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PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY guitar, amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass
London 1972 May 3
Recorded by Bob Woolford
01 - IMPROVISATION 11 - 7:34
02 - IMPROVISATION 5 - 5:54
03 - IMPROVISATION 6 - 10:48
04 - IMPROVISATION 7 - 4:29
05 - IMPROVISATION 8 - 6:21
06 - IMPROVISATION 9 - 3:39
07 - IMPROVISATION 10 - 3:09
1972 - Incus (GB 2LP) 3/4
2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
(Note: The order of performance is not known.)
STEVE LACY soprano saxophone, radio
Avignon (Chene Noir) 1972 August 7 [01 - 05], August 8
[06 - 10]
Recorded by Georg Radanowicz
01 - CLOUDY - 3:18
02 - JOSEPHINE - **
03 - WEAL - **
04 - THE WOOL - 5:50
05 - NAME - 4:58
06 - STATIONS - 6:19
07 - THE NEW DUCK - 5:40
08 - JOSEPHINE - **
09 - WEAL - **
10 - THE BREATH - 5:33
** Parts of both performances combined to produce:
JOSEPHINE - 5:40
WEAL - 4:03
1974 - "SL: SOLO" - Emanem (GB LP) 301
1976 - "SL: SOLO" - Denon (J LP) YX7552AX
1995 - "SL: WEAL & WOE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4004
PAUL RUTHERFORD conductor
MAGGIE NICOLS voice
NORMA WINSTONE voice
KENNY WHEELER trumpet, flugelhorn
MALCOLM GRIFFITHS trombone
PAUL NIEMAN trombone
GEOFF PERKINS trombone
DICK HART tuba
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
EVAN PARKER soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
DAVE WHITE bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
HOWARD RILEY piano
BARRY GUY double bass
London 1972 September 20
01 - SEQUENCE 72 - 25:31
1997 - "PR & Iskra 1912: SEQUENCES 72 & 73" - Emanem (GB CD) 4018
JOHN STEVENS cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone, voice
London (Little Theatre) 1972 September 20
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - THREE EXTRACTS - 16:56
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
JOHN STEVENS percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1972 October 5
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - IN THE MIDDLE - 19:59
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
JOHN STEVENS cornet, percussion, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1972 October 13
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - FOR PHIL - 32:25
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass
Donaueschingen 1972 October 21
01 - ON TOUR 1 - 13:37
2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass
Bremen 1972 October 23 or 24
01 - ON TOUR 2 - 12:34
2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
EVAN PARKER soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, voice(tube)
PAUL LYTTON percussion, live electronics, etc
Bremen 1972 October 23 or 24
01 - THEN WEPT! THEN ROSE IN ZEAL AND AWE - 18:00
1995 - "EP & PL: TWO OCTOBERS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4009
(Note: The recording date is erroneously given as October 2 on the CD)
PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass
Berlin 1972 November 1
01 - ON TOUR 3 - 12:44
2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
JOHN STEVENS cornet, percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
Newcastle upon Tyne 1972 November 30
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - NEWCASTLE 72A - 15:51
02 - NEWCASTLE 72B - 7:59
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
LOL COXHILL soprano saxophone, echo unit
STEVE MILLER electric piano
Brighton (Sussex College) 1973
01 - TOURISM IN CRISIS - 2:16
2002 - "LC: SPECTRAL SOPRANO" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4204
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice, percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 January 5
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - OPEN FLOWER 1 - 2:20
02 - OPEN FLOWER 2 - 3:36
03 - OPEN FLOWER 3 - 7:02
04 - OPEN FLOWER 4 - 2:34
05 - OPEN FLOWER 5 - 1:02
06 - OPEN FLOWER 6 - 2:49
07 - OPEN FLOWER 7 - 8:25
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
STEVE LACY soprano saxophone, cassettes, percussion
STEVE POTTS alto saxophone
IRENE AEBI cello, voice
KENT CARTER double bass
OLIVER JOHNSON drums & cymbals
Zurich 1973 January 26
01 - THE WOE: THE WAX - 1:22
02 - THE WOE: THE WAGE - 16:51
03 - THE WOE: THE WANE - 9:49
04 - THE WOE: THE WAKE - 2:24
1979 - "SL: CROPS" - Quark (USA LP) 9998
1995 - "SL: WEAL & WOE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4004
JOHN STEVENS percussion, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 January 28
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - BEYOND LIMITATION - 8:15
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
JOHN STEVENS cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 February 2
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - OPENING THE SET - 4:27
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
JOHN STEVENS cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 March 9
Recorded by Trevor Watts
01 - LOWERING THE CASE - 9:27
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218
JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
Wolverhampton (Polytechnic) 1973 April 5
Recorded by Trevor Watts [01} & Oliver Senior [02}
01 - IN THE MIDLANDS - 5:51
02 - HOW YA DOIN? - 10:37
1978? - "HOW YA DOIN?" - Nondo (GB LP) DPLP 003 [02]
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218 [01]
Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice
London (Almost Free Theatre) 1973 May 1
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - SUSTAINED PIECE (instrumental) - 8:59
