{"product_id":"arthur-russell-picture-of-bunny-rabbit-pre-order-now-pay-later","title":"Arthur Russell - Picture Of Bunny Rabbit (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1986 \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e was diagnosed with HIV, that same year he released his career-defining masterpiece\u003cstrong\u003e ‘World of Echo’,\u003c\/strong\u003e the first and only solo album issued during his lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur\u003c\/strong\u003e had found his voice and a fresh direction with a set of new, transformative material, unlike anything he or anyone else had previously released. His illness ensured that the artistic growth and sense of exploration encapsulated in \u003cstrong\u003e‘World of Echo’\u003c\/strong\u003e would be tragically curtailed. Within six short years \u003cstrong\u003eArthur\u003c\/strong\u003e was gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur’s\u003c\/strong\u003e final years were filled with a renewed commitment to creativity and unceasing live and recording work. He regularly performed the \u003cstrong\u003e‘World of Echo’\u003c\/strong\u003e material and incorporated several of its compositions in collaborations with choreographers active in New York’s innovative dance community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Arthur\u003c\/strong\u003e worked closely with \u003cstrong\u003eDiane Madden, Allison Salzinger, Stephanie Woodard\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Bernd,\u003c\/strong\u003e usually playing his cello and effects boxes off stage as the choreographers’ pieces were performed. In 1993 \u003cstrong\u003eArthur\u003c\/strong\u003e posthumously received a prestigious \u003cstrong\u003eBessie Composer Award\u003c\/strong\u003e for his work in the dance world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture of Bunny Rabbit’\u003c\/strong\u003e features nine previously unreleased performances from this era compiled from completed masters culled from two unique test pressings, including one, dated 9\/15\/85 by \u003cstrong\u003eArthur\u003c\/strong\u003e, provided by his mother and sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA further four tracks were discovered in his tape archive. The track listing includes an exceptional and dramatic solo recording of \u003cstrong\u003e“In The Light of a Miracle”\u003c\/strong\u003e and the enigmatic title instrumental \u003cstrong\u003e“Picture of Bunny Rabbit”\u003c\/strong\u003e, written especially for a friends pet rabbit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the material was recorded with engineer\u003cstrong\u003e Eric Liljestrand\u003c\/strong\u003e at Battery Sound Studios, New York, which was located directly opposite the World Trade Center and at \u003cstrong\u003eArthur’s\u003c\/strong\u003e apartment studio in the East Village. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e01. Fuzzbuster #10\u003cbr\u003e02. Not Checking Up\u003cbr\u003e03. Telling No One\u003cbr\u003e04. Fuzzbuster #06\u003cbr\u003e05. The Boy With a Smile\u003cbr\u003e06. Fuzzbuster #09\u003cbr\u003e07. Very Reason\u003cbr\u003e08. Picture Of Bunny Rabbit\u003cbr\u003e09. In The Light Of A Miracle\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/474lIxM0YjQ\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arthur Russell","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596779917647,"sku":"RT0425LP","price":6.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/ar.jpg?v=1787984086","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/arthur-russell-picture-of-bunny-rabbit-pre-order-now-pay-later","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}