King's Lead Hat
| "King's Lead Hat" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Brian Eno | |
| from the album Before and After Science | |
| B-side | "R.A.F." (with Snatch) |
| Released | December 1977 27 January 1978 (single remix) |
| Recorded | 1977 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Eno |
| Producer(s) | Brian Eno |
| Official audio | |
| "King's Lead Hat" (2004 Digital Remaster) on YouTube | |
"King's Lead Hat" is a song written by Brian Eno, released in 1977 as the fifth track from his album Before and After Science. The title is an anagram of "Talking Heads".[1] In 1978 a remixed version of the song was released as a single.
Rock critic Lester Bangs described the song "King's Lead Hat" as a track that emphasises "Eno's affinities with new wave in its rushed mechanical rhythms".[2] Eno would later produce Talking Heads' second, third and fourth albums, including Remain in Light (1980). Guitarist Robert Fripp, a frequent collaborator with Eno, performs a solo on the track.
B-side
[edit]"R.A.F.", a collaboration with Snatch, is a non-album track that uses samples of Baader-Meinhoff terrorists recorded from a German telephone announcement. R.A.F. stands for "Red Army Faction".[3]
Personnel
[edit]Musicians[4]
- Brian Eno – voices, piano, rhythm guitar, metallics
- Paul Rudolph – bass
- Phil Manzanera – rhythm guitar
- Robert Fripp – guitar solo
- Andy Fraser – drums
Production[4]
- Brian Eno – producer
- Rhett Davies – producer, audio engineer
- Conny Plank – engineer
Cover versions
[edit]- 1980 – Ultravox, B-side to "Passing Strangers" single[5]
- 2003 – The Dirtbombs, bonus track on early editions of Dangerous Magical Noise
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tamm, Eric (1995). Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color of Sound. Da Capo Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-306-80649-0.
- ^ a b Bangs, Lester (4 March 1978). "Eno Sings With the Fishes". Village Voice: 49.
- ^ "Brian Eno - King's Lead Hat".
- ^ a b Before and After Science (Vinyl back cover). Brian Eno. Island Records. 1977. ILPS-9478.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. St. Martin's Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-312-16968-8.
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