Leo Records: LPs: 100 series This page lists the main series of LPs released by Leo Records between 1979 and 1990. LPs with catalog numbers running from Leo LR 100 to Leo LR 171 have been identified. The list may be incomplete Leo Records was setup in the UK in 1979 by Leo Feigin as an outlet for "innovative, improvisation-based new music". For more information and to purchase releases go to the Leo website. Leo pages on the site: Leo LP series: Leo CD series: Golden Years: Leo Lab: 100 series: LR 100 - LR 171   |   400 series: LR 400 - LR 416 CD LR 100-CD LR 199   |   CD LR 200-CD LR 299   |   CD LR 300-CD LR 399 CD LR 400-CD LR 499   |   CD LR 500-CD LR 599   |   CD LR 600-CD LR 699 CD LR 700-CD LR 799   |   CD LR 800-CD LR 899   |   CD LR 900-CD LR 927 Misc. CD box sets   Golden Years Of New Jazz   |   Golden Years Of Soviet New Jazz LeoLab 001 - LeoLab 077

Song For Mother E, Amina Claudine Myers, 1980, Leo LR 100 Tracks : I'm Not Afraid, 3/4 Of 4/4, Have Mercy Upon Us / Chant, Song For Mother E, The Real Side, The Immortal, Inner Destruction, I'm Not Afraid, Refrain Musicians : Amina Claudine Myers, Pheeroan akLaff

Humanplexity, Keshavan Maslak, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg, 1980, Leo LR 101 Tracks : Humanplexity, Overear Woman, Lick My Elbow, Lick My Elbow, Quick Majestic Death In Manhattan, Purple Window Wind, Serious Fun, Ha Ha Ha Musicians : Keshavan Maslak, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg

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Live In East Germany, Ganelin / Tarasov / Chekasin, 1981, Leo LR 102 Tracks : Catalogue, Catalogue Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov Recorded in East berlin in April 1979. Also released by Leo on LP as Catalogue: Live In East Germany.

Salutes Bessie Smith, Amina Claudine Myers, 1980, Leo LR 103 Tracks : Wasted Life Blues, Dirty No-Gooder's Blues, Jailhouse Blues, It Makes My Love Come Down, The Blues (Straight To You), African Blues Musicians : Amina Claudine Myers, Cecil McBee, Jimmy Lovelace

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Comin' & Goin', John Lindberg, 1981, Leo LR 104 Tracks : Plywood, X.I., At Home (Thanksgiving Song), Mellow T., Yesterdays Musicians : John Lindberg

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Loved By Millions, Keshavan Maslak, 1981, Leo LR 105 Tracks : Compulsive Lust, Lovely Friends, Loved By Millions, Dida, Bukowski In Love, Romance In The Big City, When You Look At Me, I Want To Vomit, A Thrill A Minute Musicians : Keshavan Maslak, John Lindberg, Sunny Murray

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Con Fuoco: Live In Moscow And West Berlin, Ganelin / Tarasov / Chekasin, 1981, Leo LR 106 Tracks : The Return Of Prodigal Fun, It's Too Good To Be Jazz, Who's Afraid Of Anthony Braxton, Swan Cake, Catch-33, Simple Pleasure, Just A Pretty Fade Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov

The Ways Of Freedom, Sergey Kuryokhin, 1981, Leo LR 107 Tracks : Theory And Practice, The Wall, The Rules Of The Game, Archipelago, No Exit, The Inner Fear, The Other Way Musicians : Sergey Kuryokhin Recorded in Leningrad in April 1981. An expanded CD version of this LP released in 2001 (Leo CD GY 014).

