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Richard Band: Troll ST; Restless 72119-1; 1985 sealed cutout S $35 -- "elements of avant garde Euro-progressive rock and haunting musical themes...evocative electronic and orchestral score for Troll is superb...for fans of Tangerine Dream, Magma, Il Balleto di Bronzio, and the like."; great jacket photo!

The Frank Barber Percussion: Deep Percussion; Polydor 24-4508; 1970; N-/N S $35 (or E/E+ S $30, specify) -- percussion/Moog/mod; unique, modern, & wonderful percussion LP that features nice applications of Moog, vibes, & other unusual sounds (mod chorus on some tracks even lends a Brasilian feel); jacket shows scuba divers descending on an underwater drum kit!; essential for Mah-Na-Mah-Na (stellar version!!!) & If I Were a Rich Man (funky enough for sampling); also: Hare Krishna, Theme 18, Precisely Percussion, Mendocino, Minight Cowboy, Big Spender, Raindrops Keep Falling, Mendocino (intense intro), Summer Place..

Leon Bates Explores Music of the New World; Orion ORS-76237; 1976; sealed promo S $50 (or V+/E- S $20, specify) -- avant/classical; "musical genius" Philly pianist --1969 winner of National Assn of Music Teachers Collegiate Artists Competition, Natl Assn of Negro Musicians Competition, Symphony of the New World auditions, and the presitigious Philadelphia Orchestra Competition-- plays MacDowell (Sonata #4--The Keltic), Barber (Excursions for Piano), & Walker (Sonata #3); Orion Master Recordings of Malibu, CA may not be the same label as the coveted Orion label of Evanston, Illinois, but if this LP is any indication, it's just as far out and obscure

Les Baxter: Music Out of the Moon 10"; Capitol H-2000; 1952 press N-/E $90 (or E+/V+ $45, specify) -- theremin/orchestral; classic set w/Dr. Samuel Hoffman--the first best-selling & perhaps still most famous theremin record, not to mention one of the first mindblowers by space-exotica pioneer Les Baxter; bordered jacket of legendary, hall-of-fame image--prone gal in foil garb (what there is of it) on foil moonscape (see Incredibly Strange Music); both copies have original Capitol inner sleeve

Les Baxter: Space Escapade; Capitol ST-968 E/E S $150 (or mono T-968 E+/E $100, specify ) -- space-orchestral; camp space hoot in high demand for the hall-of-fame jacket has its musical & liner-note virtues too; see our Liner Notes of the Gods page; a few small flaws but very nice (esp. jacket faces); stereo is especially rare

Les Baxter: Moog Rock--Greatest Classical Hits; GNP Crescendo GNPS-2053; V+/E- S $40 -- Moog (w/Paul Beaver); Baxter's uneasy relationship with rock rears its ugly head in the title but it has funky drums (as in others from this period/label); classical chestnuts comes off instead as hip, sleazy listening for switched-on types (GREAT makeout music)

MORE LES BAXTER -- see also exotic-foreign for all exotica; Rock for later STs (Wild in the Streets, etc.); Pop for mod & misc. (Teen Pops, etc.)

Vinnie Bell (pop sitar/guitar) -- see pop

Alban Berg/Pro Arte Quartet: Lyric Suite; Dial 5; deep groove V+/V+ $50 -- avant garde (2 violins, viola, cello); quartet in residence at University of Wisconsin; looks & plays well tho brief slight noise occurs in a few places

Hal Blaine: Psychedelic Percussion; ABC/Dunhill D-50019; cutout N/N- shrink $90 -- drums/psyche/Moog; look past the marvellously exploitagroovy title & jacket to find drums & percussion galore (w/Emil Richards!!!) & plenty of electronic effects (Paul Beaver on Moog & other) swirling around in a very heady, completely original mix; the list of instruments alone is staggering ("Traumatonium" is just one); Love-In, Freaky, Flashes, Kaleidoscope, Hallucinations, Flower Society, Trippin' Out, Tune In-Turn On, Vibrations, Soulful, Inner Space, Wiggy

Harry Breuer w/Jean-Jacques Perrey: The Happy Moog!; Pickwick SPC-3160; sealed S $40 (or E/E+ S $30, specify) -- Moog; one of the very few US J.J. Perrey/Pat Prilly LPs & not a previously released album!; as with the rest of his, it's not only fantastic pop Moog, it's on a space theme!; Moog Foo Yong, Space Express, March of the Martians, In a Latin Moog, In a Happy Moog, Short Circuit, Saturn Ski Jump, Paris 2079, Re-Entry to the Moon, Blast Off Country Style

Camarata: The Electronic Spirit of Erik Satie; London/Deram XDES 18066; 1966; gatefold N-/N- S $25 -- Moog w/some voice/strange; better/rarer of 2 volumes

Bobby Christian: Strings for a Space Age; Audio Fidelity AFSD-5959; 1962/1961; 2nd, silver, deep groove N-/N- S $75 -- space/orchestral; Side 1 is 6 space-themed standards like "Out of this World"; Side 2 is a 5-part "Space Suite"; great jacket art & liners on the music and Bobby Christian (a leading percussionist and bandleader, although here it's strings w/some ethereal effects)

Frank Comstock: Project Comstock--Music from Outer Space; Warner Bros. WS-1463; 1962; sealed S $150 -- space/theremin; best-of-breed (music, concept, jacket, production); easily the best space/theremin LP & among the best of either (space or theremin); features Paul Tanner's new type of theremin, Elliot Fisher's electric violin, & Buddy Cole & Bobby Hammack on Novachord & Hammond; Out of this World, Stella by Starlight, A Journey to a Star, Deep Night, From Another World, Galaxy, Out of Space, On the Dark Side of the Moon, When You Wish Upon a Star, Journey to Infinity, Stairway to the Stars, The Moon is Blue; rare in any form, uncut sealed stereo is truly an event!

Buster Crabbe: The Official Adventures of Flash Gordon; MGM/Leo the Lion CH-1028; 1966; sealed $30 -- spoken/kids/space/sci-fi; "Astounding Live-Action Tales on the Planet Mongo!"; great color jacket art; two tales starring Flash Gordon with Dale Arden, Dr. Zarkov, & Ming the Merciless: "The Decoys of Ming the Merciless," "Flash Gordon & the Mole Machine"

Lew Davies & his Orchestra: Strange Interlude; Command RS-829-SD; 1961; gatefold; N/N S $20 (or N/E- S $15, specify) (or 2nd, cutout N/N S $18, specify) -- theremin/ondioline/strange pop; a classic of early stereo electronica & one of the most interesting items on Command at the time, & not just bc of the tunes w/theremin (Walter Sear, Paul Lippman) & ondioline (Sy Mann)--it packs some very creative arrangements & mysterious tunes besides!; Riders in the Sky, Wild Goose, The Riddle Song, The Witching Hour, Spellbound, In a Mist, Strange Interlude..

Claude Denjean: Moog!; Decca/London Phase 4 SP-44155; gatefold 1st press N/N S $25 -- Moog; well-loved, best-selling classic of Moog pop/rock; beautiful space-scape jacket; Venus, Proud Mary, Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, Nights in White Satin, House of the Rising Sun, Everybody's Talkin', Come Together, Lay Lady Lay, Raindrops, Sugar Sugar..

