IBM 1401, A User's Manual

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A1	Part 1 / IBM 1401 Processing Unit	8:32
A2	Part 2 / IBM 1403 Printer	9:33
B1	Part 3 / IBM 1402 Card Read-Punch	10:23
B2	Part 4 / IBM 729 II Magnetic Tape Unit Voice – Erna Ómarsdóttir	7:15
C	Part 5 / The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black Lyrics By [Text Based On A Poem By] – Dorothy ParkerVoice – Jóhann Jóhannsson	7:09
Live
D1	Part 1 / IBM 1401 Processing Unit
D2	Part 5 / The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – 4AD Ltd.
• Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
• Recorded At – Barrandov Studios
• Recorded At – Smecky Music Studios
• Mixed At – Studio Sýrland
• Designed At – v23
• Pressed By – MPO

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Chris Bigg , Vaughan Oliver
• Concertmaster – Bohumil Kotmel
• Conductor – Mario Klemens
• Contractor [Orchestra] – James Fitzpatrick
• Engineer [Mixing] – Finnur Hákonarsson*
• Engineer [Orchestra Recording Engineer] – Jan Holzner
• Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Nick Webb
• Orchestra – The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra*
• Orchestrated By – Arnar Bjarnason, Jóhann Jóhannsson
• Organ [Hammond B3], Piano, Celesta, Bells – Jóhann Jóhannsson
• Photography By – Chris Bigg
• Recorded By [Ibm 1401 Data Processing System] – Elías Davídsson, Jóhann Gunnarsson, Örn Kaldalóns
• Written-By [Musical Fragment Played By The Computer From The Hymn "island Ogrum Skorid"] – Sigvaldi Kaldalóns
• Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Jóhann Jóhannsson

Notes

Gatefold jacket is embossed.

The orchestra was recorded at Barrandov Studios, Smecky Soundstage in Prague in September 2005.
Additional recordings were made in Reykjavik, Skálholt, Florence, Madrid, Zurich, Piran and Rennes during the period 2003-2006.
Mixed in Syrland, Reykjavik in February 2006.
Mastered in Abbey Road.

Side D recorded live in concert at the Rudolfinium in Prague with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, 2nd November 2010 and are exclusive bonus tracks to the LP version of this release.

Tracks two and three feature the voice of "an unknown instructor from an IBM 1401 Data Processing System maintenance instruction tape found in my father’s attic."

All electronic sounds were derived from the IBM 1401 Data Processing System and the Hammond B3 organ with Ring Modulator, Distortion and Filter pedals. The music and sounds of the IBM 1401 Data Processing System were recorded by Jóhann Gunnarsson, Örn Kaldalóns and Elías Davídsson in Reykjavik in 1971. The musical fragment played by the computer is from the hymn "Ísland Ögrum Skorid" by Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, used by kind permission.

(P) 2006 4AD Ltd
(C) 2006 4AD Ltd
Manufactured in the UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 52637 26091 5
• Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side A): DAD2609 A 33 1/3 JSZ ▷ Bo / CALYX 2017 MPO1
• Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side B): DAD2609 B 33 1/3 JSZ ▷ Bo / CALYX 2017 MPO1
• Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side C): DAD2609 C 33 1/3 JSZ ▷ Bo / CALYX 2017 MPO2
• Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side D): DAD2609 D 33 1/3 JSZ ▷ Bo / CALYX 2017 MPO5

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CAD 2609 CD	Jóhann Jóhannsson	IBM 1401, A User's Manual ‎(CD, Album)	4AD	CAD 2609 CD	UK	2006
CAD 2609CD	Jóhann Jóhannsson	IBM 1401 - A User's Manual ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	4AD	CAD 2609CD	US	2006
none	Jóhann Jóhannsson	IBM 1401, A User's Manual ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	4AD	none	UK	2006
CAD 2609 CD	Jóhann Jóhannsson	IBM 1401, A User's Manual ‎(CD, Album)	4AD	CAD 2609 CD	US	2006
12T035	Jóhann Jóhannsson	IBM 1401, A User's Manual ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	12 Tónar	12T035	Iceland	2006

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