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Ancora Da Capo Part 1, Ganelin Trio, 1982, Leo LR 108 Tracks : Part 1 Live In Leningrad, Part 1 Live In Leningrad Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov

Ancora Da Capo Part 2, Ganelin Trio, 1982, Leo LR 109 Tracks : Part 2 Live In Leningrad, Part 2 Live In Leningrad Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov

Sentenced To Silence, Anatoly Vapirov / Sergey Kuryokhin, 1983, Leo LR 110 Tracks : Matinee, Lines Of Destiny, Sentenced To Silence, Images Of Time, Vernissage Musicians : Anatoly Vapirov (tracks 1 to 4), Sergey Kuryokhin (tracks 3 to 5), Vladimir Volkov (tracks 2 to 4), Alexander Alexandrov (track 4)

Piano Plays, Sakis Papadimitriou, 1983, Leo LR 111 Tracks : Play : 1, Play : 2, Play : 3, Play : 4, Play : 5, Play : 6 Musicians : Sakis Papadimitriou

New Wine ...., Ganelin Trio, 1983, Leo LR 112 Tracks : New Wine Part 1, New Wine Part 2 Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov

Industrial Strength, Borbetomagus And Friends, 1983, Leo LR 113 Tracks : Improv. 3 (Parts 1 & 11), Improv. 7, Improv. 4, Improv. 8 Musicians : Toshinori Kondo, Don Dietrich, Jim Sauter, Milo Fine, Tristan Honsinger, Donald Miller, Peter Kowald

Siberian 4, Homo Liber, 1983, Leo LR 114 Tracks : Bona Fide, Trivium Musicians : Vladimir Tolkachev, Yuri Yukechev, Sergey Panasenko (track 2), Sergey Belichenko (track 2)

Exercises, Vladimir Chekasin, 1983, Leo LR 115 Tracks : Exercise I, Exercise II, Exercise III Musicians : Vladimir Chekasin, Sergey Kuryokhin, Boris Grebenshchikov (track 1)

Ammo, Phil Minton + Roger Turner, 1984, Leo LR 116 Tracks : Ammo, Cold Storage, Ing-A-Ting, Feral, Rubbed And Told, Round About Midnight, Cut Face, Urgent Musicians : Phil Minton, Roger Turner Reissued on CD by Leo in 2006 (Leo CD GY 022)

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Vide, Ganelin Trio, 1983, Leo LR 117 Tracks : Vi, De Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov

Rhythms Hung In Undrawn Sky, Marilyn Crispell, 1983, Leo LR 118 Tracks : Archaic Visions Part I, Love, Rhythms Hung In Undrawn Sky, Song For Abdullah, Sadness, Archaic Visions Part II Musicians : Marilyn Crispell Subsequently released in 2001 as part of the 2 CD set Selected Works 1983-1986; Solo, Duo, Quartet, (Leo CD GY 011/012)

Nostalgia, Vladimir Chekasin Quartet, 1984, Leo LR 119 Tracks : Nostalgia, Nostalgia Musicians : Vladimir Chekasin, Oleg Molokoedov, Leonid Shinkarenko, Gediminas Laurinyavichus

Strictly For Our Friends, Ganelin Trio, 1984, Leo LR 120 Tracks : (to be added) Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov Recorded in Moscow in 1978. Reissued on CD by Leo in 2001 (Leo CD GY 013).

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Invocations, Anatoly Vapirov, 1984, Leo LR 121 Tracks : Invocation Of Spirit, Invocation Of Fire, Invocation Of Water Musicians : Anatoly Vapirov, Sergey Kuryokhin, Alexander Alexandrov (tracks 2 & 3), Vladimir Volkov (tracks 2 & 3), Ivars Galenieks (track 1), Valentina Ponomareva (track 1)

On A Baltic Trip, Hans Kumpf, 1984, Leo LR 122 Tracks : In A Medieval Room, Walking In The Church, Modal Mood, To Run Up A Duo, Ivars & Ebony, Without Chekasin Musicians : Hans Kumpf, Lembit Saarsalu, Rejn Rannap, Vyacheslav Ganelin, Ivars Galenieks, Vladimir Tarasov

Hidden Voices (Live At Žatec), Durman / Posejpal / Kodym, 1985, Leo LR 123 Tracks : 20'40", 21'45" Musicians : Jirí Durman, Miroslav Posejpal, Miroslav Kodym