Claude Denjean: Open Circuit; Decca/London Phase 4 SP-44196; 1973; gatefold promo cutout E/N- S $30 -- Moog/Moog funk; hipper 2nd LP has the funky, saucy, drop-in original "Kiss This" (great, essential, early but timeless Moog funk-rock!); "Let's Stay Together" is another groove & the rest is classic '70s: I Can See Clearly Now, Duck You Sucker (Morricone), Godfather theme, Love Story, Tight Rope (Leon Russell), Honky Cat..

Claude Denjean: Moods; Decca/London Phase 4 SP-44266; 1977; Canadian sealed S $30 -- Moog; last of his 3 LPs, very hard to find yet bargain-priced & still unopened!; My Way, Wave, Baia, El Cumbanchero, New World, Desormais..

Martin Denny: Exotic Moog; Liberty LST-7621; 1969; E/N- S $75 (or promo E/E S $70, specify) (or New Zealand import E+/E+ S $60, specify) -- exotic-pop Moog; his legendary oddball, truly unique & GOOD!!!; despite the mod pop titles, the sound is pure, hip space-electronica or occult-Moog (deep, spacey, moody instrumentals); unlike any other Denny LPs (it's Clark Gassman on the Moog anyway); long considered his rarest & most desirable LP, here in an unprecedented choice of top copies; if the rest of this page means anything to you, YOU NEED THIS NOW!!!; Quiet Village; Midnight Cowboy, I Talk to the Trees, A Taste of Honey, Delilah, Yellow Bird, Cast Your Fate to the Wind, Love Me Tonight..

Disney: The Official Album of Disneyland/Walt Disney World; Disneyland/Vista 2510; 1980; N-/N S $20 (or E/E+ S $15, specify) (or E/N-warp S $15, specify) -- Moog/pop: "Main Street Electrical Parade" is a classic pop-Moog piece solidly in the Perrey-Kingsley vein (if you like J.J. Perrey, you'll love it), tho longer!; rest is from other Disney attractions such as Enchanted Tiki Room; the ultimate sonic souvenir for Mousketeers but essential for pop Moog fans; best of all, it's cheap!

Tom Dissevelt/Kid Baltan, The Sonic Vibrations of: Song of the Second Moon; Philips/Limelight LS-86050; gatefold E+/N- ES $100 (or E/N- ES $90, specify) (or E-/E+ ES $75, specify) -- space/electronic; reissues the impossibly rare The Electrosoniks: Electronic Music (Philips PHS-600-047): the first, greatest, hip (still, today!), modern (concept, sound, deep bass, etc.) LP of its kind (tho rec. mono only), which nevertheless was made when other space albums were still just orchestral w/effects; literally avant garde yet melodic, electronic-synthesized yet natural-sounding; every track creative & a stone killer ("Sonik Re-Entry" being the classic DJ pick, however); highest recommendation for both this & the sequel; a MUST-HAVE best-of-breed!; Song of the Second Moon, Moon Maid, The Ray Makers, The Visitor from Inner Space, Sonik Re-Entry, Orbit Aurora, Twilight Ozone, Pianoforte

John Eaton -- see jazz

The Electric Hair: Electric Hair; Evolution 2013; cutout N/N- shrink S $30 -- Moog; "Switched-On Hits from America's First Tribal Love Rock Musical"; brainchild of Robert Byrne, it's the most entertaining/uptempo/surprising of the 3-or-more Moog "Hair" LPs; top jacket art of a stupendous wire-as-wig sculpture (perhaps worth it just for that); mostly uptempo, funky rock (all from "Hair"), hip percussion as well as far-out space sounds, good for DJs

Electric Moog Orchestra: Music from Star Wars; Springboard/Musicor MUS-8801; 1977; E+/N S $30 -- Moog/space/space funk; comp. John Williams, arr. Jimmy Wisner; decent Moog/space-synth treatment in general & undoubtedly better than the Star Wars ST; the standout is "Imperial Attack" which is an obscure, primordial drum-and-bass wonder w/psychedelic guitar & synth

Electro-Harmonix Work Band; Electro-Harmonix ER-711; 1977; w/booklet V+/N S $75 (or w/booklet V/V+ S $40, specify) -- funky guitar w/breakbeats (esp. on great, long, Moog-funky cut "I Am Not a Synthesizer") & all manner of guitar effects ("state-of-the-art electronic devices") similar to synthesizer; unique, rare, intense!; best of all, booklet/catalog shows & fully describes all the wild gear for axe heads: Big Muff Pi, Attack Equalizer, Crying Tone Pedal, Doctor Q Envelope Follower, Black Finger, Frequency Analyzer, Zipper Envelope Follower & so on for boosters & octave multiplexers--even the "Golden Throat Mouth Tube" for finding your inner Frampton

The Electronic Concept Orchestra: Cinemoog; Philips/Mercury SR-61279; cutout N-/N S $30 -- Moog; led by the great Eddie Higgins w/Phil Upchurch, etc.!; Mah-Na Mah-Na(!), Midnight Cowboy, & music from STs Che (Lalo Schifrin), Sterile Cuckoo, Z, Justine, Last Summer..

The Electronic Concept Orchestra: Moog Groove; Philips/Mercury/Limelight LS-86070 (New Zealand import) E+/E+ S $25 -- Moog/rock; "The First Album of Electronic Rock"; w/Eddie Higgins, Phil Upchurch, etc.!; hip tunes & jacket art; Aquarius, Oh Happy Day, Grazing in the Grass, Atlantis, Rock Me, Feelin' All Right (funky!), Windmills of Your Mind, Hey Jude..

Mort Garson: Plantasia; Homewood H-101; 1976 sealed w/booklet S $40 -- Moog; we're very pleased to offer unopened, remaindered warehouse stock at a great price; the master's final occult-Moog LP; very rare (tiny label, perhaps nothing else on it); part of the trend of plant-stimulation records (of which this & some others are top rare grooves), mellower than his heaviest occult-Moog masterpieces though w/its fierce moments, paticularly in "Music to Soothe the Savage Snake Plant"; the booklet from "Mother Earth's Indoor Plant Care" is really cute, practical, friendly '70s fare, a nifty period-piece in itself

Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: The Wozard of Iz; A&M SP-4156; c.1969; N/N shrink S $150 (or E+/N- S $100, specify) -- legendary & in great demand; far & away the hippest spoken/Moog LP ever (further out than Zodiac Cosmic Sounds but not as dated); produced by Bernie Krause; "Word-Man" Jacques Wilson's very clever, "Oz"-on-acid, anti-materialistic, freakout "Odyssey"--DJs should covet the electronic mindblower "Leave the Driving to Us"; others include Upset Strip, Never Follow the Yellow-Green Road, Thing-a-Ling (Scared Crow), In-Man, Man with the Word (Lyin' Coward), They're Off to Find the Wozard, Blue Poppy, I've Been Over the Rainbow, Big Sur, Killing of the Witch..

