Anderson, Laurie

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Big Science Used - LP - P 11192 Mint 1982 Japanese Pressing With Obi. more
	Big Science Used - LP - BSK 3674 1982 Original In Custom Inner Lyric Sleeve, Still In Shrink. more
	Big Science New - LP - BSK 3674 Sealed 1982 Original. Small, Clean Cut Out Hole. “There Was A Backlash Against Laurie Anderson In "Serious" Musical And Artistic Circles After The Completely Unexpected Mainstream Commercial Success Of Her Debut Album, Big Science. (The Eight-Plus-Minute Single "O Superman" Was A Chart Hit In England, Unbelievably Enough.) A Fair Listen To Big Science Leaves The Impression That Jealousy Must Have Been At The Root Of The Reception Because Big Science Is In No Way A Commercial Sellout. A Thoughtful And Often Hilariously Funny Collection Of Songs From Anderson's Work In Progress, United States I-IV, Big Science Works Both As A Preview Of The Larger Work And On Its Own Merits. Opening With The Hypnotic Art Rock Of "From The Air," In Which An Airline Pilot Casually Mentions That He's A Caveman To A Cyclical Melody Played In Unison By A Three-Part Reeds Section, And The Strangely Beautiful Title Track, Which Must Feature The Most Deadpan Yodeling Ever, The Album Dispenses Witty One-Liners, Perceptive Social Commentary (The Subtext Of The Album Concerns Anderson's Own Suburban Upbringing, Which She Views With More Of A Bemused Fondness Than The Tiresome Irony That Many Brought To The Subject), And A Surprisingly Impressive Sense Of Melody For Someone Who Was Until Recently A Strictly Visual Artist. For Example, The Marimba And Handclap-Led Closer, "It Tango," Is Downright Pretty In The Way The Minimalistic Tune Interacts With Anderson's Voice, Which Is Softer And More Intimate (Almost Sexy, In A Downtown-Cool Sort Of Way) Than On The Rest Of The Album. Not Everything Works -- "Walking And Falling" Is Negligible, And The Way Rufus Harley's Bagpipes Intentionally Clash With Anderson's Harsh, Nasal Singing And Mannered Phrasing In "Sweaters" Will Annoy Those Listeners Who Can't Take Either Yoko Ono Or Meredith Monk -- But Big Science Is A Landmark Release In The New York Art Scene Of The '80s, And Quite Possibly The Best Art Rock Album Of The Decade.” Stewart Mason, AMG. more
	Big Science Used - LP - BSK 3674 1982 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. Small Hole In Back Cover. WW1/WW2 Stampers. “There Was A Backlash Against Laurie Anderson In "Serious" Musical And Artistic Circles After The Completely Unexpected Mainstream Commercial Success Of Her Debut Album, Big Science. (The Eight-Plus-Minute Single "O Superman" Was A Chart Hit In England, Unbelievably Enough.) A Fair Listen To Big Science Leaves The Impression That Jealousy Must Have Been At The Root Of The Reception Because Big Science Is In No Way A Commercial Sellout. A Thoughtful And Often Hilariously Funny Collection Of Songs From Anderson's Work In Progress, United States I-IV, Big Science Works Both As A Preview Of The Larger Work And On Its Own Merits. Opening With The Hypnotic Art Rock Of "From The Air," In Which An Airline Pilot Casually Mentions That He's A Caveman To A Cyclical Melody Played In Unison By A Three-Part Reeds Section, And The Strangely Beautiful Title Track, Which Must Feature The Most Deadpan Yodeling Ever, The Album Dispenses Witty One-Liners, Perceptive Social Commentary (The Subtext Of The Album Concerns Anderson's Own Suburban Upbringing, Which She Views With More Of A Bemused Fondness Than The Tiresome Irony That Many Brought To The Subject), And A Surprisingly Impressive Sense Of Melody For Someone Who Was Until Recently A Strictly Visual Artist. For Example, The Marimba And Handclap-Led Closer, "It Tango," Is Downright Pretty In The Way The Minimalistic Tune Interacts With Anderson's Voice, Which Is Softer And More Intimate (Almost Sexy, In A Downtown-Cool Sort Of Way) Than On The Rest Of The Album. Not Everything Works -- "Walking And Falling" Is Negligible, And The Way Rufus Harley's Bagpipes Intentionally Clash With Anderson's Harsh, Nasal Singing And Mannered Phrasing In "Sweaters" Will Annoy Those Listeners Who Can't Take Either Yoko Ono Or Meredith Monk -- But Big Science Is A Landmark Release In The New York Art Scene Of The '80s, And Quite Possibly The Best Art Rock Album Of The Decade.” Stewart Mason, AMG. more