Horizons, Harry Tavitian & Creativ, 1985, Leo LR 124 Tracks : The Brides March (Romanian Traditional Wedding Song), The Horizon: On That Side Of The Horizon/On This Side Of The Horizon/The Horizon, Springtime. In The Memory Of Armenian Martyrs, Instant Toccata, Song For A Sad Puppeteer Musicians : Harry Tavitian, Alexandru Ianos (tracks 4 & 5), George Manescu (tracks 1 & 2), Catalin Frusinescu (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Corneliu Stroe (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

Baltic Triangle, Ganelin Trio, 1985, Leo LR 125 Tracks : Baltic Triangle, Mack The Knife, Summertime, Russian Kaddish Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov Recorded live in Leningrad in November 1981.

And Your Ivory Voice Sings, Marilyn Crispell / Doug James, 1985, Leo LR 126 Tracks : Element Air...Leap, Opium Dream Eyes, Minstrels, On And Off The Beaten Track, Song For Jeanne Lee, And Your Ivory Voice Sings (For Cecil Taylor), After The Rain Musicians : Marilyn Crispell, Doug James Subsequently released in 2001 as part of the 2 CD set Selected Works 1983-1986; Solo, Duo, Quartet, (Leo CD GY 011/012)

Nicols 'N' Nu, Maggie Nicols & Peter Nu, 1985, Leo LR 127 Tracks : Touching Faces, Dynamite Dream, Kids, Chad's Blues, One Note Leads To Another, Moments Musicians : Maggie Nicols, Peter Nu

First Move, Sakis Papadimitriou, 1986, Leo LR 128 Tracks : Side A, Side B Musicians : Sakis Papadimitriou

Untitled, Homo Liber, 1986, Leo LR 129 Tracks : Untitled, Untitled Musicians : Vladimir Tolkachev, Yuri Yukechev

Macbeth, Vapirov, 1986, Leo LR 130 Tracks : Macbeth, Macbeth Musicians : Anatoly Vapirov, Alexander Mikhaylov, Chamber Orchestra of Leningrad Maliy Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Synthesis, Reggie Workman Ensemble, 1986, Leo LR 131 Tracks : Martyrs Hymn, Jus' Ole Mae, Chant, Ogun's Ardor, Synapse II, Fabula Musicians : Reggie Workman, Oliver Lake, Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille

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Transilvanian Suite, Harry Tavitian, Corneliu Stroe, 1986, Leo LR 132 Tracks : Etude, Transylvanian Suite, Two Romanian Dances From "Codex Caioni", At The Gate Of The Levant Musicians : Harry Tavitian, Corneliu Stroe

Live At The Royal Festival Hall, Jaki Byard / Howard Riley, 1987, Leo LR 133 Tracks : T.S.M. (With Thanks), Peggy's Blue Skylight, European Episode, Round Midnight, Straight No Chaser Musicians : Jaki Byard, Howard Riley Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, London in August 1984.

Giancarlo Nicolai Trio, Giancarlo Nicolai Trio, 1986, Leo LR 134 Tracks : Little Free Story, Trilogia, Some Four Four, Some Three In Four, Some Three Four, Some Four In Three And Then It's Free, The Suite Of The Three Falling Beards Musicians : Giancarlo Nicolai, Thomas Durst, Uli Bendito Muller

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Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk, 1985, Leo LR 135 Tracks : Untitled, Untitled Musicians : Vladimir Rezitsky, Vladimir Turov, Oleg Yudanov, Nikolay Yudanov, Fyodor Bagretsov, Nikolay Klishin

