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1987 studio album by Henry Kaiser and Crazy Backwards Alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crazy Backwards Alphabet is an album conceived by cartoonist Matt Groening and recorded by Henry Kaiser. The core group features Kaiser on guitar along with drummer John "Drumbo" French (ex Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band), bassist Andy West (of Dixie Dregs), and Swedish avant-rock drummer Michael Maksymenko.
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Studio album by Henry Kaiser and Crazy Backwards Alphabet | ||||
Released | January 1987 | |||
Recorded | December 1986 | |||
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Length | 46:23 (LP version), 1:12:46 (CD version) | |||
Label | SST (110) | |||
Producer | Henry Kaiser | |||
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American rock critic Robert Christgau said of the album: "Concept is Beefheart as Dixie Dregs, kind of, with intermittent lyrics, not always in English."[2] It was released in 1987.
Further recordings were made for a follow-up album; however, it was not released until 2007 as Crazy Backwards Alphabet II.[3]
*bonus tracks on CD only
Bob Adams – guitar (track 1), bass (track 1)
Scott Colby – slide guitar (track 3), lead vocals (track 9)
Darol Anger – violin (track 4)
Harry Duncan – harp (track 10)
Bill Frisell – guitar
Ralph Nygard – midi wind controller bass
Henry Kaiser – producer/engineer
Phil Brown – engineer
Oliver DiCiccco – engineer
Mark Bryan Johnson – engineer
Matt Groening – artwork and album concept
Hugh Brown – photography
Recorded in 1986, except 13 & 14 in 1987 and 15 in 1991.
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