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by critics, who admitted that they had overlooked what Frith had been doing at the time.
Background and recording.
"Cheap at Half the Price" was the third of a series of three solo albums Frith made for The Residents's record label Ralph Records, the first being "Gravity" (1980), an avant-garde "dance" record that drew on rhythm and dance from folk music across the world, and the second being "Speechless" (1981), a mixture of folk music,
Cheap at Half the Price
Cheap at Half the Price is a 1983 solo album by English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith. It was Frith's fifth solo album, and was originally released in the United States on LP record on The Residents' Ralph record label. It was the third of three solo albums Frith made for the label.
"Cheap at Half the Price" was recorded by Frith at his home in New York City on a 4-track machine. He played all the instruments himself, with the