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Pertinent records listed & rated: See the Odd Pop section for relevant pages: Moog, theremin, space-orchestral, space-electronic, space-rock, and more. See the Soul Patch section for space funk/funky Moog. Only Hip Wax items are for sale! |
The Word: Many of the best Moog, theremin, space, electronic, avant-garde, experimental, and strange-instrument LPs. Electronic/synthesizer rock/pop LPs generally mean late-1960s Moog to mid-1970s Moog or Arp, with subspecialty emphasis on hip, deeply funky Moog funk/funky Moog/space funk for DJs. See also, following the main LP listings below:
Production (sound library) LPs!
Discount: usually free mailing offered; possibly more if multi-item order
Images: for identification purposes only; photo may not be of the exact copy listed/purchased (but usually is)
Sheldon Allman: Folk Songs for the 21st Century; HiFi R415; promo E-/E- $100 -- space/space rock[abilly]/folk/spoof/gospel; sensational!--one of the rarest and best old space LPs (coveted for the great space/satellite jacket as much as the songs); produced by a very young David Axelrod!!!; spoofs the space age mainly through folk, a la Katie Lee ("Schizophrenic Baby" is right up her alley), but other standouts are the rocking "Radioactive Mama" & "Rocket to the Moon" & "Big Brother" (as in George Orwell); we also love the hip space-gospel(!) of "Walk on the Ground"; 14 great songs in all, totally original & rare as the dickens: Radioactive Mama, Rocket to the Moon, Univac & the Humanoid, Space Opera, Girl in the 4th Dimension, Change, It Conquered the World, Crawl Out Through the Fallout, Schizophrenic Baby, Big Brother, Extra Sensory Perception, Free Fall, X Square Plus 2, Walking on the Ground; note: wear heard mainly on "Crawl Out Through the Fallout"
[Moondog w/] Julie Andrews & Martyn Green: Tell it Again--Songs of Sense & Nonsense; Angel 65041; no insert E-/V S $20 -- European recording featuring the great Moondog (Louis Hardin) from when he was under contract w/Prestige!; priced very low for wear (marks & noise) but not bad/well worth it!
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 -- 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--samplers take note); also: Hare Krishna, Theme 18, Precisely Percussion, Mendocino, Minight Cowboy, Big Spender, Raindrops Keep Falling, Mendocino (intense intro), Summer Place..
Sid Bass: Moog Espana; RCA Victor Dynagroove LSP-4195; 1969; N/N shrink S $30 -- Moog on a mod Mexicali theme; "Old Spanish Favorites Played in an Exciting New Way"; for the pop Moog collector a full mod-Mexicali Moog LP is novel enough but it's also quite hard to find; great for fans of Herb Alpert, bullfight music, & organ too; also notable is the "Moog-scape" (circuitry sculpture) jacket art; Spanish Flea (gotta have this!), Mama Inez (catchy), Peanut Vendor, Ritual Fire Dance, Malaguena, Granada, Espani Cani, Mantilla, Lady of Spain, Valencia, Playera
Leon Bates Explores Music of the New World; Orion [Master Recordings of Malibu, CA] ORS-76237; 1976; sealed promo S $50 (or V+/E- S $20, specify) -- avant/classical; still-performing, distinguished "musical genius" Philly pianist --winner of 1969 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, & Settlement alumnus-- plays MacDowell (Sonata #4--The Keltic), Barber (Excursions for Piano), & Walker (Sonata #3); sealed copy has distributor's note taped to the shrink (shown)
Les Baxter: Music Out of the Moon 10"; Capitol H-2000; original/unbordered jacket V+/as is $30 (priced for jacket only) -- 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!; jacket of legendary, hall-of-fame image--prone gal in foil garb (what there is of it) on foil moonscape (as featured by Incredibly Strange Music)
Les Baxter: Music Out of the Moon 10"; Capitol H-2000; bordered-jacket 1952 pressing E+/V+ $45 -- original Capitol inner sleeve
Les Baxter/Billy May: Music Out of the Moon/Music for Peace of Mind [12" combo]; Capitol T-390; V+/V+ $15 -- theremin; "haunting themes for the theremin--an unforgettable musical experience"; with both of the first theremin sets for the label combined on one 12" LP, it's a good starter copy, helpful for deciding how much to spend on the separate originals
Les Baxter: Perfume Set to Music 10"; RCA Victor LPM-35; deep groove V+/as is $20 -- theremin/orchestral; RARE early set w/Dr. Samuel Hoffman on theremin, "Leslie" Baxter conducting his orchestra, and compositions by Brit Harry Revel "in a musical suite describing the six exotic Corday fragrances" (Toujours Moi, Fame, Tzigane, Jet, Possession, L'Ardente Nuit); wear, noise, priced accordingly--good as a first copy or for the curious or in conjuction with 78 or 45 set (if you have those)
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.)
