Credits
for the pre-existing Fibonaccis discography
From the KCRW show, December, 1987: Magie Song – vocals, John Dentino – piano, mellotron and keyboards, Tom Corey – bass and mandolin, Joseph Berardi – drums, percussion, vibes, cello, Ron Stringer – guitar, bass guitar, and vocals
First EP: fi-bo-na-ccis – 1982
Produced by Philip Culp (credited on liner notes as Philip Randal); Engineered by Chas Ramirez
Sergio Leone (Dentino • Stringer) 2:12
Somnambulist (Dentino • Stringer) 3:03
Ordinary Women (Music: Dentino • Narration: Stringer • Words: Wallace Stevens) 2:23
The Genius (Dentino • Stringer) 2:48
Second Coming (Dentino • Stringer) 3:31
Maculae (Dentino • Stringer • Song) 2:33
Rice Song (Dentino • Stringer • Song) 2:41
Second EP: Tumor - 1983 Produced by Craig Leon
Tumor (Stringer) 3:25
Psycho (Herrmann) 1:45
Slow Beautiful Sex 2:37
The LP: Civilization and Its Discotheques – 1987
Produced by The Fibonaccis; Engineered by Steve Sharp and Charles Ramirez;
March to Heaven (Dentino) 3:18
Narcissist (Dentino • Stringer) 3:17
Had It with Girls (Stringer) 3:57
Crickets (Stringer) 4:32
Leroy (Dentino • Stringer • Song) 3:06 This version is the original studio recording the Civilization album
The Thread (Dentino) 3:33 This version is the original studio recording from the Civilization album
Stay Home (Dentino) 2:30
Medicine Waltz (Dentino) 2:52 Horn arrangements with Bruce Fowler / Players: Bruce Fowler, trombone;
Mike Price, trumpet; Lynn Johnston, bass clarinet and oboe; Bill Roper, tuba
Some Men (Dentino) 2:37 violin: Bill Rhea
Old Mean Ed Gein (Dentino) 3:17 violin: Bill Rhea; harmonica: Stan Ridgway
Romp of the Meiji Sycophants (Berardi • Corey • Dentino • Song) 2:23
The Snap (Dentino) 3:43
Executive Producer – Randal Johnson
Repressed CD release – The Best of the Fibonaccis - 1992 - All the tracks not on the above records are below
Produced by Philip Culp and the Fibonaccis
Miscellaneous tracks from various sources, most of which are taken from the CD:
Leroy (Dentino • Stringer • Song) 2:50 This version is from the live radio broadcast on the Carl Stone Show; KPFK, Los Angeles - 1982 Engineered by Raffaello Mazza
The Thread (Dentino) 3:10 This version is from the live radio broadcast on the Carl Stone Show; KPFK, Los Angeles - 1982. Engineered by Raffaello Mazza
Anti-Oedipus (Berardi • Dentino • Song • Stringer) 4:32 From live radio broadcast on Carl Stone Show; KFPK, Los Angeles - 1982 Engineered by Raffaello Mazza
Lisbon (Dentino • Stringer) 3:42 From Carl Stone Show broadcast - 1982 Engineered by Raffaello Mazza
Looking for Eddie (Berardi) 4:39 From Film Noir American Style - 1984 Tiny Pizzas (Dentino • Stringer) 2:04 Original cassette living room demo - 1981
TerrorVision (Berardi • Corey • Dentino • Song) 3:40 Produced by Ron Goudy; title song from the Empire Pictures release, 1986 - now available only from WRWTFWW Records.
Friends of Crime (Corey • Berardi • Dentino) 2:41 Produced by Ron Goudy; another song from the Empire Pictures release, 1986 - now available only from WRWTFWW Records.
Dancing with the Bears (Berardi • Corey • Dentino • Song) 3:45 Miscellaneous track from 1985
Purple Haze (Hendrix) 3:55 Produced by Ethan James for Rado Tokyo Tapes Vol. II - 1984
Manifesto (Dentino • Stringer) 2:21 From the live broadcast on KCRW, Los Angeles - 1987
Manifesto (cassette demo) (Dentino • Stringer) 3:18 Original cassette living room demo - 1981
Thanks to Craig Unkrich for archiving many of the Fibonaccis' live performances on tape.
Fibonaccis management 1981-84: Michael O'Reilly; 1985-88: Dennis White
All compositions © SmellBrain International Music (BMI) except Purple Haze, Six Continents/Yameta Co. Ltd. (BMI) and Psycho, Famous Music (ASCAP)