Mezzoforte - Octopus Full Album
Performer: MezzoforteTitle: Octopus
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Category: Jazz
Date of release: 1996
Country: Germany
Label: ZYX Music
Catalog number: ZYX 10041-2
Size MP3: 1406 mb
Size FLAC: 2857 mb
Rating: 4.9
Tracklist
| 1 | Danger High Voltage / Háspenna LifshættaSaxophone – Ron AspreyWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Johann Asmundsson | 4:05 |
| 2 | Northern Winds / Vindur Úr SuðriWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson | 5:32 |
| 3 | Finale / NiðurlagiðWritten-By – Mezzoforte | 2:29 |
| 4 | Humoresque / GlettaWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Fridrik Karlsson | 3:41 |
| 5 | Octopus / EftirsjáWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson | 5:31 |
| 6 | Rendez-Vous / Fyrstu KynniSaxophone – Kristinn SvavarssonWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson | 5:57 |
| 7 | Midnight Express / MiðnæturhraðlestinSaxophone – Kristinn SvavarssonVoice – Ellen Kristjánsdóttir, Shady OwensWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson | 3:35 |
| 8 | Shooting Star / StjörnuhrapCongas – Bobby HarrisonSaxophone – Ron AspreyVoice – Ellen Kristjánsdóttir, Shady OwensWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson, Johann Asmundsson | 5:02 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steinar 039 | Mezzoforte | Í Hakanum (LP) | Steinar | Steinar 039 | Iceland | 1980 |
| MEZZCD02 | Mezzoforte | Octopus (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Spor | MEZZCD02 | Iceland | 1996 |
| BHM 1087-2 | Mezzoforte | Octopus (CD, Album, RE, RM) | BHM Productions | BHM 1087-2 | Germany | 2015 |
| PRO S.T.L.P. 009 | Mezzoforte | Mezzoforte (LP, Album) | Steinar, Promusix | PRO S.T.L.P. 009 | Portugal | 1983 |
| LP01 | Mezzoforte | Mezzoforte (LP, Album) | Steinar | LP01 | UK | 1981 |
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Johann Asmundsson
- Drums, Percussion – Gulli Briem
- Guitar – Fridrik Karlsson
- Handclaps [Claps], Finger Snaps [Snaps], Arranged By – Mezzoforte
- Keyboards – Bjorn Thorarensen, Eythor Gunnarsson
- Percussion – Louis Jardim
- Producer, Engineer, Arranged By – Geoff Calver
- Remastered By – Oskar Pall Sveinsson
Notes
Reissue of Mezzoforte - Í Hakanum.
Recorded at Hljóðriti Studios in Hafnarfjörður Iceland from mid August to mid October 1980.
Additional recordings and mixing were made at the Red Bus Studios in London in October 1980.
Digitally remastered by Oskar Pall Sveinsson at South Bank Studio, London 1996
Manufactured by license from Spor Records
Made in Germany
Barcodes
- Barcode: 0 90204 53762 4
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): ZYX MASTERING ZYX 10041-2
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): none
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): ZYX 10041-2 ZYX Music #1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L173
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 3069
- Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
- Label Code: LC 6350
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Seventh Heaven
- Copyright (c) – ZYX Music
- Licensed From – Spore Records
- Published By – Melodie Der Welt
- Recorded At – Hljóðriti
- Mixed At – Red Bus Studios
- Remastered At – South Bank, London
Album
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