Various – LAFMS: The Lowest Form Of Music

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Label:	RRRecords – RRR-CD-17
Format:	10 x CD , Compilation Box Set
Country:	US
Released:	Apr 1996
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

1-01	Chip Chapman–	They Are Asleep (Grandiose Norway Version)	9:50
1-02	Chip Chapman–	CMIX	2:40
1-03	Chip Chapman–	Getting Ahead/Orbit/Painting The Roses Red (Original And Uncut)	6:09
1-04	Chip Chapman–	Music For Gamelan And Synthesizer Percussion [Gamelan] – Cal Arts Gamelan Orchestra	10:09
1-05	Le Forte Four–	Microzone	5:34
1-06	Le Forte Four–	Japanese Super Heroes	10:50
1-07	Chip Chapman–	SMIX	7:35
1-08	Chip Chapman–	Suburban Magic (Electrolux Version) Bass – Steve Jackson (4) Bassoon – Steve Braunstein	5:15
1-09	Le Forte Four–	Suburban Magic	8:35
2-01	Le Forte Four–	Ka-Bella-Cha-Cha	0:42
2-02	Le Forte Four–	Some Problem With The Cord Or Something	0:32
2-03	Le Forte Four–	Ka-Bella-Binsky Bungo (Excerpt)	6:27
2-04	Le Forte Four–	Good Worker	0:44
2-05	Le Forte Four–	Aye Ma Ma (I'm Amok)	0:13
2-06	Le Forte Four–	Meanwhile Back At The Tulip Boat, Stinky And Gus Make Warplanes/Your Living Constutuion (Dies)	0:33
2-07	Le Forte Four–	Before Docking In Space	0:19
2-08	Le Forte Four–	Candy Wrapper Blues/A Little Sloppy Still	0:18
2-09	Le Forte Four–	Bikini Tennis Shoes (One Pair)	4:16
2-10	Le Forte Four–	Joe's Nose Solo	0:49
2-11	Le Forte Four–	Song Of The Electric Drill	0:19
2-12	Le Forte Four–	I Can't Even Think/On The Dawning Of A Giant Face/Joe's Dead/Marriage/Twinkle	0:35
2-13	Le Forte Four–	What Do You Do, Radiator?/The Grocery Store Is My Heaven	0:32
2-14	Le Forte Four–	Fade It Out	0:12
2-15	Le Forte Four–	The Pope Speaks	0:23
2-16	Le Forte Four–	Crank Up The Kids	1:48
2-17	Le Forte Four–	Bongo Madness	3:29
2-18	Le Forte Four–	Ka-Bella Reprise	6:06
2-19	Le Forte Four–	Steven, Steven	1:01
2-20	Le Forte Four–	Sonnet	1:06
2-21	Le Forte Four–	Ballad De Forte Four	0:26
2-22	Le Forte Four–	It's Raining Bongos	1:05
2-23	Le Forte Four–	They Are Asleep Bass – Dan Weiss Drums – Jay Ross Flute [Rhythm] – Susan Farthing	4:32
2-24	Le Forte Four–	Music Hall Bootleg (Excerpt) Bass – Steve Jackson (4)	0:18
2-25	Le Forte Four–	Painting The Roses Red	0:27
2-26	Le Forte Four–	Enough Fun/That Again	1:08
2-27	Airway–	Live At LACE, Part One Vocals – Vetza	13:26
2-28	Airway–	Live At LACE, Part Two Vocals – Vetza	14:56
3-01	Le Forte Four–	Birth Of Largie Schrapnel	1:06
3-02	Le Forte Four–	The Very First Song I Ever Wrote	0:58
3-03	Le Forte Four–	M-M-M	1:22
3-04	Le Forte Four–	Keep That Point Up/4000 Holes In Glackburn, Lancashire	2:57
3-05	Le Forte Four–	Telethon Returns	0:23
3-06	Le Forte Four–	From The 12 Pages	3:56
3-07	Le Forte Four–	Tree Shredding Blues Bass – Steve Jackson (4)	2:11
