Swinging Swede Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 This one looks just like Berigan's avatar! Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 I absolutely LOVE the cover of this one - - nearly as much as a few "classic BN titles", if you must know. I mean, look at the reflection in the center of the hubcap. This may be one of the coolest non-BN covers I've ever seen. But you gotta read the description of it: This is a cool record. It's a VW promotional thing where the guy incorporates actual sounds from an automotive plant with jazz music. Each machine or process recorded sets the tone for the jazz piece. Unfortunately, the results aren't what you'd hope they'd be. Pretty bad actually. I appreciate the fact that they even came up with the idea though. What a cool concept!! Wish it had turned out better - but man, what a cool idea!! Quote
The Mule Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Posted August 20, 2003 Maybe this one should be in the "Babes" thread.... Quote
The Mule Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Posted August 20, 2003 Is this a bad pun, or just too literal? Quote
7/4 Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 Oh yes. Classic electronic music predating minimalists like Steve Reich & Phillip Glass and all the Moog and post-Moog electronic music. Here's a review I wrote for my old web magazine Juxtaposition Ezine (which has been down for years, I'd rather play then write!): Raymond Scott is mostly known for his compositions "Powerhouse", "The Toy Trumpet" and "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals", because of Carl Stalling's use of the music in countless Warner Bros cartoons. "Powerhouse" was also used more recently in "Ren and Stempy" cartoons. A quirky bandleader/composer in the 1930's and '40's, he later involved himself in electronic music by inventing an early synthesizer and sequencer. The three volumes of Soothing Sounds for Baby were originally released in 1963 but only sold a few thousand copies. Volume 1 is for infants 1 to 6 months, Volume 2 is for infants 6 to 12 months and Volume 3 is for infants 12 to 18 months. These reissues have of course been digitally remastered. From the liner notes: "I couldn't believe they would play this spooky stuff for babies" - Chris Athens, SONY digital transfer. That's right. This is strange music. Odd melodies repeated incessantly for long periods of time make a strong link to the minimalistic music that was being born at the same time in downtown Manhattan (La Monte Young, Terry Riley, later Steve Reich and Philip Glass). "Raymond Scott was definitely in the forefront of developing electronic music technology and in the forefront of using it commercially as a musician." - Robert Moog, MOOG Music, Inc. Synthesizer textures remind one of Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, TONTO and even Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2, but much brighter. The unchanging homemade drum machines predate Brian Eno and Cluster's use by more than 10 years. The production is loony too: lots of echo and reverb. The liner notes are extensive but the same notes are in all three cds. Too bad these couldn't be released as a two cd set. Soothing Sounds for Baby Volume 1 (BASTA 30-90464-2) 38:51 min. Soothing Sounds for Baby Volume 2 (BASTA 30-90465-2) 31:56 min. Soothing Sounds for Baby Volume 3 (BASTA 30-90466-2) 31:55 min. The Raymond Scott Archive on the web: http://www.RaymondScott.com Quote
7/4 Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 I absolutely LOVE the cover of this one - - nearly as much as a few "classic BN titles", if you must know. I mean, look at the reflection in the center of the hubcap. What is in the center of the hub cap? It looks like a U-boat with the crew standing on top. Clue me in man! Quote
The Mule Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Posted August 20, 2003 Please, no, no more, not again, stop, please.... Quote
The Mule Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Posted August 20, 2003 Y'know, I'll bet he's really in touch with those minorities.... Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 I absolutely LOVE the cover of this one - - nearly as much as a few "classic BN titles", if you must know. I mean, look at the reflection in the center of the hubcap.   What is in the center of the hub cap? It looks like a U-boat with the crew standing on top. Clue me in man! Looks like a factory to me, presumably the factory where the cars get builted. :rsmile: Quote
Jim R Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 EVERY goddamned time I'm about to come up with a great gag to match one of these covers, somebody posts five more that completely blow my mind (well, sort of... I feel a combination of confusion, awe, total disbelief, and nausea). Of all the LP cover threads I've EVER seen, this one is EASILY (and BY FAR)... not all that good. Quote
7/4 Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 What is in the center of the hub cap? It looks like a U-boat with the crew standing on top. Clue me in man! Looks like a factory to me, presumably the factory where the cars get builted. :rsmile: It looks like the car is on a pier and we're seeing the reflection of the edge of the dock and the U-boat floating near by. In the hub cap, we can see the edge of the dock where a boat can be moored, then the water between the dock and the U-boat with the crew standing on top. I'll remind you that Adolf Hitler got the ball rolling on the peoples car: the VW. I don't have any axe to grind here, but my Mother is German. She just turned 80 in May and had to live through that shit. She's still afraid of thunder because she relates it to the war and boming in Berlin. Sorry to be a bummer folks, but that's what I see in that VW hubcap! Quote
The Mule Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Posted August 20, 2003 (edited) Is it just me or is there a suspicious use of the letter "K" on this record? There are THREE capital Ks. Count 'em... Edited August 20, 2003 by The Mule Quote
The Mule Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Posted August 20, 2003 ...and before I get accused of bashing good Christians... Quote
RDK Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 All I can say is...."wow" This is one cover that would be improved by being a Mode painting... Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 20, 2003 Report Posted August 20, 2003 On a day like this, thank god for threads like this one... Quote
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