Down by Law is the debut studio album by Deadline, which was released on May 2, 1985, on Celluloid Records.[2]
Down by Law | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 2, 1985 | |||
Recorded | Evergreen Studio, NYC | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 38:13 | |||
Label | Celluloid | |||
Producer | Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | |||
Deadline chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editNo. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Afro Beat" | Manu Dibango, Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | 6:31 |
2. | "Boat Peoples" | Manu Dibango, Steve Turre, Phillip Wilson | 7:03 |
3. | "Baliphone Dub" | Phillip Wilson | 4:28 |
4. | "Makossa Rock" | Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | 11:05 |
5. | "Gammatron" | Bill Laswell, Phillip Wilson | 5:22 |
6. | "Doo Root" | Phillip Wilson | 3:44 |
Personnel
edit- Musiker
- Paul Butterfield – harmonica (4)
- Olu Dara – Holztrompete and cornet (2, 4)
- Aïyb Dieng – congas and cowbell (1, 2), talking drums (4)
- Manu Dibango – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4), voice (1, 2)
- Jonas Hellborg – bass guitar (3, 5), fuzz bass (3)
- Bill Laswell – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), bass guitar (1), shortwave (3), producer
- Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar (4)
- Steve Turre – didjeridoo (2, 4, 6), conch shells (2, 6)
- Bernie Worrell – synthesizer (1, 2, 4)
- Phillip Wilson – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), percussion (2, 5, 6), Balafon (3, 4, 6), cymbals (1, 4), bells (3), bass synthesizer (4), mbira (5), processed piano (6), floor toms (6), congas (6), cabasa (6), producer
- Technical personnel
- Mike Krowiak – assistant engineer, editing
- Robert Musso – engineering, mixing
- Hahn Rowe – assistant engineer
- Robert Stevens – engineering, processed piano (3), electric piano (6)
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Release history
editRegion | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Vereinigte Staaten | 1985 | Celluloid | CD, CS, LP | CELL 6111 |
Frankreich | 1990 | Celluloid | CD | CELD 6111 |
Vereinigte Staaten | 1993 | Celluloid | CD | CELD 6111 |
Vereinigtes Königreich | 1996 | Charly | CD | CPCD 8192 |
References
edit- ^ Genzel, Christian. "Down by Law". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Deadline - Down By Law". Celluloid Records. 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
External links
edit- Down by Law at Discogs (list of releases)
- Down by Law at Bandcamp