Uploaded by Rich at aftersabbath.blogspot.com the blog for 60s-70s heavy obscurities. Ry Cooder, born in Los Angeles in 1947, is a guitarist, composer and producer, though he gained his world-wide reputation primarily as a Slide-Guitarist. He played in Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, and has also accompanied such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Randy Newman, John Lee Hooker and many others. Performance is a 1970 soundtrack album to the film Performance by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg. It features music from Randy Newman, Merry Clayton, Ry Cooder, Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Last Poets and Mick Jagger. A single from the album, "Memo from Turner" by Mick Jagger (b the instrumental "Natural Magic") was released in 1970 reaching #32 on the UK singles chart. [edit]Tracks Side 1 "Gone Dead Train" 2:56 (Randy Newman) "Performance" 1:49 (Merry Clayton) "Get Away" 2:09 (Ry Cooder) "Powis Square 2:25 (Ry Cooder) "Rolls Royce and Acid" 1:50 ! (Jack Nitzsche) "Dyed, Dead, Red" 2:35 (Buffy Sainte-Marie) "Harry Flowers" 4:03 (Jack Nitzsche, Randy Newman) Side 2 "Memo from Turner" 4:08 (Mick Jagger) "Hashishin" 3:39 (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ry Cooder) "Wake Up, Niggers" 2:47 (The Last Poets) "Poor White Hound Dog" 2:50 (Merry Clayton) "Natural Magic" 1:40 (Jack Nitzsche) "Turner's Murder" 4:15 (Merry Clayton Singers) [edit]Screen credits Original music by Jack Nitzsche Conductor: Randy Newman Singers: Mick Jagger, Merry Clayton, Buffy Sainte-Marie ...
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