Mort Garson: Black Mass/Lucifer; MCA/Uni 73111; 1971; E-/E+ S $75 -- occult Moog; awesome, THE SCARIEST Moog LP ever, also the greatest Garson LP after the legendary Wozard of Iz; hip, heavy, strange, spooky, haunting, driving instrumentals w/beats samplers love; Solomon's Ring, The Ride of Aida (Voodoo), Incubus, Black Mass, The Evil Eye, Exorcism, The Philosopher's Stone, Voices of the Dead (The Medium), Witch Trial, ESP; terrific value on a Uni original (very hard to get clean)

"Z" w/Mort Garson: Music for Sensuous Lovers; Anthem/Sensuous Records 5800; 1971; E/N- S $50 -- Moog/sex; the ultimate "squeaky-bedsprings" LP (SEX & MOOG!), hilarious yet intriguing; sides simply titled "Climax 1" & "Climax 2" feature extemporaneous, otherworldly Moog noodling (really great, as it's the occult-Moog master & he's free to do what he likes, in a sort of free-form electronic space jazz) & of course the obligatory female moaning every space-age bachelor pad needs

Mort Garson: The Unexplained-- Ataraxia; RCA Victor APL1-1217; 1975; N-/N- S $100 -- occult Moog; as a first-rate, instrumental, electronic freakout, it's a close second to Black Mass-Lucifer but much rarer; liners by Jacques Wilson; super-spooky jacket tops it off; Tarot, Sorcerer, Deja Vu, Astral Projection, Seance, I Ching, Cabala, The Unexplained, Wind Dance

Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson (w/Paul Beaver): The Zodiac Cosmic Sounds; Elektra EKS-74009; 1967; tan/1st N-/N- S $40 (or tan/1st E-/E- S $20, specify) -- zodiac/rock/moog/sitar/psyche; "celestial counterpoint with words & music...must be played in the dark"; classic, unique, crazy, hip, fun, rockin', Summer of Love occult-electronica by the masters; a bit camp but groundbreaking--the very first Moog LP done in California (w/the late Bob Moog's assistance) & a huge hit with weirdos everywhere (not rare generally but ideal copies are scarce); covers all signs & sports a VERY groovy jacket!

Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: "Signs of the Zodiac" series: Taurus; A&M SP-4212; Unipak gatefold; sealed S $25 -- Moog/occult/zodiac; hip/groovy/funny astrology spoken word w/Moog background by the master, paired w/the great "Word Man" Jacques Wilson (words on Wozard of Iz)

Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: "Signs of the Zodiac" series: Gemini; A&M SP-4213; Unipak gatefold; E/E+ S $15 -- Moog/occult/zodiac; hip/groovy/funny astrology spoken word w/Moog background by the master, paired w/the great "Word Man" Jacques Wilson (words on Wozard of Iz)

Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: "Signs of the Zodiac" series: Virgo; A&M SP-4216; Unipak gatefold; white-label promo E+/E+ S $20 -- Moog/occult/zodiac; hip/groovy/funny astrology spoken word w/Moog background by the master, paired w/the great "Word Man" Jacques Wilson (words on Wozard of Iz)

Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: "Signs of the Zodiac" series: Aquarius; A&M SP-4221; Unipak gatefold; white-label promo E-/N- S $20 -- Moog/occult/zodiac; hip/groovy/funny astrology spoken word w/Moog background by the master, paired w/the great "Word Man" Jacques Wilson (words on Wozard of Iz)

Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans: Space Songs [from Ballads for the Age of Science by Lou Singer & Hy Zaret]; Argosy/Motivation MR-0312 (reissues Argosy/Library of Science/Science Material Center 101; 1959) w/booklet N-/N $50 (or also w/booklet E+/E- $35 specify) -- space/kids/science; w/Tony Mottola; "16 delightful, authentic musical journeys to the world of outer space--for the entire family"; late pressing (purple label) but in top shape, which is tough for this one

Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans: "Space Songs" booklet available (spare copy)

Marty Gold/Walter Sear: Moog Plays the Beatles; Avco Embassy Ave-33003; gatefold cutout N-/N- S $60 (or deep groove New Zealand import V+/V+ S $20, specify) -- Moog pop/rock/sitar; jacket features 2 incredible naked-hippie clay figurines; Eleanor Rigby, Norwegian Wood (w/sitar), Day Tripper, Yesterday, Get Back, Penny Lane, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Michelle, Hey Jude, In My Life, Fool on the Hill, Good Night

Bernie Green: Futura; RCA Victor Stereo Action LSA-2376; 1961; deep groove 1st press N-/E+ S $35 -- space/pop; one of the top LPs in the series (in nifty silver die-cut jacket) as well as one of the rarest (1st press copies are stamped "Discontinued" & few followed); unique, hip explorations in channel separation, vibes, effects, steel guitar?; several space-age pop legends: Under Paris Skies, Kiss of Fire, Out of this World, Futura..

Ferde Grofé/Dr. Samuel Hoffman: Rocketship X-M ST; Starlog SR-1000; 1977/1950; N/N- $60 (or stickered jacket E+/N- $50, specify) (or E+/E+ $45, specify) -- sci-fi/space/theremin; one of those great "from the vaults" projects that brings to a light a rare, previously unreleased ST--made from the original tapes; faithfully kept in mono!; sensational color jacket of weird '50s rocket, bold title lettering, & 4 b/w scenes from the film; copious notes some on theremin star Dr. Hoffman & more stills; the compelling "Theremin Solo" (never used in the film!) is a highlight, & there's more theremin in the rest of the score (orchestra arr. & cond. Albert Glasser): Exploring the Red Planet, None Came Back, Romance in Space, Floating Free, The Martian Mutants..

Richard Hayman, Persuasive Electronics by: Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine; Command 947S; 1969; gatefold N-/N- S $30 -- Moog; a classic; besides the incredible title & even farther-out jacket art, delivers some very hip, sampladelic music--not your old man's orchestral crap, either!; Girl from Ipanema (tongue-in-cheek), Dansero (funky sample), Hare Krishna, Peanut Vendor..

Tom Hazelton/Gene Ciszek: Explorer Orbits the World; EXP-100; 1967; N/N shrink S $25 (or E/E+ S $20, specify) -- organ/proto-synth; "A totally new electronic musical instrument in recording!"; super-organ-to-Moog missing link: the Explorer II, a "proto-synthesizer & Allen Electronic Organ"; also, great/stupid jacket photo of goateed Tom & Gene at the Explorer & drum kit; pressed locally (Allentown big organ place) so we get top copies & price low; Mr. Bach Meets Mr. Batman (yes, BATMAN theme!) is the highlight, also great are Explorer Theme, Take Five, Caravan, Spanish Flea(!!!)..

Mel Henke: La Dolce Henke; Warner Bros. W-1472; 1962; E+/E+ $100 -- space/beatnik/strange; w/Mel Blanc(!); most famous for "The Lively Ones" (wack, beatnik jive like the best moments in "Kookie") & "Woman in Space" (w/Beverly Ford!) but many other fine space-age thrills; great jacket & rarity round out this odd-pop holy grail/best-of-breed!

