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| STANCE e.p. | ||||
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| EP by R. Stevie Moore | ||||
| Released | September, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1977 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, psychedelic pop, punk rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 15:57 | |||
| Label | H.P. Music | |||
| Producer | RSM | |||
| R. Stevie Moore chronology | ||||
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Stance is a 12" 45rpm e.p. (extended play) vinyl record by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore. The 3-track disc was issued by Moore's uncle Harry Palmer's H.P. Music of Verona NJ in September 1978. It contains Moore's songs and sound experiments from Nashville TN sessions, all originally recorded on 1/4 track 71⁄2 ips reel-to-reel stereo tape decks.
An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of four tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.
Robert Steven Moore, also known as R. Stevie Moore or RSM, is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi/DIY music. Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cassette underground, and his influence is particularly felt in the bedroom and hypnagogic pop artists of the post-millennium. Since 1968, he has self-released approximately 400 albums, while about three dozen "official" albums have been issued on various labels.
Harry Palmer is the protagonist of a number of films based on the unnamed main character in the spy novels written by Len Deighton. Michael Caine played Harry Palmer in three of the four films based on the four published novels featuring this character. Caine also starred as this character in two other films not directly based on Deighton's novels.
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The front cover drawing was done by the artist.
Stance was included in its entirety as bonus tracks on the compact disc reissue of RSM's second album Delicate Tension in July 2004 by Alan Jenkins' private label Cordelia Records in the UK.
Delicate Tension is the second official album by American musician R. Stevie Moore, issued in a small pressing by his uncle Harry Palmer's H.P. Music in November 1978. The album is the follow-up to the compilation Phonography (1976). It mainly contains Moore's new songs and sound experiments captured since his recent move north from Nashville to New Jersey, all recorded on 1/4 track 7½ ips reel-to-reel stereo tape decks. The album cover was designed by Moore himself.