Fortune-Teller, Valentina Ponomareva, 1985, Leo LR 136 Tracks : Ain't Misbehavin', Michelle, Sheptalki (Fortune-Telling), Invocation Of Spirit, Spontanous Composition Musicians : Valentina Ponomareva, Vladimir Chekasin (track 1), Anatoly Vapirov (track 4), Oleg Molokoedov (track 1), Sergey Kuryokhin (tracks 4 & 5), Leonid Shinkarenko (track 1), Ivars Galenieks (track 4), Sergey Panasenko (track 5), Gediminas Laurinavichus (track 1), Sergey Belichenko (track 5), plus an Orchestra on track 3

Con Affetto, Ganelin Trio, 1985, Leo LR 137 Tracks : Semplice, Semplice (cont), First Encore "Mack The Knife", Second Encore, Third Encore Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Chekasin, Vladimir Tarasov Recorded live in Moscow 20 November, 1983. An expanded version of this LP was released on CD in 1999 (Leo CD GY 002).

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Ruff, Ferals, 1987, Leo LR 138 Tracks : Treasures, Fence, Flux, Beloved, Stitched, Shake, Ruff Musicians : Alan Tomlinson, Hugh Davies, Roger Turner, Phil Minton

Goccie, Giancarlo Nicolai Trio, 1987, Leo LR 139 Tracks : Puppetdreams, Goccie: Limbo / Una Gita Al Mare / Aquastoria / Moccasnow Musicians : Giancarlo Nicolai, Thomas Durst, Ueli Muller

Inverso, Ganelin - Vyshniauskas - Talas, 1987, Leo LR 140 Tracks : Inverso, Inverso Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Pyatras Vyshniauskas, Grigory Talas

Rituals, Misha Lobko Sextet, 1985, Leo LR 141 Tracks : Ritual 1 - Tamanika Sonya, Ritual 3 - Sentence, Ritual Interludes, Spontaneous Ritual Musicians : Misha Lobko, Ida Helene Heidel, Christine Janvier, Didier Petit, Rosine Feferman, Lê Quan Ninh

New Vitality, Vladimir Chekasin Big Band, 1986, Leo LR 142 Tracks : Untitled, Untitled Musicians : (to be added)

Handscapes, Kuniyoshi-Kuhn / Mattos / Prevost, 1986, Leo LR 143 Tracks : Bird's Eye View, Handscapes, In Winter, Rise To The Future Musicians : Akemi Kuniyoshi-Kuhn, Marcio Mattos, Eddie Prevost

Quartet Improvisations - Paris 1986, Marilyn Crispell, 1987, Leo LR 144 Tracks : Quartet Improvisations - Paris 1986, Quartet Improvisations - Paris 1986 Musicians : Marilyn Crispell, Didier Petit, Marcio Mattos, Youval Mincemacher Subsequently released in 2001 as part of the 2 CD set Selected Works 1983-1986; Solo, Duo, Quartet, (Leo CD GY 011/012)

Don't Assume, Maggie Nicols & Peter Nu, 1987, Leo LR 145 Tracks : So Many Changes, Vamp, After The Storm I Could Write, Don't Assume (One Note Leads To Many) Musicians : Maggie Nicols, Peter Nu

Introduction In Pop Mechanics, Sergey Kuryokhin, 1987, Leo LR 146 Tracks : Introduction In Pop Mechanics, Introduction In Pop Mechanics Musicians : Sergey Kuryokhin, Sergey Letov, Anton Odasinsky, Alexander Titov, Victor Sologub, Grigory Sologub, Igor Tichomirov, Yuri Kasparyan, Seva Gakhil, Alexander Kondrashkin, Leonid Leykin, Africa, Gustav Gurianov*

Con Amore, Vyacheslav Ganelin, 1987, Leo LR 147 Tracks : Muta In..., Muta In... (cont), Ordinario Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin

Popular Zoological Elements, Sergey Kuryokhin, 1987, Leo LR 148 Tracks : Popular Zoological Elements, Popular Zoological Elements (cont), Psychic Minerals Musicians : Sergey Kuryokhin