Pierre Henry: Messe Pour le Temps Present (Mass for Today); Philips 6510.014; 1968; E+/N- S $60 -- funky Moog/music concrete; a side that's totally hip & essential for DJs & anyone else into sounds that are danceable yet completely far-out (Psyche Rock--w/bells, like Jean-Jacques Perrey's EVA!!!, Teen Tonic, Fever, Too Fortiche, Jericho Jerk, Rock Electronique) & a side+ of major works of music concrete: The Green Queen (Maurice Bejart), The Voyage (excerpt), & Variations for a Door & a Sigh (based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead); impeccable French import has richer sound/fidelity than the US version on Limelight

Bernard Herrmann: The Mysterious World of; Decca/London/Phase 4 SPC-21137; 1975; w/catalog insert N-/N S $20 -- sci-fi; awesome high-impact London National Philharmonic treatment of Ray Harryheusen's music for giant crabs: Jason & the Argonauts, Mysterious Island (tunes: The Ballon, The Giant Crab, The Giant Bee, The Giant Bird), Three Worlds of Gulliver; fantastic full-color fantasy jacket art & extensive notes

Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman w/Billy May: Music for Peace of Mind 10"; Capitol H-221; 1st press (10"/borderless jacket) E+/V $150 -- theremin/orchestral; much rarer than Music Out of the Moon; spectacular jacket (original, top shape) of prone cling-filmed woman; Capitol inner sleeve; some marks but plays very well, particularly by 10" standards

Hot Butter [Popcorn]; Musicor MS-3242; 1972; 1st/"3-D popcorn box" N-/N S $40 (or later pressing E/N S $20, specify) -- Moog; the 1st major Moog dance hit ("Popcorn," which began life when HB leader Stan Free was cutting the 1st pop Moog LPs with Gershon Kingsley--this is the hipper, hit version!) plus other great stuff, transMoogrified to the max: Hot Butter, Pipeline(!), Apache(!), Song of the Nairobi Trio (Robert Maxwell's masterpiece), Telstar, Day by Day, Tomatoes, Tristana, At the Movies, Amazing Grace

Hot Butter: More Hot Butter; Musicor MS-3254; 1973; N/N shrink S $60 (or cutout N-/N S $50, specify) -- Moog; even better than the classic 1st LP but scarce, with juicy breaks & even a groovy chorus--just where it works!; Space Walk (breakbeat/funky!!!), Tequila (move over, wacky Three Suns version), Mah-Na Mah-Na (great version!), Percolator, Wheels..

Dick Hyman & "The Group": Mirrors--Reflections of Today; ABC/Command RS-924-SD; gatefold N/N S $30 (or cutout N/N S $25, specify) -- soul covers/organ; like the sequel "Sweet Sweet Soul," it's a hip trio setting of Hyman on Lowrey, Bob Rosengarden (drums), & Bob Haggart (bass) in great sound!; Respect, Hit the Road Jack, Ode to Billie Joe, Up Up & Away, Groovin; The Flower Road, House of Mirrors..

Dick Hyman & "The Group": Sweet Sweet Soul; ABC/Command RS-933-SD; gatefold cutout N/N S $25 (or cutout N-/N- S $20, specify) -- soul covers/organ; great sequel to "Mirrors" again w/the hip trio of Hyman/Rosengarden/Haggart in great sound!; Chain of Fools, Boddy & Soul, Soul Man, Tell Mama, Dock of the Bay, Honey Chile..

Dick Hyman: The Age of Electronicus; Command 946S; 1969; gatefold N-/E- S $30 -- Moog/funk; a classic; besides the incredible title & jacket art, some heavy funky Moog; the highlight is the now-famous cover of JB's "Give It Up or Turn It Loose" (here in the original, heavy, hi-fi sound you don't get w/the later "RS" pressing), Green Onions, Time is Tight, Aquarius, Kolumbo.. 8Dick Hyman: Fantomfingers; Project 3 PR-5057-SD; 1971; gatefold; cutout E+/N S $75 -- organ/space/funk/Brasil/gospel; wow!!!--that's right, there IS a GREAT, FUNKY, RARE Dick Hyman LP most people will never know about, but here 'tis; plays a late Baldwin in many styles, including the Moog-y space-electronica of the title cut, the funky gospel of "Put Your Hand in the Hand," the funky, funky boogaloo cover of Ray Charles' "Booty Butt," "A Letter from My Brother in Brazil," and (best of all) the breakbeat organ funk of "Memphis Two-Step" 7Dick Hyman: The Synthesizer; Command RSSD-968-2; 1973; 2-LP cutout N/N S $20 -- Moog/funk; w/Walter Sear; reissues "Moog-The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman" & "The Age of Electronicus" in 1 nifty, "Two-Fer" set; even if you have the original issues, you should want this for its top shape & nice jacket art (new), or just to be able to spin the hell out of "Give It Up or Turn It Loose" & others w/out jeopardizing your originals; extraordinary value!!!

John Keating: Space Experience; Columbia CQ-32382; 1972; E/N- S SQ--quad! $65 (or E/E S SQ--quad! $50, specify) (or New Zealand pressing Columbia Studio 2 Two-393 N-/N- S $45, specify) -- space-electronic/space funk/Moog; the GREAT one of his 3 space LPs; one of the best things on the UK Studio 2 label & one of the best quad experiences ever (ditto in plain old stereo); funky "I Feel the Earth Move" known to DJs now but there's much more: beats, funk, Moog-like synth, spies--all very ahead of their time yet space-trippy & groovy; originals Space Agent & The Unknown Planet are essential; Star Trek theme, Rocket Man, Jesus Christ Superstar, & jacket space photos are strong highlights

Gershon Kingsley: Music to Moog By; Audio Fidelity AFSD-6226; N-/N S $125 (or Capitol-made E+/N- S $75, specify) -- Moog; one of the early classics, in even higher demand now for "Hey Hey" (which has been compared to the Dr. Who theme but w/a funkier beat), also for original version of "Pop Corn"; great for anyone in the UK seeking it for less than it costs there (or anyone wanting it in top shape)

Gershon Kingsley's First Moog Quartet; Audio Fidelity AFSD-6234; 1970; Unipak gatefold, black label N-/N S $80 -- Moog; very hard to find (especially perfect!) & easily his hippest, most creative work, w/Stan Free; wild voice (soloists from around the world, different ages), breakbeats/funky drums(!), creative; somewhat like a poor man's Wozard of Id; Eleanor Rigby, Have It Grab It or Go, Miracles (5-part suite), Images, Did You Ever Take a Journey, Rebirth..

Enoch Light & the Light Brigade: Spaced Out; Project 3 PR-5043SD; gatefold E+/E S $15 -- mod/Moog; "exploratory trips through the music of..."; 1st of his Moog LPs (the only hip ones, really), it features the Command All Stars (Dick Hyman, Vinnie Bell on fuzz guitar, Kraus..) & some great sounds (mod chorus, strange instruments) on standards (Beatles hits & such mod chestnuts as Walk On By, What the World Needs Now is Love..), but the essential killer is "Bond Street"--revved up mod w/Moog, severe channel separation, etc.; oh, there's also the hall-of-fame Barbarella-esque jacket

Enoch Light & the Light Brigade: Brass Menagerie 1973; Project 3 PR-5060QD; gatefold N/N- S/Q-quad (4-channel disc) $30 -- Moog/funk/conga/mod/sitar/quad; the only 1 of the 3 Brass Menagerie LPs you need, but it's terrific, one of the hippest things on the label; w/the great Candido on congas!; terrific cover of Hot Pants (JB!), Explorations for Moog (Dick Hyman original), Theme from Shaft (w/tabla!), I Feel the Earth Move, Season of the Witch ("psychedelic" w/Vinnie Bell on sitar)..

