{"product_id":"various-artist-miniatures-lp-61682201471","title":"Various Artists - Miniatures [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePressed on 180-gram vinyl; includes 23\" x 23\" foldout poster. Originally issued in 1981, Miniatures is a concept compilation album that is certain to delight the listener on a multitude of fronts simultaneously. Conceived in 1980 by Morgan Fisher (erstwhile keyboardist for Mott the Hoople) as a means of addressing the scope of music and musicians that he loved but lacked time enough to release, Miniatures draws from an array of artists whose submissions exist within the strict framework of a 60-second maximum track length. The pieces wriggle excitedly in their rapid and unrelenting succession, sequenced with insight sufficient to create an infinitely curious netherworld. Contributors provide their chosen 60 seconds of indulgence -- be it Andy Partridge offering \"The History of Rock'n'Roll,\" noted author\/psychoanalyst R. D. Laing giving us a father\/son duet of \"Tipperary,\" or Roger McGough reciting \"The Wreck of the Hesperus\" in it's entirety -- and, while each track offers a distinct and separate thrill, the whole of Miniatures is both a monument to the creativity of it's time and a living reminder of humanity in it's preposterous glory. With no room for filler of any kind, Miniatures is a consistently refreshing revelation. Filled with abrupt, often beautiful, utterances from a bewildering diversity of artists (what other album contains both Pete Seeger and The Residents?), Miniatures is imbued throughout with self-awareness that, beneath an umbrella of shared and voluntary absurdity, scuppers any veneer of remoteness. In it's place lies the intersection of naked curiosity with love of music. Includes tracks by Ollie Halsall \u0026amp; John Halsey, The Residents, Roger McGough, Morgan Fisher, John Otway, Pete Challis \u0026amp; Phil Diplock, Robert Wyatt, Stinky Winkles, Mary Longford, Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman, David Bedford, Fred Frith, Maggie Nicols, Joseph Racaille, The Work, Neil Innes \u0026amp; Son, Herbert Distel, Lol Coxhill, Ken Ellis, Steve Miller, Norman Lovett, Patrick Portella, George Melly, Robert Fripp, Andy Partridge (XTC), Phantom Captain, Ron Geesin, Alejandro Viñao, Quentin Crisp, Simon Desorgher, Ralph Steadman, R.D.Laing \u0026amp; Son, Trevor Wishart, John White, Ivor Cutler, Hector Zazou, Michael Bass \u0026amp; Ellen Tenenbaum, Martin Chambers (The Pretenders), Bob Cobbing \u0026amp; Henri Chopin, Dave Vanian (The Damned), Metabolist, Gavin Bryars, 1\/2 Japanese, Simon Jeffes, Mark Perry, Michael Nyman, David Cunningham (The Flying Lizards), Kevin Coyne, Etron Fou Leloublan, Neil Oram \u0026amp; Ken Campbell \u0026amp; The Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool, and Pete Seeger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOllie Halsall ; John Halsey Bum Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidents, the We're a Happy Family \/ Balt Ha'i\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoger McGough the Wreck of the Hesperus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorgan-Fisher* Green and Pleasant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Otway Mine Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePete Challis ; Phil Diplock My Way Band-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Wyatt Rangers in the Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStinky Winkles Opus 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Longford Body Language 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy 'Thunderclap' Newman* Andy the Dentist 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Bedford Wagner's Ring in One Minute 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFred Frith the Entire Works of Henry Cow Band-3 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaggie Nicols Look Beneath the Surface 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Racaille Week-End 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork, the with Wings Pressed Back 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeil Innes ; Son* Cum on Feel the Noize 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbert Distel Toscany in Blue (Last Minute) Band-4 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLol Coxhill An End to the Matter 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKen Ellis One Minute in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve Miller (3) Alice 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorman Lovett John Peel Sings the Blues Badly Band-5 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatrick Portella Serrons Nous Les Coudes 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Melly Sounds That Saved My Life (Homage to K.S.) 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Fripp Miniature 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy Partridge (XTC)* the History of Rock'n'roll 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhantom Captain Breather 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRon Geesin Enterbrain Exit Band-1 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlejandro Viñao An Imaginary Orchestrina 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuentin Crisp Stop the Music for a Minute 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon Desorgher Tetrad 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRalph Steadman Sweetest Love (Lament After a Broken Sashcord on a Theme of John Donne) 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eR.D. 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