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
Bjornar Bergethon & Eunice Boardman: [Record to Accompany] Musical Growth in the Elementary School--second edition; CBS Special Products for Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.; 1970 sealed $30 (or N/N shrink $25, specify) -- education/avant garde; 18 excerpts of important works of interest to bright children, some from LPs we'd love to be able to offer on this page; intended to accompany a classroom book (at least the LP is rare): Composition for Synthesizer (Babbitt/RCA Electronic Sound Synthesizer), Banshee (Henry Cowell), Tinga Layo, Prince of Denmark March (E.Power Biggs), See Saw Margery Daw, Roumanian Folk Dances, Greensleeves, Fourth String Quartet Opus 37 Third Movement, Poor Bird, Rain Song, Parade (Morton Gould), Chebogah..
Frank Comstock: Project Comstock--Music from Outer Space; Warner Bros. WS-1463; 1962; V+/V+ $20 -- 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; this copy has some marks & noise but priced accordingly (excellent starter copy or for the casual collector)
Bob Crewe Generation/Charles Fox/The Glitterhouse: Barbarella ST; Dynovoice DY-31908; cutout N/N- shrink S $70 -- mod/space; far-out Jane Fonda space jacket (color sketch, anyway) graces a wonder of hip, funky, psyche-y weirdness: fuzz-tone, "water sound" guitar, & wordless choruses galore; the movie itself is looking better and better these days (not so for other similar flicks), and this is the real ST record (there is another "Barbarella" LP--typical budget-label rip-off of interest only for the jacket, that has been reissued recently for some reason)
Lew Davies & his Orchestra: Strange Interlude; Command RS-829-SD; 1961; gatefold; N/N S $20 (or N/E- S $15, 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..
Milton & Anne Delugg: Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon ST; Roulette/Mainstream S54001; gatefold; white-label promo V+/E- S $25 -- space-orchestral/kids; one of the slickest, best-produced space records for kids (& there are quite a few!); Think Tall, Deedle-Dee-Dum, Gulliver's March, Space Walk, Keupie, Rise Robots Rise (GREAT!!!), Ursa Minor, Song of the Earth, Lost & Found (plus instrumental/reprise versions of several of these); marker on jacket (see image)
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; N-/N S $75 (or [promo] E-/E+ S $60, specify) (or New Zealand import E+/E S $50, 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 of "Sunshine & Snowflakes" fame 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; E+/N-warp-plays S $20 (or E/E+ 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; Unipak gatefold; E-/N- ES $80 (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, natural-sounding, electronic-synthesized; 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: Electro-Vibrations--The Music of John Eaton; Decca Gold DL-710165; V+/N- cutout S $40 -- avant/Moog in the Turnabout style, excellent
more John Eaton -- see jazz
The Electric Hair: Electric Hair; Evolution 2013; cutout N/E+ shrink S $25 -- 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 three-or-more Moog "Hair" LPs (you also need Mort Garson's); 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 $25 (or E/E S $20, specify) -- Moog/space/space funk; comp. John Williams, arr. Jimmy Wisner; decent Moog/space-synth treatment in general, which is saying something for any version of the Star Wars ST, but the standout, reason-to-care here is "Imperial Attack," an obscure, primordial drum-and-bass (yeah, we mean it!) wonder w/psychedelic guitar & synth that date it w/out it sounding dated; you do not have to be an old Moog nut to find this LP valuable!
Electro-Harmonix Work Band; Electro-Harmonix ER-711; 1977; w/booklet V+/N S $75 (or w/booklet V/E- 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 (or cutout E+/N S $25, specify) -- Moog; interesting, unusual pop Moog set led by the great Eddie Higgins w/Phil Upchurch, etc.; much wanted for the Moog treatment of Mah-Na Mah-Na(!) as well as ST themes from Midnight Cowboy, Che (Lalo Schifrin), Sterile Cuckoo, Z, Justine, Last Summer..
The Electronic Concept Orchestra: Moog Groove; Philips/Mercury/Limelight LS-86070; cutout E+/N- S $40 (or New Zealand import E+/E+ S $25, specify -- Moog/rock; "The First Album of Electronic Rock" with funky drums--breakbeats; w/Eddie Higgins, Phil Upchurch, etc.; hip tunes and jacket art make it a good companion to Mike Melvoin's "Plastic Cow Goes Moooog" LP (the other famous Moog-rock LP); Aquarius, Oh Happy Day, Hey Jude, Both Sides Now, Grazing in the Grass, Feelin' Alright (funky!), Penny Lane, Atlantis, Rock Me (Steppenwolf--funky drums!), Windmills of Your Mind
Ferrante & Teicher: Blast Off!; ABC-Paramount ABCS-285; deep groove E+/N- S $25 (or E+/E+ S $20, specify) -- pop/space/effects; widely recognized as "the" F&T LP to have, whether for the jacket (classic homemade-space-suit gasser) or effects (plinks & plonks) & strange instruments; evidently they accessorized their pianos with all kinds of gadgets for this; Chopstick Cha Cha, In the Rain, Hurdy Gurdy, Busman's Holiday..
