Seven Reasons for Tears

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Seven Reasons for Tears
Borbetomagus - Seven Reasons for Tears.jpg
Live album by
Released1989 (1989)
RecordedDecember 6, 1987 (1987-12-06)
StudioMusic Box
(New York City, NY)
Genre Free improvisation
Length43:03
Label Purge/Sound League
Borbetomagus chronology
Fish That Sparkling Bubble
(1988)
Seven Reasons for Tears
(1989)
Snuff Jazz
(1990)
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Seven Reasons for Tears is a live performance album by Borbetomagus, released in 1989 by Purge/Sound League. [2]

Borbetomagus American free jazz / noise group

Borbetomagus are a free jazz/noise rock group. They are cited by critics as pioneers of aggressive improvised noise music.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."1"8:38
2."2"3:58
3."3"5:00
4."4"5:18
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."5"4:40
2."6"5:33
3."7a"9:56
4."7b"1:00

Personnel

Adapted from Seven Reasons for Tears liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1989Purge/Sound League LP Purge 027
1993Agaric CD Ag 1993

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Borbetomagus: Seven Reasons for Tears > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  2. Sprague, David (2007). "Borbetomagus". Trouser Press . Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. Seven Reasons for Tears (sleeve). Borbetomagus. New York City, New York: Purge/Sound League. 1989.CS1 maint: others (link)
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