Baselines | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 14, 1983 | |||
Recorded | March, 1982 at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, NY | |||
Genre | Jazz-funk, dub | |||
Length | 33:16 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Material | |||
Bill Laswell chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 [5] |
Baselines is the debut album of American composer Bill Laswell. [6] [7] It was released on June 14, 1983, by Elektra Records. [8] [9]
The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that the album "has no trouble conjuring up strong pop-inflected atmospheres." [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Activate" | Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell | 3:20 |
2. | "Work Song" | Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell, George Lewis | 7:11 |
3. | "Hindsight" | Martin Bisi, Bill Laswell | 3:54 |
4. | "Uprising" | Bill Laswell | 1:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Barricade" | Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell, George Lewis | 4:06 |
2. | "Upright Man" | Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell | 3:50 |
3. | "Moving Target" | Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell | 1:51 |
4. | "Lowlands" | Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell | 4:24 |
5. | "Conservation" | Bill Laswell | 4:51 |
Adapted from the Baselines liner notes. [10]
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Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1983 | Elektra | LP, CS | 60221 |
United States | 1983 | Celluloid New York | LP | CEL NY 6005 |
United States | 1984 | Celluloid | CD | CELCD 5505 |
United Kingdom | 1984 | Rough Trade | LP | ROUGH 51 |
Portugal | 1997 | Charly | CD | CPCD 8284 |
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