"He also plays on a track called "Bismillahi 'Rrahman 'Rrahim " on Harold Budd's The Pavilion Of Dreams. It was released in the mid 70's on Eno's Obscure label (along with Gavin Bryar's The Sinking of the Titanic - which includes "Jesus Blood never failed me yet" in its original stunning form. Not the over blown version of a few years back.) I have no idea if this is around on CD but its a drifting gentle piece lasting about 20 minutes." Except for Eno's Discreet Music, none of the Obscure titles have been reissued. Last year on the internet, I happened across a label (I forget which; *not* Rhino) that specializes in re-releasing out-of-print titles. I wrote to them about re-issuing the Obscure catalog and was told that whoever holds the rights to that catalog (would that be EG Records?) refuses to let them be re-issued. Which is a shame, because, for one, Bryar's The Sinking of the Titanic is absolutely great. Neither the title track nor "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet" are available in their originally scored form. Too bad. I like Tom Waits, but his caterwauling on "Jesus" fucks up a good tune. If anybody can get this series re-issued please do. As it happens, I just sold my Obscure collection (8 of the original 10 releases) to a local used-record store today. *sigh* Tom
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Tom Bowden