Album
Big World
1986 · Jazz, Rock
15 collectors on Gatefold own this
Big World is an Alt/Indie album by Joe Jackson, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 67 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.
About
Big World is a 1986 album by Joe Jackson. The album was recorded live in at the Roundabout Theatre in New York City on January 22-25, 1986. Jackson's intent was to capture the excitement and spontaneity of a live performance, but without any interference from the crowd. The audience remains silent during the recording per Jackson's request, so no applause is heard in the recording. The music was mixed live from microphones on each instrument and then recorded directly into a stereo digital tape recorder. Unlike most live recording, no post-recording mixing or overdubbing was performed. Therefore the music heard on the album is exactly as it was played live during the concert performance. A Top 40 album, Big World is currently out of print. Among many critic, however, it is highly regarded. The LP release of this title is a double album, but only has music on three side. The fourth side label proclaims "there is no music on this side", and the record has a groove that quickly leads to the inner bump track. Also, the song "Wild West" contains a musical reference to the theme from "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly". In respect of the album cover-art, the different languages used to write "Big World" are the French, Arabic, English, Greek,German, Hindi, Armenian, Japanese, Hebrew and Russian amongst other. .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Wild West4:36
- A2Right And Wrong4:35
- A3(It's A) Big World4:43
- A4Precious Time3:23
- A5Tonight And Forever2:29
Side B
- B1Shanghai Sky5:10
- B2Fifty Dollar Love Affair3:33
- B3We Can't Live Together5:27
- B4Forty Years4:33
Side C
- C1Survival2:19
- C2Soul Kiss4:43
- C3The Jet Set3:50
- C4Tango Atlantico2:58
- C5Home Town3:11
- C6Man In The Street5:03
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- clean
- cynical
- witty
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Curtis KingBACKING VOCALS
- Gary BurkeDRUMS
- Joe JacksonVOCALS, PIANO, RECORDER, ACCORDION, MELODICA VOCALS, PIANO, RECORDER, ACCORDION, MELODICA, WRITTEN-BY VOCALS, PIANO, RECORDER, ACCORDION, MELODICA, WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY
- Joy AskewBACKING VOCALS
- Nikki GregoroffBACKING VOCALS
- Peter HewlettBACKING VOCALS
- Rick FordBASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Vinnie ZummoGUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 67 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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