{"product_id":"various-miniatures","title":"Various - Miniatures","description":"\u003cp\u003eVarious\u003cbr\u003eMiniatures\u003cbr\u003e2015 Megaphone\/Knock 'Em Dead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePressed on 180-gram vinyl; includes 23\" x 23\" foldout poster. Originally issued in 1981, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiniatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a concept compilation album that is certain to delight the listener on a multitude of fronts simultaneously. Conceived in 1980 by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorgan Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (erstwhile keyboardist for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMott the Hoople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) as a means of addressing the scope of music and musicians that he loved but lacked time enough to release, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiniatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws from an array of artists whose submissions exist within the strict framework of a 60-second maximum track length. The pieces wriggle excitedly in their rapid and unrelenting succession, sequenced with insight sufficient to create an infinitely curious netherworld. Contributors provide their chosen 60 seconds of indulgence -- be it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Partridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offering \"The History of Rock'n'Roll,\" noted author\/psychoanalyst \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. D. Laing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e giving us a father\/son duet of \"Tipperary,\" or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger McGough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reciting \"The Wreck of the Hesperus\" in its entirety -- and, while each track offers a distinct and separate thrill, the whole of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiniatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both a monument to the creativity of its time and a living reminder of humanity in its preposterous glory. With no room for filler of any kind, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiniatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a consistently refreshing revelation. Filled with abrupt, often beautiful, utterances from a bewildering diversity of artists (what other album contains both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Seeger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Residents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiniatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is imbued throughout with self-awareness that, beneath an umbrella of shared and voluntary absurdity, scuppers any veneer of remoteness. In its place lies the intersection of naked curiosity with love of music. Includes tracks by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOllie Halsall \u0026amp; John Halsey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, The Residents, Roger McGough, Morgan Fisher, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Otway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Challis \u0026amp; Phil Diplock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Wyatt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eStinky Winkles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Longford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy 'Thunderclap' Newman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bedford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Frith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Nicols\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Racaille\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Innes \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert Distel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLol Coxhill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman Lovett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Portella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Melly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Fripp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Andy Partridge (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eXTC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhantom Captain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Geesin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Viñao\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuentin Crisp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Desorgher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Steadman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, R.D.Laing \u0026amp; Son, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrevor Wishart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn White\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvor Cutler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHector Zazou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Bass \u0026amp; Ellen Tenenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pretenders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Cobbing \u0026amp; Henri Chopin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Vanian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Damned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMetabolist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Bryars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\/2 Japanese\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Jeffes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Perry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Nyman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Flying Lizards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Coyne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtron Fou Leloublan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Oram \u0026amp; Ken Campbell \u0026amp; The Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Pete Seeger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wyrd Byrd","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":48187762835678,"sku":null,"price":17.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/4930\/3006\/files\/MEGA027LP_CU.jpg?v=1777592466","url":"https:\/\/wyrdbyrdypsi.com\/products\/various-miniatures","provider":"Wyrd Byrd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}