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; E/N- S $150 (or V+/E S $100, specify) -- Moog/concept/spoken/STRANGE!!!; legendary and in great demand; far and away the hippest spoken/Moog LP ever (further out than Zodiac Cosmic Sounds but not as dated; this one's forever way ahead of its time)--along with Moog Indigo and Tom Dissevelt's stuff it's one of the first records on this page we recommend adamantly to all (we get really excited buying in the field--partly for the excuse to hear it again); produced by Bernie Krause; "Word-Man" Jacques Wilson's very clever, "Oz"-on-acid, anti-materialistic, freakout "Odyssey"--DJs should covet the pulsing, electronic mindblower "Leave the Driving to Us"; Prologue, Leave the Driving to Us, 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, Finale
Mort Garson's Electronic Hair Pieces; A&M SP-4209; cutout N-/N S $90 (or cutout E/N- S $75, specify) (or uncut V+/E+ S $60, specify) (or white-label promo V+/E- S $45, specify) -- occult Moog/instrumental; the greatest of the Moog "Hair" LPs, long obscure but eventually made famous when featured on the cover of "Incredibly Strange Music"; whatever, it's great Garson Moog!
"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; E+/N- S $75 -- occult Moog/instrumental; "Electronic Music Impressions of the Occult"; first-rate, electronic freakout (a close second to Black Mass-Lucifer but rarer); liners by Jacques Wilson; super-spooky jacket art tops it off; Tarot, Sorcerer, Deja Vu, Astral Projection, Seance, I Ching, Cabala, The Unexplained, Wind Dance; jacket bottom wrinkled from water but image fully intact
Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson (w/Paul Beaver): The Zodiac Cosmic Sounds; Elektra EKS-74009; 1967; tan/1st E-/E- S $20 -- 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 astronomical signs & sports a classic, groovy, psychedelic jacket
Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: "Signs of the Zodiac" series: Gemini; A&M SP-4213; Unipak gatefold; E/E+ S $15 (5 $15 LPs for $50) -- 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 (or E/E+ S $15, specify) -- 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 same but w/warp--affects 1st secs only E+/E+ $25, 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 top shape, which is tough for this one!; we also have a spare booklet for this LP if anyone needs it and cares to order something
Marty Gold/Walter Sear: Moog Plays the Beatles; Avco Embassy Ave-33003; deep groove New Zealand import V+/V+ S $20 -- Moog pop/rock/sitar; scarce LP is a one-stop shop for the best Beatle covers on Moog; daring 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
Ferde Grofé/Dr. Samuel Hoffman: Rocketship X-M ST; Starlog SR-1000; 1977/1950; E/E+ $50 -- 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 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. by Albert Glasser): Exploring the Red Planet, None Came Back, Romance in Space, Floating Free, The Martian Mutants..
Bruce Haack: Funky Doodle; Chambers CD-1001; 1983/1976 (reissues Dimension 5 D-191); sealed S $200 -- kid funk/Moog/strange/electronic; one of his great Dimension 5 masterpieces, super rare in both the original and this reissue series (which gives you new artwork and flawless condition, which is always tough with these)
Bruce Haack: Captain Entropy; Chambers CD-1002; 1983/1974 (reissues Dimension 5 D-171); sealed S $200 (or N/N shrink S $150, specify) -- kid funk/Moog/strange/electronic; "a participation journey for elementary and high-school people --through the soul of space-shop earth-- from principles of thermodynamics to folks like the American eagle"; one of the most coveted of his great Dimension 5 masterpieces, super rare in both the original and this vintage reissue series (which gives you new artwork and flawless condition--always tough with these); Captain Entropy, Army Ants in Your Pants, Music, Mallagong, The Universal Unicycle Show (pedal it), Walking Eagle, The American Eagle, Metric Conversion, Catfish
Richard Hayman, Persuasive Electronics by: Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine; Command 947S; 1969; gatefold E+/N S $35 (or cutout N-/N- S $30, specify) (or cutout N-/E+ S $25, specify) (or cutout E+/E- S $20, specify) -- Moog; a classic; besides the far-out title & even weirder jacket art, some very hip, sampladelic, funky-drummer music--not your old man's orchestral crap!; Girl from Ipanema (tongue-in-cheek), Dansero (funky sample), Windmills of Your Mind (funky drums), Hare Krishna, Peanut Vendor..