Enoch Light & the Light Brigade: Permissive Polyphonics; Project 3 PR-5048SD/QD; 1970; gatefold quad (4-channel disc) N/N- S/Q $30 -- mod/Moog/breakbeats/sitar/quad; "escapism through the turned-on sounds of today"; one of the very best, hippest ones on the label; at this price everyone overseas at least should snap it up; w/Dick Hyman on Moog & Lowrey organ, Vinnie Bell on sitar, Arnie Lawrence; Puppet Man (terrific mod Moog funk!), Mas Que Nada, Pass & I Call You (more Moog, Lowrey, & breakbeats!), Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay, Marakesh Express, Let it Be..

Lothar & the Hand People; Capitol SM-2997 (REISSUES ST-2997 minus 3 cuts); cutout N/N- shrink S $75 -- rock/psyche/theremin; incredible rare LP here reissued early in top shape (recommended also for anyone w/the original in less-than-perfect condition); missing only 2 unimportant cuts & "Woody Woodpecker" which is good but only 45 seconds; what you do get is "Machines" (FANTASTIC!!!--WAY ahead of its time, sounds like Television only much better), "Sex & Violence," & other greats; the cut "Milkweed Love" features "Lothar," the band's theremin (ergo the "Hand People" are the band members)

Marty Manning & his Orchestra: The Twilight Zone; Columbia CL-1586; 1961/1960; black 6-eye promo E-/E $60 -- space-electronica/space TV themes; "a SOUND adventure in space" (w/ondioline, ondes martinot, electronic effects, exotic percussion), it's one of the best space-electronica LPs of the period--rare; w/Jerry Murad, Mundell Lowe, Harry Breuer, Phil Kraus, Lois Hunt (exotic vocalese)..; covers theremin STs by Miklos Roza & other classic space themes; liners include photo & bio of Rod Serling; the show's logo is used on the jacket face; Twilight Zone, Forbidden Planet, Lost Weekend, Invitation, You Stepped Out of a Dream, The Unknown, Far Away Places, Spellbound Concerto, Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Moon is Low, Night on Bald Mountain, Shangri-La

Robert Margouleff & Malcolm Cecil: Tonto's Expanding Head Band; Atlantic SD-18123; 1975; N-/E S $35 -- cyber-Moog; originally issued as "Tonto's Expanding Head Band: Zero Time; Embryo SD-732" (rare), but this version has the great, psychedelic "frog" jacket (preferable); very spacey, trippy, way-ahead-of-their-time electronica (something of a link between pop Moog and later stuff by Tang. Dream, etc.): Cybernaut, Jetsex, Timewhys, Aurora, Riversong, Tama

Mike Melvoin: The Plastic Cow Goes Moooooog; Dot DLP-25961; sealed cutout S $75 (or N-/N S $65, specify) (or deep groove New Zealand Festival SZL-933.497 import E+/N- S $50, specify) -- Moog pop/rock; scarce (as are most on Dot) & in high demand, both for the sensational jacket/title (see cover of Incredibly Strange Music) & for hip Moog versions of heavy rock hits; keyboardist Michael Melvoin joined by Moog masters Paul Beaver & Bernie Krause; drummers include Earl Palmer & Paul Humphrey; Medicine Man, Spinning Wheel, Lady Jane, Ballad of John & Yoko, Tomorrow Tomorrow, The Plastic Cow, Born to be Wild, One Man-One Volt, Brown Arms in Houston, Lay Lady Lay, One, Sunshine of Your Love

Robert Miller: Sound Forms for Piano--Experimental Music by Henry Cowell, John Cage, Ben Johnston, & Conlon Nancarrow; New World NW-203; 1976; gatefold w/inner leaves E+/N- S $30 -- avant garde/piano; worth it just for the extensive liners on each composer; Cowell: The Banshee/Aeolian Harp/Piano Piece (Paris 1924); Cage: Sonatas I,V,X,XII & Second Interlude; Johnston: Sonata for Microtonal Piano; Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano #1,#27,#36

Hugo Montenegro, his Orchestra & Chorus: Moog Power; RCA Victor LSP-4170; 1969; all deep groove: E/N S $40 (or E-/E+ S $25, specify) -- Moog pop/rock/sitar/chorus; w/a hypnodelic jacket & Paul Beaver/Mike Melvoin on Moog duty it's already a very happening record, but for sampling it also has funky drums & breakbeats, esp. on Moog Power (w/sitar accents) & My Way (yes, the Paul Anka/Frank Sinatra standard--Moog w/vocal!!!); also has the classic '60s vocal/pop-choral sound of Montenegro, Mike Curb, & the Beach Boys but hip; MacArthur Park, Dizzy, Touch Me (Doors!), You Showed Me, Hair/Aquarius..

Hugo Montenegro: Hugo in Wonder-Land; RCA QuadraDisc APD1-0413; 1974; N/N- shrink Q $75 -- Moog funk; "Hugo Montenegro interprets the Genius of Stevie Wonder"; essential for AWESOME version of Superstition, one of the best funky Moog cuts ever; we're talking funky drums & radical Moog/synth all over the place here; a wild space ride (spatial channel separation done to great effect, for once) in stereo, it's no doubt even more of a mind-blower in true quad!; Higher Ground, Too High, Living for the City, My Cherie Amour, You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing..

Hugo Montenegro: Love Theme from The Godfather; RCA Victor APD1-0001; 1972; N/N shrink S $25 (or E/N S $20, specify) -- Moog/percussion/funky; one of the best of the Montenegro '70s ARP LPs; the killers for DJs are Quadimodo (like a funky Blue Note cut) & Stutterology (percussion); also some other weird sounds on the title track; one of the best values on this page & definitely an LP everyone should have; supposedly the very first discrete quad formulation!; Baby Elephant Walk, I Feel the Earth Move..

The Moog Machine: Switched-On Rock; Columbia CS-9921; deep groove/1st press E-/N- S $20 -- Moog/rock; like the Mike Melvoin it's wanted for heavy tunes done Moog style; Spinning Wheel, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Feelin' Groovy, Get Back, Yummy Yummy Yummy, The Weight, Time of the Season, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (funky drums), You Keep Me Hangin' On, Hey Jude

John Murtaugh: Blues Current; Polydor 24-4016; sealed cutout S $90 (or cutout E/E+ S $75, specify) -- SERIOUSLY funky Moog; w/Herbie Hancock, Bernard Purdie, Gerry Jemmott; all excellent, original groovers highlit by some intensely heavy cuts (deep Moog funk like the best cuts by the Zeet Band, "Eva," & DAMN LITTLE ELSE); do we even need to mention the awesome, clean drum breaks? (yep, consistently funky drums AND hot breaks galore); Blues Current, Blues for Dreaming, The Sign Wave's Connected to the Pulse Wave, Good Old Fashioned Electronic Synthesizer Blues, Travelin' Man, Ramblin', The Floater, Slinky, All Day Saturday, Moon Rock

New World Electronic Chamber Ensemble: Switched On Beatles; Island ILPS-9300; 1974; gatefold cutout N-/N- S $40 -- Moog; one of the very rarest pop-Moog LPs, it has a colorful (psychedelic) jacket & more Sgt. Pepper than the other Beatles Moog LP (Marty Gold's Moog Plays the Beatles); not saying it's a favorite, just that you may have a very hard time finding it otherwise

Neil Norman: Greatest Science Fiction Hits; dmg-2128; 1979-80 (w/Les Baxter); white-label promo V+/V+ S $15 -- space/sci-fi/theremin; slight warp affects just the first few seconds (tracks fine w/slight added weight); great jacket stills, lots of stuff to sample or enjoy straight, bargain priced

Neil Norman: Greatest Science Fiction Hits 3; GNPS-2163; 1984 (w/Les Baxter); orange label E+/N- S $20 -- space/sci-fi/theremin; as with the previous two, credits Neil on theremin & Baxter on keyboards, but it's really a nifty space jacket (UFO passing over moon, heading to Earth) backed w/stills from classic movies & 18 tunes(!): Flash Gordon, Vena's Dance, ET, The Invaders, Into the Alternate Universe (original), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, The Thing, Land of the Giants, Angry Red Planet, Blade Runner, The Prisoner..

