Wednesday, September 14, 2022

THE MUFFINS

The Cuneiform Records label is releasing a box set by American prog band The Muffins.

The Muffins - Baker's Dozen 12 x CD + 1 x DVD box set
SKU Rune 500-512

LIMITED EDITION release by THE MUFFINS of all previously unreleased live and studio recordings.

The Cuneiform crew adds:
The bill for this title is coming due and it is costing us a fortune to manufacture this, and we do not have a fortune, so we are asking The Muffins’ fans and our friends and fans to help us to be able to pay for this release by paying for their copy in advance directly from us. This will give us the needed funds to pay for its manufacture.

This title will be officially released November 15 and it will be shipped to you aproximately 4 weeks before that. Thank you.

The Muffins were a Washington, D.C. area band who existed from 1974-81 and then again with their best-known line-up still intact from 1993-2015. They released three albums during their original lifetime and six albums during their second life.
They were called, "...the finest progressive band that America produced...even at it's most complicated, (they) sounded effortless & convincing” by Fred Frith. They also acted as Fred’s backing band on his first post-Henry Cow solo album, Gravity.
During their two lifetimes, the band performed at now legendary festival events, including the ZU Festival (NYC), the Rock In Opposition Festival (France), the Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival (Rome), Sonic Circuits (D.C.) and NEARFest (Bethlehem, PA), among many others.
The band were a hugely creative force during both lifetimes, combing intense, rehearsal intensive compositions with spirited free play, and moving effortlessly between musical boundaries and genres. They were one of the great American contemporary music ensembles of our time.

Baker’s Dozen is a 13 disc box set of all previously unreleased live and studio recordings from 1975 - 2010! It includes 12 CDs, a DVD, and a huge, informative booklet. The entire box is a treasure trove of never seen and never heard material.

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