Laurie Anderson, It's Not The Bullet That Kills You - It's The Hole

New York, Holly Solomon Gallery, 1977. Vinyl record, 7"/ 45 RPM, with label printed black on yellow stock. Housed in paper sleeve with die-cut circle, 17.5 x 18 cm. Features the title song on side A and 'Break It' on side B.

Anderson's first single was originally recorded for use in an art installation consisting of a jukebox that played various Anderson compositions, at Holly Solomon Gallery in New York. Among the musicians on this early record are Peter Gordon on saxophone, Scott Johnson on guitar, Ken Deifik on harmonica, and Joe Kos on drums. The song was inspired by a 1971 performance by Anderson's friend Chris Burden, who had himself shot in the arm with a small-calibre pistol as a work of art. The sleeve is creased, record in fine condition.