Tom Hazelton/Gene Ciszek: Explorer [Orbits the World]--Familiar Tunes; EXP-100; 1967; N/N shrink S $30 (or E+/N- S $25, specify) (or E/E+ S $20, specify) -- organ/proto-synth; "A totally new electronic musical instrument in recording!"; local treasure (Allentown PA is a big organ place) promotes a 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; Mr. Bach Meets Mr. Batman (yes, BATMAN theme!) is the highlight, also great are Explorer Theme, Take Five, Caravan, Spanish Flea(!!!)..; BONUS: free for the asking (1 only): 1970s "Allen Organews" 20-page newsletter w/photos of Allen installations (came w/the LP)
Ray Heindorf/Dr. Samuel Hoffman: Spellbound as Performed by Heindorf; Warner Bros. BS-1213; 1958; E/E S $30 -- theremin; Miklos Rozsa's "Spellbound"; one of the tiny handful of full-length, theremin LPs, and one of very few in modern, stereo, hi-fi sound (w/gorgeous jacket to boot); and, clean stereo copies, such as this, are especially scarce--snap it up!
Pierre Henry: Messe Pour le Temps Present (Mass for Today); Philips 6510.014; 1968; red label E/E+ S $45 -- funky Moog/music concrete; a whole side that's totally hip & essential for DJs & anyone else into sounds that are danceable yet completely far-out (super-psychedelic!): 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 (yeah!)
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
Hot Butter [Popcorn]; Musicor MS-3242; 1972; w/3D popcorn box in partial shrink N-/N- S $25 (or 3D pocorn box E-/N- S $20, specify) (or 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, all 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: Popcorn--Version Originale; Barclay 920-399; 1972; French import (licensed Musicor); N-/N S $40 -- Moog; a real treat even for those who have the Musicor version, as it offers 3 or so new/unique tunes (including one by Serge Gainsbourg) you can't get otherwise (at least not in the US); Pop Corn, Day by Day, Visa to the Stars, At the Movies, Tristana, Tomatoes, Amazing Grace, Love at First Sight, Song of the Nairobi Trio, The Silent Screen
Hot Butter: More Hot Butter; Musicor MS-3254; 1973; N/N shrink S $50 (or cutout N/N shrink S $45, specify) -- Moog; even better than the classic 1st LP but far scarcer, with juicy breaks and even a groovy chorus--just where it works!; best of all, we have it in flawless shape!; Slag Solution, Sounds-Simple, Percolator, Wheels, Skokian, Space Walk (breakbeat/funky!!!), The Masterpiece, Tequila, Syncopated Clock, Mah-Na Mah-Na (great!)
Dick Hyman: Electrodynamics; Command RS-856-SD; 1963; gatefold E+/N S $15 -- Lowrey/bongos; 1 of a handful of terrific command LPs from before the funky era (one of the reasons you can't write of the earlier stuff)--this is what the interest in Command and space-age-bachelor-pad music is all about; Mack the Knife (really swings!), Stompin' at the Savoy, Fly Me to the Moon, Big Ben Bossa..
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 with the truly swinging hip trio of Hyman/Rosengarden/Haggart in great sound!; Chain of Fools, Body & Soul, Sweet Sweet Soul, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, Soul Man, Tell Mama, Since You've Been Gone, Dock of the Bay, Drop a Dime, Watch It, Try a Little Tenderness, Honey Chile
Dick Hyman: Fantomfingers; Project 3 PR-5057-SD; 1971; gatefold; E+/N S $75 (or E/N- S $60, specify) (or E-/E+ S $50, specify) (or cutout E/E+ S $50, specify) -- organ/space/funk/Brasil/gospel; "Dick Hyman rocks the new Baldwin organ"; wow!!!--that's right, a GREAT, HIP, FUNKY, scarce/obscure Dick Hyman LP; loads to love, 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" (way better than the original!), "A Letter from My Brother in Brazil," and (best of all) the SERIOUS BREAKBEAT organ funk of "Memphis Two-Step" (on his 2 well-known Moog LPs only the James Brown cover even comes close to this!); DJs must have it!!!
Dick 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 consider this for top shape & groovy new jacket art, or just to be able to spin the hell out of "Give It Up or Turn It Loose" & others w/out jeopardizing your originals; an 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
John Keating Conducts the Electronic Philharmonic Orchestra; EMI EMC-3057; 1974; UK import N/N S $15 (5 $15 LPs for $50) -- orchestral Moog (& 7 similar synthesizer/super-organs); scarce, a rare treat for the US Keating fan & classical Moogophile, at least; Sabre Dance, Fanfare for the Common Man, Washington's Birthday, General Lavine: eccentric, Hebridean Impressions, The Unanswered Question..
