Brian Eno: Box II - Vocal (3 CD 1993)

Virgin repackaged and re-released three of Brian Eno's best albums -- Here Come the Warm Jets, Another Green World, Before & After Science -- as a slip-cased box set. It's not a bad way to acquire

the albums if you don't already own them, but there are no bonus tracks or new packaging or remastering, which means it's of marginal interest to hardcore collectors.  “Eno Box II: Vocal” presents a handy guide to map Brian Eno’s metamorphosis from little-known sideman (he played synthesizer briefly in the 1970s with the art rock band Roxy Music) to mixer-slash-muse for the stars. That it focuses on songs with lyrics also makes this set far more accessible than the ambient and ambitious challenges of triumphs like “Music for Airports.”
                                 

That said, disc one is wildly divergent. As Eno struggles to find his voice, he tries inventive synth-driven pieces like “Here Comes the Warm Jets” (which hints at those free-form joys to come), then the

riffy, guitar-heavy “Seven Deadly Finns.” That’s why the next two discs point more definitively to where his quickly evolving vision would go. The music bed is funky, yet musically diverse. Songs like “Skysaw” are, it’s clear now, seedlings from which many-limbed innovations would grow. By the time Eno produces 1977’s “King’s Lead Hat,” we have the prescription for a band called the Talking Heads, including the herky-jerky vocal, bone-deep groove and intelligent hook.
                     

Eno’s prescient work in ambient music, which arguably spawned an entire format, is represented on tracks like “In Dark Trees” (embedded below) and successive tunes from his “Before and After

Science” release. “R.A.F.,” from the final disc, is revelatory. Energized, even turgid, it suggests to me the toughness he would bring to work with U2 later. Then, somehow, that’s topped by three consecutive tracks from Eno’s legend-making collaboration with the Heads’ David Byrne, “My Life in the Bush with Ghosts.” Their squelchy epiphanies would eventually become too many to mention, from their duo recording of “The Jezebel Spirit” (heard here) to titanic grooves like “Crosseyed and Painless” from Byrne and his band.
                      

Next on “Eno Box II: Vocals,” which is presented chronologically, are two from 1992’s “Nerve Net,” a

record I always thought of as a kind of absolution for dance music. Eno takes a genre that tends to consume itself and constructs tunes that are thoughtful, yet very unselfconscious. Also of note: Collaborations on discs two and three with the Velvet Underground’s John Cale and plenty of never-before-heard items from the vault.
                                 

Brian Eno – II: Vocal
Label: Virgin – ENOBX 2, Virgin – 7243 8 39114 2 4
Format: 3 x CD, Compilation, Remastered, Box Set
Country: UK
Released: Nov 1993
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental

DISC 1.

                       

