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Syd Straw

Comes from 'Japan' CD album

Surprise

SYD STRAW Surprise (1989 Japanese 11-track CD album produced by Van Dyke Parks, including the track 'Future 40's [String Of Pearls]' featuring vocals by Michael Stipe. The album also includes contributions from Peter Blegvad, Richard Thompson, Anton Fier, Tony Levin, Bernie Worrell, Pino Palladino, Roger Eno & more, complete with lyric booklet picture sleeve and original obi-strip VJD-32242)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1989 - 35 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 CD album (CDLP)
Record Label Virgin
Complete Stock List Go to Syd Straw
Product Catalogue No VJD-32242
Music Genre Female Solo, NME Indie/Alternative Artists, Indie
Country Comes from Japan Comes from 'Japan'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

01 Think Too Hard 3:04
Acoustic Guitar - Marshall Crenshaw
Bass - Tony Levin
Drums - Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar - Eric Ambel , Jody Harris
Written By Peter Holsapple
02 Heart Of Darkness 4:23
Acoustic Guitar - Peter Blegvad
Bass - Pino Palladino
Drums - Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar - Richard Thompson
Guitar - Peter Holsapple
Organ - Matt Irving
Sounds [Miscellaneous] - Anthony Moore
Written By Anthony Moore , Syd Straw
03 Chasing Vapor Trails (His Turn To Cry) 4:13
Acoustic Guitar - Willie Aron
Bass - Don Was
Drums - Michael Blair
Guitar - Marc Ribot
Vocals - S.S.
Written By Frank Fuchs , Syd Straw
04 Almost Magic 4:14
Acoustic Guitar - John Jorgenson
Electric Guitar - Dave Alvin
Engineer - Mark Linnett
Percussion - Bobbye Hall
Piano - Benmont Tench
Pedal Steel Guitar - Greg Leisz
Written By Matthew Auerbach , Syd Straw
05 Crazy American 4:01
Chapman Stick - Tony Levin
Drums - Jerry Marotta
Electric Guitar - Jody Harris
Guitar - Eric Ambel
Keyboards - Bernie Worrell
Sounds [Miscellaneous] - Anthony Moore
Written By Anthony Moore , Syd Straw
06 Hard Times 6:59
Acoustic Guitar - Ry Cooder
Bass - Jorge Calderon
Drums - Jim Keltner
Harmonica - Tommy Morgan
Piano - Van Dyke Parks
Violin - Sid Page
Vocals - John Doe , S.S.
Written By Stephen Foster
07 Future 40's (String Of Pearls) 4:30
Acoustic Guitar [12 String] - Peter Blegvad
Bass - Chris Stamey
Drums - Anton Fier
Electric Guitar - Jody Harris
Vocals - Michael Stipe , S.S.
Written By Jody Harris , Michael Stipe , Syd Straw
08 The Unanswered Question 4:33
Bass - Chris Stamey
Drums - Anton Fier
Electric Guitar - Jody Harris
Guitar [12 String] - Peter Blegvad
Vocals - S.S.
Written By Peter Blegvad , Syd Straw
09 Sphinx 6:16
Acoustic Guitar - Peter Blegvad
Bass - Pino Palladino
Drums - Neil Conte
Electric Guitar - Richard Thompson
Organ, Accordion - Matt Irving
Piano - Van Dyke Parks
Written By Peter Blegvad , Syd Straw
10 Racing To The Ruins 3:49
Bass - J.D. Foster
Drums - Davis McLarty
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - David Grissom
Vocals - S.S.
Written By Brook Meggs , Syd Straw
11 Golden Dreams 2:57
Musicians - Brian Eno , Daniel Lanois
Producer - Daniel Lanois
Vocals - S.S.
Written By Daniel Lanois , Syd Straw



CD ALBUM  
Recording Artist Syd Straw
Product Title Surprise
Product Information Syd Straw Surprise Japan CD album (CDLP).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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