The Peppers; Polydor/Event EV-6901; 1974; cutout E-/N S $30 -- Moog (partly funky); we see the 45 a bit but rarely the LP (rec. in Paris); definitely one to have whether you're after all of pop Moog or just the funkier slices; Hot Caramel, Pinch of Salt, Pepper Box, Do It Do It, A Taste of Honey, Just a Rock..

Harry Breuer w/Jean-Jacques Perrey: The Happy Moog!; Pickwick SPC-3160; sealed S $40 (or E/E+ S $30, specify) -- Moog; one of the very few US J.J. Perrey/Pat Prilly LPs & not a previously released album!; as with the rest of his, it's not only fantastic pop Moog, it's on a space theme!; Moog Foo Yong, Space Express, March of the Martians, In a Latin Moog, In a Happy Moog, Short Circuit, Saturn Ski Jump, Paris 2079, Re-Entry to the Moon, Blast Off Country Style

Jean-Jacques Perrey: Moog Indigo; Vanguard VSD-6549; 1968; V+/N- S $200 -- Moog/funk; the killer "E.V.A." plus nearly equal funky cuts Soul City, Moog Indigo, Cat in the Night

Jean-Jacques Perrey: The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound of Jean-Jacques Perrey; Vanguard VSD-79286; 1968; 1st press/StereoLab E/E+ S $60 (or deep groove New Zealand import E-/E+ S $30, specify) -- Moog pop; 1 of the 2 great Vanguard LPs & more pop than funky, but still totally hip & groovy, at least in the nerd-chic way; fantastic music, jacket, the works, w/help from Harry Breuer; Porcupine Rock (INSANE, absolutely incredible mod-soul-twist from SPACE!!!), The Minuet of the Robots, Brazilian Flower, Mister James Bond, The Little Ships, The Mexican Cactus, The Little Girl from Mars..

[Jean-Jacques Perrey &] Pat Prilly: Moog Generation; Montparnasse 2000 Mon-27 (2nd/abstract jacket) N/N S $80 -- Moog/production; an early 1 in the great French series (very hard to get!), ostensibly by Perrey's daughter but really Perry w/Harry Breuer!; Kiddy Kappers, Go-Go Scotch, Mosquitoes on Parade..

[Jean-Jacques Perrey &] Pat Prilly: Moog is Moog; Montparnasse 2000 MP-106; N/N S $80 (or trade for any other in the series) -- Moog/production; another in the great French series (very hard to get!), ostensibly by Perrey's daughter but really Perry w/Harry Breuer!; Brazilian Chick, Mod Ghost, Krazy Cat Rag, Crazy Crow & Daffyduck, Goosey Goosey Gander, The Giddy Goblin..

Perrey-Kingsley: The IN Sound from WAY OUT!; Vanguard VSD-79222; Stereolab E-/E+ S $25 -- pop Moog "Electronic Pop Music of the Future"; yep, it's the mighty, nutty, wacky original: UFO, Swan's Splashdown, Spooks in Space, Girl from Venus, Jungle Blues from Jupiter, Computer in Love..

[Jean-Jacques] Perrey & Kingsley: Spotlight on the Moog--Kaleidoscopic Vibrations; Vanguard VSD-6525; 1971/1967 U.K. IMPORT N/N- S $30 -- pop Moog; the classic in state-of-the-art original form, except that it's the foreign version w/different jacket art; One Note Samba/Spanish Flea, Fallout, Baroque Hoedown, Carousel of the Planets, Pioneers of the Stars, Mas Que Nada..

Andre Previn/London Symphony/Simon Preston: Rollerball ST; United Artists UA-LA470-G; 1975; cutout N-/N S $25 -- funky Moog; "Executive Party" & "Executive Party Dance" serious deep-funk Moog(!) & essential DJ items; rest classical, though classic horror theme Toccata in D Minor is always nice to have

Gene Roddenberry: Inside Star Trek; Columbia PC-34279; 1976/1974; white-label promo, cutout w/original inner sleeve! V+/V+ S $20 -- space/spoken; no self-respecting Trekkie can live without it!; William Shatner Meets Captain Kirk, The Origin of Spock, The Questor Affair, The Star Trek Philosophy, A Letter from a Network Censor...& more!

Rome Symphony Orchestra/Bruno Maderna: The New Music; RCA Victrola VICS-1239; 1967; E+/E S $25 -- avant garde; music by Karlheinz Stockhausen (Kontra-Punkte--for 10 instruments), Kryzystof Penderecki, Earle Brown, Henri Pousseur; jacket painting by Jon Henry

Saturne EA1: Magic Fly; Polydor/Barclay 45016; 1977; import E+/N S $30 -- disco Moog on a space theme; the Saturn jacket is great; Magic Fly, Saturn's Brass, Meteor Chase, Ballad for Space Lovers, Venus in Love, Gamma Ray Dance..

Willam Schimmel: Accordion Revisited; Atlantic/Finnadar 90234-1; 1984; N-/N- S $15 -- avant garde/accordion (about as far from Lawrence Welk & polka as it gets); terrific 8-cut LP of original works for accordion by Henry Cowell, Patrick Hardish, Max Lifchitz, Otto Luening, Wallingsford Riegger, Eric Salzman, William Schimmel, Carlos Surinach

Tony Schwartz/Various: New York 19; Folkways FD-5558; 1954; w/booklet; E/E+ $30 -- worth it just for Moondog from the Mars recording & kids playing bongos; unique collection of found sounds from the streets of "NY 19," zip code of the world's greatest concentration of commercial music production (at the time); taped jacket edges/former school library copy

Christopher Scott: Switched-On Bacharach; MCA/Decca DL-75141; 1969; N-/N S $25 -- Moog/mod; a big seller well worth having; The Look of Love, Alfie, Walk on By (nice, funky drums), I Say a Little Prayer, What the World Needs Now is Love, What's New Pussycat..

Sir Christopher Scott: More Switched-On Bacharach; MCA/Decca DL-75243; 1970 (MCA-21 reissue) N-/N S $20 -- Moog/mod; ranges beyond the more obvious hits of Vol. 1 to more intriguing, less shopworn melodies; consequently it sounds more like a great Moog production LP from the period; Raindrops, Close to You, Paper Mache, Promises Promises, A Message to Michael, Wishin' & Hopin', Trains & Boats & Planes..