01. Brian Eno – Needles In The Camel's Eye   3:10
Bass – Bill MacCormick
Guitar – Chris Spedding, Phil Manzanera
Percussion – Simon King
Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera
02. Brian Eno – Baby's On Fire   5:22
Bass – John Wetton, Paul Rudolph
Guitar – Paul Rudolph, Robert Fripp
Percussion – Marty Simon, Simon King
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
03. Brian Eno – Cindy Tells Me   3:25
Bass – Busta Cherry Jones
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Keyboards – Nick Judd
Percussion – Marty Simon
Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera
04. Brian Eno – On Some Faraway Beach   4:37
Backing Vocals – Sweetfeed
Bass – Busta Cherry Jones
Keyboards – Andy Mackay
Percussion – Simon King
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
05. Brian Eno – Blank Frank   3:35
Backing Vocals – Sweetfeed
Bass – Bill MacCormick
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Keyboards – Nick Kool & The Koolaids
Percussion – Simon King
Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno, Robert Fripp
06. Brian Eno – Dead Finks Don't Talk   4:20
Arranged By – Eno, Jones, Judd, Thompson
Bass – Busty Cherry Jones
Keyboards – Nick Judd
Percussion – Paul Thompson
Vocal Percussion [All], Keyboards [Simplistic], Guitar [Snake], Performer [Electric Larynx], Synthesizer, Instruments [Other] – Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
07. Brian Eno – Some Of Them Are Old   5:11
Keyboards, Saxophone [Septet] – Andy Mackay
Slide Guitar – Lloyd Watson
Vocal Percussion [All], Keyboards [Simplistic], Guitar [Snake], Performer [Electric Larynx], Synthesizer, Instruments [Other] – Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
08. Brian En o– Here Come The Warm Jets   4:05
Guitar, Bass – Paul Rudolph
Percussion – Simon King
Vocal Percussion [All], Keyboards [Simplistic], Guitar [Snake], Performer [Electric Larynx], Synthesizer, Instruments [Other] – Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
09.Brian Eno–Seven Deadly Finns   3:10
Vocal Percussion [All], Keyboards [Simplistic], Guitar [Snake], Performer [Electric Larynx], Synthesizer, Instruments [Other] – Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
10. Brian Eno – Burning Airlines Give You So Much More    3:16
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Drums – Freddie Smith
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Vocals, Electronics, Guitar [Snake], Keyboards – Brian Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
11. Brian Eno – Back In Judy's Jungle   5:16
Backing Vocals [Chorus] – The Simplistics
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Drums – Freddie Smith
Guitar – Fred Smith
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Vocals, Electronics, Keyboards – Brian Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
12. Brian Eno – The Great Pretender   5:10
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Drums – Freddie Smith
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Percussion, Open-Back Banjo – Robert Wyatt
Vocals, Electronics, Guitar [Snake], Keyboards – Brian Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
13. Brian Eno – Third Uncle   4:50
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Drums – Freddie Smith
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Vocals, Electronics, Guitar [Snake], Keyboards – Brian Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
14. Brian Eno – Put A Straw Under Baby   3:25
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Drums – Freddie Smith
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Strings – Portsmouth Sinfonia
Vocals, Electronics, Guitar [Snake], Keyboards – Brian Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
15. Brian Eno – The True Wheel   5:10
Backing Vocals [Chorus] – Randi & The Pyramids
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Drums – Freddie Smith
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Producer – Brian Eno
Vocals, Electronics, Guitar [Snake], Keyboards – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera
16. Brian Eno – Taking Tiger Mountain   5:30
Backing Vocals [Chorus] – The Simplistics
Bass Guitar – Brian Turrington
Drums – Freddie Smith
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Vocals, Electronics, Guitar [Snake], Keyboards – Brian Eno
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
17. Brian Eno – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)   2:53
Producer – Brian Eno
Vocals, Instruments [All] – Brian Eno
Written-By – Weiss, Peretti, Creatore

01 to 08 from Here Come The Warm Jets 1973
09 Seven Deadly Finns single A-side 1974
10 to 16 from Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 1974
17 The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) single A-side 1975

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DISC 2.

                              

