Garista Explained

Garista:
Type:	studio
Artist:	$OVIET:FRANCE:
Cover:	Garista-zovietfrance.jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	December 1981
Length:	39:49
Label:	$OVIET:FRANCE: (1982) Singing Ringing (1985) Charrm (1990)
Producer:	Ben Ponton, Peter Jensen, Robin Storey
Next Title:	untitled
Next Year:	1982

Garista: is a debut album by the British avant-garde music group

zoviet*france:

, who, when it was recorded, identified themselves as :$OVIET:FRANCE:. Recorded in December 1981, it was the first commercial album by the group, who released it themselves in 1982 in audio cassette format. Subsequently it was re-released by the music label Singing Ringing, again in audio cassette format (UK, 1985), and then by Charrm in audio cassette, 12-inch vinyl and CD formats (UK, 1990).

Track listing

Side one

"Scrama Mdags" – 2:28
"Mosbas" – 3:37
"Mama Piss" – 3:21
"Nrunknesh" – 2:52
"Caarcuraz" – 5:39

Side two

"M1 M1 M1" – 7:24
"Rangmabasm" – 14:23

Production details

1982 edition
LABEL: :$OVIET:FRANCE: (UK)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: no catalogue number
FORMAT: normal bias audio cassette with hand made inlay (manually screenprinted muslin glued to card backing stained with creosote) and manually screenprinted labels.
ARTWORK: original artwork and design by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 00:39:49

1985 edition
LABEL: Singing Ringing (UK)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: no catalogue number
FORMAT: normal bias audio cassette with hand made inlay (manually screenprinted muslin glued to card backing stained with creosote) and manually screenprinted labels.
ARTWORK: original artwork and design by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 00:39:49

1990 edition
LABEL: Charrm (UK)
CATALOGUE NUMBERS: CHARRMTC1 (audio cassette); CHARRMLP1 (12 inch vinyl); CHARRMCD1 (CD)
FORMATS: normal bias audio cassette with hand made inlay (manually screenprinted muslin glued to card), commercially printed insert and commercially printed labels; 12 inch vinyl record with commercially printed sleeve; audio CD with commercially printed inlay and traycard.
ARTWORK: original artwork and design by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 00:39:49

Garista Explained

Track listing

Production details

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