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EPs rounds up various one off singles, soundtracks and EPs Wyatt recorded from 1974 onwards. Among the highlights are the two singles Wyatt cut that, although recorded nearly 10 years apart, thrust him into the spotlight of the UK pop charts. His reading of The Monkees' 'I'm a Believer' reached the top ten; sounding both buoyant and resigned, his voice soaring across such pop material. On 'Shipbuilding', a poignant and understatedly powerful classic, Wyatt famously manages to sing a protest song with the kind of rapture you associate with altogether different subject matter.
This is a five-CD set, with each disc running approximately twenty minutes. Gorgeously packaged, it includes commentaries by Robert Wyatt as well as the video for "Shipbuilding." The discs are divided into different phases of his work, and it's a testament to the value of this man's artistry that the label produced the package in such a manner. While the material would have fit on two discs, such a release would have lacked the focus and beauty that is allowed to blossom here. The earliest songs are from Wyatt's brief moment of UK pop stardom when he had a hit with "I'm A Believer" in 1974. The final disc features re-mixes of four songs from his 1997 album, SHLEEP. These tracks hit the listener with the force of a revelation. Wyatt's sturdy tunesmanship and penetrating singing are given radical re-workings, but tellingly, the essential character that he gave to each song remains undiminished. These serve as elaborations or alternate vantage points--the studio approaches sound at once foreign to the Wyatt canon, yet completely natural. For those unfamiliar with Wyatt, this set is an ideal place to get aquatinted with the range and impact of his work.
Entertainment Weekly (4/16/99, p.61) - "...This career-spanning collection of five EPs probably won't expand his cult, but it does constitute an eloquent testament to his singular talents..." - Rating: A-
Q (Summer/01, p.128) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...To appreciate his diversity dip a toe into this album...you'll find pop, politics, soundtrack music and the famous 'Shipbuilding'..."
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TRACKS
1.I'm a Believer
2.Memories
3.Yesterday Man
4.Sonia
5.Calyx
1.Shipbuilding
2.Memories of You
3.Round Midnight
4.Pigs (In There)
5.Chairman Mao
1.Yolanda
2.Te Recuerdo Amanda
3.Biko
4.Amber and the Amberines
1.Animals' Film, The
1.I Was a Friend
2.Maryan
3.A Sunday In Madrid
4.Free Will and Testament |
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