	Big Science Used - LP - BSK 3674 1982 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. “There Was A Backlash Against Laurie Anderson In "Serious" Musical And Artistic Circles After The Completely Unexpected Mainstream Commercial Success Of Her Debut Album, Big Science. (The Eight-Plus-Minute Single "O Superman" Was A Chart Hit In England, Unbelievably Enough.) A Fair Listen To Big Science Leaves The Impression That Jealousy Must Have Been At The Root Of The Reception Because Big Science Is In No Way A Commercial Sellout. A Thoughtful And Often Hilariously Funny Collection Of Songs From Anderson's Work In Progress, United States I-IV, Big Science Works Both As A Preview Of The Larger Work And On Its Own Merits. Opening With The Hypnotic Art Rock Of "From The Air," In Which An Airline Pilot Casually Mentions That He's A Caveman To A Cyclical Melody Played In Unison By A Three-Part Reeds Section, And The Strangely Beautiful Title Track, Which Must Feature The Most Deadpan Yodeling Ever, The Album Dispenses Witty One-Liners, Perceptive Social Commentary (The Subtext Of The Album Concerns Anderson's Own Suburban Upbringing, Which She Views With More Of A Bemused Fondness Than The Tiresome Irony That Many Brought To The Subject), And A Surprisingly Impressive Sense Of Melody For Someone Who Was Until Recently A Strictly Visual Artist. For Example, The Marimba And Handclap-Led Closer, "It Tango," Is Downright Pretty In The Way The Minimalistic Tune Interacts With Anderson's Voice, Which Is Softer And More Intimate (Almost Sexy, In A Downtown-Cool Sort Of Way) Than On The Rest Of The Album. Not Everything Works -- "Walking And Falling" Is Negligible, And The Way Rufus Harley's Bagpipes Intentionally Clash With Anderson's Harsh, Nasal Singing And Mannered Phrasing In "Sweaters" Will Annoy Those Listeners Who Can't Take Either Yoko Ono Or Meredith Monk -- But Big Science Is A Landmark Release In The New York Art Scene Of The '80s, And Quite Possibly The Best Art Rock Album Of The Decade.” Stewart Mason, AMG. Small Cut Out Hole, Gentle Ring Wear. more
	Home Of The Brave Used - LP - 25400 1986 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. Appears Unplayed. more
	Home Of The Brave New - LP - 25400 Sealed 1986 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. Clean Cut Out Hole. Corner Bump. Features William S. Burroughs, Nile Rodgers, Bill Laswell, Daniel Ponce, Tawatha Agee, Isidro Bobadillo And Others. more
	Home Of The Brave Used - LP - 1-25400 1986 US Original, Allied Pressing. Corner Ding, Glossy Vinyl. Last Sticker On Label. "1986's Home Of The Brave Is The Soundtrack To A Film Consisting Of Live Pieces Debuted During Laurie Anderson's First World Tour, Promoting 1984's Mister Heartbreak. Only One Song From That Album, A Radically Reworked Version Of The William S. Burroughs Cameo "Sharkey's Night," Appears Here; The Rest Of The Album Is Something Of A Return To The Performance Art Basis Of Anderson's Earlier Work Like Big Science And United States I-iv. As A Result, Home Of The Brave Has An Oddly Reheated Quality To It, As If Anderson Is Merely Going Through The Motions Of What Had Gone Before While Incorporating Snatches Of The New, More Musical Direction She Had Begun Exploring With Mister Heartbreak. (Even The Title Is A Self-conscious Echo Of United States I-iv.) There Are Some Successes Here -- "Language Is A Virus" Is Probably The Closest Anderson Ever Came To A Real Rock Song, And It Was A Minor Dancefloor And College Radio Hit -- But The Opening "Smoke Rings" Goes On Too Long With Too Little And Some Of The Shorter Pieces Sound Half-formed. The Centerpiece Track, "Talk Normal," Is A Hoot And Has A Catchy Tune Reminiscent Of The Talking Heads' Most African-influenced Moments, But The Ending, In Which Anderson Recounts An Incident Where She Was Walking Down The Street In Her Neighborhood And Overheard Two Women Dismissing Her As "Another One Of Those Laurie Anderson Clones" As She Passed, Shows The Problem With Home Of The Brave: Anderson Had Become Far Too Self-conscious. It Wasn't Surprising That Anderson Took A Long Break After This Release To Reassess Her Place In Both Music And Art." AMG Review By Stewart Mason. more