3-08	Le Forte Four–	To The Crow	1:11
3-09	Le Forte Four–	Balanced Comfort	16:13
3-10	Le Forte Four–	Telethon Returns	0:14
3-11	Le Forte Four–	Internal C.B. Breakage	0:25
3-12	Le Forte Four–	Good Friday Tape Dumb Session No.1	1:47
3-13	Le Forte Four–	Reel World	0:37
3-14	Le Forte Four–	Columbia-Princeton Low Priority Soybean Meal	1:02
3-15	Le Forte Four–	Telethon Returns	1:18
3-16	Le Forte Four–	Down The Congo In A Backwards Canoe	1:27
3-17	Le Forte Four–	Telethon Returns Continues	0:31
3-18	Le Forte Four–	Welcome To 35 South Raymond Bass – Steve Jackson (4) Organ – Ken (11)	1:30
3-19	Le Forte Four–	Darker Skratcher Synthesizer [Electric Music Box] – Bob Frazier (2)	4:09
3-20	Le Forte Four–	Diorama I	0:49
3-21	Le Forte Four–	Diorama II	0:47
3-22	Le Forte Four–	HHHMMM	1:25
3-23	Le Forte Four–	Telethon Returns	0:25
3-24	Le Forte Four–	Good Friday Tape Dumb Session II	1:45
3-25	Le Forte Four–	Shoe Spot/Meet The Detectives	2:22
3-26	Le Forte Four–	Simple Circus	1:13
3-27	Le Forte Four–	Amazing Three (Instrumental)	5:33
3-28	Le Forte Four–	Japnese Super Heroes Performer [Toys], Vocals – Susan Farthing	2:59
3-29	Le Forte Four–	Amazing Three (Live) Performer [Toys], Vocals – Susan Farthing	3:41
3-30	Le Forte Four–	Speed Racer Performer [Toys], Vocals – Susan Farthing	2:01
3-31	Le Forte Four–	Man Has A Dream Performer [Toys], Vocals – Susan Farthing	2:04
4-01	Doo-Dooettes–	Mojave Organ [Electric] – Dennis Mehaffey Synthesizer – Harold Schroeder	8:15
4-02	Doo-Dooettes–	Silver Hours	5:35
4-03	Doo-Dooettes–	(Twenty-Four)	5:37
4-04	Doo-Dooettes–	Children Undressing Animals Percussion, Cornet, Voice – Dennis Mehaffey Synthesizer, Organ – Harold Schroeder	15:01
4-05	Fredrik Nilsen–	Green	6:39
4-06	Doo-Dooettes–	Live Outside	23:18
4-07	John Duncan–	Close Drums – John Duncan	13:26
5-01	Unknown Artist–	Intro	0:25
5-02	Electric Willy–	Her Father's Love	1:25
5-03	Smegma–	Geek The Geeker Bass – Ju Suk Reet Meate Vocals – Pizza Tioux*	1:15
5-04	Helene Elana Armand*–	HEA/AOS	0:59
5-05	Mr. Foon's Bandaloon–	Microphobia	5:58
5-06	Ju Suk Reet Meate–	Hot Bee's Head Hit The Wax	4:35
5-07	Smegma–	"Difference"	3:57
5-08	Smegma–	1980 A.R. (After Radiation)	7:28
5-09	Smegma–	PROWING NOSE	5:14
5-10	Smegma–	Die Wo-Wo	1:35
5-11	Smegma–	"I Am Not Artist"	6:15
5-12	Smegma–	Ladies Nite At The "Ortho Lounge"	4:02
5-13	Smegma–	HALF A BILLION	7:51
5-14	Airway–	Perpendicular Thrust Technician – Jerry Bishop Vocals – Vetza	3:53
5-15	Airway–	Live Vocals – Vetza	4:38
5-16	Airway–	Racing In The Streets Technician – Jerry Bishop Vocals – Vetza	1:37
5-17	CV Massage–	Naked Performer – Paul McCarthy	7:06
5-18	CV Massage–	Sea Chantey Performer – Paul McCarthy	2:48
6-01	Kevin Laffey–	Schlagerziet	3:02
