BARRY ADAMSON
OEDIPUS SCHMOEDIPUS
1996
Mute Records (UK)
CD
№ CDSTUMM134

Tracks:

1. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Pelvis (5:37).
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes (4:32).
3. The Vibes Ain’t Nothin’ But The Vibes (4:48).
4. It’s Business As Usual (4:28).
5. Miles (5:26).
6. Dirty Barry (7:25).
7. In A Moment Of Clarity (4:12).
8. Achieved In The Valley Of Dolls (4:26). *
9. Vermillion Kisses (3:02).
10. The Big Bamboozle (3:33).
11. State Of Contraction (1:37).
12. The Sweetest Embrace (4:46).
13. Set The Controls Again (1:32).

«The Vibes Ain’t Nothin’ But The Vibes», «Dirty Barry», «In A Moment Of Clarity», «Vermillion Kisses», «The Big Bamboozle», «State Of Contraction», «Set The Controls Again» written by Barry Adamson, «Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Pelvis» by Barry Adamson and Jarvis Cocker, «Something Wicked This Way Comes» by Barry Adamson, Harry Middlesbrooke, Mike Shapiro, Jacques Datin, Maurice Vidalin, Charles Blackwell, Robert Del-Naja, Grant Marshall, Andrew Vowels, Adrian Thaws, «It’s Business As Usual» by Barry Adamson, Carla Bozlavich, John Napier, «Miles» by Miles Davis, «Achieved In The Valley Of Dolls» by Barry Adamson and Billy McKenzie, «The Sweetest Embrace» by Barry Adamson and Nick Cave.

* Track contains a sample of «New Bell (Hard Pulsation)» written by Manu Dibango.

All tracks performed by Barry Adamson.
Jarvis Cocker: vocals.
Billy McKenzie: vocals.
Nick Cave: vocals.
Carla Bozlavich: voice.
John Napier: voice.
Miranda Gooch: storyteller.
Seamus Beaghen: piano, Hammond organ.
Ileana Ruhemann: alto flute.
Pete Wyman: saxophones, clarinet.
Mark De Lane Lea: guitar.
Ken Low: additional guitar.
Richard Hand: classical guitar.
Atticus Ross: additional programming, sounds.
Ivor Wimborne: additional programming, sounds.
Beverly Skeet: back vocals.
Chantel Mapp: back vocals.
Roy Hamilton: back vocals.
Zeitia Massiah: back vocals.
All tracks arranged and produced by Barry Adamson at GT Eden, Wessex and Worldwide Recording Studios, London, England.
String arrangement: Billy McGee and Audrey Riley.
Original sound recordings by Kevin Petrie.
Additional sound recordings by PK.
Mixed by PK / Kevin Petrie and John Pendleton.
Co-produced by Ivor Wimborne («Achieved In The Valley Of Dolls»).
Notes by Barry Adamson.
Cut by Kevin Metcalfe at The Townhouse Management (London).
Sleeve concept by Barry Adamson and Simon Henwood.
Layout by Luella Wright and Slim Smith.
Cover photograph: Still from Philippe Garrel’s «Le Revelateur».
Photos: Steve Gullick.
Sample of Vertigo taken from The Vertigo Suite (Famous Music Corporation).
Sample of O’ Les Temps des Souvenirs by François Hardy (BMG Records (UK) Ltd. / Disques Vogue).
Sample of Blue Lines by Massive Attack (Virgin Records).
All tracks published by Mute Records / Mute Song / Island Music Ltd. / BMG Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing / Carla Bozlavich / John Napier / Screen Gems EMI / Billy McKenzie.
Manufactured in Great Britain.