Brian Eno - Ambient 1 (Music For Airports) (Vinyl LP | US Reissue | 1982)

Brian Eno – Ambient 1 (Music For Airports) is the album with which Brian Eno coined the term “ambient”. The idea came to him during a stopover at Cologne/Bonn airport; the music is built from tape loops of different lengths, recorded in 1978 in London and at Conny Plank’s studio near Cologne. This is a 1982 US reissue on Editions EG – still factory sealed, with a cut-out on the sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Editions EG – EGS 201
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: US Reissue
• Country: USA
• Year: 1982 (original: 1978/79)
• Genre: Electronic, Ambient
• Note: CO – cut-out on the sleeve

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed
• Media: still sealed
• Cover: still sealed (CO – cut-out)

New and factory sealed. The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. 1/1
2. 2/1

Side B

1. 1/2
2. 2/2

Personnel

Brian Eno (synthesizer, electric piano, voice), Robert Wyatt (piano on “1/1” and “1/2”), Christa Fast, Christine Gomez and Inge Zeininger (vocals on “2/1” and “1/2”). Recorded with Conny Plank and Rhett Davies, among others.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. This is a 1982 US reissue on Editions EG; the first edition came out in 1978/79.

Is the record really unplayed?
Yes. It is still in its original 1980s shrink wrap. The cut-out (a small mark on the sleeve) was made by retailers at the time to flag remaindered stock.

What does the album have to do with Bonn?
Eno came up with the idea for “Music For Airports” after a stopover at Cologne/Bonn airport – the music was meant to calm travellers rather than annoy them.

Do you have more ambient and electronic music?
Yes, for example the 1979 UK first pressing, or browse our Electronic collection.