Gershon Kingsley & the Moog: Music to Moog By; Audio Fidelity AFSD-6226; blue N/N S $120 (or blue E+/N- S $100, specify) (or Capitol-made black E+/E+ S $75, specify) -- Moog; one of the most important of the early Moog classics, in even higher demand now for "Hey Hey" (which has been compared to the Dr. Who theme but w/a funkier beat) & the original version of "Pop Corn" (the 1st/biggest smash hit of Moog; Stan Free of Hot Butter was in this original Moog quartet); groovy jacket design, Beatles covers -- all told a classic no Moog collection can be without!; Hey Hey, Scarborough Fair, For Alisse Beethoven, Sheila, Pop Corn, Twinkle Twinkle, Nowhere Man, Sunset Sound, Trumansburg Whistle, Paperback Rider
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 great one of the three Brass Menagerie LPs (the one you need!), 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 (or new reissue stereo CS-8386 N/N S $20, specify) -- 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--and 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
The Marketts: Out of Limits; Warner Bros. E/E+ S $30 -- space rock; uncut clean stereo original of a classic!; similar to Ventures in Space (and Jerry Cole, the Astronauts, and other surf/hot rod guitar groups that did a space-themed LP); Out of Limits, Love 1985, Collision Course, Hyper-Space, Other Limits, Bell Star, Twilight City, Borealis, Bella Dellena, Limits Beyond, Saturn, Re-Entry
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 $30, 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: Love Theme from The Godfather; RCA Victor APD1-0001; 1972; sealed S/Q $30 (or N/N- shrink S/Q $25 (or cutout E+/E+ S/Q $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 (wild percussion fans of Emil Richards especially will dig); 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..
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: Others By Brothers; RCA APL1-0784; 1975; E-/N S $25 -- Moog funk; worth putting up with a little rub wear on jacket face for the grooves; it's as useful to the DJ as "Hugo in Wonder-Land" and on the same theme: Caravan, Never Can Say Goodbye, Noah's Arp, Feel Like Makin' Love, What's Goin' On, Nothing from Nothing, Creepin', I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Ain't No Mountain High Enough
The Moog Machine: Switched-On Rock; Columbia CS-9921; deep groove/1st press E/N S $25 -- Moog/rock; like the Mike Melvoin and Hot Butter LPs it's wanted for heavy tunes done Moog style with some serious drums/beats/breaks, so get it here in top shape; 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
Moondog; Columbia MS-7335; gatefold; promo w/timing strip E+/E S $50 -- avant-garde/percussion by Luis Hardin, the legendary, blind "Viking of 6th Avenue" outsider-artist musician who influenced Charlie Parker & many others; glorious jacket photo of Moondog
John Murtaugh: Blues Current; Polydor 24-4016; cutout E/E+ S $75 -- 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
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..
Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space; Dot DLP-25794; V+/V+ S $15 -- space/instrumental/sung/spoken; GREAT!!!; spacey version of Star Trek theme, Alien, Where is Love, Music to Watch Space Girls By, Beyond Antares, Twinkle Twinkle Little Earth, Mission Impossible, Lost in the Stars, Where No Man Has Gone Before, You Are Not Alone, A Visit to a Sad Planet
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..
Jean-Jacques Perrey: Moog Indigo; Vanguard VSD-6549; 1968; V+/N- S $200 (or V+/E+ S $150, specify) -- Moog/funk; for disco-anticipating super Moog funk nothing tops the killer "E.V.A." plus nearly equal funky-Moog cuts Soul City, Moog Indigo, and Cat in the Night (the rest vary); "E.V.A." was remixed a few years ago and caused a huge sensation, tho DJs with ears and taste will find the original much better (can be used straight/as is in modern contexts and mixes); of all the LPs on this page for you to splurge on, this is one of the first to consider --highest recommendation-- particularly if you want your primordial electronica to be as hip, funky, and dancefloor-worthy as it can possibly be (Moog usually isn't thought of that way); rub wear on jacket (always the case with this one) but so it goes with top rarities
Jean-Jacques Perrey: The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound of Jean-Jacques Perrey; Vanguard VSD-79286; 1968; deep groove New Zealand import E-/E+ S $35 -- 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 (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 & Gilbert Sigrist: DynaMoog; Crea Sound Ltd. 46.532 (Canadian version of Montparnasse 2000 Mon-33) N-/E S $100 -- Moog/production; "The ultimate in music conception"; 3 or 4 really hip tracks (funky Moog or space) stand out, and of course it's a prize for all other reasons too; Le Fugitif, Jeux de Moogs, Syntheme, Bossa Mooga, Dynamoog..
[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 at a great price (we've seen others price it way up lately); 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 [UK import] N/N- S $30 -- pop Moog; the classic in state-of-the-art original form, except it's the foreign version w/different jacket art and for a low, low price; One Note Samba/Spanish Flea, Fallout, Baroque Hoedown, Carousel of the Planets, Pioneers of the Stars, Mas Que Nada..