6-02	Doo-Dooettes–	Zombie	3:04
6-03	Doo-Dooettes–	I Got A Right To Sing The Blu Engineer – Brent Wilcox	4:21
6-04	Doo-Dooettes–	The Flying Eyes (Complete)	18:28
6-05	Doo-Dooettes–	Baby	1:36
6-06	Doo-Dooettes–	Bird And Bee Orchestra (Incorporating Run Off Groove) Featuring – Joseph T. Jacobs	6:29
6-07	Doo-Dooettes–	Schlagerzeit (Tolstoy's Anemic)	3:01
6-08	Doo-Dooettes–	Dr. Phibes Visits Chicago	4:58
6-09	Doo-Dooettes–	Scrapyard	3:19
6-10	Doo-Dooettes–	Red Wrec. Said	2:11
6-11	Doo-Dooettes–	That Latin Featuring – Joseph T. Jacobs	2:11
6-12	Doo-Dooettes–	Untitled (Source Piece For Side 2 Runoff Groove)	2:12
6-13	Foundation Boo–	Slow Piece #1 Of 3	10:26
7-01	Vetza–	Mother Daughter Vocals – Vetza	2:55
7-02	Doo-Dooettes–	L.A. Nickel	8:35
7-03	Chie Mukai–	Collaboration	8:37
7-04	Fredrik Nilsen–	Insecticide, A Philosophic Didactic	2:52
7-05	Solid Eye–	Satie Bongos Cello [Two-by-cello] – Bill Leavitt* Sampler [Mirage], Engineer – Steve Thomsen	2:38
7-06	Solid Eye–	Blender Meadow Cello [Two-by-cello] – Bill Leavitt* Sampler [Mirage], Engineer – Steve Thomsen	2:59
7-07	Harold Schroeder–	Silent Rituals Guitar, Bass, Tape, Voice – Harold Schroeder	3:39
7-08	Kevin Laffey–	Berlin Zug Und Der Düsseldorf Hop	4:39
7-09	The Pablums–	Under My Gums Marimba – The Reverend Toad Eater	3:38
7-10	Monitor (3)–	Pet Wedding Bass – Laurie O'Connell Drums – Jeff Rankin Guitar – Michael Uhlenkott Keyboards – Steve Thomsen	2:17
7-11	Monitor (3)–	Beak Bass – Laurie O'Connell Drums – Jeff Rankin Guitar – Michael Uhlenkott Keyboards – Steve Thomsen	1:53
7-12	Dennis Duck–	One O'clock Jump (Excerpt) (From "Dennis Duck Goes Disco")	4:52
7-13	Dennis Duck–	Davey The Worm	2:57
7-14	Paul Is Dead–	Crazy	3:42
7-15	Paul Is Dead–	Jasper Johns	3:10
7-16	Friends Of Leslie–	Freak Show (For Mayo Thompson)	3:13
7-17	Friends Of Leslie–	The Four People	2:56
7-18	Doo-Dooettes–	Jesus Theme	8:12
8-01	Dinosaurs With Horns–	Carny	3:04
8-02	Rick Potts–	Platform Swimfins Performer [Cocktails] – Jerry Bishop	3:10
8-03	Gothic Hut–	Autobody Experience Drums, Percussion – Walter Lab Guitar – Nic Greene Keyboards, Effects, Percussion – Bob Mrozek Oboe – Catharine Del Russo* Sitar – Matt Levonian Trombone – Richard Acosta Tuba – Norm Pearson* Drums, Percussion – Walter Lab Guitar – Nic Greene Keyboards, Effects, Percussion – Bob Mrozek Oboe – Catharine Del Russo* Sitar – Matt Levonian Trombone – Richard Acosta Tuba – Norm Pearson*	3:00
8-04	Rick Potts–	Objects In The Mirror Keyboards, Drum Programming – Steve Thomsen Vocals – Barbara Ann Jaekel*	3:04
8-05	Rick Potts–	Malathion L.A.	4:53
8-06	Rick Potts–	Squirrel-Proof Man Keyboards, Drum Programming – Steve Thomsen	4:23
8-07	Rick Potts–	Step Into The Shadow Keyboards, Effects, Drum Programming – Steve Thomsen	3:43
