Memory Serves is a 1981 album by the New York based No Wave music group Material.
Track listing
- "Memory Serves" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 5:08
- "Disappearing" (Olu Dara, Sonny Sharrock, Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred Maher) – 7:11
- "Upriver" (Billy Bang, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 5:25
- "Metal Test" (Fred Frith, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 4:30
- "Conform To The Rhythm" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Frith) – 4:30
- "Unauthorized" (Sharrock, Laswell, Maher) – 3:50
- "Square Dance" (Frith, Laswell, Maher) – 4:29
- "Silent Land" (George Lewis, Laswell, Beinhorn) – 3:48
- "For A Few Dollars More" (E. Morricone) - 3:51 (7" edit, bonus track on CD release)
Personnel
- Material
- Additional personnel
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Sonny Sharrock – guitar (except "Square Dance" and "Silent Land")
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Fred Frith – guitar, violin, xylophone (1,4,5,7)
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Olu Dara – cornet ("Disappearing", "Upriver")
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Henry Threadgill – alto sax ("Disappearing", "Unauthorized", "Square Dance")
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George Lewis – trombone ("Memory Serves", "Square Dance", "Silent Land")
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Billy Bang – violin ("Upriver", "Unauthorized")
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Charles K. Noyes – drums, percussion, bells ("Memory Serves", "Silent Land")
Production
- Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.