Rick Powell: Country Electronique; RCA Gala KGLI-0057; 1974/1970; Canadian import E-/V+ S $15 -- Moog/country; reissues for the Canadian market the rare & worthy Switched-On Country (RCA Camden CAS-2398) with livelier sound; the original sports a jacket of a cow figurine & speech bubble that says "Moog"; this version has a braless blonde in white halter top & denim hot pants; 9 tracks, as good as the same sort of stuff (country songs Moog style) done elsewhere by Gil Trythall: Steel Guitar Rag, Born to Lose, Cattle Call, Careless Love, Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town, Watermelon, Green Green Grass of Home, Kaw-Liga, I Walk the Line (w/Pete Drake-esque voice box!); some wear heard in 2 lesser tracks, priced low just for that
Roger Powell: Cosmic Furnace; Atlantic SD-7251; 1973; promo cutout E/N $20 -- Moog (Arp)/electronic; 4 Arps are used for six slick tracks of value to anyone interested in primordial electronica; Ictus, Lumia, Forneau Cosmique, Hermetic Enigma (rocks), Queene Enfineska, Tensegrity
Andre Previn/London Symphony/Simon Preston: Rollerball ST; United Artists UA-LA470-G; 1975; cutout N-/N S $25 -- funk/funky Moog; a great, if sick, 1970s movie starring James Caan in a nightmarish future-world (the lame remake is a bad joke compared to it); what makes the ST essential for DJs are the deep bass, deep-funk Moog cuts "Executive Party" & "Executive Party Dance" (YOU NEED THESE!!!); the other tunes are all classical (typical of STs), but the horror theme "Toccata in D Minor" is always nice to have--DJs can use it on Halloween, at least
Eldon Rathburn: Expo '67 Labyrinthe ST; Labyrinthe LAB-650S; 1974; Canadian; deep groove N/N shrink S $50 -- cond. by Louis Applebaum, it's an original work for a very popular Expo 1967 exhibit, the Labyrinthe, for which this is the ST (rare outside Canada); electronic (Mooglike) but more avant-garde than pop
Gene Roddenberry: Inside Star Trek; Columbia PC-34279; 1976/1974; white-label promo, cutout w/original inner sleeve E-/E- S $15 -- space/spoken; no self-respecting Trekkie can live without it!; great liner notes on the inner sleeve (about Asimov too); Inside Star Trek, Star Trek Theme, William Shatner Meets Captain Kirk, The Origin of Spock, Sarek's Son Spock, The Questor Affair, The Enterprise Runs Aground, McCoy's Rx for Life, The Star Trek Philosophy, Asimov's World of Science Fiction, A Letter from a Network Censor, The Star Trek Dream
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
Rome Symphony Orchestra/Bruno Maderna: The New Music Volume 2; RCA Victrola VICS-1212; 1968; N-/N- S $25 -- avant garde; music by Boulez Haubenstock-Ramati, Maderna; 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..
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 (not so rare but well worth having, especially this top-shape copy) and one DJs can put to use regularly; 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; the sequel 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--very useful; Raindrops, Close to You, Paper Mache, Promises Promises, A Message to Michael, Wishin' & Hopin', Trains & Boats & Planes..
Ananda Shankar -- see exotic-foreign
Sounds Galactic: An Astromusical Odyssey; London/Decca SP-44154; gatefold N-/N- S $30 -- space-orchestral/space-electronic/hippie; prior to the great "Space Experience" LP, John Keating made this delightful 1969-ish space fantasy ("Hair" goes space here) that fills the gap between "Barbarella" & the 1972 "Space Experience" masterpiece (once you have that, you'll know you want this); there's the original "Round Trip Mars" as well as pop hits, mostly with strings but effectively (like a better James Bond ST); also some ethereal abstract vocals & electronic effects; great abstract space photos, top production values; 2001, Spinning Wheel, Aquarius, Nocturne, Across the Universe (Beatles tune), Up Up & Away, Good Morning Starshine, Claie de Lune, Round Trip Mars
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; the name "Spleen" comes from Baudelaire's "Flowers of Evil" (title of another LP on this label) rather than, oh, the Paul Reubens character in "The Mystery Men"
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 (the jacket doesn't indicate and we don't know, as it's the only copy we've had)
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
[Jerry Styner & Larry Brown:] Orbit III; Beverly Hills BHS-38; E/E+ S $30 -- Moog rock-pop/funky Moog/organ; in a hip purple jacket, it's a rare product showcase for the Wurlitzer Orbit III Synthesizer, a grand "missing link" super-organ/early-synth hybrid that challenged the Moog for dominance; tho on an obscure Hollywood label it's nevertheless slickly produced, adding 3 unusual Beatles covers to the world's short supply of Moog versions of Beatles, plus other rock covers & 3 compelling originals (best being the title track); Back in the USSR, I Guess the Lord Must Be in NYC, Moonwalk, Oob La Di, Mother Nature's Son, Orbit III (FUNKY w/drum breaks!), Tuesday Afternoon, Falcon's Endeavor, Dock of the Bay, It Was a Very Good Year, Glass Onion(!)
