Guitar Solos 2

Guitar Solos 2
Studio album by Various artists
Released	1976
Recorded	December 1975 and January 1976
Genre	Experimental free improvisation
Length	48:05
Label	Caroline (UK)
Producer	Fred Frith
Guitar Solos series chronology
Guitar Solos (1974) Fred Frith Guitar Solos 2 (1976) Various artists Guitar Solos 3 (1979) Various artists

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Allmusic	[1]

Guitar Solos 2 is the second in a series of three albums of improvised guitar solos by various musicians. It was released in the United Kingdom by Caroline Records in 1976, and consists of two guitar solos by Fred Frith, three by Derek Bailey, three by Hans Reichel and one by G. F. Fitzgerald. Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 debut solo album, Guitar Solos.

The two Fred Frith tracks on this album were later included in the 1991 CD reissue of Frith's, Guitar Solos.

Track listing

Side one

1. Fred Frith: "Water/Struggle/The North" (Frith) – 11:05
2. Fred Frith: "Only Reflect" (Frith) – 4:00
3. G. F. Fitzgerald: "Brixton Winter 1976" (Fitzgerald) – 9:40

Side two

1. Hans Reichel: "Avantlore" (Reichel) – 3:05
2. Hans Reichel: "Vain Yookts" (Reichel) – 3:00
3. Hans Reichel: "Donnerkuhle" (Reichel) – 5:05
4. Derek Bailey: "Virginal" (Bailey) – 6:20
5. Derek Bailey: "Praxis" (Bailey) – 4:00
6. Derek Bailey: "The Lost Chord" (Bailey) – 1:50

Personnel

• Fred Frith – guitar
• G. F. Fitzgerald – guitar
• Hans Reichel – guitar
• Derek Bailey – guitar

References

1. Olewnick, Brian. "Guitar Solos 2". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

External links

• Fred Frith discography. New York Downtown Scene and Other Miscellaneous Discographies.
• Guitar Solos 2 at AllMusic.
• Guitar Solos 2 at Discogs.