Guitar Solos 3

Guitar Solos 3 is the third in a series of three albums of improvised guitar solos by various musicians, and was released in the United States by Rift Records in 1979. Fred Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 debut solo album, Guitar Solos.

Guitar Solos 3
Studio album by
Various artists
Released1979 (1979)
Recorded1976–1978
Genre
Length54:50
LabelRift (US)
ProducerFred Frith
Guitar Solos series chronology
Guitar Solos 2
(1976)
Guitar Solos 3
(1979)

The three Frith tracks on this album were later included on the 1991 CD reissue of Frith's, Guitar Solos.

Track listing

Side one

  1. Henry Kaiser: "Robert Louis Stevenson" (Kaiser) – 3:32
  2. Henry Kaiser: "Dien Da" (Kaiser) – 3:24
  3. Chip Handy: "Foreign Music" (Handy) – 3:25
  4. Chip Handy: "Little Missy" (Handy) – 1:55
  5. Chip Handy: "Total Babes" (Handy) – 1:57
  6. Peter Cusack: "Whistling with Guitar Accompaniment" (Cusack) – 7:20
  7. Keith Rowe: "For A" (Rowe) – 7:20

Side two

  1. Fred Frith: "Alienated Industrial Seagulls etc." (Frith) – 3:49
  2. Fred Frith: "Song of River Nights" (Frith) – 1:40
  3. Fred Frith: "Should Old Arthur " (Frith) – 1:20
  4. Eugene Chadbourne: "Memories of Hanover Lodge" (Chadbourne) – 4:10
  5. Eugene Chadbourne: "Memories of Wildey Road" (Chadbourne) – 4:06
  6. Davey Williams: "Ezekiel" (Williams) – 6:12
  7. Akira Iijima: "Coming No.4" (Iijima) – 4:40

Source: Fred Frith discograpy,[1] Discogs.[2]

Track notes

Side one
  • Tracks 1,2 were recorded at Walden Studios, Carmel Highlands, California on 6 January 1979
  • Track 3 was recorded at home in Davis, California on 22 December 1977
  • Track 4 was recorded at home in Davis, California on July 8, 1978
  • Track 5 was recorded at home in Davis, California on 1 April 1978
  • Track 6 was recorded in Utrecht, Holland in June 1976
  • Track 7 was recorded in December 1978
Side two
  • Tracks 1–3 were recorded at Briollay, France in October 1978
  • Tracks 4,5 were recorded at Grogkill Studio, Willow, New York on 27 November 1978
  • Track 6 was recorded at Trans Studio, Tuscaloosa, Alabama on 28 September 1978
  • Track 7 was recorded at Saito Studio, Tokyo on 28 November 1978

Source: Fred Frith discograpy.[1]

Personnel

Sound and artwork

  • Masahiko Ebitani – engineer (track B7)
  • Mike Mantler – engineer (tracks B4, B5)
  • Tetsuo Saito – engineer (track B7)
  • Jean-Paul Bossard – engineer (tracks B1-B3)
  • Alfreda Benge – sleeve design

Source: Fred Frith discograpy,[1] Discogs.[2]

References

  1. Ramond, Michel; Roussel, Patrice; Vuilleumier, Stephane. "Discography of Fred Frith". New York Downtown Scene and other miscellaneous discographies. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. "Various ‎– Guitar Solos 3". Discogs. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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