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Tracklist (Vinyl)
A1 | | From The Air | | 4:29 | A2 | | Big Science | | 6:14 | A3 | | Sweaters | | 2:18 | A4 | | Walking & Falling | | 2:10 | A5 | | Born, Never Asked | | 4:56 | B1 | | O Superman (For Massenet) | | 8:21 | B2 | | Example #22 | | 2:59 | See more tracksB3 | | Let X=X | | 3:51 | B4 | | It Tango | | 3:01 |
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Review Laurie Anderson is the most compelling performer from New York City's bohemian art scene to land a recording contract since Patti Smith signed with Arista some six years ago. Big Science, Anderson's eerie aural collage of a debut album, communicates much, though by no means all, of her astonishing intensity.Most of the pieces on Big Science come from Anderson's grand, cyclic work-in-progress, United States I-IV, a multimedia performance extravaganza that mixes slides, sound effects, recitation and minimalist rock music… Read More in an apocalyptic conception of America's technological might. Performed live, United States I-IV is a sensory mind-funk of sounds and images that constantly pun off each other in funny and frightening ways. Anderson's best visual creations the faces of wall sockets photographed to resemble howling stone monsters, video games that illustrate nuclear warfind ultimate horror, as well as a cold kind of beauty, in ultimate banality. And so does her music, which combines electronic sound effects, minimalist chants and aphoristic pop poetry heavily laced with techno-jargon. Recorded in her home studio and coproduced with Roma Baran, Big Science is largely a one-woman show with Anderson handling most of the electronics, Farfisa organ, violin and some percussion. But the most important instrument on the LP is the Vocoder, which Anderson uses to electronically alter her voice into different robotic timbres. Big Science, of course, can't provide the multidimensional, operatic excitement of one of Anderson's performances. But even by itself, the music and recitation packs plenty of power. The pieces that work the best are those that make the biggest concessions to pop form, like "O Superman" (a freak English hit last year). Dedicated to French operatic composer Jules Massenet, who titillated the public in the nineteenth century with his religio-erotic tear jerkers, "O Superman" invokes authority figures like "Superman" and "mom and dad" (Big Brother and his extended family?) to satirize society's romance with the technological power that may well destroy it. Anderson's fascination with technological nightmare is wittily drawn out in the title cut, which links "hallelujahs" and "yodellayheehoos" in a mock Gregorian chant. Alternately ominous and amusing, "Big Science" chillingly conjures the new American wilderness of shopping malls, freeways and sports complexes, where individuals feel reduced to computer numbers and the common language is a debased, back-slapping slang. "From the Air" envisions the planet as an aircraft run by a malfunctioning automatic pilot, with a fiendishly humorous William Burroughs-like scenario: on the way to a crash landing, the captain announces he's a cave man and tells the passengers to cover their eyes and jump out. But Big Science isn't all mordant apocalyptic quipping. "Sweaters" (a Tibetan-style lament fo
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Big Science (re (red Vinyl))
Red Vinyl Hol, Nonesuch |
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Big Science : Red Vinyl -2021 Reissue-
On Red Coloured Vinyl. Reissued In 2021 ... And On Record For The First Time In 32 Years! Debut 1982 Album Includes "o Superman". Uses The 2007 Remaster. Last Copy In ... |
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Big Science
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Big Science
Jacket Has Very Light Rub Wear. Stamped Promo Copy On Front.1" X 2". 8 Tracks Includs O Superman. Usa, Warner Bros. Records, Bsk 3674, 1982 |
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Big Science
Credit/lyric Innersleeve. Us, Warner Bros., Bsk 3674, 1/1/82 |
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Big Science
O Superman, Songs From "united States I-iv" In A Custom Lyric Inner Sleeve. Almost New. Warner Brothers, 07599236741, 1982 |
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Big Science 3 copies |
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Big Science
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Big Science
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Big Science
Custom Inner Sleeve; Still In Shrink Wrap - Opened Ys, Warner Brothers, Bsk 3674 , 1982 |
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Big Science (1982 Release! Limited Edition Red Vinyl)
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Big Science
Note: Please Send Us An Message Before Placing An Order To Confirm Format And Play Ability…thank You! Usa, Nonesuch, Nns3674.1, 4/9/2021 2 copies |
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Big Science - Hype Stickered
Laurie Anderson Big Science (1982 Uk 8-track Lp A Stone Cold Electronic Classic That Features The Sublime [& Freakish] Hit Single O Superman Complete With Illustrated Ly...3 copies |
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Big Science Israeli Edition
Israeli Edition. More From Her In My Store! Buyer Receives Her Show Flyer As A Bonus. Israel, Warner Bros. Records, Ban57002, 1982 |
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Big Science 2 copies |
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Big Science
Warners K 57002 Original, With Lyric Inner. Sleeve Shows General Wear. Vinyl Has A Fair Few Light Marks, One Heavier Mark Causing Some Light Clicks During Last Two Tracks. |
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Warner Bros Bsk 3674, 1982. Early Us Issue, Wb Logo Labels. Sleeve Shows General Wear, More Noticeable On Rear. With Lyric Inner. Clean Vinyl, One Small Mark Causing Some Brief ... |
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Big Science
Printed Inner Sleeve With Lyrics And Info. Small Stamp On Front Cover. Warner Bros. Records |
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Big Science
Decent Condition All Round. Uk, Warner Bros. Records, K57002, 1982 |
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Big Science (1982)
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Big Science
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Big Science (red Vinyl)
Format:lp Us, Nonesuch, 075597918069 |
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Includes Original Inner Sleeve W/ Lyrics, Ring And Edge Wear Us, Warner Bros. Records, Bsk3674, 1982 |
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Big Science
Nonesuch 075597918069, 2021 European Remastered Reissue With Lyrics Insert, Red Vinyl. Sealed Custom-stickered Item In As New Condition!. |
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Big Science
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Big Science
Factory Sealed. Complete With Hype Sticker On Shrink. Flat Shipping Rate To E.u. For Unlimited Amount Of Records And Cds. Usa & Europe, Nonesuch, 075597918069, 2021 |
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Still Factory Sealed Usa & Europe, Nonesuch, 075597918069, 2021 |
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Big Science 2 copies |
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Big Science
No Obi, With 2 Inserts. Media: Plays Ex. Sleeve: Minor Storage/ Edge Wear. Japan, Warner Bros. Records, P11192, 1982 |
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Big Science
No Obi, Includes Two Inserts (both Close To Or Nm). Media: Professionally Cleaned With "gläss Vinyl Cleaner Pro", Very Few Hairlines, Plays Solid Ex. Sleeve: Light Ri... |
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Big Science
Light Marks, Edge Wear With Original Inner *buy 5 Get Cheapest Free *buy With Confidence-accurate Grading Or Refund*uk Mainland Customers 1-7 Lp/12" Or 30 7" Singles S... |
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