A Night In East Berlin, Le Sun Ra And His Cosmo Discipline Arkestra, 1987, Leo LR 149 Tracks : A Night in East Berlin Side A, A Night in East Berlin Side B Musicians (possibly): Sun Ra, Tyrone Hill, Danny Thompson, James Jacson, John Gilmore, Eloe Omoe, Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, Bruce Edwards, Rollo Redford, Buster Smith

Better And Better, Keshavan Kenny Millions, 1987, Leo LR 150 Tracks : Why Wait, Die Now, Romance In The Big City, St. Thomas, Tonight, Better & Better, Rhythm Of Now, Georgia On My Mind, Love Song # 86473516, Turning, Turning I Begin To See, Better Than Death Musicians : Kenny Millions, Mike Gerber, Mark Anthony Miller, Laval Belle, Pamela Lyons, Rhoda Auerbach

Snapshot From The Island, Tibor Szemzo, 1987, Leo LR 151 Tracks : Snapshot From The Island, Water-Wonder N2, Let's Go Out And Dance Musicians : Tibor Szemzo

Gaia, Marilyn Crispell / Reggie Workman / Doug James, 1988, Leo LR 152 Tracks : Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled Musicians : Marilyn Crispell, Reggie Workman, Doug James

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Chinampas, Cecil Taylor, 1988, Leo LR 153 Tracks : Side A, Side B Musicians : Cecil Taylor

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Love In Outer Space, Sun Ra And His Arkestra, 1988, Leo LR 154 Tracks : D 27, Round Midnight, Fate In A Pleasant Mood, Blues Ra, Love In Outer Space / Space Is The Place Musicians probably include: Sun Ra, Michael Ray, Ronnie Brown, Tyrone Hill, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Eloe Omoe, James Jacson, June Tyson Recorded live in Utrecht in December 1983.

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Motion-E-Motion, Akemi Kuniyoshi-Kuhn, 1988, Leo LR 155 Tracks : Misty, Motion-E-Motion, Back Chat, Sea Wave Musicians : Akemi Kuniyoshi-Kuhn

Intrüsion, Valentina Ponomareva, 1988, Leo LR 156 Tracks : Wind Blows Into The Ears Of A Stone Stallion, Three Stages: Stage 1 / Stage 2 / Stage 3, Intrüsion Musicians : Track 1: Valentina Ponomareva, Sergey Letov / Track 2: Valentina Ponomareva, Alexander Kuvshinov, Andrey Karpov, Dmitry Mirzoyan, Vladimir Vysotin / Track 3: Valentina Ponomareva, Vladimir Tarasov

Ritual Of A Spiritual Communion, Sandor Szabo & Balazs Major Featuring Laszlo Bagi, 1988, Leo LR 157 Tracks : Meditation, Transylvanian Moods: Folk Song / To The Feast Of Our Recovery, Awareness Of Life, Suite: Part I. Suffered Truth / Suite: Part II. Yellow Dawn, Last Spring, Flower On The Tomb Of A Hungarian Outlaw, Faint Thought Musicians : Sandor Szabo, Balazs Major, Laszlo Bagi

Pop-Mechanics No. 17, Sergey Kuryokhin, 1988, Leo LR 158 Tracks : Pop-Mechanics No. 17, Pop-Mechanics No. 17 Musicians : Sergey Kuryokhin, Igor Butman, Sergey Belichenko, Sergey Panasenko, Valentina Ponomareva

De Profundis, Anatoly Vapirov, 1988, Leo LR 159 Tracks : Lines Of Destiny (Dedicated To Alban Berg), De Profundis Musicians : Track 1: Anatoly Vapirov, Irina Fyodorova, Vladimir Hentzelt, Leonid Sheidman, Alexander Oratovsky / Track 2: Anatoly Vapirov, Alexander Alexandrov, Sergey Kuryokhin

1 + 1 = 3 / Oneplusoneequalsthree, Vladimir Tarasov / Vladimir Chekasin, 1988, Leo LR 160 Tracks : The Carnival - Grotesque Variations, The Carnival - Grotesque Variations Musicians : Vladimir Tarasov, Vladimir Chekasin

