Sir Richard Bishop

By Appointment To Her Majesty, The Queen


 Sir Richard Bishop  - Official Releases

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 FULL LENGTH SOLO RELEASES

  POLYTHEISTIC FRAGMENTS  (Drag City, 2007) - Running time: 45 minutes. The First SRB release on Drag City. A collection of 11 songs which include solo acoustic guitar numbers, some electric and lapsteel guitar pieces, as well as a couple of songs featuring piano. Recorded and mastered by Scott Colburn. Available on LP and CD from your favorite record dealer.

WHILE MY GUITAR VIOLENTLY BLEEDS  -  (Locust Music, 2007). 3 Songs, 43 Minutes. Recorded by Paul Oldham at Rove Studio in the fall of 2006. Cover painting of Lucretia is by The Master of the Holy Blood, circa 1520.

ELEKTRONIKA DEMONIKA  - (Release date: 06/06/06) Limited edition vinyl only release from Locust Music. 40 minutes of electronic, shadowy  atmospherics. Please note: There is NO GUITAR on this record.

  FINGERING THE DEVIL (CD- Southern Records, Europe) 2006. 51 minutes. Recorded in London in July of 2005 at Southern Studios. Nine tracks of solo acoustic guitar, mostly improvised. An exploration into the shadow worlds of the Sub-Continent, North Africa, and other points on the Gypsy Trail. Out of Print.


 IMPROVIKA  (CD - Locust: 61) 2004. 46 minutes. A collection of nine solo acoustic guitar improvisations recorded on the spot. No overdubs, no effects, no excuses, no mercy…as it should be. Recorded in early 2004 and released in October of the same year.

IMPROVIKA  (LP - Bo Weavil, UK) 2005. Hand-Numbered Edition of 500 copies. 46 minutes. A collection of nine solo acoustic guitar improvisations recorded on the spot. No overdubs, no effects, no excuses, no mercy…as it should be. Recorded in 2004. This LP edition was unleashed in 2005. An exceptionally nice vinyl release from Bo-Weavil. OUT OF PRINT!

 SALVADOR KALI  (CD - Revenant: #102) 1998. 50 minutes. The first solo SRB disc, released on John Fahey’s mighty Revenant label in 1998. Nine varied pieces including single and double-tracked guitar jaunts, a guitar piece with harmonium, and a 14 minute, hash-soaked, Moorish piano expedition. Out of Print.

 COMPILATIONS AND ODDITIES 

  EARTH/SIR RICHARD BISHOP Split 12" . Issued by Southern Lord. Side one is Dylan Carlson from Earth performing a piece called "Peacock Angel's Lament" while the reverse side has SRB's "Narasimha". This was available on the 2008 European tour and as far as I know, all the copies are gone, have disappeared, are no longer available from normal sources. So, please don't ask, I have none to sell.

  SIR RICHARD BISHOP PLAYS SUN CITY GIRLS  A brand new release put out by the No-Fi label (UK). Limited edition 7 inch vinyl (500 copies only). Recorded live at Morden Tower in Newcastle last year during the 2005 European tour. Songs are "Space Prophet Dogon/Vinegar Stroke" and "Esoterica of Abyssinia."

Sir Richard Bishop (and others)   WOODEN GUITAR   (Locust Music) 2003. Sir Richard Bishop's 15 minute solo acoustic guitar piece, "Corpuscle," was included on this compilation CD originally issued in a numbered edition of 1,000 with a hand pulled, embossed silkscreened package. It has since been reissued in a standard jewel box edition. Also includes pieces by Jack Rose, Steffan Basho-Junghans, and Tetuzi Akiyama

David Knott, Jeffery Taylor, Robert Millis, & Rick Bishop
 MESSENGER GIRLS TRIO  LP.
(Anomalous Records: NOM18) 2003. Limited edition vinyl. 200 copies. "Jeffery Taylor and I started playing guitars together last December 2000. Not long after we decided to invite Rob Millis in on the fun and pretty soon, word got around and Sir Richard was soon begging us to let him change our strings. We considered it for awhile and eventually conceded...."  - Dave Knott, 10/15/01.  Out of Print.

Sir Richard Bishop & Jason Glover   ELVI SINAWI   Limited 3" CD. A live performance of electronics and general mayhem. Recorded in the late 90s at I-Spy in Seattle, or at Benaroya Hall, depending on who you ask. Limited to about 35 copies in jewel case. Out of Print.

All other releases that you have heard about, seen,
thought you saw, or dreamt about....
they are gone and are not coming back.