The Top Of His Head, by Grimthorpe Film

The Top Of His Head

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	1.	Fred Frith - Title Theme 01:53
	2.	Fred Frith - Driving To the Train 02:45
	3.	Fred Frith - Wheels Within 02:30
	4.	Fred Frith - Hold On Hold 02:29
	5.	Fred Frith - Lucy Leaves A Note 02:29
	6.	Fred Frith - Gus Escapes 02:26
	7.	Fred Frith - Gravity's A Rule 02:19
	8.	Fred Frith - Channel Change 03:25
	9.	Fred Frith - Orbit 01:30
	10.	Fred Frith - Fall To Call 03:54
	11.	Fred Frith - Underwater Dream 02:32
	12.	Fred Frith - Donuts 02:57
	13.	Jane Siberry - This Old Earth 03:25
	14.	Fred Frith - The Long One 04:52
	15.	Fred Frith - Lucy 02:08
	16.	Fred Frith - The Premonition 01:54
	17.	Fred Frith - Questions And Answers 02:49
	18.	Fred Frith - The Performance 03:02
	19.	Fred Frith - The Way You Look Tonight - Title Theme (Conclusion) 04:38

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released August 24, 1989

Recorded at L'Office National de Film, Montreal, Canada, Aug/Sept 1988. Engineer: Louis Hone. Mixed at Studio Victor, Montreal, March 1989. Engineer: Gaetan Pilan. Premastering by Synesthetics. Engineer: Charles Harbutt.

Cello, accordion: Anne Bourne
Saxes, flutes: Jean Derome
Voices: Jane Siberry, Christie Macfayden
All other instruments, machines, radios, tapes, programming, etc. by Fred Frith
Influences, advice, additional tapes: Peter Mettler

"This Old Earth": Music & lyrics, vocals, guitar & accordion: Jane Siberry; slide guitar: Ken Myhr; copyright & publishing: Wing-It/Red Sky Music 1988

"The Way You Look Tonight": Music & lyrics by Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields; published by T.B. Harms Co.

The 'Speaker Swinging' system used in the film for 'The Performance' was devised by Gordon Monohan.

Many thanks to: David Ostry, Andrew Munger, Mike Munn, Richard Michaud, Rene Lussier, Asha, Gordon Monohan, Bruce Mau.

The music for this album was 'Made To Measure' for the feature film THE TOP OF HIS HEAD (1989), written and directed by Peter Mettler with Steven Ouimette, Gary Reinke, Christie Macfayden; produced by Niv Fichman.

A Rhombus Media/Grimthorpe Film Production
A Cinephile Release (International Sales: Films Transit Inc.)
Produced with the assistance of the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council, The National Film Board with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation.

Cover art by Donna Mehalko.

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