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By: Murray Hill Records
Apparently, Murray Hill records was a subsidiary of Random House, and mainly re-released excellent material. Other sources claim this boxed set was released in 1970. Gorgeously recorded. My pressing is quite good — I can not remark on the condition of those at this library. Interesting academic material in the liner notes.
Reviewer: Longhorn Reviewer
By: Tony Conrad with Faust
The heavier side of American Minimalism.
Reviewer: Tommy
By: Kuhn, Joseph
This is a magnificent selection including “Preacher and the Bear” and “Asleep in the Deep” Warren Biggs (Basso) was perhaps the finest bass singer in the history of this “Pre-Politically Correct” format. I’ve got an original copy (still) in good condition. Some of the jokes I still use — the best involved a Hair Restorer.
Reviewer: James Thurber
By: Sigur Rós
Beautiful, gorgeous and awe-inspiring. “Heim” is “home” in Icelandic and the film documents a number of (mostly) impromptu performances by Sigur Ros undertaken around the island.
This band is off in its’ own world. Clearly, not ‘rock’ music –but it still rocks at times –they have broken new territory and are doing something that is dangerously emotional and that is hard to put into words.
Reviewer: Tim S
By: The Homosexuals
Vampire Weekend was far from the first group to incorporate African influence into snotty white kid music, and Radiohead was certainly not the first to try to sell their music on their own. The Homosexuals were a shifting group of punk rockers in the UK who set out to make avant garde music in a totally insular, outsider manner. The result was they self-released a ton of projects on their own label It’s War Boys that ultimately sound like they may be the best DIY, kitchen-sink pop recordings ever. Collected on three CDs in this set are all of the recordings they issued as The Homosexuals.
Reviewer: Tommy
By: Laurie Spiegel
“When it was new, each of these music systems, now long obsolete, was state of the art, visionary, radically new and so revolutionary that it required extended explanations in response to common questions such as ‘Why would anyone ever want to do that?’ ” -Laurie Spiegel
Reviewer: Tommy
By: Metallica
Allegedly recorded in a garage(natch)between albums and record companies, this collection of cover songs frigging rocks.
Reviewer: John Lee Barton
By: Jack Nitzsche
Here is Jack Nitzsche’s massive and beautiful orchestral work that brilliantly captures what’s compelling about the classical avant garde in the 20th century.
Most will recognize Nitzsche’s name for his work scoring films like “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Performance” as well as arranging for Phil Spector, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, and pretty much everyone else too.
Reviewer: Tommy
By: Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Finally we have a good selection of Sun Ra material. This is one of my favorites. Eloquent and odd jazz that’s deeply satisfying
Reviewer: Tommy
By: Alireza Mashayekhi, Ata Ebtekar
Some very fine electronic music from Persia. A compilation spanning 40 years.
Reviewer: Tommy
