11-28-07Robert Wyatt
Nothing Can Stop Us, a Compilation of songs by Robert Wyatt. Released in March 1982 on Rough Trade (catalog no. ROUGH 35; Vinyl 12').
- This was the only full-length LP released by Wyatt in the ten years between 1975's Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard and his fourth solo studio album Old Rottenhat. Release Edit In America, Nothing Can Stop Us was released on CD paired with Old Rottenhat under the title Compilation.
- Released in 1982, Nothing Can Stop Us was a compilation album, drawing together various songs recorded as singles and B-sides during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Only the downbeat, woozy opening track 'Born Again Cretin' is a Wyatt original, the remainder of the material is made up by covers, including a brilliant reworking of Chic's 'At Last I Am Free', Ivor Cutler's 'Grass' and Billie.
- Jun 27, 2011 Nothing Can Stop Us is a delightfully eclectic yet still pointedly political covers album with some great vocal work. Old Rottenhat has perhaps his best album's worth of songwriting and some gorgeous vocals. Dondestan and Shleep are of a piece for me, despite being released a decade apart- a spare, elegant, mature sound with a marvelous dreamy.
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12'LAST NIGHTENGALE, THERE UK RE 1984
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I am by no means a completist with the works of Mr. Wyatt, particularly after it became difficult to follow in the 80’s.But I am a big fan.I am anticipating his new album, “Comicopera”, which I have yet to hear.I greatly enjoyed his 2003 “Cuckooland” album.This list should also include his works with Soft Machine (the first 4 albums) and Matching Mole (both albums), but it doesn’t.Surprisingly, some of the collections here are very good – notably “Flotsam &Jetsam” and “Going Back A Bit”.I am also very fond of the many cameo appearances Mr. Wyatt has made on a variety of artists records – thing like the “Fictitious Sports” album by Nick Mason (who also produced his magnificent “Rock Bottom” album) and “The Hapless Child” by Michael Mantler.
He’s sometimes called “The saddest voice on Earth” – but I have never particularly found him to sound ‘sad’.I like ‘em all, but if I had to pick one, it’d be “Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard”.
Labels: Trophy Album
~Release by Robert Wyatt(see all versions of this release, 6 available)
Tracklist
▼ CD 1 | |||
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# | Title | Rating | Length |
1 | Born Again Cretin | 3:11 | |
2 | At Last I'm Free
| 4:18 | |
3 | Caimanera | 5:22 | |
4 | Grass | 2:40 | |
5 | Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
| 3:24 | |
6 | Shipbuilding
| 3:05 | |
7 | Red Flag | 3:10 | |
8 | Strange Fruit
| 3:38 | |
9 | Arauco | 4:35 | |
10 | Trade Union | 3:47 | |
11 | Stalingrad | 5:49 |
Credits
CD 1
composer: | Clive Langer (track 6) Lewis Allan (track 8) Willie Johnson(Bass and baritone singer) (track 5) |
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lyricist: | Elvis Costello (track 6) Willie Johnson(Bass and baritone singer) (track 5) |
publisher: | Edward B. Marks Music Co.(founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (track 8) Warner Bros. Music(publisher; do NOT use as release label) (track 6) |
DJ-mixes: | Strange Fruit(part of “Sound Concierge #401” DJ-mix) by Robert Wyatt (track 8) |
cover recording of: | Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’ (track 5) |
is the basis for: | Strange Fruit (track 8) |
recording of: | |
version of: | Bitter Fruit (track 8) |
Release Group
Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/23444[info] |
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Wikidata: | Q1879307[info] |