Music for "The Knee Plays" | ||||
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Soundtrack album by David Byrne | ||||
Released | May 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood | |||
Length | 56:53 | |||
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ECM (Original US release) EMI/Regal Zonophone (Original international release) Nonesuch (2007 reissue) |
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Producer | David Byrne | |||
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Allmusic | link |
The Knee Plays | ||||
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Soundtrack album by David Byrne | ||||
Released | 6 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1983 at JAK Recording Studio, Tokyo; 1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood | |||
Length | 79:42 | |||
Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
Producer | David Byrne | |||
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Allmusic | 2007 |
The Guardian | 2007 |
Pitchfork Media | 2007 |
Music for "The Knee Plays" (1985) is an album by David Byrne composed for Robert Wilson's opera the CIVIL warS. The album was originally released on vinyl and a remastered and expanded CD version was released in November 2007 under the title The Knee Plays.
The Knee Plays is the title of David Byrne's remastered and expanded edition of his Music for "The Knee Plays". It is the first time the album is released on CD, and it includes eight previously unreleased bonus tracks and a DVD of the music set to a slideshow of 400 black and white photographs.
Tracks 1-12 consist of the original album. Tracks 13-20 are newly issued bonus tracks.
All compositions by David Byrne, except where indicated.