I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same.
Today I nominate: Dawn Smithson
Day 18:
Steve Reich: MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS (ECM Records LP, 1978)
Steve Reich: MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS (ECM Records 8-Track tape, 1978)
Steve Reich: MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS (ECM Records, Germany, cassette tape, 1978)
Steve Reich: MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS (ECM Records, Germany, compact disc reissue, 1987)
Steve Reich: MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS (ArsNova Records, Russia, bootleg compact disc reissue, 1999 or 2000)
Purchased: 11 October 1983 in Missoula, MT (LP).
Purchased: 21 December 1987 in Washington, D.C. (cd).
– Tom Kipp