Theo Vaness: Back to Music; CBS 82653; 1978; E+/N- S $20 -- space disco; medleys of Beatles and more, plus normal original tracks; basically tacky junk but desirable for the jacket
Kai Winding: Mondo Cane #2; Verve V6-8573; N-/N S $20 -- mod/ondioline; rarer than but at least as vital as the 1st "Mondo Cane" (aka "Soul Surfin'") LP (each an essential classic of both mod & the Moog-like electronic instrument, the ondioline); prod. by Claus Ogerman/Creed Taylor, so it's really of a piece with the great 4 LPs Ogerman did for RCA at the time (early-mid-'60s); 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-/E- S $25 -- 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"; condition is fine except "Raindrops Are Falling On My Head" (boring cut anyway)
Klaus Wunderlich: Wersi-Time 2; WersiTime 2; Gema 66.21365; E+/V S $20 -- super-organ/synth; demo/promotional LP for the Wersi series of super-organs (all 8 models pictured in color on jacket back) has inner leaves detailing how to play the tunes, which include Shaft, Girl from Ipanema, Eso es el Amor, Rock Around the Clock, Whiter Shade of Pale..; priced low for a scratch affecting 3 other tunes
The Zeet Band: Moogie Woogie; Chess LPS-1545; E/N- S $150 (or cutout N-/N S $125, specify) (or promo V+/N S $75, specify) -- Moog funk/blues-rock Moog; RARE "electronic boogie and blues composed and played on the Moog"; "Down with it? Can't Quit It!--Zeet! Zeet!"; rare, unique, wonderful, deeply funky Moog, led by 1960s guitar-god Mike Bloomfield (credited here as "Fastfingers Finkelstein" to dodge contractual obligations) in one of his least-known but most happening/strangest recordings, with really cool guitar effects and a lot of Moog/electronic sounds that are like the very best/hippest Jean-Jacques Perrey creations; the mighty Zeet outfit includes other superstar studio-session heavyweights on this, their only record: Paul Beaver (Moog), Phil UpChurch, Donn E. Hathaway, Morris Jennings..; all original tunes: Boogie-Loo (dark & GREAT!!!), Fat City!, Angel's Dust Boogie, 3:45 Blues, Beaver Boogie, Fireball Boogie, Piggie Woogie, Moogie Boogie
Various: The International Contemporary Music Exchange, Inc. Presents The Outstanding Contemporary Orchestral Compositions of the United States--a sampler & comprehensive survey; ICME 1; 1975/1974; 2-LP gatefold w/inserts [promotional only] E/E+ S $150 -- avant garde; 21 varied works (instrumental, orchestral, voice), magnificently presented in a rare private-press anthology (probably never sold commercially); inserts are a letter from ICME Director Igor Buketoff and a wonderfully illuminating 12" booklet-guide to composers, with photos, bios, and in some cases recommendations for further listening: Barber, Cowell, Druckman, Harrison, Hovhaness, Riegger, Rochberg, Schuller, Thomson, Varese, Wuorinen, Babbitt, Gershwin, Bernstein, Riley, Brant, Brown, Cage, Carter, Copland, Crumb, Foss, Harris, Ives, Ruggles, Schuman, Sessions (most are represented on the discs)
Various: The Twilight Zone Vol. 1; Varese Sarrabande STV-81171; 1983; N/N $20 -- space/orchestral; first of multi-volume series of original TV scores amd incidental music for the classic series; this set is by Marius Constant, Jerry Goldsmith, Nathan Van Cleave, Bernard Herrman, and Franz Waxman; totally different than and unlike Marty Manning's LP (which is a comprehensive interpretation of the music rather than documentation); fans will appreciate particularly the liners and stills of early episodes
(KPM & others, listed by label; see other pages for additional production LPs)
Chappell/Various [Production Music]; Chappell LPC 535-540; E/E+ $25 -- production (sound library)/orchestral/space; Melodi Light Orchestra/Telecast Ensemble/Roger Roger; 20 rare & interesting pop confections, the highlight of which may be Clive Richardson's 3:15 tune "U.F.O." (good orchestral space/sci-fi)
De Wolfe/The London Studio Group: T.V. Suite; De Wolfe DWLP-3164; 1970; E+/N- S $35 -- production (sound library)/drama/suspsense/crime/production; 2/3 John Hawksworth, 1/3 P. Fenn; lots of great odd short cues as well as several nice sets w/variations & links; groovy jacket among the best for production records; Mantari, Magic Mirror, Highway Robbery, Dark Deeds Afoot, Search & Survival, Through the Forest, Ethereal Theme, Scaffold Drum..
De Wolfe/The London Studio Orchestra: Driving Force; De Wolfe DWLP-3055; 1967; E/N- $40 -- production (sound library)/industry/suspense/orchestral; Jack Trombey fans will want if for the swinging "World of Strategy" (2 versions); otherwise it's by Keith Papworth, J. Reids, H. Granville; the theme throughout is industrial & in 1967 that meant high drama (orchestra with additional sounds for impact); if you like the music of the old "The Avengers" TV show, you'll like this; jacket shows 3 gears
De Wolfe/London Studio Orchestra cond. by Jack Trombey: There's a World Going On 10"; De Wolfe DWLP-3039; 1967; E+/N- $35 -- production (sound library)/industry/suspense/orchestra (high-impact dramatic orchestra w/additional sounds), like the old "The Avengers" TV show & other Britpop; industrial yet expansive/exotic mood w/plenty of interesting ideas, mod horns, drums, etc.; Future of Industry, Assembly Line, Excavation, Rescue Squad, Commotion, Conviction, Rhythmical Interruption #13..
