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BASIC // NJ38 Spring1981 C60 / CD
01. For Vini (3:10)
02. Little Wally Punxout (3:09)
03. Everyone For Governor (3:03)
04. Heaven You Know Is (1:17)
05. Striving (1:45)
06. Dialog (:54)
07. Day Trippa (2:01)
08. 32nd Hero (11:38)
09. You Lost Me (4:21)

10. The Proud Girl (4:17)
11. Into The (3:02)
12. Eat My Love (2:00)
13. Indigestion (:53)
14. There Are 17 (2:42)
15. She's Backwards In P.E. (4:44)
16. Urban Chipmunks (:17)
17. Mix Decision (:55)
18. Sman (3:03)
19. Basic (3:19)
20. I Know That (1:08)
21. Speak 'n Spell (4:43)

Bonus Track:
22. Survey In Vial (13:32)

Total Time: 76:05




Margaux–Guest Vocalist
(also guitarstrum 03; bass guitars 03, 05 & 10)
Fred Frith even appears (elec gtr 04)
(without permission, teeheehee)

and introducing (?) his
    "BASIC BAND"
    IRWIN CHUSID
    JIM PRICE
    CHRIS BOLGER

^ ruined by r. stevie moore

voices also heard: lou d'antonio, chuck russo, cindy mckee and paul sobolik

Bonus 22: instrumental basic track for 1980's "Where Do I Come From?" (URGENT/XVII); recorded at Clack Studio NYC by Jon Child, and at home in NJ. Intro & outro bassdrum by Mark Cudnik in Nashville.






amglogo.gif AMG REVIEW: 1981's Basic isn't exactly an instrumental album; there are vocals on several tracks, but most of them aren't by R. Stevie Moore, and most of the album's best tracks are either pure instrumentals or extended tracks with lengthy instrumental sections. The opening track, the Durutti Column tribute "For Vini," is Basic's best (and best-known) song, and the rest of the album continues in the same low-key vein, with several brief snatches of songs and dialogue segments interspersed with the more traditional fare. Most of the album is recorded with an actual rhythm section (either Chris Bolger or guest vocalist Margaux on bass and either Jim Price or Irwin Chusid on drums), which means that Basic lacks the occasionally sprawling one-man-band quality of some of Moore's earlier instrumental-oriented albums. While Basic is a mildly rambling, casual affair, it's not unfocused or boring, and fans of Moore's less pop-oriented material will find much to like.

–Stewart Mason, All Music Guide







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Also available on CDR $12







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