Fred Frith – Cheap At Half The Price
(Ralph Records 1983 FF8356)
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners & some light ringwear
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Jeremy Webster “Fred” Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as a founding member of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. He was also a member of the groups Art Bears, Massacre, and Skeleton Crew. He has collaborated with numerous musicians, including Robert Wyatt, Derek Bailey, the Residents, Lol Coxhill, John Zorn, Brian Eno, Mike Patton, Lars Hollmer, Bill Laswell, Iva Bittová, Jad Fair, Kramer, the ARTE Quartett, and Bob Ostertag. He has also composed several long works, including Traffic Continues (1996, performed 1998 by Frith and Ensemble Modern) and Freedom in Fragments (1993, performed 1999 by Rova Saxophone Quartet). Frith produces most of his own music, and has also produced many albums by other musicians, including Curlew, the Muffins, Etron Fou Leloublan, and Orthotonics.
Cheap at Half the Price is a 1983 solo album by English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith. It was Frith’s fifth solo album, and was originally released in the United States on LP record on the Residents’ Ralph record label. It was the third of three solo albums Frith made for the label.
Track listing
All tracks by Fred Frith, except where noted.
Original 1983 release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Some Clouds Don’t” | 3:12 |
| 2. | “Cap the Knife” | 2:47 |
| 3. | “Evolution” | 3:21 |
| 4. | “Too Much, Too Little” (Frith, Tina Curran) | 2:09 |
| 5. | “The Welcome” | 2:28 |
| 6. | “Same Old Me” | 2:58 |
| 7. | “Some Clouds Do” | 2:49 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | “Instant Party” | 1:53 |
| 9. | “Walking Song” | 3:13 |
| 10. | “Flying in the Face of Facts” | 2:38 |
| 11. | “Heart Bares” | 4:56 |
| 12. | “Absent Friends” (Frith/trad. Swedish) | 3:58 |
| 13. | “The Great Healer” | 2:07 |
Personnel
- Fred Frith – guitar, 6-string bass, Casio-101, violin, xylophone, homemade instruments, voice
- Frank Wuyts – drums
- Fred Maher – drums
- Paul Sears – drums
- Hans Bruniusson – drum samples
- Tina Curran – bass guitar (“Too Much, Too Little”)
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar (“Same Old Me”)
- Aksak Maboul – clapping (“Absent Friends”)
- Sheena Dupuis – voice (“True Love”)
- George Cartwright – alto saxophone (“Person To Person”)
Recording and production
Recorded in August 1983 at Fred Frith’s home in New York City by Frith on a 4-track recorder, except for “True Love” (recorded at Noise in New York City) and “Person To Person” (recorded at BC Studio in New York City).[13]
- Fred Frith – engineer, producer (except “True Love”, “Person To Person”)
- Kramer – engineer (“True Love”)
- Martin Bisi – engineer (“Person To Person”)
- Paul Zinman – digital mastering
- Peter Bäder – album cover layout
- Busag, Zürich – album cover lithography
- Tina Curran – album cover photography
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