8-08	Gothic Hut–	Undermatter Engineer – Phil Singher Guitar – John Dyer	4:36
8-09	Steaming Coils–	Blathering Hemispheres Drums, Guitar, Vocals – Brad Laner Vocals – Grashtaht Schtant	4:03
8-10	Monique Experience–	Donde Esta Mi Cuerpo Engineer – Ricky Mixx Vocals – Sarah Seager	5:29
8-11	Gothic Hut–	Jeannie Wants Her Tambourine Bass – Matt Levonian Drums, Percussion – Walter Lab Guitar – Nic Greene Keyboards, Effects, Percussion – Bob Mrozek	5:13
8-12	Gothic Hut–	Unintentional Laugh Drums, Percussion – Walter Lab Guitar – Nic Greene Keyboards, Effects, Percussion – Bob Mrozek Trombone – Richard Acosta Tuba – Norm Pearson* Drums, Percussion – Walter Lab Guitar – Nic Greene Keyboards, Effects, Percussion – Bob Mrozek Trombone – Richard Acosta Tuba – Norm Pearson*	3:24
8-13	Gothic Hut–	Uvula Broach Bass – Nikolas Dodet Engineer – John Dyer Guitar – Tony Lovett Keyboards, Effects, Percussion – Bob Mrozek	3:37
8-14	Rick Potts–	Parasitic Twin	4:23
8-15	Rick Potts–	Look Who Buried Their Car Mixed By – Joseph Hammer	4:11
8-16	Rick Potts–	Sausage In A Bottle	1:34
8-17	Rick Potts–	Yet To Appear Mixed By – Joseph Hammer	2:49
8-18	Rick Potts–	Platform Swimfins (Reprise)	4:25
8-19	Rick Potts–	Draw Spunky	4:44
9-01	Tom Recchion–	Lepidoptera	2:13
9-02	Tom Recchion–	Music For Homemade Instruments	1:58
9-03	Tom Recchion–	The Blue Blue Moon	3:12
9-04	Tom Recchion–	Jazz 2,000 A.D. Part 3	4:08
9-05	Tom Recchion–	Back Beat	8:00
9-06	Tom Recchion–	Martin Denny In Spain	4:23
9-07	Tom Recchion–	Mother Voice – Gerald Bole	6:06
9-08	Tom Recchion–	Stodgy Old Sayings Voice – Gerald Bole	4:20
9-09	Tom Recchion–	Pinky Takes A Walk	5:26
9-10	Tom Recchion–	Herself A Cocoon	4:01
9-11	Tom Recchion–	Infancy In The Water	3:57
9-12	Tom Recchion–	Untitled	4:42
9-13	Tom Recchion–	The Little Green Thing	5:07
9-14	Tom Recchion–	The Real Strungaphone	16:18
10-01	Gerald Bole–	Moonlight	2:09
10-02	Gerald Bole–	Spain	2:45
10-03	Gerald Bole–	Hawaii	3:20
10-04	Gerald Bole–	Elephants	1:25
10-05	Gerald Bole–	If Mississippi...	0:33
10-06	Gerald Bole–	Will You Elope?...	0:16
10-07	Gerald Bole–	Lament	3:55
10-08	Gerald Bole–	March	2:36
10-09	Doo-Dooettes–	Pole-land	11:56
10-10	Monique Et Aviv–	I Am I Vocals – Sarah Seager	2:56
10-11	Monique Et Aviv–	J'Attends Vocals – Sarah Seager	2:21
10-12	Monique Et Aviv–	I Want To Go Outside Vocals – Sarah Seager	2:19
10-13	Monique Experience–	Someone's In The Bathroom Vocals – Sarah Seager	3:04
10-14	Precambrian Three–	Jewel Of Denile Violin – Michael Uhlenkott	10:15
10-15	Dinosaurs With Horns–	Interesting Jewelry	1:58
10-16	Dinosaurs With Horns–	Sabertina's Country	3:49
10-17	Dinosaurs With Horns–	Totally Gone	2:51
10-18	Dinosaurs With Horns–	Deep	11:02