Get The Money (Whatever It Takes), Keshavan Maslak, 1988, Leo LR 161 Tracks : Bodhisattva, Cash Only, Mother Eats Baby Raw, Get The Money Musicians : Keshavan Maslak

Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil, Cecil Taylor, 1988, Leo LR 162 Tracks : Side A, Side B Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Carlos Ward, Leroy Jenkins, William Parker, Thurman Barker

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Piano Oracles, Sakis Papadimitriou, 1988, Leo LR 163 Tracks : (to be added) Musicians : Sakis Papadimitriou

Giancarlo Nicolai Trio & John Tchicai, Giancarlo Nicolai Trio & John Tchicai, 1989, Leo LR 164 Tracks : Mushi Miyake, Nu Skal Du Komme, Puppetboy, Trilogia Musicians : Giancarlo Nicolai, Thomas Durst, Uelli Müller, John Tchicai

Anti-Show, Vladimir Chekasin Quartet, 1988, Leo LR 165 Tracks : Untitled, Untitled Musicians : Vladimir Chekasin, Oleg Molokoedov, Vitas Labutis, Joffe Arvidas

Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival, Carlos Ward Quartet featuring Woody Shaw, 1989, Leo LR 166 Tracks : Lito, Lee, First Love, Sundance Musicians : Carlos Ward, Woody Shaw, Walter Schmoker, Alex Deutsch CD release in 1992 has one additional track.

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Mad Nightingales In The Russian Forest, Sergey Kuryokhin / Boris Grebenshchikov, 1986, Leo LR 167 Tracks : Untitled, Untitled Musicians : Sergey Kuryokhin, Boris Grebenshchikov

Jerusalem February Cantabile, Ganelin Trio, 1989, Leo LR 168 Tracks : Cantabile, Cantabile (cont), Cantabile/Encore Musicians : Vyacheslav Ganelin, Viktor Fonarev, Mika Markovich

Composition No. 96, Anthony Braxton, 1989, Leo LR 169 Tracks : Composition No. 96 Musicians : Anthony Braxton, Dave Scott, James Knapp, Julian Priester, Scott Reeves, Denny Goodhew, Bill Smith, Paul Pearse, Ray Downey, Denise Pool, Nancy Hargerud, Rebecca Morgan, Aileen Munger, Laurri Uhlig, Marlene Weaver, Bob Davis, Richard Reed, Rick Byrnes, Becky Liverzey, Jeannine Davis, Jeroen Van Tyn, Julian Smedley, Libby Poole, Mary Jacobson, Mathew Pederson, Sandra Guy, Beatrice Dolf, Betty Agent, Jean Word, Sam Williams, Marjorie Parbington, Page Smith-Weaver, Scott Threlkold, Deborah De Loria, Scott Weaver, Motter Dean, Ed Hartman, Matt Kocmieroski Recorded at the Cornish Institute, Seattle, Washington, in May 1981.

Rouge, Frise Et Acide, Rouge, Frise Et Acide, 1990, Leo LR 170 Tracks : Statement, Rouge, Lisse Et Profond, Molto Acido, Number 15 Auf Platz 4, Erick At Mickey, Heavy 3, Snow In The Music?, Eclat, Tin Tin Und Gretel, ........ (Bitte In Blockschrift Ausfullen), Petit Cauchemar, Gestopfte Posaune Auf Bewegtem Hintergrund, Speak After The Beep Tone, The Liar II, Couleur, Friseur Musicians : Roland Dahinden, Christoph Baumann, Jacque Siron, Daniel Mouthon

Joe De Swimmer, Fahrt Art Trio, 1990, Leo LR 171 Tracks : Huskies, MU - 5Q, Nachtmusik, Rabbit Days, Epilogue To The Next Revolution, Joe De Swimmer, Bovi - Stop, Brush My Broom Musicians : Thomas Eckert, Christian Kuntner, Christoph Bättig

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