Brian Eno – Ambient 4 (On Land)
Label: |
Editions EG – EGED 20 |
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Series: |
Ambient (2) – 4 |
Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Ambient |
Tracklist
| A1 | Lizard Point | 4:30 | |
| A2 | The Lost Day | 9:29 | |
| A3 | Tal Coat | 5:48 | |
| A4 | Shadow | 3:03 | |
| B1 | Lantern Marsh | 5:35 | |
| B2 | Unfamiliar Wind | 5:16 | |
| B3 | A Clearing | 4:06 | |
| B4 | Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 | 7:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – Jem Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Grant Avenue Studio
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Recorded At – Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
- Recorded At – RPM Studios
- Recorded At – Basing Street Studios
- Recorded At – OAO Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
- Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
Credits
- Composed By – Beinhorn* (tracks: A1)
- Design, Liner Notes [Text], Producer – Brian Eno
- Engineer – Neal Teeman
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Typography – Chong-Donnie
Notes
Titles on sleeve:
Ambient 4
On Land
Title on spine:
Ambient #4 On Land
Info on sleeve:
Studios: Grant Avenue Studio, Ontario, Canada; Sigma Sound, New York; Celestial Sound, New York; RPM Studio, New York; Basing Street, London, England; OAO Studio, New York
Thanks to Robert Quine, Alex Blair, Harold Budd, Laraaji and Danny Lanois, who contributed their encouragement and suggestions at the right times.
Recorded between September 1978 and January 1982
Printed in Canada
℗ 1982 EG Records Ltd. © 1982 EG Records Ltd. All compositions published by EG Music Ltd.
Marketed by Jem Records, Inc.
Info on spine:
Litho in Canada
Info on labels:
All compositions [...] published by EG Music,Inc.(BMI)
℗ 1982 EG Records, Ltd.
Editions E.G., Marketed by Jem Records, Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Some copies come with folded letter size 4 page insert with Brian Eno notes and other Editions EG Brian Eno releases catalog.
Runouts are etched, except for STERLING (which is stamped).
Lacquer cutting company derived from runouts.
Ambient 4
On Land
Title on spine:
Ambient #4 On Land
Info on sleeve:
Studios: Grant Avenue Studio, Ontario, Canada; Sigma Sound, New York; Celestial Sound, New York; RPM Studio, New York; Basing Street, London, England; OAO Studio, New York
Thanks to Robert Quine, Alex Blair, Harold Budd, Laraaji and Danny Lanois, who contributed their encouragement and suggestions at the right times.
Recorded between September 1978 and January 1982
Printed in Canada
℗ 1982 EG Records Ltd. © 1982 EG Records Ltd. All compositions published by EG Music Ltd.
Marketed by Jem Records, Inc.
Info on spine:
Litho in Canada
Info on labels:
All compositions [...] published by EG Music,Inc.(BMI)
℗ 1982 EG Records, Ltd.
Editions E.G., Marketed by Jem Records, Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Some copies come with folded letter size 4 page insert with Brian Eno notes and other Editions EG Brian Eno releases catalog.
Runouts are etched, except for STERLING (which is stamped).
Lacquer cutting company derived from runouts.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Run-out): EGED-20-A HUB STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Run-out): EGED·20-B HUB STERLING
Other Versions (5 of 68)
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Ambient 4 (On Land) (LP, Album) | Editions EG | 2311 107 | 1982 | |||
| Ambient 4 (On Land) (LP, Album) | Editions EG | 2311 107 | Australasia | 1982 | |||
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Ambient 4 (On Land) (LP, Album, Stereo) | Polydor | 28MM 0142 | Japan | 1982 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Ambient 4 (On Land) (LP, Album) | Editions EG | 2311 107 | Netherlands | 1982 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Ambient 4 (On Land) (LP, Album) | Editions EG | 2311 107 | 1982 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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In the paragraph on the bottom of the back jacket it says "these pieces have been used in conjunction with a series of vertical format video pieces which will shortly be available on VHS and Beta cassettes." Did these VHS tapes ever materialize? A google search for "ambient 4 VHS tapes" isn't turning anything up. Did they end up going by another name? -
Eno’s Ambient series takes a turn for the strange in its final work. Whereas before it was mainly about finding comfort, On Land confronts the listener.
A perfect valley of unease is created while wading through these eerie tracks. Have been using at night when reading or somesuch. Hard to say which entry is the best or my favorite, but this has gotten more repeated listens over 2 and 3. -
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For whatever reason, I own a copy of this with an Ambient 3 jacket. So...if anyone has just the jacket of Ambient 4 they'd get rid of, and/or a copy of Ambient 3 without a jacket, hit me up -
This is by far the best album in the Ambient series in my opinion. Extremely underrated and overlooked in favor of Ambient 1
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One of the copies I have of this came with a pamphlet that explains the process of "On Land". The maturation of thought and travel and recorded ambient sound that went into creating this album.
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My favourite ambient record of Brian Eno. Pure sound, rarely any melody, dominated by a meditative flow of bass and spacy sinti/moog-like moods. Pianos that sound like bells, mighty and reverbareted. Some smart jungle sounds give you sometimes the feeling of being in a tropical forest. A bit like the Jon Hassel / Brian Eno ambient/world music LP but without trumpet and percussion and at halfspeed.
For the vinylists: Never had this LP without very smart crackling/vinyl distortion. Even Mint records have their little clicks or slight overdrives at ultrahigh frequencies.
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