Philip GlassFeaturing: Linda Ronstadt
1000 Airplanes On The Roof (LP)
LabelVirginGenreExperimental
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condition (record/cover): NM / EX+
A one-act "science fiction music drama" with libretto by David Henry Hwang (author of M. Butterfly) and holographic set projections by Jerome Sirlin. World premiere at Vienna International Airport, Hangar #3, on 15 July 1988. Commissioned by the Donau Festival, the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia, and the Berlin Cultural City of Europe programme. Single character, "M," a New Yorker who recalls being abducted by extraterrestrials and told to forget; the question of whether the encounter was real is never resolved.
The 1989 Virgin recording is by the Philip Glass Ensemble with Linda Ronstadt on vocals, Michael Riesman conducting, Martin Goldray as music director. Recorded at The Living Room (NYC) and Russian Hill Recording (San Francisco). The LP unusually omits the Hwang monologue (only the music was issued), which has left the recording somewhat detached from the staged work.
Release notes
Note: Some covers are gold stamped as promotional. A Science Fiction Music Drama Commissioned by The Donau Festival Niederösterreich, The American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia and by Berlin Cultural City of Europe- 1988. World Premiere on July 15, 1988 at the Vienna International Airport in Hangar #3. Music produced for Euphorbia Productions, Ltd. Music recorded and mixed at The Living Room, NYC Additional music recorded at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco Mastered at…
| A1 | 1000 Airplanes On The Roof | 6:07 | |
| A2 | City Walk | 2:11 | |
| A3 | Girlfriend | 5:48 | |
| A4 | My Building Disappeared | 1:46 | |
| A5 | Screens Of Memory | 3:33 | |
| A6 | What Time Is Grey | 2:17 | |
| A7 | Labyrinth | 6:12 | |
| B1 | Return To The Hive | 4:51 | |
| B2 | Three Truths | 3:52 | |
| B3 | The Encounter | 8:47 | |
| B4 | Grey Cloud Over New York | 1:51 | |
| B5 | Where Have You Been Asked The Doctor | 3:55 | |
| B6 | Normal Man Running | 3:06 |
- Philip Glass
- Composed By, Realization
- Michael Riesman
- Conductor [Winds, Brass And Vocals]
- Jennifer Clark
- Design [Front Cover]
- Jack Leahy
- Engineer [Additional]
- Blaise Dupuy
- Engineer [Assistant, The Living Room]
- Miles Green
- Engineer, Sound Designer [Synthesizer], Effects [Sound]
- Rory Johnston
- Executive-Producer
- Jerome Sirlin
- Graphics [Globe], Realization, Set Designer, Lighting [Projections]
- Martin Goldray
- Keyboards, Music Director
- DC
- Lacquer Cut By
- Bob Ludwig
- Mastered By
- Kurt Munkacsi
- Producer [Music]
- David Henry Hwang
- Realization, Written-By
- Richard Peck
- Saxophone [Saxophones]
- Jack Kripl
- Saxophone, Flute, Electronic Wind Instrument [Wind Synthesizer]
- Jon Gibson
- Saxophone, Flute, Electronic Wind Instrument [Wind Synthesizer]
- Linda Ronstadt
- Vocals
