ESP 1009 Bob James / Explosions
180 Riverside Drive, NY NY 10024
MONO

エンボス黒厚紙ジャケット地に貼り紙
180 Riverside Drive, NY NY 10024
MONO
tudio: Bell Sound Studios, New York City, May, 1965.
Released in a structured cover with a cover picture adhered to it.

This version: red labels with white lettering.
180 Riverside Drive, NY NY 10024
STEREO

エンボス黒厚紙ジャケット地に貼り紙
180 Riverside Drive, NY NY 10024
STEREO
tudio: Bell Sound Studios, New York City, May, 1965.
Released in a structured cover with a cover picture adhered to it.
This version: red labels with white lettering.

Versions with white labels and picture labels are both known to exist.
180 Riverside Drive, NY NY 10024
MONO
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
MONO
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
MONO

Released in structured cover with a cover picture adhered to it.
This version: white label with black lettering

This would seem to be a misprint or misprinted version in that the track listing above is printed on rear sleeve and would seem to reflect actual order of tracks but track listing on labels are as follows:

A1: Explosions
A2: Untitled Mixes
A3: An On
B1: Peasant Boy
B2: Wolfman
180 Riverside Drive, NY NY 10024
STEREO
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO

Studio: Bell Sound Studios, New York City, May, 1965.

All compositions © copyright 1965
© ESP-Disk' 1965

Released in a black textured cover with a cover picture wrapped and affixed to it.
This version: white labels with black lettering.

Version with red labels here: Bob James Trio - Explosions
Versions with picture labels are said to exist.

The catalog number is printed as "ESP-DISK' 1009" on the front and back covers.
The catalog number is printed as "ESP-DISK 1009" on the spine.
The catalog number is printed as "ESP-1009" on the labels.

Printed in U.S.A.
156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO

156 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10010
STEREO

290 West End Ave, NY NY 10023
290 West End Ave, NY NY 10023
STEREO
290 West End Ave, NY NY 10023
STEREO
This version has BOB JAMES as artist on cover, and BOB JAMES TRIO as artist on labels. Black & white print cover, and orange labels with black print.

ESP-DISK
290 West End Ave.
New York, NY 10023

290 West End Ave, NY NY 10023
STEREO
300 W. 55, NY NY 10019
STEREO
Studio: Bell Sound Studios, New York City, May, 1965
This version: Gray labels with monochromatic picture
Includes two inserts with front cover artwork and liner notes
300 W. 55, NY NY 10019
STEREO

Bob James, a recent college graduate, brought ESP a master of a session he had produced, featuring Barre Phillips and Bob Pozar. He chose for the front cover a torn poster he had photographed on a visit to Australia. In 1974, having garnered several gold records, he returned to visit ESP on the ground floor at 290 West End Avenue, in New York City. Lounging in a swing back leather chair, he commented that he thought his ESP album was the best one he had ever made. - Bernard Stollman


Personnel

Bob James: piano
Barre Philips: bass
Robert Pozar: percussion
Bob James, Bob Ashley and Gordon Mumma: electronic tape collage on tracks 2 and 5

Track Listing
1. Peasant Boy 8:35
2. Untitled Mixes 5:19
3. Explosions 5:45
4. And On 8:56
5. Wolfman 6:08

All compositions (Syndicore Music BMI) except Track 2 (Visibility Music BMI)

Credits

Recorded May 10, 1965 at Bell Sound Studios, NYC. Engineered by Art Crist. Original cover by Bob James. Original art direction by Jay Dillon. Digital remastering by Douglas McGregor. Design & Layout by Miles Bachman & Peov.