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The Knee Plays

DAVID BYRNE The Knee Plays (2007 UK 2-disc set - David was invited to compose the 12-song piece [previously unreleased on CD] by avant-garde theatre director Robert Wilson as part of his 12-hour 'The Civil Wars' opera; his staging for the Opera evoked Japanese Kabuki theatre but David was clearly inspired by the sound of New Orleans & gospel music; the set comprises a 20-track CD album including 7 previously unreleased instrumental recordings plus Bonus DVD containing a slide show of black & white photos shot during the original production at 30-second intervals by JoAnn Verburg. Presented in a card picture slipcase)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Date 12th Nov 2007
Release Year 2007 - 17 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 2-disc CD/DVD set
Record Label Nonesuch
Complete Stock List Go to David Byrne
Product Catalogue No 7559799678
Music Genre Male Solo, Rock
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

CD:
1. Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)
2. In The Upper Room
3. The Sound Of Business
4. Social Studies
5. Where The Sun Never Goes Down
6. Theadora Is Dozing
7. Admiral Perry
8. I Bid You Goodnight
9. Things To Do
10. Winter
11. Jungle Book
12. In The Future
13. Tree [Reprise]
14. I've Tried - Previously Unreleased Instrumental - Bonus Track
15. Tic Toc 2 - Previously Unreleased Instrumental - Bonus Track
16. Whisper - Previously Unreleased Instrumental - Bonus Track
17. Misterias - Previously Unreleased Instrumental - Bonus Track
18. Faust Dance - Previously Unreleased Instrumental - Bonus Track
19. Ghost - Previously Unreleased Instrumental - Bonus Track
20. Super Natural - Previously Unreleased Instrumental - Bonus Track

Bonus DVD:
* A slide show of black & white photos by JoAnn Verburg, who had shot stills of the original production at 30-second intervals, creating a thorough visual document of the piece.

CD/DVD SET  
Recording Artist David Byrne
Product Title The Knee Plays
Product Information David Byrne The Knee Plays UK 2-disc CD/DVD set.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To David Van Tieghem, Jerry Harrison, Love Of Life Orchestra, Talking Heads, The Heads, Tom Tom Club
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