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The producers of these records left no stone unturned where finding new puns on the name Moog was concerned. This one has always stuck in my mind as among the most memorable Moog LP cover designs. (Moog, incidentally rhymes with the word "rogue") |
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Many producers of lounge music from the 50s and 60s quickly jumped on the Moog bandwagon, and they often produced some very weird arrangements. In this case exotica icon Richard Hayman gives us great takes on well known Latin favorites, such as "The Peanut Vendor". |
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No musical genre was safe from this electronic fever. This is one of 2 LPs I've seen of favorite country-western tunes. I've chosen this one since it was produced in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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The Command record label seems to have been a haven for Moog record producers. I've featured at least 3 records on this page which must have been released within months, possibly weeks of each other. I've heard that this is one of the rarest, being produced by Sear Electronic Music Productions, which bore no relation to the retailer Sears and Roebuck, who quickly took legal action to facilitate a name change. |
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The show "Hair" provided a fertile field for Moog recording artists. Many of the popular electronic anthologies featured at least one selection, and there were at least 2 LPs made exclusively of tunes from "America's First Tribal Rock Musical". I chose this one for it's distinctive take on the idea of what an "Electronic Hair Piece" might look like. |
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Dick Hyman is another easy listening artist who made the jump to the Moog. He'd recorded the classic space music LP "Moon Gas" in the 1960s, so his ear was already keen to the effects made available to him by the synthesizer. |
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* but were afraid to ask for Produced by the same label that had originally released Walter Carlos' "Switched on Bach", this is among the most manic of the "Classical" Moog LPs. Most of the selections are by French composers including Ravel's "Bolero", Chabrier's "Espana" and Bizet's "Carmen". |
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Kaleidoscopic Vibrations Frenchman Jean-Jacques Perrey and American Gershon Kingsley created some spirited electronic recordings as a team and later in their solo careers. They touted themselves as having created the first electronic easy listening LPs, but I can hardly believe that anyone found their arrangements very relaxing. |
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As a solo creator, Gershon Kingsley wrote the popular hit tune "Popcorn", though the popular version was recorded by the group 'Hot Butter'. |
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Jean-Jeacques Perrey's records are among my favorites of all Moog albums. He always used extensive tape loops, and totally nutzoid electronic burps, bleeps and such. This LP on the Vanguard label was no exception. |
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Harry Breuer's imaginative take on the Moog reflects his background in various malleted instruments. Much of this album has the uncredited collaboration of Jean-Jacques Perrey. |
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Hugo Montenegro makes the jump from his successful recordings of spaghetti western themes, to moog renditions of top 40 tunes like Tommy Roe's "Dizzy". |
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Martin Denny was one of the Godfathers of "Exotica", and here he makes the jump from Polynesia to electronica. |
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