01. Brian Eno – Sky Saw   3:28
Bass [Anchor] – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Phil Collins
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Rod Melvin
Fretless Bass – Percy Jones
Guitar [Snake], Guitar [Digital] – Brian Eno
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Viola [Section] – John Cale
Written-By – Brian Eno
02. Brian Eno – Over Fire Island   1:51
Drums – Phil Collins
Fretless Bass – Percy Jones
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Synthesizer, Guitar, Tape – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
03. Brian Eno – St Elmo's Fire   3:01
Guitar [Wimshurst] – Robert Fripp
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Vocals, Organ, Pedalboard [Yamaha Bass Pedals, Percussion [Synthetic], Guitar [Desert] – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
04. Brian Eno – In Dark Trees   2:30
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Written-By, Recorded By – Brian Eno
05. Brian Eno – The Big Ship   3:03
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Written-By, Recorded By – Brian Eno
06. Brian Eno – I'll Come Running   3:49
Bass, Snare, Bass Guitar, Guitar [Assistant Castanet Guitars] – Paul Rudolph
Lead Guitar [Restrained] – Robert Fripp
Piano [Lead] – Rod Melvin
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Vocals, Guitar [Castanet Guitars], Piano [Chord], Synthesizer, Percussion [Synthetic] – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
07. Brian Eno – Sombre Reptiles   2:19
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Written-By, Recorded By – Brian Eno
08. Brian Eno – Golden Hours   4:01
Guitar [Wimborne] – Robert Fripp
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Viola – John Cale
Vocals, Organ [Choppy], Percussion [Spasmodic], Guitar [Club], Piano [Uncertain] – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
09. Brian Eno – Becalmed   3:56
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Written-By, Recorded By – Brian Eno
10. Brian Eno – Zawinul/Lava   3:00
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Rod Melvin
Fretless Bass – Percy Jones
Grand Piano, Synthesizer, Tape, Organ – Brian Eno
Guitar – Paul Rudolph
Percussion – Phil Collins
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Written-By – Brian Eno
11. Brian Eno – Everything Merges With The Night   3:59
Bass Guitar, Piano – Brian Turrington
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Vocals, Guitar – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
12. Brian Eno – Spirits Drifting   2:44
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Written-By, Recorded By – Brian Eno
13. Brian Eno – No One Receiving   3:51
Agogô [Agong-Gong], Performer [Stick] – Rhett Davies
Bass Guitar, Rhythm Section – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Phil Collins
Fretless Bass – Percy Jones
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Vocals, Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion [Synthesized], Piano – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
14.Brian Eno – Backwater   3:44
Bass – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Jaki Liebezeit
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Voice, Rhythm Guitar, Brass, Piano – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
15. Brian Eno – Kurt's Rejoinder   2:54
Bass [Analogue Delay] – Percy Jones
Drums – Dave Mattacks
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Timbales [Brush] – Shirley Williams
Voice [From The Ur Sonata] – Kurt Schwitters
Voice, Backing Vocals [Chorus], Synthesizer ['Jazz Piano'], Synthesizer – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
16. Brian Eno – King's Lead Hat   3:55
Bass – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Andy Fraser
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Rhythm Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Soloist, Guitar – Robert Fripp
Voice, Performer [Metallics], Rhythm Guitar, Soloist, Piano – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
17. Brian Eno – Here He Comes   5:39
Bass [Basses] – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Dave Mattacks
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Voice, Synthesizer [Yamah CS80], Synthesizer [Moog], Piano – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
18. Brian Eno – Julie With...   6:20
Bass, Bass [Harmonic] – Paul Rudolph
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Voice, Bells, Synthesizer [Mini-Moog], Synthesizer [CS80], Synthesizer [AKS], Piano, Guitar – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno
19. Brian Eno – By This River   3:01
Electric Piano [Bass Fender Piano] – Moebius
Grand Piano, Electric Piano – Roedelius
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Voice, Synthesizer [CS80] – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno, Moebius, Roedelius
20. Brian Eno – Through Hollow Lands   3:55
Arranged By – Brian Eno, Frith
Bass – Bill MacCormick
Guitar [Cascade] – Fred Frith
Keyboards, Bells, Guitar [Melody], Synthesizer [Moog] – Brian Eno
Performer [Time] – Shirley Williams
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Written-By – Brian Eno
21. Brian Eno – Spider & I   4:13
Bass – Brian Turrington
Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
Voice, Keyboards, Synthesizer [AKS] – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno

01 to 12 from Another Green World 1975
13 to 21 from Before & After Science 1977

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DISC 3.

                          

