David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

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Label:	EG – 2302 100
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
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Released:	1981
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Ambient

Tracklist

A1	America Is Waiting Arranged By – Wright* Bass – Bill Laswell Bass [Click] – Tim Wright (2) Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem Written-By – Byrne* Arranged By – Wright* Bass – Bill Laswell Bass [Click] – Tim Wright (2) Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem Written-By – Byrne*	3:36
A2	Mea Culpa Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Dennis Keeley Written-By – Byrne*	3:45
A3	Regiment Arranged By – Fripp* Bass – Busta Jones Drums – Chris Frantz Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem Written-By – Byrne* Arranged By – Fripp* Bass – Busta Jones Drums – Chris Frantz Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem Written-By – Byrne*	3:56
A4	Help Me Somebody Congas, Percussion [Metals] – Steve Scales Drums – John Cooksey Written-By – Byrne*	4:18
A5	The Jezebel Spirit Percussion [Can], Bass Drum – Prairie Prince Percussion [Sticks], Bata – Mingo Lewis Written-By – Byrne*	5:00
B6	Qu'ran Drums – John Cooksey Written-By – Byrne*	3:46
B7	Moonlight In Glory Congas, Gong [Agong-gong] – Jose Rossy Written-By – Byrne*	4:46
B8	The Carrier Percussion [Can], Bass Drum – Prairie Prince Percussion [Sticks], Bata – Mingo Lewis Written-By – Byrne*	3:30
B9	A Secret Life Written-By – Byrne*	2:30
B10	Come With Us Written-By – Byrne*	2:38
B11	Mountain Of Needles Written-By – Byrne*	2:35

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Polydor
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – E.G. Records Ltd.
Copyright © – E.G. Records Ltd.
Copyright © – E.G. Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music
Printed By – S.I.A.T.
Lacquer Cut At – Polygram Industries Messageries
Pressed By – Polygram Industries Messageries
Recorded At – RPM Studios
Recorded At – Blue Rock Studio
Recorded At – Eldorado Recording Studios
Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

Artwork [Cover] – Brian Eno
Engineer [Assistant - Blue Rock] – Michael Ewasko
Engineer [Assistant - Different Fur] – Howard Johnston
Engineer [Assistant - Eldorado] – George Sloane
Engineer [Assistant - RPM] – Hugh Dwyer*
Engineer [Blue Rock] – Eddie Korvin
Engineer [Different Fur] – Stacy Baird
Engineer [Eldorado] – Dave Jerden
Engineer [RPM] – Neal Teeman
Engineer [Sigma] – John Potoker
Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Other [Found Objects] – David Byrne
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Producer – David Byrne
Typography – Peter Saville (2)

Notes

The tracks are numbered from 1 to 11 on sleeve.

Title from a novel by Amos Tutuola.

Voices:
1. Unidentified indignant radio host, San Francisco, April 1980.
2. Inflamed caller and smooth politician replying, both unidentified. Radio call-in show, New York, July 1979.
3. Dunya, Lebanese mountain singer (From 'The Human Voice in the World of Islam' Tangent Records TGS 131).
4. Reverend Paul Morton, broadcast sermon, New Orleans, June 1980.
5. Unidentified exorcist, New York, September 1980.
6. Algerian Muslims chanting Qu'ran. (Same source as 3).
7. The Moving Star Hall Singers, Sea Islands, Georgia (From 'The Moving Star Hall Singers' Folkways FS 3841).
8. Dunya Yusin. (See 3).
9. Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer. (From 'Les Plus Grands Artistes Du Monde Arabe' EMI Records).
10. Unidentified radio evangelist, San Francisco, April 1980.

STUDIOS
RPM, New York, August 4 & 16, 1979.
Blue Rock, New York, September 5, 1979.
Eldorado, Los Angeles. During February & March 1980.
Different Fur, San Francisco. During April 1980.
Sigma, New York. During October 1980.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): 176 2302100 1 380 DU1POLYGRAM
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): 176 2302100 2 380 POLYGRAM
Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
Price Code: POL 365

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing)	Sire	SRK 6093	US	1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Stereo, Editions EG Labels)	Polydor	2302 100	Netherlands	1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album, Impact Records Pressing)	Sire	XSR 6093	Canada	1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (Cassette, Album)	Sire	M5S 6093	US	1981
Recently Edited	My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (LP, Album)	Polydor	2311 060	Italy	1981