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The Technology Of Tears
1	Sadness, Its Bones Bleached Behind Us	13:18
2	You Are What You Eat	18:46
3	The Palace Of Laughter, The Technology Of Tears	10:22
Jigsaw
4	Jigsaw Trombone – Jim Staley	14:47
5	Jigsaw Coda Trombone – Jim Staley	3:08

Credits

• Engineer – Paul Zinman
• Engineer [Assistant] – Louie Fleck (tracks: 1 to 3), Sue Fisher (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Engineer [Bc] – Martin Bisi (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Engineer [Noise] – Kramer (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Programmed By [Synclavier Guidance] – Henry Kaiser (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Saxophone [Alto] – John Zorn (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Turntables – Christian Marclay (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Voice – Tenko (tracks: 1 to 3)
• Voice, Instruments [All] – Fred Frith

Notes

"The Technology Of Tears" recorded June 1986 at BC Studio and November 1986 to January 1987 at Noise NY. Synclavier recorded in California, June '86. Commissioned by Rosalind Newman and first performed by her dance company at the Joyce Theatre, NYC in February 1987.
"Jigsaw" recorded October 1986 at Noise. Commissioned by Concert Dance Company of Boston as a collaboration between Fred Frith, Rosalind Newman and Pier Voulkos.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (obi stripe): 7 52725 90172 7

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RecRec 20	Fred Frith	"The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance And Theatre ‎(2xLP, Album)	RecRec Music	RecRec 20	Switzerland	1988
SSTC 172	Fred Frith	"The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance And Theatre ‎(Cass, Album)	SST Records	SSTC 172	US	1988
reCDec 20	Fred Frith	"The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance ‎(CD, Album, RM)	RecRec Music	reCDec 20	Switzerland	1988
SST 172	Fred Frith	"The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance And Theatre ‎(2xLP, Album, RM)	SST Records	SST 172	US	1988
8-793	Fred Frith / John Zorn	"The Technology Of Tears" And Other Music For Dance And Theatre ‎(CD, Ltd, Unofficial)	ArsNova	8-793	Russia	2000