Memory Serves

Memory Serves
Studio album by Material
Released	1981
Recorded	OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Length	38:51
Label	Celluloid, 529812 Elektra/Musician
Producer	Material with Martin Bisi
Material chronology
American Songs (1981) Memory Serves (1981) Bustin' Out (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[3]

Memory Serves is a 1981 album by the New York based No Wave music group Material.^[4][5]

Track listing

1. "Memory Serves" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 5:08
2. "Disappearing" (Olu Dara, Sonny Sharrock, Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred Maher) – 7:11
3. "Upriver" (Billy Bang, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 5:25
4. "Metal Test" (Fred Frith, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 4:30
5. "Conform To The Rhythm" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Frith) – 4:30
6. "Unauthorized" (Sharrock, Laswell, Maher) – 3:50
7. "Square Dance" (Frith, Laswell, Maher) – 4:29
8. "Silent Land" (George Lewis, Laswell, Beinhorn) – 3:48
9. "For A Few Dollars More" (E. Morricone) - 3:51 (7" edit, bonus track on CD release)

Personnel

Material

• Bill Laswell – 4, 6 and 8 string basses
• Michael Beinhorn – synthesizers, tapes, radio, guitar, drums, voice.
• Fred Maher – drums, percussion, guitar (except "Silent Land")

Additional personnel

• Sonny Sharrock – guitar (except "Square Dance" and "Silent Land")
• Fred Frith – guitar, violin, xylophone (1,4,5,7)
• Olu Dara – cornet ("Disappearing", "Upriver")
• Henry Threadgill – alto sax ("Disappearing", "Unauthorized", "Square Dance")
• George Lewis – trombone ("Memory Serves", "Square Dance", "Silent Land")
• Billy Bang – violin ("Upriver", "Unauthorized")
• Charles K. Noyes – drums, percussion, bells ("Memory Serves", "Silent Land")

Production

• Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.

References