THE 49 AMERICANS : We Know Nonsense

David Toop、Steve Beresford、Max Eastley、Lol Coxhill、Peter Cusackらによる説明不要のDIY実験ローファイ音楽集団！
Choo Choo Trainからリリースされていた'82年の2ndです。
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CD 版は、愛情込めてまとめられたキャリア全体にわたるコンピレーションです。完全なオリジナル アルバム「We Know Nonsense」のほか、The 49 Americans のファースト アルバム「E Pluribus Unum」(1980 年) と 7 インチ シングル「The 14-Track Single」(1979 年) から 23 曲 (!) のボーナス トラックが収録されています。12 ページの小冊子には、「The Incompleteable Story of The 49 Americans」が収録されています。」



1 Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee 3:07
Written-By – D. Toop, Giblet
2 It Is And It Is 1:27
Written-By – Eddie Saunders, Giblet
3 Edible 2:58
Written-By – D. Toop, Giblet
4 Verbal Culture 2:41
Written-By – Giblet, S. Beresford
5 Liberty 4:11
Written-By – D. Toop, Giblet
6 We Know Nonsense 2:18
Written-By – D. Toop, Etta Saunders, Giblet, J. Wannal, M. Eastley, P. Cusack
7 Tendency To Lie 3:49
Written-By – D. Toop, Giblet
8 Glimpse Go By 1:44
Written-By – D. Toop, Giblet
9 It's Time 2:39
Written-By – Giblet, M. Eastley, P. Cusack
10 Mon Nuisance 2:37
Written-By – D. Toop, Giblet
11 Taste 2:22
Written-By – Giblet, P. Cusack
12 Imagination 3:26
Written-By – Etta Saunders, Giblet
13 Do 1:14
Written-By – Etta Saunders, Giblet
14 I Be Later 3:11
Written-By – D. Toop, Giblet
15 Move Around All Day 3:01
Written-By – Giblet, J. Wannal
16 Free Trade 1:46
Written-By – Giblet, J. Wannal
17 Mummy Was A Record Player 1:56
Written-By – Giblet, M. Eastley, P. Cusack
18 Beat Up Russians 1:57
19 That Man 1:30
20 Involved In Local Chaos 3:08
21 Doubt 1:36
22 Edible 2:26
23 Should Be More Ideal 1:55
24 All The Fun 2:13
25 Sounds Like Ska 1:21
26 Architecture Stops 0:26
27 Don't Sing The Blues 3:25
28 Heritage 2:40
29 American Wonder Song 1:00
30 Newton's Laws 1:11
31 What We Want 1:02
32 Gail Was A Victim 1:07
33 Move Around All Day 1:03
34 Is This Rock And Roll ? 1:06
35 One Germ 1:05
36 Pigs 1:03
37 The Uncertainty Principle 1:04
38 Architecture Stops 1:02
39 Missionaries 1:03
40 Stupid Boy 1:00

Acoustic Guitar – Max Eastley (tracks: 16, 17), Peter Cusack (tracks: 6, 9, 11, 16, 17)
Alto Flute – David Toop (tracks: 11)
Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax Solo] – Terry Day (tracks: 15)
Backing Vocals – David Toop (tracks: 6), Eddie Saunders (tracks: 1, 4, 14, 15, 17), Else Watt (tracks: 4, 8), Etta Saunders (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 8), Giblet (tracks: 6, 9), Jenny O'Connor (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 10, 15, 17), Margot Sangov (tracks: 8), Vanessa Strang (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 10, 15, 17), Viv Albertine (tracks: 8), Vivian Goldman (tracks: 14)
Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Lol Coxhill (tracks: 15)
Bass – David Toop (tracks: 3, 5), Giblet (tracks: 1, 2, 12), Jim Wannal (tracks: 6, 9, 15 to 17), Steve Beresford (tracks: 7, 8, 10)
Bass Drum – David Toop (tracks: 14)
Cover – Giblet
Drums – Else Watt (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12, 15, 16)
Electric Guitar – David Toop (tracks: 1, 6 to 8, 10, 12, 15, 16), Peter Cusack (tracks: 9)
Engineer – Hugh Portnow (tracks: 1 to 17)
Euphonium – Steve Beresford (tracks: 5, 14)
Flugelhorn – Steve Beresford (tracks: 1)
Flute – David Toop (tracks: 5, 17)
Glockenspiel – David Toop (tracks: 10)
Guitar – Eddie Saunders (tracks: 2), Eric Ingam (tracks: 2)
Guitar [Prepared Guitar] – David Toop (tracks: 8)
Guitaret [Guitarret] – David Toop (tracks: 11)
Handclaps – Margot Sangov (tracks: 10), Viv Albertine (tracks: 10)
Liner Notes – Andrew Brenner
Lyrics By – Giblet
Melodica – Steve Beresford (tracks: 12)
Organ – Steve Beresford (tracks: 4)
Percussion – David Toop (tracks: 1, 5, 11, 17), Else Watt (tracks: 5), Giblet (tracks: 1, 5, 17), Lol Coxhill (tracks: 1), Max Eastley (tracks: 11, 17)
Piano – Steve Beresford (tracks: 1, 5)
Producer – David Toop (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16), Giblet (tracks: 9, 13, 17), Steve Beresford (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14)
Recorded By – David Toop (tracks: 18 to 28)
Reissue Producer [Reissue (Executive Producer)] – Markus Detmer
Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax] – Lol Coxhill (tracks: 5, 10, 17)
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Lol Coxhill (tracks: 3, 14)
Tin Whistle [Penny Whistle] – Giblet (tracks: 9), Peter Cusack (tracks: 9)
Toy Piano – Steve Beresford (tracks: 3)
Vocals – Eddie Saunders (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 10, 13), Etta Saunders (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 10, 12, 13), Giblet (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13 to 17), Jenny O'Connor (tracks: 13), Peter Cusack (tracks: 11), Vanessa Strang (tracks: 13), Vivian Goldman (tracks: 12)
Written-By – Giblet (tracks: 18 to 29, 31 to 40), Sir Isaac Newton (tracks: 30), The 49 Americans (tracks: 18 to 29, 31 to 40)
Extended reissue featuring the complete original "We Know Nonsense" album (1982) and 23 additional tracks taken from The 49 Americans' first album "E Pluribus Unum" (1980) and their 7" "The 14-Track Single" (1979). A 16-pages booklet contains "The Incompleteable Story of The 49 Americans".