K-Scope

K-Scope
K-Scope
Studio album by Phil Manzanera
Released	1978
Recorded	March–May 1978
Studio	Sun Park Studios, Surrey
Genre	Art rock, experimental rock, new wave, progressive rock
Length	45:06
Label	E.G., Polydor
Producer	Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera chronology

K-Scope is the second studio album by Phil Manzanera.

History[]

The album was rereleased in 1991 featuring three bonus tracks.^[1] In 2011 American hip hop artists Kanye West and Jay Z sampled the opening guitar riff from "K-Scope" for their song "No Church in the Wild" in their first collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011). In 2015 Manzanera covered their track for his album .^[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Phil Manzanera; except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"K-Scope"		4:32
2.	"Remote Control"	Ian MacCormick	2:37
3.	"Cuban Crisis"	Manzanera, Bill MacCormick	6:02
4.	"Hot Spot"	Manzanera, Ian MacCormick	5:02
5.	"Numbers"	Manzanera, John Wetton	3:29
6.	"Slow Motion TV"	Manzanera, Bill MacCormick, Simon Ainley	3:12
7.	"Gone Flying"	Manzanera, Bill MacCormick	4:27
8.	"N-Shift"		5:33
9.	"Walking Through Heaven's Door"	Manzanera, Bill MacCormick	6:52
10.	"You Are Here"		3:20
Total length:			45:06

Charts[]

Chart (1979)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	92

Personnel[]

Many of the same personnel had appeared as part of the 1977 801 album Listen Now.

Phil Manzanera – Farfisa organ, guitar, keyboards, electric piano, lead vocals, Yamaha CS80 synthesizer
Simon Phillips – drums, electronic percussion
Paul Thompson – drums
Bill MacCormick – bass, drums, backing vocals
Simon Ainley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Skinner – Yamaha electric piano, keyboards, lead vocals
Eddie Rayner – keyboards, Moog bass, Yamaha electric piano, upright piano, Yamaha CS80 synthesizer
Tim Finn – lead vocals
Neil Finn – backing vocals
Mel Collins – saxophone
Lol Crème – Gizmo effects, lead & backing vocals
Kevin Godley - backing vocals and hi-hat on "Hot Spot"
John Wetton – bass, lead vocals, percussion, voices
Francis Monkham - piano on "N-Shift"

Technical

Gregg Jackman, Melvyn Abrahams - engineer
Chris Cooper - cover concept

References[]

^ "Phil Manzanera — K–Scope (1978) [Remastered 2000]". Tais Awards. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Phil Manzanera on the riff that changed his life". The Independent. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[1] "Phil Manzanera — K–Scope (1978) [Remastered 2000]". Tais Awards. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[2] "Phil Manzanera on the riff that changed his life". The Independent. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-12-01.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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