Folkways/Various: Background Music for Home Movies Vol. 1 (BEATLES sample!); Folkways FX-6110; 1964; w/insert E+/E $30 -- production (sound library); classic early one (orchestral); rare & special enough in its own right but holds a special place in record history for "Live A Little," which the Beatles sampled for their 1966 Christmas record!; 18 cuts
Folkways/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
Hall/Uncredited [Production Music]; Robert Hall RH-1/2; deep groove generic/E $75 -- production (sound library)/space-electronic/gong/horror/instrumental; the first & one of the best Robert Halls! (similar to Sam Fox stuff); seriously spooky-scary outer-space electronic sci-fi sounds; 30 short cues (some are variants) w/isolated bands; Outer Space, Buck Rogers, Glass Breaking, Bees, Ethereal Effect, Arriving Outer Space, Flying Trunk, Bottom Out, Bong-Ping, Musical Vibe, Wire Recorder with Oscillator, Ghost, Coach Horn, Water Samba..; slight dishpan warp does not affect play
Armand Migiani: The Backgrounds; KPM 1003; 1966; N-/N $30 -- production (sound library)/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!!!
KPM/Various: Light Intimations Vol. 1; KPM 1006; 1966; N-/N- $20 -- production (sound library)/; 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..
KPM/Various: Progress & Prestige/Fourth Dimension; KPM 1066; 1970; E/N $35 -- production (sound library); 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
KPM/Various: Predictions Part Two; KPM 1234; 1979; E+/N- S $25 -- production (sound library)/ethereal/electronic/space; F. Monkman/M. Ironton/P. Cox/J. Devereaux; No Man's Land, Lift Off, Electromechanic, Dark Star, Prophet, Time Tunnels..
KPM/Mike Vickers: A Moog for More Reasons; KPM 1155; 1975; E/E S $150 -- Moog/production; 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
Dave Vorhaus: The Vorhaus Sound Experiments; KPM 1243; 1980; N-/N- S $40 -- electronic/space/Moog/production; "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")
Various: Rock Opus 171/172; MusiCues MCS-171/172; 2-LP gatefold; N-/N $100 -- production (library)/rock/acid rock; incredible instrumental-guitar set that sounds like 1969-era Michael Bloomfield and the like--but on an obscure NYC library label it's impossibly rare, never to be seen again!; author credits are Kaiser, Kaye, Venitsky, Rubinstein; tune titles (all original): Hot Pants, Cycle, Mouth Off, Heads Up, Tip Top, Put Down, Slo' Blues, Cry'n, Going Nowhere..
NFL/Various: Light & Easy; NFL Music Library NFL-101; 1977; E/N- $40 -- production; Mexicali/funk/funky rock/jazz/space-electronic; rare Philly "library" series that seems not to have any connection with football but does lots of good stuff for film use; anyway, of the 18 cuts many are in the Herb Alpert vein (some good ones even there) but stick around for the heavy funky stuff with breakbeats and guitar; "Riffrider" & "Down Home" are the top picks for DJs tho the generalist may find most of it useful to work with
TM/Uncredited: Power Parts; TM PPV-1 (Texas); 1990; E/N- S $20 -- production (sound library)/Moog/drums; synthesizer & percussion galore!; a smorgasbord of 44 shorts on each side, 27 of which are scratch effects!; a sampler's delight, for sure; jacket (see image) has helpful track-info list pasted over it (can be removed or left where it is to make notes); some titles (there are several variations of most of these): Beat Pattern with Sweep, Drum Pan, Bullet, Machine Gun Drums with Burst, Laser Shots, Chime Staging, Bubble Sweep with Button, Shot, Upslide, Downslide, Scratch Effect (many!)
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!
Disney: Main Street Electrical Parade; Walt Disney World WE-4; 1977; 7" picture disc/compact 33 N- S $25 -- Moog/pop; like Perrey-Kingsley but longer (Moog medley comprised of 18 Disney hits); the LP (see above for availability) is not so hard to find; this rare-format picture disc, however, is not something that turns up often
Mort Garson & Jacques Wilson: (Prologue from) The Wozard of Iz/same; A&M 962; white-label promo N $30 -- rare single(!) from the 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 (5 $15 LPs for $50) -- 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
Perrey-Kingsley: The Savers/Pioneers of the Stars; Vanguard VRS-35054; white-label promo E+ $25 -- pop Moog; another rarity you must have for the growing Moog/space section of your "Jukebox of the Gods"; get that the big sound on the little record with the big hole!
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