	Mister Heartbreak Used - LP - 9 25077-1 1984 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. Small Stain To Bottom Right Corner. “Probably The Most Pop-Accessible Of Laurie Anderson's Recorded Work, Mister Heartbreak Features A Number Of Stunning Luminaries On The Cutting Edge Of Popular Music At The Time. Striking Guitar Work By King Crimson Guitarist Adrian Belew Permeates This Disc — Notably On "Sharkey's Day" — Punchy And Angular. The Production And Bass Work From Bill Laswell Is Superb. Peter Gabriel — At The Time Still Coming Off The Buzz Of His Departure From Genesis — Is Featured In A Duet With Anderson On "Excellent Birds." There Is A Heavy Reliance On Early-'80s Synthesizers Which Would Normally Be Very Off-Putting, But Here They Are Executed Well. Nowhere Does The Music Slip Into Irreparable '80s Cliché; It Is Still An Entertaining Listen. Lyrics Are Typical Of Anderson' Work — Complex, Literate, Provocative, Difficult To Fully Comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" Borrows Imagery From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken Word Delivery On "Sharkey's Night" Is Given By The Legendary William S. Burroughs. This Is A Very Satisfying Listen And A Great Intro For Those Unfamiliar With Anderson's Work.” All Music Guide - Mark W. B. Allender. more
	Mister Heartbreak Used - LP - 9 25077-1 1984 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. “Probably The Most Pop-Accessible Of Laurie Anderson's Recorded Work, Mister Heartbreak Features A Number Of Stunning Luminaries On The Cutting Edge Of Popular Music At The Time. Striking Guitar Work By King Crimson Guitarist Adrian Belew Permeates This Disc — Notably On "Sharkey's Day" — Punchy And Angular. The Production And Bass Work From Bill Laswell Is Superb. Peter Gabriel — At The Time Still Coming Off The Buzz Of His Departure From Genesis — Is Featured In A Duet With Anderson On "Excellent Birds." There Is A Heavy Reliance On Early-'80s Synthesizers Which Would Normally Be Very Off-Putting, But Here They Are Executed Well. Nowhere Does The Music Slip Into Irreparable '80s Cliché; It Is Still An Entertaining Listen. Lyrics Are Typical Of Anderson' Work — Complex, Literate, Provocative, Difficult To Fully Comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" Borrows Imagery From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken Word Delivery On "Sharkey's Night" Is Given By The Legendary William S. Burroughs. This Is A Very Satisfying Listen And A Great Intro For Those Unfamiliar With Anderson's Work.” AMG - Mark W. B. Allender. more
	Mister Heartbreak Audiophile - LP - 25077 1984 Quiex II Virgin Vinyl With Custom Inner Sleeve, Quiex Sticker And Promo Sticker On Cover. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. “Probably The Most Pop-Accessible Of Laurie Anderson's Recorded Work, Mister Heartbreak Features A Number Of Stunning Luminaries On The Cutting Edge Of Popular Music At The Time. Striking Guitar Work By King Crimson Guitarist Adrian Belew Permeates This Disc — Notably On "Sharkey's Day" — Punchy And Angular. The Production And Bass Work From Bill Laswell Is Superb. Peter Gabriel — At The Time Still Coming Off The Buzz Of His Departure From Genesis — Is Featured In A Duet With Anderson On "Excellent Birds." There Is A Heavy Reliance On Early-'80s Synthesizers Which Would Normally Be Very Off-Putting, But Here They Are Executed Well. Nowhere Does The Music Slip Into Irreparable '80s Cliché; It Is Still An Entertaining Listen. Lyrics Are Typical Of Anderson' Work — Complex, Literate, Provocative, Difficult To Fully Comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" Borrows Imagery From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken Word Delivery On "Sharkey's Night" Is Given By The Legendary William S. Burroughs. This Is A Very Satisfying Listen And A Great Intro For Those Unfamiliar With Anderson's Work.” - Mark W. B. Allender, All Music Guide. more
