John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend - John Cale

Solo albums

Paris 1919

Paris 1919

About this album

Released on February 25, 1973. Reprise K44239.

Tracks:

  1. Child's Christmas in Wales
  2. Hanky Panky Nohow
  3. The Endless Plain of Fortune
  4. Andalucia
  5. Macbeth
  6. Paris 1919
  7. Graham Greene
  8. Half Past France
  9. Antarctica Starts Here
Paris 1919 test pressing

Test pressings

Test pressings of the original album are on the Columbia label instead of Warners/Reprise.

Musicians:
John Cale: bass, guitar, keyboards, viola
Wilton Felder: bass
Lowell George: guitar
Richard Hayward: drums
Bill Payne: keyboards
Chris Thomas: tambourine
And the U.C.L.A. Orchestra

Other credits:
Producer: Chris Thomas
Cover photo and design: Mike Salisbury
Orchestral manager: J. Druckman Esq.
Recorded at Sunwest Studios, Los Angeles, USA

Paris 1919 live

The album was performed live in its entirety in Cardiff (November 21, 2009), with his regular band and a 19 piece orchestra.

The show was staged again in 2010 in London, Norwich, Paris, Brescia, Los Angeles and Melbourne.

2011 shows in Barcelona, Essen and Malmö.

Two shows in New York in 2013.

2014 show in Mesen.

As a rule Macbeth is moved to the end of the first set.

Expanded & remastered reissue (2006)

An expanded & remastered reissue (Rhino 81122 74060 2) came out on May 29, 2006, with just one outtake - Burned Out Affair - alternate mixes and versions, instrumentals and rehearsal tracks:

Tracks:

  1. Child's Christmas In Wales
  2. Hanky Panky Nohow
  3. The Endless Plain Of Fortune
  4. Andalucia
  5. Macbeth
  6. Paris 1919
  7. Graham Greene
  8. Half Past France
  9. Antarctica Starts Here
  10. Burned Out Affair (outtake)
  11. Child's Christmas In Wales (alternative mix)
  12. Hanky Panky Nohow (drone mix)
  13. The Endless Plain Of Fortune (alternative version)
  14. Andalucia (rehearsal)
  15. Macbeth (rehearsal)
  16. Paris 1919 (string mix)
  17. Graham Greene (rehearsal)
  18. Half Past France (alternative version)
  19. Antarctica Starts Here (rehearsal)
  20. Paris 1919 (piano mix)

Not listed on the cover or CD, but it's there:

  1. Macbeth (instrumental)

Reissue credits:
Reissue producer: Andy Zax
Project supervision for Rhino UK: Mike Houghton
Remastering: Dave Schultz at DigiPrep, Los Angeles, CA
Liner notes: Matthew Specktor
Additional booklet photos: Bob Rush
Project assistance: Brian Kehew, Bill Inglot, Rick Conrad, Patrick Milligan, Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Robert Hurley
Special thanks: Geoffrey Weiss, Lisa Jane Persky & James Billingslea

Expanded & remastered reissue (2024)

An expanded & remastered reissue (Domino REWIGCD13 - CD / REWIGLP13 - 2LP) comes out on November 15, 2024, with just one outtake - I Must Not Sniff Cocaine - alternate mixes and versions, and one new track: Fever Dream 2024: You're a Ghost.

Tracks:

  1. Child's Christmas in Wales (Remastered)
  2. Hanky Panky Nohow (Remastered)
  3. The Endless Plain of Fortune (Remastered)
  4. Andalucia (Remastered)
  5. Macbeth (Remastered)
  6. Paris 1919 (Remastered)
  7. Graham Greene (Remastered)
  8. Half Past France (Remastered)
  9. Antarctica Starts Here (Remastered)
  10. I Must Not Sniff Cocaine (Remastered)
  11. Hanky Panky Nohow (Drone Mix) (Remastered)
  12. Child's Christmas in Wales (Rehearsal 1) (Remastered)
  13. Galf Past France (Intro Chat) (Remastered)
  14. Macbeth (Take 11) (Remastered)
  15. Hanky Panky Nohow (Guitar Mix) (Remastered)
  16. Fever Dream 2024: You're a Ghost

Reissue credits:
Remastered from the original tapes by Heba Kadry
Lacquer cut by Chris Bellman
Liner notes written by Grayson Haver Currin


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