvest, 1970)
Comus - First Utterance (BGO, 1970)
Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting In A Room (Lovely Music, 1970)
Cluster - Cluster 71 (Philips/Sky, 1971)
John Cale - Paris 1919 (Reprise, 1972)
Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness (Impulse!, 1972)
Miles Davis - On The Corner (Columbia, 1972)
Modern Lovers - The Original Modern Lovers (Mohawk, 1972)
Faust - The Faust Tapes (Virgin) 1973
Pere Ubu - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (Hearthan, 1975)
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (RCA, 1975)
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Bat Chain Puller (Unreleased, 1976)
The Residents - Satisfaction (Ralph, 1976)
Chrome - Half Machine Lip Moves (Siren/Beggars Banquet, 1979)
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (ROIR, 1982)
Dead C - Trapdoor Fucking Exit (Siltbreeze, 1990)
Royal Trux - Twin Infinitives (Drag City, 1990)
Jeff Mills - X-103 Atlantis (Axis/Tresor, 1993)
◾Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg (4AD CD, 1988)
Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch (Blue Note, 1964)
Jimmy Giuffre - Free Fall (Columbia, 1962)
Howlin Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album (Chess/Cadet, 1968)
Lee Konitz - Motion (Verve, 1961)
Labradford - A Stable Reference (Kranky/Flying Nun, 1995)
Rachel's - Music For Egon Schiele (Quarterstick CD, 1996)