02 - SUSTAINED PIECE (vocal) - 5:47
2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
London 1973 June 6
01 - THE THEATRE OF THE WORLD AND PHOTIC DIVERSIONS - 27:53
1995 - "EP & PL: THREE OTHER STORIES" - Emanem (GB CD) 4002
Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice
London (ICA Theatre) 1973 July 1
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - ONE-TWO - 10:42
2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
STEVE LACY soprano saxophone [except on 01a & 05]
STEVE POTTS soprano saxophone, alto saxophone [except on 01a & 05]
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
KENT CARTER double bass
JOHN STEVENS percussion
London (100 Club) 1973 July 30
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - THE CRUST - 10:00
01a - A BIT OF THE CRUST - 2:26
02 - 38 - 12:57
03 - FLAKES - 7:37
04 - REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE - 3:39
05 - A BIT OF THE DUMPS - 3:30
06 - THE OWL - 6:20
1975 - "SL: THE CRUST" - Emanem (GB LP) 304 [01, 02- 06]
1979 - "SL: THE CRUST" - Victor (J LP) VIP 6635 [01, 02- 06]
1998 - "SL: SAXOPHONE SPECIAL +" - Emanem (GB CD) 4024
[02 - 04]
1999 - "DB: FAIRLY EARLY WITH POSTSCRIPTS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4027
[01a, 05]
(Note: 01a is an extract from 01)
Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice
London (Little Theatre Club) 1973 September 28
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - IN RELATIONSHIP TO SILENCE - 20:27
2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice, percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 October 11
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - CORSOP - 11:08
02 - DAA-OOM - 10:19
03 - FLOWER - 9:18
1997 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE 2" - Emanem (GB CD) 4016 [01, 02]
2007 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4217 [01, 02]
2007 - "SME: FRAMEWORKS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4134 [03]
JOHN STEVENS percussion, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
KENT CARTER double bass
London (Little Theatre) 1973 October 18
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - RAMBUNCTIOUS 1 - 18:36
02 - RAMBUNCTIOUS 2 - 4:47
03 - DAA-OOM - 5:05
1997 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE 1" - Emanem (GB CD) 4015
2007 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4217
HOWARD RILEY piano
BARRY GUY amplified double bass, bass guitar
TONY OXLEY percussion, live electronics
London 1973 October 19 (morning & afternoon)
Recorded by Margaret Steven & Sheila Fraser
01 - MANDREL - 12:56
02 - SIRENS - 7:57
03 - QUANTUM - 13:42
04 - INGOT - 12:55
05 - RUNES - 18:18
1974 - "HR: SYNOPSIS" - Incus (GB LP) 13 [01 - 04]
2000 - "HR: SYNOPSIS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4044
(Note: The order of performance is not known.)
PAUL RUTHERFORD conductor
MAGGIE NICOLS voice
NORMA WINSTONE voice
KENNY WHEELER trumpet, flugelhorn
MALCOLM GRIFFITHS trombone
PAUL NIEMAN trombone
GEOFF PERKINS trombone
DICK HART tuba
EVAN PARKER soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
DAVE WHITE contrabass clarinet, soprano saxophone
HOWARD RILEY piano
BARRY GUY double bass
TONY OXLEY live electronics
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
London 1973 October 19 (evening) & October 26
01 - SEQUENCE 73 - 27:15
1997 - "PR & Iskra 1912: SEQUENCES 72 & 73" - Emanem (GB CD) 4018
(Note: Everybody performed on October 19 except Derek Bailey who performed on October 26.)
BOBBY BRADFORD cornet
TREVOR WATTS alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
KENT CARTER double bass
JOHN STEVENS drums & cymbals, cornet
Paris (Le Chat qui Pêche) 1973 November 16-17 [01 - 02], 1973
November 17-18 [03 - 08]
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - ROSWITA'S DANCE - 11:32
02 - COMING ON - 16:46
03 - SHE (WOMAN) - 8:07
04 - HM LOUIS I (bass introduction) - 0:55
05 - COMING ON - 11:37
06 - LOVE'S DREAM - 16:47
07 - ROOM 408 - 10:10
08 - HM LOUIS I - 11:08
1974 - "BB: LOVE'S DREAM" - Emanem (GB LP) 302 [01, 02, 06, 07]
1976 - "BB: LOVE'S DREAM" - Emanem (USA LP) 3302 [01 - 03, 06]
2003 - "BB: LOVE'S DREAM" - Emanem (GB CD) 4096 [01 - 06, 08]
(Note: Both sessions went beyond midnight.)
Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice
London (Ealing Technical College) 1973 November 23
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - MOUTHPIECE - 24:03
2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 November 29
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - PREFACE TO FACE A - 3:30
02 - PREFACE TO FACE B - 4:16
03 - FACE TO FACE 1 - 10:34
1975 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB LP) 303 [03]
1995 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4003
JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 December 6
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - FACE TO FACE 2 middle - 4:06
02 - FACE TO FACE 2 end - 1:38
03 - FACE TO FACE 3 - 3:57
04 - FACE TO FACE 4 - 5:29
05 - FACE TO FACE 5 - 9:15
06 - FACE TO FACE 6 - 4:48
1975 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB LP) 303 [01, 03 - 06]
1995 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4003
JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
London (Little Theatre) 1973 December 14
Recorded by Martin Davidson
01 - FACE TO FACE 7 middle & end - 10:16
1975 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB LP) 303
1995 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4003
Continued in 1974-1975
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