01. Brian Eno / Snatch – R.A.F.   3:01
Arranged By, Producer – Brian Eno
Bass – Percy Jones
Drums – Phil Collins
Recorded By – Brian Eno, Snatch
Rhythm Guitar – Paul Rudolph
Voice – Judy Nylon, Patti Palladin
Written-By – Brian Eno, Judy Nylon, Patti Palladin
02. Brian Eno & David Byrne – America Is Waiting   3:38
Arranged By – Laswell, Eno, Byrne, Van Tieghem, Wright
Bass – Bill Laswell
Bass [Click] – Tim Wright
Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem
Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Steel Drums, Percussion, Instruments [Found Objects] – Brian Eno, David Byrne
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno, David Byrne
03. Brian Eno & David Byrne – Regiment   3:57
Arranged By – Eno, Frantz, Byrne, Fripp
Bass – Busta Jones
Drums – Chris Frantz
Drums, Percussion – David Van Tieghem
Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Steel Drums, Percussion, Instruments [Found Objects] – Brian Eno, David Byrne
Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno, David Byrne
Voice [Lebanese Mountain Singer] – Dunya Yusim
Written-By – Brian Eno, Busta Jones, David Byrne
04. Brian Eno & David Byrne – The Jezebel Spirit   4:57
Bata, Percussion [Sticks] – Mingo Lewis
Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Steel Drums, Percussion, Instruments [Found Objects] – Brian Eno, David Byrne
Percussion [Can], Bass Drum – Prairie Prince
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno, David Byrne
05. Brian Eno –    Wire Shock   5:26
Alto Saxophone – Wayne Duchamp
Baritone Saxophone – King Hastings Kwesi Banana
Claves – Ernest Darling
Congas [First] – Isaac Osapanin
Congas [Second] – Winston Ngukwe
Drum Programming, Mixed By – Markus Dravs
Frame Drum – Cecil Stamper III
Piano – Rod Melvin
Synthesizer – Brian Eno
Tenor Saxophone – Alice Ngukwe
Trumpet – Curtis Pelican
Voice – Christine West-Oram
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno
06. Brian Eno – Ali Click   4:18
Bass [Ali], Performer [Arabesque], Performer [Frogs], Voice – Brian Eno
Loops [Drum] – Ian Dench
Mixed By – Brian Eno, Markus Dravs
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – James West-Oram
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno
07. Brian Eno / John Cale – Spinning Away   5:26
Bass – Daryl Johnson
Co-producer – John Cale
Keyboards, Viola – John Cale
Producer – Brian Eno
Rhythm Guitar – Robert Ahwai
Violin – Nell Catchpole
Vocals, Performer [Rhythm Beds], Arranged By – Brian Eno
Written-By – Brian Eno, John Cale
08. Brian Eno / John Cale – Empty Frame   4:25
Bass, Guitar – Dave Young
Co-producer – John Cale
Piano, Organ, Performer [Chord Pattern], Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – John Cale
Producer – Brian Eno
Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Performer [Rhythm Beds], Organ [Pulse], Guitar [Dark], Arranged By [Vocals] – John Cale
Written-By – Brian Eno, John Cale
09. Brian Eno / John Cale – The River   4:22
Keyboards – Roger Eno
Violin, Arranged By [Strings] – Nell Catchpole
Vocals, Omnichord, Keyboards [High] – Brian Eno
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno
10. John Cale / Brian Eno – The Soul Of Carmen Miranda   3:24
Instruments – Brian Eno, John Cale
Producer – Brian Eno
Viola [Additional], Violin – Nell Catchpole
Vocals – John Cale
Written-By – Brian Eno, John Cale
11. Eno / Roedelius / Moebius – The Belldog   6:16
Lyrics By – Brian Eno
Music By, Recorded By – Brian Eno, Moebius, Roedelius
Producer – Brian Eno, Moebius, Roedelius
12.Brian Eno – I Fall Up   3:40
Bass – Laurence Cottle
Congas, Guitar – Robert Ahwai
Drum [Resonant Kick] – Sugarfoot Moffett
Drums [Drum Kit] – Richard Bailey
Guitar [Evil Wah] – Gregg Arreguin
Guitar [Pin Trumpet] – Robert Fripp
Mixed By [Mix Consultant] – Markus Dravs
Noises [White & Pink Noise], Vocals, Synthesizer [Bulgarian Pain] – Brian Eno
Percussion – Isaac Osapanin
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno
13. Brian Eno –    Stiff   3:22
Bass – Tony Hall
Drums – Willie Green
Marimba – "D' Cuckoo"
Organ [Thrill], Guitar, Harmonica, Bass [Second], Vocals – Brian Eno
Percussion – Markus Dravs
Performer [Stab] – Dino
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno
14. Brian Eno –    Are They Thinking Of Me?   5:32
Written-By, Recorded By, Producer – Brian Eno
15. Brian Eno –    Some Words   4:31
Bass – Romeo Williams
Percussion [Key] – Benmont Tench
Performer [Euphonia] – Roger Eno
Violin [7 Violins] – Nell Catchpole
Voice, Organ [Farfalla], Double Bass [String Bass], Horn [Foghorn], Piano [Hysterical Cascade] – Brian Eno
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno
16. Brian Eno –    Under   5:17
Bass, Electronics [Electronic Flora & Fauna], Organ, Vocals – Brian Eno
Drums – Willie Green
Performer [Occasional Signals] – Dino
Performer [Splutters] – Barry Andrews
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno
17. Brian Eno – Over   3:47
Bass – Romeo Williams
Drum [Kick] – Sugarfoot Moffett
Guitar [Sublime Chord] – Gregg Arreguin
Organ [Rippling], Voice [Seamen Voices], Lead Vocals – Brian Eno
Percussion [Key] – Benmont Tench
Written-By, Producer – Brian Eno

01 Kings Lead Hat single B-side by Eno/Snatch 1978
02 to 03-04 from My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno / David Byrne 1981
05, 06 from Nerve Net 1992
07 to 09 from Wrong Way Up by Brian Eno / John Cale 1990
10 from Words For The Dying by John Cale 1989
11 from After The Heat by Eno/Roedelius/Moebius 1978
12, 13, 15 to 17 from the unreleased album My Squelchy Life 1993
14 previously unreleased track 1993

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