Walter Sear: The Copper-Plated Integrated Circuit; ABC/Command 947-S; 1969; gatefold cutout N/N S $40 -- Moog; "plugged-in pop presented on the Moog synthesizer & other electronic instruments by Sear Electronic Music Productions, Inc."; a classic of hip, pop Moog; sold well & has a cryptic jacket/title, so it's a bit underrated but it's great, worth having in a perfect copy; Integrated Circuit, Jazz Waltz Circuit, Where's Prince Brilliant? (funky drums), Circuit Breaker, Hey Jude, Resonant Circuit, Love Child (funky drums), Relay Circuit, Feedback Circuit, Revolution, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Ananda Shankar -- see exotic-foreign

Sound of Genesis/Victor Jay/Astronauts: Journey to the Moon; Buddah BDS-5045; cutout N-/N S $25 -- space/spoken/rock/sitar/electronic effects; a bit of everything, particularly notable for the funky rock (typical of the label); "recorded live on Earth, in Space, on the Moon"; not rare enough to be priced high, but it's more entertaining than most that are

Sounds Galactic: Nova; London/Decca PFS-4306; 1974; cutout N/E+ S $25 -- space-electronic/orchestral; the OTHER, much, much rarer Sounds Galactic LP is led by Roland Shaw rather than Keating; this one's '70s cheesier (sax, woman moaning in "Pillow Talk") but some of the space-y covers are worth it; very low price considering the rarity; Over the Rainbow (over the top!), Get Down, Summer, Live & Let Die, Monster Mash(!)..

Spleen: [Leonard Feather Presents] The Sound of Feeling; Mercury/Limelight LS-86063; yellow-label promo E+/E+ S $90 -- avante/out/psyche/strange; w/Fred Katz, Emil Richards..; legendary voice-led strangeness!; rare enough original/clean, but this one's also a rare promo

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Complete Piano Music; Columbia 32-21-0007; 2-LP BOXED SET sealed S $100 -- Aloys Kontarsky, piano; "first recording supervised by the composer"; probably comes w/a booklet (jacket doesn't indicate)

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Prozession for Tamtam, Viola, Eleftronium, Piano, Filters, & Potentiometers (1967); Candide CE-31001; w/insert (notes by Stockhausen) E+/N- S $60 -- avant garde/electronic

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontakte for Electronic Sounds, Piano, & Percussion/Refrain fdor 3 Instrumentalists (1959); Candide CE-31022; w/insert (notes by Stockhausen) E+/N- S $60 -- avant garde/electronic

Larry Taylor: Taylor-Made Moog; Cozy PL-1008; N-/N- S $30 -- Moog; on Dora Hall's label, its 10 cuts are 9 corny ancient (bi-band era) tunes done on Moog & 1 nice original, "Synamoog"; one of the very rarest pop Moog LPs (Cozy/Premore & pop-Moog completists should get it while it lasts)

Kai Winding: Mondo Cane #2; Verve V6-8573; N-/N S $20 -- mod/ondioline; rarer than but at least as vital as the 1st (each an essential classic of both mod & the Moog-like electronic instrument, the ondioline); Claus Ogerman/Creed Taylor; Simian Theme (FANTASTIC!), Python, Theme from Nowhere, Blue Star/Medic Theme, Warm..

Klaus Wunderlich: Sound 2000--Moog, Organ, Rhythm; Telefunken 6.21134; 1973; [Canadian pressing, Ace of Clubs SCL.2074] N/N S $45 -- Moog; 1 of the German keyboard master's great synth LPs; awesome not just for the better covers (Charade, Humoresque, Cherokee, Raindrops, Blue Tango, Felicidade, To the Spring) nor even his originals (Dufter Zahn, Krimoogulus), but for "Corn-Flakes"--his very worthy answer to the Moog super-hit "Popcorn"

Klaus Wunderlich -- for Hammond, see pop

The Zeet Band: Moogie Woogie; Chess LPS-1545; cutout N-/N S $100 (or promo V+/N S $65, specify) -- Moog funk/blue Moog; "Down with it? Can't Quit It!--Zeet! Zeet!"; rare, unique, wonderful, deeply funky Moog, led by guitar-god Mike Bloomfield (credited as "Fastfingers Finkelstein" to dodge contract obligations) in own of his least-known but strangest recordings, plus equal heavyweights Paul Beaver (Moog), Phil UpChurch, Donn E. Hathaway, Morris Jennings..; all original tunes: Boogie-Loo (GREAT!!!), Fat City!, Angel's Dust Boogie, 3:45 Blues, Beaver Boogie, Fireball Boogie, Piggie Woogie, Moogie Boogie

Uncredited: Moog Party Time; Contour 2870-197; 1973; UK import E/N- S $20 -- Moog pop/rock; decent UK fare w/some sampleable drum and Moog sounds; Popcorn, Beautiful Sunday, Coconut, Sweetly & Slowly, Taka Takata, Horse Theme, Son of My Father, Listening to Mozart, Song Sung Blue, Chorus, What's Your Name

Various: The Twilight Zone Vol. 1; Varese Sarrabande STV-81171; 1983; N/N $15 -- space/orchestral; 1st of multi-volume series of original TV scores & incidental music; this set by Marius Constant, Jerry Goldsmith, Nathan Van Cleave, Bernard Herrman, Franz Waxman; unlike Marty Manning's LP but a nice TV-fanboy document, particularly for the liners & stills of early episodes

Wanted Records:
Forrest J. Ackerman Presents Music for Robots; Science Fiction
Pete Bellote: Moog Party
Richard Hayman Present the Electric People; Murbo (& other Murbo)
Dick Hyman: Funk Moog; GNP Crescendo (track info wanted at least)
KPM #s 1035, 1044, 1056, 1067, 1070, 1130, 1131, 1166, 1233
Michel Magne: Musique Tachiste; Paris (France)
Jean-Jacques Perrey (or Pat Prilly; France):
45s & EPs (non-LP tunes, pseudonymous; inquire)
Moog Expressions
Moog Vibrations
Don Spencer: Fireball/XL5 (Zero G); 20th Century Fox 440 (7"/45rpm)
Ruth White: Flowers of Evil; Mercury/Limelight LS-86066


Moog: Original 45s/EPs/78s

Please note: shipping/handling for 45s is gratis!

Claude Denjean: El Cumbanchero/Another Day, Another Way; London L-2593; 1977; N- S $20 -- Moog/disco; Canadian pressing; great for the funky A-side w/Conga; rare

The First Theremin Era: The Barnabas Theme from "Dark Shadows"/Sunset in Siberia;/B> Epic 5-10440; V $20 -- "The Barnabas Theme" is terrific space-funk/electronic horror, closest a vintage theremin record gets to being good for DJs; some wear & noise but priced accordingly (rare treat even so)

Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: (Prologue from) The Wozard of Iz/same; A&M 962; white-label promo N $30 -- rare single(!) from legendary, very scarce LP (A&M SP-4156), far & away the hippest spoken/Moog LP ever; produced by Bernie Krause; definitely one for the "Jukebox of the Gods"

Hot Butter: Popcorn/At the Movies; Musicor MUS-1458; 1972; N S $15 -- Moog; the 1st major Moog dance hit, "Popcorn," which began life when HB leader Stan Free was cutting the 1st pop Moog LPs with Gershon Kingsley--this is the hipper, hit version!

Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman w/Billy May: Music for Peace of Mind set of 3 45s; Capitol CCF-221; E+ $25 -- theremin/orchestral; no box or sleeve but w/the discs in top shape, it's ideal for anyone seeking an upgrade or the sound you get only with this format; nicely priced, too

Roger Powell: Pipeline '78/March of the Dragon Slayers; Bearsville BSS-0323; 1978; E S? $10 -- Moog; rare LP; good update of Pipeline (surf/Moog)


Production (Library): Original LPs

The Word: Production ("sound library") LPs are among the best rarities & resources for sampling available. Wonderful in their own right, for the advanced collector or deejay they can be the final frontier in unheard music.


T.A. Benham (rec.): Voices of the Satellites!; Folkways FX-6200; 1958; white label, w/booklet N/E shrink $60 -- narration & sounds of Sputnik, Explorer, Vanguard; rare

Bobby Heath/Eric Peters/Robert Hunter: [News/Features with Preview Tracks]; Spectrum Mood Library 14; N-/N S $20 -- circa 1980 & chock full of vintage synth cues designed for news radio; each side ends with nifty "Preview Tracks" (9-min+ total): various short cues in varied styles, each UK-female-announced by number

Mel Kaiser (rec.): Science Fiction Sounds Effects Record; Folkways FX-6250; 1959/1958; white label, no booklet N/N $40 -- production; 32 electronic/tape/whatever cues; clean, rare, & highly desirable!; rocket-ship graphic on the jacket; Mel Kaiser of Cue Recordings was a leading US production-record maker

The London Studio Group: T.V. Suite; De Wolfe DWLP-3164; 1970; E+/N- S $35 -- drama/suspsense/crime; 2/3 John Hawksworth, 1/3 P. Fenn; lots of great odd short cues as well as several nice sets w/variations & links

The London Studio Orchestra: Driving Force; De Wolfe DWLP-3055; 1967; E/N- $40 -- industry/suspense/orchestral/jazz/mod/bongo; the swinging "World of Strategy" (2 versions) by Jack Trombey highlight this mainly Keith Papworth vehicle; the theme throughout is industrial & in 1967 that meant high drama

Keith Mansfield/T. Cox: Technology & Movement; KPM 1241; 1980; E/N S $35 -- synth/drum; late but good: phased synth & drums, even a few breaks, very ripe for sampling; Handmade by Robots, Force Majeure, Microchip Revolution, The Plus Factor..

Armand Migiani/The Backgrounds; KPM 1003; 1966; N-/N $30 -- jazz-classical; French musicians The Backgrounds do Migiani's arrangements for modern jazz of J.S. Bach, from Preludes & Fugues for the Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2; unusual & delightful, entertaining without being stuffy; no strings; early one on KPM!!!

Francis Monkman: Energism; Bruton Music BRI-4; 1978; E+/N S $15

Muzak: Stimulus Progression Number Four; Muzak SLP-8980; 1972; gatefold E/E+ S $25 -- scarce, revealing artifact of the Muzak phenomenon; jacket shows a planet in space w/title "The Sound Heard Round the World"; extensive liners (in 4 languages) include photos & chart documenting the 6 original cuts on Side 1 (incl. "Muzak on the Move"); the 6 covers on Side 2 are perhaps an even better reason to get it, however: "Godfather" theme, Sugar Daddy (mod, uptempo), American Pie (Don McLean!), Diamonds Are Forever..

Jack Trombey & London Studio Orchestra: There's a World Going On 10"; De Wolfe DWLP-3039; 1967; E+/N- $30 -- industry/suspense/dramatic orchestra; plenty of interesting ideas, mod horns, drums/, etc.; Future of Industry, Assembly Line, Excavation, Rescue Squad, Commotion, Conviction, Rhythmical Interruption #13..

Mike Vickers: A Moog for More Reasons; KPM 1155; 1975; E/E S $150 -- Moog; one of the great ones!; several top cuts, including "The Light Fantastic", which despite the geeky title is a funk bomb (funky Moog) equal to JJ Perrey's very best; 17 cuts total, w/times ranging from just under 2 mins to just under 3 mins

Joey D. Vieira/David Crigger: Drum Drops Vol. 3; Music Tree DD-7780; 1979; E/N- S $40 -- production/drums; "The Professional Album" & really great!; Intro, Straight Disco, Salsa Disco, Rhythm & Blues, 5/4 Rock, 7/8 Funk, Jazz Fusion II, Afro Cuban, Jazz Funk, 1/2 Time Rock, R&B Ballad

Joey D. Vieira/David Crigger: Drum Drops Vol. 4; Music Tree DD-7780; 1979; N/N S $30 -- production/drums; "The Light Rock Album" it says but includes "Funk Ballad," "Latin Ballad," etc.

Dave Vorhaus: The Vorhaus Sound Experiments; KPM 1243; 1980; N-/N- S $40 -- electronic/space/Moog; "Flights of electronic wizardry & imagination"; yes, it's 1980 but it's really good, like the best of the commercial electronic records of the day but crammed with great ideas & sounds which could have been the basis for many more records; mainly on a space/tech theme (Computer Code, Future Scan, Voyager One, Interaction, Disintegration Series..) w/several short cues (Moog logos, synth effects) & even some humor ("Jamaican Digital Blues")

Uncredited: Power Parts; TM PPV-1 (Texas); 1990; E/N- S $18 -- production; synthesizer & percussion; 44 shorts each side, 27 of which are scratch effects

Various: [no title]; Chappell LPC 535-540; E/E+ $25 -- Melodi Light Orchestra/Telecast Ensemble/Roger Roger; 20 rare & interesting pop confections, highlight of which may be Clive Richardson's 3:15 tune "U.F.O." (good orchestral space/sci-fi)

Various: Background Music for Home Movies Vol. 1; Folkways FX-6110; 1964; w/insert E+/E $30 -- production; classic early one (orchestral); not only rare & special in its own right but holds a special place in record history for being the source of the cue "Live A Little," which the Beatles sampled for their 1966 Christmas record!; 17 others

Various: Light Intimations Vol. 1; KPM 1006; 1966; N-/N- $20 -- production; Larry Ashmore & David Francis do a variety, best of which is Military Pickle, which sounds a bit like Perrey-Kingsley; Pentuet, Tijuana Tap Dance, Endless Belts, Pattern of Pistons..

Various: Predictions Part Two; KPM 1234; 1979; E+/N- S $25 -- ethereal/electronic/space; F. Monkman/M. Ironton/P. Cox/J. Devereaux; No Man's Land, Lift Off, Electromechanic, Dark Star, Prophet, Time Tunnels..

Various: Progress & Prestige/Fourth Dimension; KPM 1066; 1970; E/N $35 -- Side 1: Keith Mansfield (w/1 by Neil Richardson); Side 2: Derrick Mason; the highlight is funky, mod "Wonderama"; Side 2 is 6 spooky/ethereal mood pieces

Various: Synchro Fox Golden Group; Sam Fox SF-2002; deep groove [no jacket]/N $60 -- production/crime/jazz/rock; compilation of best cuts from fantastic, vastly underrated NYC production company; Jazz Dramatic, Blue Sax, Club Cool, Fat Boy, Flutesville, Forever Frantic, Beatnik, Vibraphonics, Rock in the Rough, Jazz Club, Call Girl, High Spirits

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