THOMAS CHAPIN - Alive
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THOMAS CHAPIN
Alive
8xCD box set

£35.00
Condition: VG / VG
Label: Knitting Factory Records
Catalogue No: KFR-248
"Alive is a posthumous compilation featuring Thomas Chapin's entire catalog on Knitting Factory Records -- Anima, Third Force, Menagerie Dreams, Insomnia, Haywire, Sky Piece, and Night Bird Song, plus a previously unreleased live recording from UC-Davis in 1992. The bonus disc is pretty lo-fi, with choppy segues between tracks, but still every bit worth hearing. It also comes with an enhanced video clip of Chapin, bassist Mario Pavone, and drummer Michael Sarin performing "Night Bird Song" at the 1995 Newport Jazz Festival. This box allows listeners to experience Chapin's talent from many angles, and it also telescopes the evolution of his great trio -- the change of drummers from Steve Johns to Michael Sarin, then the steady musical growth of that core lineup over the course of six albums. The 31-page booklet, with an exhaustive Bob Blumenthal essay and ten beautiful photographs, provides an intimate portrait of Chapin's life and artistry."

White cloth book housing discs has some scuffs and discolouring but nothing too bad; all discs have a few marks, probably from being slipped in and out of wallets.
  • 1-1 Ahab's Leg
  • 1-10 Eternal Eye (Intro)
  • 1-2 Poet O Central Park
  • 1-3 Iddly
  • 1-4 Tale Of The Sands
  • 1-5 Third Force
  • 1-6 Then
  • 1-7 Resolution 678
  • 1-8 Now
  • 2-1 Lift Off (Short)
  • 2-2 Anima
  • 2-3 Native Green
  • 2-4 Little Machines
  • 2-5 Seeds
  • 2-6 Hat & Shoes
  • 2-7 00
  • 2-8 Fez
  • 2-9 Lift Off
  • 3-1 Pantheon
  • 3-2 Insomnia
  • 3-3 Equatoria
  • 3-4 Trio 1
  • 3-5 Coup D'État
  • 3-6 Trio II
  • 3-7 Golgotham
  • 3-8 Iota
  • 4-1 Bad Birdie (Trio 1)
  • 4-2 Menagerie Dreams
  • 4-3 Raise Four
  • 4-4 The Night Hog
  • 4-5 Poignant Dream
  • 4-6 A Drunken Monkey
  • 4-7 Daydream
  • 4-8 Put You Quarter In And Watch The Chicken Dance
  • 4-9 Foxwoods Stomp
  • 5-1 Haywire
  • 5-2 Diva
  • 5-8 Geek Gawkin'
  • 6-1 Sky Piece
  • 6-10 Essaouira
  • 6-11 And...
  • 6-2 Bypass
  • 6-3 Just Now
  • 6-4 Alphaville
  • 6-5 Night Bird Song
  • 6-6 Triptych
  • 6-7 Ask Me Now
  • 6-8 Don't Mind If I Do
  • 6-9 Changes 2 Tyres
  • 7-1 Opening
  • 7-2 Alphaville
  • 7-3 Night Bird Song
  • 7-4 Cliff Island
  • 7-5 The Roaring S
  • 7-6 Aeolus
  • 7-7 Tweeter's Little Adventures
  • 7-8 Changes Two Tires
  • 8-1 Intro
  • 8-2 Anima
  • 8-3 Hat And Shoes
  • 8-4 Ahab's Leg
  • 8-5 Iddly
  • 8-Video Night Bird Song