	Mister Heartbreak Audiophile - LP - 25077 Beautiful 1984 Quiex II Virgn Vinyl Pressing In Custom Inner Sleeve. Appears Unplayed. “Probably The Most Pop-Accessible Of Laurie Anderson's Recorded Work, Mister Heartbreak Features A Number Of Stunning Luminaries On The Cutting Edge Of Popular Music At The Time. Striking Guitar Work By King Crimson Guitarist Adrian Belew Permeates This Disc — Notably On "Sharkey's Day" — Punchy And Angular. The Production And Bass Work From Bill Laswell Is Superb. Peter Gabriel — At The Time Still Coming Off The Buzz Of His Departure From Genesis — Is Featured In A Duet With Anderson On "Excellent Birds." There Is A Heavy Reliance On Early-'80s Synthesizers Which Would Normally Be Very Off-Putting, But Here They Are Executed Well. Nowhere Does The Music Slip Into Irreparable '80s Cliché; It Is Still An Entertaining Listen. Lyrics Are Typical Of Anderson' Work — Complex, Literate, Provocative, Difficult To Fully Comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" Borrows Imagery From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken Word Delivery On "Sharkey's Night" Is Given By The Legendary William S. Burroughs. This Is A Very Satisfying Listen And A Great Intro For Those Unfamiliar With Anderson's Work.” - Mark W. B. Allender, All Music Guide more
	Mister Heartbreak New - LP - 25077 Sealed 1984 Original Pressed On Pure Virgin Vinyl With Custom Inner Sleeve. Saw Cut. “Probably The Most Pop-Accessible Of Laurie Anderson's Recorded Work, Mister Heartbreak Features A Number Of Stunning Luminaries On The Cutting Edge Of Popular Music At The Time. Striking Guitar Work By King Crimson Guitarist Adrian Belew Permeates This Disc — Notably On "Sharkey's Day" — Punchy And Angular. The Production And Bass Work From Bill Laswell Is Superb. Peter Gabriel — At The Time Still Coming Off The Buzz Of His Departure From Genesis — Is Featured In A Duet With Anderson On "Excellent Birds." There Is A Heavy Reliance On Early-'80s Synthesizers Which Would Normally Be Very Off-Putting, But Here They Are Executed Well. Nowhere Does The Music Slip Into Irreparable '80s Cliché; It Is Still An Entertaining Listen. Lyrics Are Typical Of Anderson' Work — Complex, Literate, Provocative, Difficult To Fully Comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" Borrows Imagery From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken Word Delivery On "Sharkey's Night" Is Given By The Legendary William S. Burroughs. This Is A Very Satisfying Listen And A Great Intro For Those Unfamiliar With Anderson's Work.” - Mark W. B. Allender, All Music Guide more
	Mister Heartbreak Used - LP - 25077 1984 Pressing With Custom Inner Sleeve. Appears Virtually Unplayed. “Probably The Most Pop-Accessible Of Laurie Anderson's Recorded Work, Mister Heartbreak Features A Number Of Stunning Luminaries On The Cutting Edge Of Popular Music At The Time. Striking Guitar Work By King Crimson Guitarist Adrian Belew Permeates This Disc — Notably On "Sharkey's Day" — Punchy And Angular. The Production And Bass Work From Bill Laswell Is Superb. Peter Gabriel — At The Time Still Coming Off The Buzz Of His Departure From Genesis — Is Featured In A Duet With Anderson On "Excellent Birds." There Is A Heavy Reliance On Early-'80s Synthesizers Which Would Normally Be Very Off-Putting, But Here They Are Executed Well. Nowhere Does The Music Slip Into Irreparable '80s Cliché; It Is Still An Entertaining Listen. Lyrics Are Typical Of Anderson' Work — Complex, Literate, Provocative, Difficult To Fully Comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" Borrows Imagery From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken Word Delivery On "Sharkey's Night" Is Given By The Legendary William S. Burroughs. This Is A Very Satisfying Listen And A Great Intro For Those Unfamiliar With Anderson's Work.” Mark W. B. Allender, All Music Guide. more
	O Superman / Walk The Dog Used - 12 - DWBS 49888 1981 45rpm 12 Inch Picture Sleeve EP. Promo Sticker On Jacket. more
	Strange Angels New - LP - 25900 Sealed 1987 Vinyl. Mastered By Bob Ludwig At Masterdisk. more
	United States Live New - LP - 25192 Rare 5LP Box Set. 1st Copy We Have Seen That Is Still Sealed! Some Light Wear On 3 Corners Of The Flimsy Outer Jacket. more
	United States Live Used - LP - P 8637-41 1984 5LP Set. Includes U.S. 20 Page Press Release Kit And Japanese Booklet. Each Record Is Individually Sleeved, But There Is No Outer Box And We Are Not Sure If This Set Came This Way. All LPs Look Unplayed. more
	United States Live New - LP - P-8637-8641 Sealed 1984 Japanese 5LP Set In Slip Case With Obi And Insert Booklet. Pristine Copy. more
	United States Live Used - LP - P-8637~8641 1984 Japanese 5LP Set In Slip Case With Obi And Insert Booklet. All Five Records Appear Mint And Unplayed. more
	United States Live Used - LP - 1-25192 1984 5LP Box Set. more