The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion
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| The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion | ||||
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| Released | September 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1985 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, experimental, sound collage | |||
| Length | 37:32 | |||
| Label | L.A.Y.L.A.H. / United Dairies | |||
| Producer | Steven Stapleton | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion is an album by Nurse with Wound.
In his book England's Hidden Reverse, David Keenan describes the album as "some light relief in the early Nurse catalogue". Steven Stapleton told Keenan "I wanted to make a record that was stolen from other people's records".[2] Gary Levermore of Third Mind Records recalled to Keenan that Stapleton was "desperate to get his hands on a copy of Roger Miller's "King of the Road" in order to incorporate it into the forthcoming record".[3]
Although largely collaged from easy listening records Stapleton acquired in the late 1970s and early 1980s,[4] the album boasted a large cast list of over 40 people. John Balance is one of those who are credited, but he did not actually contribute. As Stapleton explained to Keenan, "I'd just finished this album with about 40 people on it. He said, "Can I be on it?". I said, "It's finished". He said, "I know but can you give me a credit anyway?", I said "Alright then." That was my first meeting with Balance."[5]
