Voices And Instruments

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A1	–Jan Steele	All Day Bass Guitar – Steve BeresfordGuitar – Fred FrithGuitar [Solo] – Stuart JonesPercussion – Phil Buckle Vibraphone – Kevin Edwards Voice – Janet Sherbourne
A2	–Jan Steele	Distant Saxophones Bass Guitar – Steve BeresfordFlute – Jan Steele, Utako IkedaPercussion – Arthur RutherfordPiano – Martin MayesViola – Dominic Muldowney
A3	–Jan Steele	Rhapsody Spaniel Piano – Jan Steele, Janet Sherbourne
B1	–John Cage	Experiences No.1 Piano [Duet] – Richard Bernas
B2	–John Cage	Experiences No.2 Voice – Robert Wyatt
B3	–John Cage	The Wonderful Widow Of Eighteen Springs Percussion – Richard BernasVoice – Robert Wyatt
B4	–John Cage	Forever And Sunsmell Percussion – Richard BernasVoice – Carla Bley
B5	–John Cage	In A Landscape Piano [Solo] – Richard Bernas

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Obscure Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Polydor Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – Basing Street Studios
• Printed By – Robor Ltd.

Credits

• Composed By – Jan Steele (tracks: A1 to A3), John Cage (tracks: B1 to B5)
• Design [Uncredited] – John Bonis
• Engineer – Guy Bidmead, Rhett Davies
• Liner Notes – Michael Nyman
• Producer – Brian Eno
• Words By – E. E. Cummings (tracks: B2, B4), James Joyce (tracks: A1, B3)

Notes

Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London.
A1: Copyright Control/ M/S (Jan Steele)
A2, A3: M/S (Jan Steele)
B1-B5: Peters Edition Ltd.

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On Rear Artwork:
Manufactured and distributed by Polydor Records Limited
17/19 Stratford Place London W1N 0BL

On Spine:
obscure no.5
℗ 1976 Island Records Ltd.

On Labels:
OBS 5-A / OBS 5-B (left)
℗ 1976 Obscure Records Ltd (left)

This is the no-sticker variant.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label, A): OBS 5-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label, B): OBS 5-B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Machine-Stamped, A): OBS5 A//2 E
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Machine-Stamped, B): OBS5 B//1 E
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Hand-Stamped, A): 1 1 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Hand-Stamped, B): 1 1 5
• Rights Society (Label, A): MCPS
• Rights Society (Label, B): BRITICO

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
obscure no.5	Jan Steele / John Cage	Jan Steele / John Cage - Voices And Instruments ‎(LP)	Obscure , Island Records	obscure no.5	UK	1976
OBS 5 STEELE/CAGE, obscure no.5	Jan Steele / John Cage	Jan Steele / John Cage - Voices And Instruments ‎(LP, RE)	Obscure , Obscure	OBS 5 STEELE/CAGE, obscure no.5	UK	1978
EGED 25, 2335 249	Jan Steele / John Cage	Jan Steele / John Cage - Voices And Instruments ‎(LP, RE)	Editions EG, Polydor	EGED 25, 2335 249	UK	1982
AN 7031	Jan Steele / John Cage	Jan Steele / John Cage - Voices And Instruments ‎(LP)	Antilles	AN 7031	US	1976
obscure no.5	Jan Steele / John Cage	Jan Steele / John Cage - Voices And Instruments ‎(LP, Album, W/Lbl)	Obscure	obscure no.5	UK	1978

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