Like The Others

a re-release of the classic 1983 tone poetry album 'like the others' by winston tong, the cult visual artist best know as frontman of the group tuxedomoon. the album was recorded in 1982 and originally released by les disques du crepuscule as a deluxe cassette and book package. guest musicians include tuxedomoon cohorts steven brown, peter principle, blaine l. reininger and bruce geduldig. as well as the self-written spoken word cycle 'like the others', the set also incorporates esoteric covers of 'going out of my head' and 'for your love', with the added bonus of a french-language version of the title track, 'comme les autres'. the extended cd also includes the ultra-rare 1978 film soundtrack recording 'wild boys', and a fascinating tong interview released as a promo-only 12" in 1985. the booklet features a detailed biography of winston as well as archive images. the 77 minute cd has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes with 3 bonus tracks. on ltm