5013929136120

Miniatures One & Two

Various Artists

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDBRED361

Release Date:  05 June 2020

Label:  Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5013929136120

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2008 .



    • Featuring artists as diverse as The Residents, Robert Fripp, XTC’s Andy Partridge, Pete Seeger, Robert Wyatt and The Pretenders’ Martin Chambers, as well as cover artwork contributed by Ralph Steadman, Morgan Fisher’s 1980 release “Miniatures” truly was a first.



    • Overwhelmed with concepts for potential releases, Fisher decided to see how many of these ideas he might be able to squeeze onto just one album. Rather than performing everything himself, he invited 50 musicians he admired to send in tracks of up to one minute in length. They responded with unanimous enthusiasm, and “Miniatures” was born out of Morgan’s precise editing and sequencing of these tracks, providing a unique snapshot of the cutting-edge music of the period and achieving legendary status amongst those who cherish such creativity and individuality in the process.



    • Fast forward 15 years, several projects and the development of new realms of communication and data transfer afforded by the internet, and Morgan decided the time was right for a sequel. Little did he know that this project would take six years to complete and involve an international cast of players (taking in 18 countries across five continents), but it proved truly worth both the effort and the wait. The astounding “Miniatures 2” brings together over 60 musicians and artists of all genres - the bizarre, the eccentric, the contemplative, the rebel-rousers, the pioneers and the philosophers – and no stone was left unturned in its creation. As with the original album, one minute creations were composed, then sequenced and edited by Morgan, again meeting with rave reviews and an acknowledgement that Fisher had produced something both original and vital to those with any interest in music existing outside the mainstream.



    • Comprising both legendary “tiny masterpiece” collections, this new set brings together all one hundred and thirteen tracks (yes, 113 !) in one two-disc collection for the first time, freshly boosted and tweaked for 2008. New artwork and sleeve-notes have also been provided by Morgan himself.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Bum Love - Halsall, Ollie & John Halsey
      • 2. We're A Happy Family/Bali Ha'i - Residents
      • 3. Wreck Of The Hesperus - McGough, Roger
      • 4. Green And Pleasant - Fisher, Morgan
      • 5. Mine Tonight - Otway, John
      • 6. My Way - Challis, Pete & Phil Diplock
      • 7. Rangers In The Night - Wyatt, Robert
      • 8. Opus - Stinky Winkles
      • 9. Body Language - Longford, Mary
      • 10. Andy The Dentist - Newman, Andy 'Thunderclap'
      • 11. Wagner's Ring In One Minute - Bedford, David
      • 12. Entire Works Of Henry Cow - Frith, Fred
      • 13. Look Beneath The Surface - Nicols, Maggie
      • 14. Weekend - Racaille, Joseph
      • 15. With Wings Pressed Back - Work
      • 16. Cum On Feel The Noize - Innes, Neil & Son
      • 17. Toscany In Blue (Last Minute) - Distel, Herbert
      • 18. End To A Matter - Coxhill, Lol
      • 19. One Minute In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich - Ellis, Ken
      • 20. Alice - Miller, Steve (1)
      • 21. John Peel Sings The Blues Badly - Lovett, Norman
      • 22. Serrons Nous Les Coudes - Portella, Patrick
      • 23. Sounds That Saved My Life - Melly, George
      • 24. Miniature - Fripp, Robert
      • 25. History Of Rock 'n' Roll - Partridge, Andy
      • 26. Breather - Phantom Captain
      • 27. Enterbrain Exit - Geesin, Ron
      • 28. Imaginary Orchestrina - Vinao, Alejandro
      • 29. Stop The Music For A Minute - Crisp, Quentin
      • 30. Tetrad - Desorgher, Simon
      • 31. Sweetest Love (Lament After A Broken Sashcord On A Theme OfJohn Donne) - Steadman, Ralph
      • 32. Tipperary - Laing, R.D. & Son
      • 33. Beach Double - Wishart, Trevor
      • 34. Scene De Ballet - White, John (2)
      • 35. Brooch Boat - Cutler, Ivor
      • 36. Do Tell Us - Zazou, Hector
      • 37. Miniaturization Of Bartok's Sonata For Two Pianos And Percussion - Bass, Michael & Ellen Tenenba
      • 38. Swift One - Chambers, Martin
      • 39. Refreshment Break - Cobbing, Bob & Henri Chopin
      • 40. Night Touch - Vanian, Dave
      • 41. Racing Poodles - Metabolist
      • 42. After Mendelssohn (137 Years) - Bryars, Gavin
      • 43. Paint It Black - Half Japanese
      • 44. Arthur's Treat - Jeffes, Simon
      • 45. Talking World War III Blues - Perry, Mark
      • 46. 89 90 91 92 - Nyman, Michael
      • 47. Index Of Ends - Cunningham, David
      • 48. James Mark And Me - Coyne, Kevin
      • 49. Hep - Etron Fou LeLoublan
      • 50. Minute Warp - Oram, Neil & Ken Campbell/The Science Fiction Theatre Of Liverpool
      • 51. Chorale - Seeger, Pete
      • 52. One Minutes Silence - Various Artists
      • 53. Miniatures Miniature - Various Artists

