Incus CD 28
Trio Playing

Recorded summer 1995 at UPS Studio, London.

Cover by Karen Brookman.

Derek Bailey/John Butcher/Oren Marshall

Derek Bailey, acoustic and electric guitars.
John Butcher, soprano and tenor saxophones.
Oren Marshall, tuba.

Oren Marshall: tuba
Abode to (07.32)
Out of the deep (09.24)
Room for breath (07.03)
Breaking off (02.05)
I'd love a key (14.08)
Domestic melodies (03.38)
Spane (05.25)

Incus CD27
Short in the U.K.

Recorded at The Place, London in July 1994

Our world as we know it recorded in concert at the Incus Records night.

Painting Pink polka-dot. P40. Pup by Dennis Palmer.

Steve Beresford/Dennis Palmer/Bob Stagner/ Roger Turner

Steve Beresford, keyboards, small trumpet.
Dennis Palmer, synthesizers, voice.
Bob Stagner, drums, percussion.
Roger Turner, drums, percussion.

The pencil - a history (09.04)
Trees without dogs (00.33)
Our world as we know it (05.24)
Name without a street (00.13)
Bulldog eating a wasp [Waspers] (14.42)
Matzoh spectacles [thank you Lol Coxhill] (01.27)
Earthling-a-ding (03.39)
Faster than $ sound (11.23)
Standing on a whale (05.53)
Fearing puffins (05.03)

Incus CD22
One Time

Recorded in Leicester, England in November 1992.

Cover art 'Self portrait' by John Stevens

CD booklet design by Karen Brookman.

John Stevens/Kent Carter/Derek Bailey

John Stevens, drums and mini trumpet.
Kent Carter, bass.

One time (11.560)
U Kent & I (14.15)
Without warning (14.43)
Along the coast (10.00)
Not a dry glass in the house (06.24)
Cheers/tears (03.29)

Incus CD21
Respiritus

Tracks 1 to 4, 9 and 10 recorded at the Red Rose Theatre, London on 5 December 1994 by Martin Davidson; tracks 5 to 8 recorded at Pathway on 14 April 1994 by Justin Underhill.

Cover sculpture 'Respiritus' by Richard Mackness; CD booklet design by Karen Brookman.

John Butcher/Vanessa Mackness

John Butcher, tenor and saxophones.
Vanessa Mackness, voice.

Fallen griefs of weeping willow (11.00)
Dark hawks hear us (02.27)
Turkiss indiene mauves (02.50)
Every telling has a taling (06.04)
My sighs in shockings (03.50)
Wildrose cheeks for poor piccolina (03.20)
I'll lay a few stones on the hostel sheets (05.09)
Sweet swan water (03.15)
Fieldmice balk talk (07.04)
Close only knows (06.11)

Incus CD15
The Tony Oxley Quartet

Recording by WDR Cologne, 8 April 1992.

Cover painting The singer by Tony Oxley, photographed by Max  Lautenschlager.

The Tony Oxley Quartet

Tony Oxley, percussion.
Matt Wand, drum machines & tape switchboard.
Pat Thomas, electronics & keyboard.
Derek Bailey, electric guitar.

Quartet 1 (16.00)
Duo MP (05.03)
Duo TD (13.06)
Quartet 2 (04.49)
Duo TM (08.41)
Duo TP (04.49)
Trio PMD (10.14)
Quartet 3 (05.40)

Incus CD11
Solo Guitar volume 2

Recorded on 22 June 1991 at approximately the times indicated.

Front cover photograph by C.R. Appleyard.

Derek Bailey

Derek Bailey, solo guitar.

Ten 10 (17.08)
Ten 28 (06.33)
Two 50 (06.28)
Two 57 (03.25)
Three (04.04)
Three 05 (02.44)
Three 08 (01.21)

Incus CD10
Solo Guitar volume 1
incorporating Incus LP 2 and Incus LP 2R

'Derek Bailey plays electric guitar plus VCS3 synthesiser on Where is the police?; on Christiani Eddy he plays electric guitar unamplified and on The squirrel and the ricketty-racketty bridge he plays two acoustic guitars at the same time (not double-tracked). The improvisations are on electric guitar.' Recorded February 1971; equipment and recording Hugh Davies and Bob Woolford.

Front cover photograph by Christine Jeffrey.

Derek Bailey

Derek Bailey, solo guitar.

Improvisations 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the three compositions were previously released on Incus LP 2 in 1971. In 1978 the record was re-released as Incus 2R with the improvisations replaced by Improvisations 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Incus CD10 brings all the material from the two LPs together.

Improvisation 4 (02.02)
Improvisation 5 (07.43)
Improvisation 6 (05.29)
Improvisation 7 (03.10)
Where is the police? [Misha Mengelberg] (08.25)
Christiani Eddy [Willem Breuker] (05.50)
The squirrel and the ricketty-racketty bridge [Gavin Bryars] (06.31)
Improvisation 3 (02.41)
Improvisation 8 (04.19)
Improvisation 9 (01.52)
Improvisation 10 (03.04)
Improvisation 11 (02.16)
Improvisation 12 (03.46)

Incus CD05
Figuring

Tracks a and b recorded at the Arts Theatre, London on 12 May 1987 by Michael Gerzon

Tracks c and d recorded at Hawth Centre, Crawley on 4 September 1988 by Michael Gerzon.

Cover drawing by Tony Mostrom.

Derek Bailey/Barre Phillips

Derek Bailey, guitar.
Barre Phillips, bass.

A: Who's there to know that you passed 'em around (16.01)
B: You'll find my theory is logically sound (16.23)
C: Don't save (10.02)
D: 100 years from today (14.48)

Incus CD03
Original Gravity

Recorded by Michael Gerson at the Old Fire Station and the Pegasus Theatre Oxford, on 9 & 11 September 1988.

Tony Bevan/Greg Kingston/Matt Lewis

Tony Bevan, tenor saxophone.
Greg Kingston, guitar, toys, recorder, tapes, etc.
Matt Lewis, percussion, cello drum, bird calls.

1044 degrees - 1050 degrees (05.31)
Normal position (01.11)
First side story (11.37)
Blah blah blah (03.56)
Original gravity (08.43)
Two not three (02.38)
24 hours from Towester (06.29)
The fault [Lies with the manufacturer] (02.30)
Best before end (07.35)