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Los Angeles Free Music Society
Copyright © – Los Angeles Free Music Society
Made By – HMG (2) – 2109
Made By – HMG (2) – 2105
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035640
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035641
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035642
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035643
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035644
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035645
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035646
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-035647
Pressed By – DADC

Credits

Design [Package Design] – Tom Recchion
Editor [Massive Editorial Assistance By] – Kathe Duba*
Editor [Massive Editorial Assistance By], Photography By – Fredrik Nilsen
Engineer – Richard McIlvery (tracks: 6-02, 6-04 to 6-12)
Performer – Tom Recchion (tracks: 2-27 to 2-28, 3-18, 4-02 to 4-04, 4-06 to 4-07, 5-14, 5-16 to 5-18, 6-02 to 6-13, 7-02 to 7-03, 7-07, 7-14 to 7-18, 8-10, 9-01 to 9-14, 10-09, 10-13 to 10-14)
Photography By – Unknown Artist
Piano – Gerald Bole (tracks: 10-01 to 10-08)
Producer – Ron Lessard
Restoration [Tape Restoration and Conservation], Mastered By – Gary Todd

Notes

Tracks 1-05 to 1-07 and 1-09 originally released on the LP "Spin 'N Grin".
Tracks 2-01 to 2-26 originally released as the LP "Bikini Tennis Shoes".
Tracks 2-27 and 2-28 originally released as the LP "Live at LACE".
Tracks 3-1 to 3-26 and 4-1 to 4-5 originally released as the double LP "Live At The Brand".
Tracks 5-1 to 5-5 originally released on the compilation LP "Blorp Esette Volume One".
Track 5-6 originally released on the compilation LP "Blorp-Essette Volume Two".
Tracks 5-7 to 5-13 originally released as the LP "Glamour Girl 1941".
Tracks 6-2 to 6-11 originally released as the LP "Look To This".
Track 7-01 originally released on a split 7".
Track 7-04 originally released on the cassette "Music From Norway" on Solid Eye.
Track 7-07 originally released on the compilation LP "I.D. Art #2".
Track 7-09 originally released as a 7" record.
Tracks 7-10 and 7-11 originally released as a 7" by World Imitation.
Track 7-12 originally released on the cassette "Goes Disco".
Tracks 5-04, 7-13 and 8-02 originally released on the compilation LP "Darker Skratcher".
Track 7-15 originally released on the compilation LP "Blub Krad".
Track 7-18 originally released on the compilation cassette "Bethel" released by John Balance.
Track 8-03 and 8-11 released on "Big Holes!" on Show Me Records.
Track 8-08 originally released on the LP "Show Me Yer Belly" on Show Me Records.
Track 8-09 originally released on the LP "Never Creak" by Rotary Totem Records.
Tracks 10-15 to 10-18 originally released on the cassette "Dinosaurs With Horns" by Solid Eye.
All above released published by Los Angeles Free Music Society unless otherwise noted.

All other tracks previously unreleased.

Packaged in a foil stamped box with 36-page four color booklet of photos, 60-page book of extensive notes and essays, and poster discography.

Contributors to the booklet of essays are Dennis Cooper, Gary Todd, Byron Coley, David Toop, Jerry Bishop, Tony Mostrom, Takuya Sakaguchi, Fredrik Nilsen, Michael Uhlenkott, Juan Gomez, Tom Recchion, Kevin Laffey, Sarah Seager, Dennis Duck, John Duncan, Paul McCarthy, Ju Suk Reet Meate, Ace Farren Ford, and Dinosaurs With Horns.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, mirrored): DIDX-035640 2 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L330
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Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L324
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Mastering SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI L330
Mould SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI 5002
Matrix / Runout (Disc 4): 2109-1-1 HMG *LIGHTBULB4*
Mastering SID Code (Disc 4): IFPI L451
Mould SID Code (Disc 4): (none)
Matrix / Runout (Disc 5, mirrored): DIDX-035643 1 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊
Mastering SID Code (Disc 5): IFPI L323
Mould SID Code (Disc 5): IFPI 5023
Matrix / Runout (Disc 6): 2105-1-1 HMG *LIGHTBULB6*
Mastering SID Code (Disc 6): IFPI L451
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Matrix / Runout (Disc 7, mirrored): DIDX-035644 1 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊
Mastering SID Code (Disc 7): IFPI-L324
Mould SID Code (Disc 7): IFPI 5028
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Mastering SID Code (Disc 8): IFPI L330
Mould SID Code (Disc 8): IFPI 5009
Matrix / Runout (Disc 9, mirrored): DIDX-035646 2 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊
Mastering SID Code (Disc 9): IFPI L323
Mould SID Code (Disc 9): IFPI 5043
Matrix / Runout (Disc 10, mirrored): DIDX-035647 1 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊
Mastering SID Code (Disc 10): IFPI L330
Mould SID Code (Disc 10): IFPI 5009

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	LAFMS: The Lowest Form Of Music - Artist Edition (11×CD, Compilation, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered)	RRRecords	organ of Corti 11.2, RRR-CD-17	US	1996
New Submission	LAFMS: The Lowest Form Of Music - Bootleg Edition (12×CDr, Unofficial Release, Box Set, Compilation)	Cortical Foundation	organ of Corti 11.3	US	Unknown