      Disc 2

      • 1. Jump Time - Houston, Jean
      • 2. It's Coming (A Fanfare For The Millenium) - Jones, John Paul
      • 3. Beacon Of Hope - Wali, Peeni & Linton Kwesi Johnson
      • 4. Chakras - MacKenzie, Talitha
      • 5. 2000 Lights - Cornwell, Hugh
      • 6. Minute Quartet - Milesi, Pierro
      • 7. Atoms And Stars - Jones, Howard (1)
      • 8. One Minute Blackout - Miyazawa, Kazufumi
      • 9. Jodler - Trabitsch, Klaus
      • 10. Newgrange Aeon Fragment - Cole, M.J.
      • 11. Dog Barks At Midnight - Riley, Terry
      • 12. Here's To The Next One - Nyman, Michael
      • 13. Panda Chant II - Monk, Meredith
      • 14. Last Christmas - Namtchylak, Sainkho
      • 15. Healing Voice - Purce, Jill
      • 16. Little Orchestra Of Disaster And Hope - Dagmar Andrtova
      • 17. Solo No 3 - Mitterer, Wolfgang
      • 18. Garland Hirschi's Cows - Bimstein, Phillip K.
      • 19. Red - Piano Circus
      • 20. Blast - Fripp, Robert & Trey Gunn
      • 21. Un - Osada, Isao
      • 22. Oxalis - Cunningham, David
      • 23. Pythagorean Roll - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
      • 24. One Cell - Ohtaka, Shizuru
      • 25. Feira De Asakusa (Asakusa Market) - Pascoal, Hermeto
      • 26. Shaka Shaka Shaka - Hughes, Chris
      • 27. Light Of Love - Dissidenten
      • 28. Hunter's Dream - Hatzis, Christos
      • 29. Timeless - Baka Beyond
      • 30. Freedom - Liebert, Ottmar
      • 31. Qui Sait - Doumbia, Mamadou
      • 32. Ashtanga - Tananas
      • 33. Sae - Koto Vortex
      • 34. Invisible Guides - Shrieve, Michael & Jeff Greinke
      • 35. Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Miniature) - Bryars, Gavin
      • 36. Narrow Bridge - Sibbery, Jane
      • 37. Soundtrack For Sandin - Spiegel, Laurie
      • 38. Ghu Zu Jun - Gongliang, Cheng
      • 39. Another 21st Century Day - Fiddler, John
      • 40. Islands - Nastya
      • 41. Lighthouse - Richardson, Geoffrey
      • 42. Gurdjieff - De Hartman, Thomas
      • 43. Seascad Siocand I Dtreo Millennium (Sixty Seconds Towards AMillennium) - O'Riada, Peadar
      • 44. Fail Better - Figgis, Daniel
      • 45. Theme For A Peaceful Revolution - Deep Season
      • 46. Takeda No Komori Uta - Heat Wave
      • 47. Passion Sauce - Woof Woof
      • 48. Came Saw Stayed - Minus 5
      • 49. Flowers Of Silence - Fisher, Morgan
      • 50. Gutan Yerg - Vardapet, Komitas
      • 51. Introspection - David Darling
      • 52. Six To Four - Coxhill, Lol
      • 53. Dead Dog Of Kairouan - Transglobal Underground
      • 54. Hope Street - Levellers
      • 55. Have A Nice Century - Butler, Chris
      • 56. Cosmicode - Moondog (1)
      • 57. Snow - Lynch, Ashik Peter
      • 58. Toorina - Kato, Tokiko
      • 59. Passionless Moments - Campion, Jane
      • 60. Alala Das Marinas - Milladoiro