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Phil Manzanera's solo work
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Phil Manzanera Discography:
1975 Diamond Head
1975 Mainstream (With Quiet Sun)
1976 801 Live
1977 Listen Now
1978 K-Scope
1982 Primitive Guitars
1985 The Expolrers (With The Explorers)
1986 Guitarissimo (Compilation)
1987 Wetton Manzanera (With John Wetton)
1988 Crack the Whip (With Andy MacKay & James Wraith)
1988 Up In Smoke (With Andy MacKay & James Wraith)
1988 The Wasted Lands (With Nowomowa)
1990 Southern Cross
1990 Manzanera MacKay (With Andy MacKay & James Wraith)
1990 Moto Grosso (With Sergio Dias)
1991 Boleros Hoy (With Tania Libertad)
1992 Moncada Manzanera (With Moncada)
1995 The Manzanera Collection (Compilation)
1997 801 Live At Manchester University
1999 Vozero
2001 The Complete Explorers (With Andy MacKay & James Wraith)
2001 801 Latino
2004 6PM
2005 50 Minutes Later
Singles:
1975 Frontera (Germany)
1977 Flight 19
1978 Remote Control
1982 Criollo (France)
1982 Primitive Guitars (Canada)
1984 Lorelei (The Explorers)
1985 Venus Di Milo (The Explorers)
1985 Two Worlds Apart (The Explorers)
1985 Falling For Nightlife (The Explorers)
1987 Keep On Loving Yourself (With John Wetton)
1988 801 Urbania Street (With Nowomowa)
1990 A Million Reasons Why
1990 Guantanamera (Germany, France & Japan)
1990 Tambor (Spain)
2004 Green Spikey Cactus (Promo)
Phil Manzanera Session & Production Credits:
These Foolish Things - 1973 Island (with Bryan Ferry)
In Search For Eddie Riff - 1974 Polydor (with Andy Mackay)
Here Come The Warm Jets - 1974 Island (with Brian Eno)
Fear - 1974 Island (with John Cale)
Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy - 1974 Island (with Brian Eno)
The End... - 1974 Island (with Nico)
Slow Dazzle - 1975 Island (with John Cale)
Let's Stick Together - 1976 Island (with Bryan Ferry)
Mental Notes - 1976 Chrysalis (with Split Enz)
Before And After Science - 1977 Polydor (with Brian Eno)
Listen Now - 1977 Polydor (with 801)
In Your Mind - 1977 Polydor (with Bryan Ferry)
Resolving Contradictions - 1978 Bronze (with Andy Mackay)
Freeze Frame - 1979 Polydor (with Godley And Creme)
Caught In The Crossfire - 1980 Polydor (with John Wetton)
Park Hotel - 1986 EMI (with Alice - European release)
Christmas: The Players - 1989 Ryko (with Andy Mackay - U.S. release)
Abracadabra - 1991 MCA (with ABC)
Boleros Hoy - 1991 CBS (with Tania Libertad)
Live At The Borderline - 1993 Capitol (with Tim Finn)
Live At The Karl Marx - 1993 Expression (with Moncada - European release)
Jewel - 1994 Polygram (with Marcella Detroit)
Oceano De Sol - 1994 Polygram (with Antonio Vega)
Mamouna - 1994 Virgin (with Bryan Ferry)
Revolution Ballroom - 1995 Activ (with Nina Hagen)
Circo Beat - 1995 WEA (with Fito Paez)
Wizards Convention 2 - 1995 Edel (with Eddie Hardin)
Looks Like Ringo Sounds Like John - 1995 RDR (with The Wiseguys INTL.)
To Cry You A Song: A Collection Of Tull Tales - 1996 Magna Carta
Vagabundo - 1996 Sony (with Robi Draco Rosa)
Shleep - 1997 Thirsty Ear (with Robert Wyatt)
Pilgrimage: 9 Songs Of Ecstasy - 1997 Polygram
Radical Sonora - 1997 EMI (with Enrique Bunbury - European release)
Pipa de La Paz - 1997 RCA (with Los Aterciopelados)
Rarezas - 1998 EMI (with Heroes Del Silencio)
As Time Goes By - 1999 Virgin (with Bryan Ferry)
Soupsongs - 2000 Voiceprint (with Annie Whitehead)
Minage - 2000 Sony (with Monica Naranjo)
Ping Pong Bitches (EP) - 2001 Poptone (with The Ping Pong Bitches)
El Jinete - 2001 EMI (with Enrique Bunbury)
Libertad Del Alma - 2001 Sony (with Robi Draco Rosa)
Elefantes - 2003 EMI (with Elefantes)
Phil Manzanera's solo work
Phil Manzanera (Philip Targett Adams) was born in London 31st January 1951
to a Colombian mother and English father, and spent most of his childhood in
different parts of the Americas: Hawaii, Venezuela, Colombia and Cuba. Phil
encountered his first guitar at the age of 6 in Cuba, a Spanish guitar owned
by his mother. His early musical accomplishments are said to be Cuban
folksongs learnt against the upheaval of the Cuban Revolution. The scenes in
he must have witnessed in Cuba at that time made deep impressions which have
surfaced in much of his music.
At the age of eight Phil was in Venuezuela and it was here that he began
experimenting with the sounds of a Fram lorelei cello electric.
A return to London, and school at Dulwich College, brought new heroes, in
particular The Beatles and Soft Machine. Phil had taught himself guitar from
the age of twelve, and now spent the florescent year of 1967 playing with an
acid-rock group. Two years later aged 18, Phil rejected a university place in
favour of music, and formed Quiet Sun, a moderately successful band fond of
rhythmic experimentation. Quiet Sun burnt itself out eventually and Phil
avoided regular guitar work until being invited to join Roxy Music in
February 1972 after being the band's sound engineer prior to the departure of
original guitarist Davy O'List.
He reformed Quiet Sun and recorded the album Mainstream during the
simultaneous sessions for his debut album Diamond Head (1975). He went on to
record the critically acclaimed live album 801 Live (1976), Listen Now
(1977), K-Scope(1978), Primitive Guitars (1982),The Explorers (1985 with Andy
Mackay & James Wraith), Wetton Manzanera (1987 with John Wetton), Southern
Cross (1990),Manzanera Mackay (1990 with Andy Mackay & James Wraith) Mato
Grosso (1990 with Sergio Dias), Moncada Manzanera (1992 with Moncada), Vozero
(1999), 801 Latino (2001) 6PM (2004) & 50 Minutes Later (2005)
He established Expression Records in 1990 and has produced and sessioned for
several artists.
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