Before and After Science

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Before and After Science is the fifth solo studio album by the English musician Brian Eno, originally released by Polydor Records in December 1977 in the UK and by Island in the US soon after. It was produced by Eno and Rhett Davies. Several musicians from the UK and Germany collaborated on the album, including Robert Wyatt, Fred Frith, Phil Collins, Phil Manzanera, Paul Rudolph, Andy Fraser, Dave Mattacks, Jaki Liebezeit, Dieter Moebius, and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Over one hundred tracks were written, but only ten were included. The musical styles range from energetic and jagged to languid and pastoral. The album marks Eno's last foray into rock music as a solo artist in the 1970s. Most of his following work instead showcases avant-garde and ambient music, which was hinted at predominantly on the second side of Before and After Science. It was Eno's second to chart in the US. The song "King's Lead Hat" (the title of which is an anagram for Talking Heads, for whom Eno later produced three...

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