clifford_thornton Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 I did a lot of work on these and they are finally coming out after many years of chipping away at the story... LPs dropping in November, digital in the weeks leading up. https://unseenworlds.com/products/dickie-landry-solos https://unseenworlds.com/products/dickie-landry-4-cuts-placed-in-a-first-quarter?variant=41765842059317 https://unseenworlds.com/products/dickie-landry-lawrence-weiner-having-been-built-on-sand Landry is a Louisiana native who co-founded the Philip Glass Ensemble and worked with Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Robert Wilson, Paul Simon, and many others. These three (or four) LPs grew out of the conceptual/experimental art scene that Landry was a part of in Lower Manhattan upon his arrival there at the tail end of the '60s. They've been woefully out of print for decades and these authorized, remastered reissues (with liner notes by me) are the definitive versions. A fresh pressing of his LP Fifteen Saxophones, which Unseen Worlds previously released and I also worked on/wrote the essay for, should be out some time in the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 Good work, hope it generates the interest it deserves Coincidentally I only just recently moved on my copy of 'Solos'. May spring for a digital replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 the digital version does contain extra music too. my obsession with that record has been going on probably a couple of decades now... and hearing it from the tapes was a revelation for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 7 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: the digital version does contain extra music too. my obsession with that record has been going on probably a couple of decades now... and hearing it from the tapes was a revelation for me. Sounds like a "labour of love" .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 This is great! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Awesome news; congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 So this is three records, right? And David Lee is on two of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Very nice work, these look great. Always regret not trying to stop by his studio in Lafayette all those years I lived there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 4 hours ago, JSngry said: So this is three records, right? And David Lee is on two of them? Correct! One two-LP set and two single LPs. David Lee is on two of the three albums. 4 hours ago, colinmce said: Very nice work, these look great. Always regret not trying to stop by his studio in Lafayette all those years I lived there. Yeah, he definitely would've welcomed your visit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 LPs only? David Lee is a big draw for me here, but no CD option at all? Still....two record of David Lee cymbal whooosh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 CDs likely at a later date — different layout/packaging, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 That would be groovy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverM Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 Got the digital versions of all three on Bandcamp yesterday and listened to Solos. Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 I still have this one on the shelves: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 Reissue of Fifteen Saxophones will be repressed fairly soon, I think. The LPs of Solos, Four Cuts, and Having Been Built on Sand are out officially tomorrow (though I think pre-orders have landed most places). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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