Original released on LP MGM E-4119
(US, 1963)
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"When the Moon is in the 7th House..."
Original Released on LP Command ABC 946-S
(US, 1969)
Programming by Walter Sear
Cover Art by Byron Goto
(US, 1969)
Programming by Walter Sear
Cover Art by Byron Goto
Some may find it surprising that a "Programmer" is credited on this album considering that it was released in 1969. The Moog Synthesizer was employed here along with the Maestro Rhythmaster (an early drum machine) to record tunes by The Beatles, Booker T & the MGs, James Brown, Joni Mitchell and more. As the cover photos will attest, analog synths were no walk in the park. You didn't stroll up, select "flute" from the drop down menu on the display and proceed to make with the flute music. Oh no, gentle reader. This was work for the engineers, the brain trust, the geeks. Patching the various wave shapers, oscillators and such took an inordinate amount of involvement. But I'm glad someone took it upon themselves to do it for us. The cover art has one foot in the Aquarian age and one in the space age. Very cool daddy-O. In a delightfully cheesy way, of course. (in Trafalz Archives)
Born in New York City in 1927, Dick Hyman studied at Columbia University and played with some of the greatests Jazz musicians like Teddy Wilson, Red Norvo, and Benny Goodman… In the late ‘60s he investigated the earliest periods of Jazz and Ragtime and researched and recorded the music of some of the first early Jazz figures. Hyman experimented with various keyboard instruments, including Baldwin and Lowrey organs. In the late 60’s he recorded a series of Avant-Garde albums using a Minimoog synthesizer focused in the instrument. He recorded some of the most appreciated albums from the Space Age Pop. Hyman has also worked for TV, scoring film soundtracks for Woody Allen, and as a Jazz pianist and organist. “The Age of Electronicus" was an experimental 1969 album of electronic music, one of many in the period which saw then-current popular songs set to Moog synthesizer. Two songs from The Beatles were covered, namely the album’s opening track of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and "Blackbird", both from the so-called “White Album.” Musical styles ran the gamut from the funk of the number one R&B hit "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose" by James Brown, the Memphis soul hit instrumental "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the M.G.’s to easy listening, evidenced by covers of "Alfie" and the Joni Mitchell hit, "Both Sides Now".
Born in New York City in 1927, Dick Hyman studied at Columbia University and played with some of the greatests Jazz musicians like Teddy Wilson, Red Norvo, and Benny Goodman… In the late ‘60s he investigated the earliest periods of Jazz and Ragtime and researched and recorded the music of some of the first early Jazz figures. Hyman experimented with various keyboard instruments, including Baldwin and Lowrey organs. In the late 60’s he recorded a series of Avant-Garde albums using a Minimoog synthesizer focused in the instrument. He recorded some of the most appreciated albums from the Space Age Pop. Hyman has also worked for TV, scoring film soundtracks for Woody Allen, and as a Jazz pianist and organist. “The Age of Electronicus" was an experimental 1969 album of electronic music, one of many in the period which saw then-current popular songs set to Moog synthesizer. Two songs from The Beatles were covered, namely the album’s opening track of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and "Blackbird", both from the so-called “White Album.” Musical styles ran the gamut from the funk of the number one R&B hit "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose" by James Brown, the Memphis soul hit instrumental "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the M.G.’s to easy listening, evidenced by covers of "Alfie" and the Joni Mitchell hit, "Both Sides Now".
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