r. stevie moore

delicate tension

1978 lp usa hp music hps 30735
2004 cd uk cordelia records cd036

the cd includes bonus tracks:
  tracks 16 - 18: =the stance 12" ep
  tracks 19 - 25: previously unissued recordings from back then

composed rsm
all tracks rec. 1978 (177 park st. 3rd floor, montclair nj),
except where noted * (nashville tn homes)

mark cudnik: mailed tn drum tracks (1-5, 14, 20-22, 25)
irwin chusid: drums (11)
mike hopper: flute (6)
billy anderson & roger ferguson: shoop-shoops (6)
nelson riddle orchestra record: (19, 24)
all other performances singlehandedly by moore.

tailored for lathe in nyc = jon child at clack studio.
front cover design = rsm

  1. cool daddio (2:40) 6/78

  2. delicate tension (3:55) 6/78

  3. schoolgirl (2:00) 6/78

  4. don't blame the knickers (3:29) 6/78

  5. zebra standards 29 (4:31) 6/78

  6. you are too far from me (5:13) 8/77*

  7. oh pat (1:20) 1/78*

  8. apropos joe (3:10) 1/78*

  9. funny child (2:04) 1/77*

  10. norway (2:40) 4/78

  11. this wednesday (1:33) 8/78

  12. some voices (:25)

  13. i go into your mind (2:10) 9/78

  14. horizontal hideaway (1:05) 9/78

  15. don't let me go to the dogs (5:13) 6/77*

bonus tracks: "stance" 12" ep (sept '78)

  1. ist or mas (8:09) 4/76*

  2. dance man (3:12) 6/77*

  3. manufacturers (4:36) 7/77*

cordelia bonus tracks

  1. my little automobile is sad (2:44) 6/78

  2. caffeine boy (2:39) 6/78

  3. let's (2:11) 6/78

  4. thinking (5:45) 6/78

  5. new strings (2:40) 6/78

  6. bulk of knowledge (1:59) 6/78

  7. adjacent species like you (3:13) 6/78