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Outside sounds in many styles -- musique concrete, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and many other experimental and avant modes!
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Jazzland (Norway), 2021. New Copy ... $22.99 29.99
An album with a really beautiful title – a reference to "My Favorite Things", perhaps – and one that's got a sound that's equally beautiful to match – very different than some of the noisier music we've heard from Eivind Aarset in the past! Yet as with all his other ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves, 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $25.99
An early musical moment from the Arica Institute – a spiritual collective whose many members supposedly recorded this album over the course of a night spent at the Electric Lady studio – with such a shifting lineup of sounds and participants, the album doesn't list any particular ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Satoshi Ashikawa —
Still Way (Wave Notation 2) ... LP WRWTFWW (Switzerland), 1982. New Copy ... $26.99
A beautiful example of the really special sort of instrumental record that was coming out of Japan in the early 80s – music that's spare and minimal, but quite different than any sort of similar projects from other parts of the globe! Satoshi Ashikawa creates sounds in ways that resonate ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
RCA/Sacred Bones, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 22.98
One of the spookiest albums we've ever heard from moog maestro Mort Garson – way darker and more complex than his Wozzard Of Id or moogy horoscope projects – with a feel that's much more like his legendary Black Mass album! Like that one, there's a fair current of supernatural running ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition orange vinyl.)
Karel Barnoski, 2019. Sealed ... $5.99
Nonesuch, 1968. Near Mint- 2LPs + Book ... $24.99
One of the most electronic albums that Beaver & Krause ever recorded – a set that was issued as a Guide To Electronic Music, but which has a way more to offer than just a simple demonstration record! Unlike most other B&K albums, which can feature a bit of rock mixing in with the ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet and Nonesuch inner sleeves. Box has light wear and split corners at the opening of the top half.)
Record Sluts, 1981. Near Mint- ... $29.99
John Bender —
Pop Surgery ... LP Record Sluts, 1983. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Weird and wonderful sounds from the enigmatic John Bender – a record that seems to beat the darkest of the cold wave generation at their own game! Don't think of the record as "pop surgery", so much as it is a complete dismantling of all the best electro elements of the period ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Record Sluts reissue on heavy vinyl.)
Columbia, 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $14.99
The original recording of Berio's dark vocal piece Sinfonia, and one of the pivotal moments when the Swingle Singers switched from doing jazzy versions of classical tunes to work that was more avant garde. Their high level of talent is apparent in this recording, and they give Berio's work a nice ... (Classical, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo Masterworks pressing.)
RCA, 1979. Near Mint- ... $6.99
World premier recordings of some excellent compositions by Berio, including "Allelujah II", which features six mixed instrumental groups playing in a variety of settings; "Nones", which features the London Symphony Orchestra, with Berio conducting; and "Concerto For Two ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear and a promo stamp.)
Columbia, 1973. Sealed ... $9.99
Boulez —
Boulez Conducts Boulez – Pli Selon Pli – Pierre Boulez/Columbia, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Hungaroton (Hungary), 1979. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Valley Of Search, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $25.99 29.99
Patricia Brennan is a vibist with experience in some farther reaches of avant expression – but here, she stakes her voice in a very beautiful way – with sounds that build slowly, take gentle shapes, and use both vibes and marimba at a level that has the songs opening up like patient ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Audio File/Lion, 1988. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99
A cassette-only rarity from the glory days of the tape-based new age underground – but a set that's much more strongly in line with 70s masterpieces from the German electronic music pioneers! Jeff Carney plays his instrumentation live here, and in ways that are hardly meditative or relaxing ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Epic, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Finders Keepers (UK), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
Suzanne Ciani has cut some sweeter sets over the years, but this album's definitely not one of them – as the whole thing is an early piece from the artist's career, recorded on the Buchla synthesizer, and based on the work of Charles Baudelaire! The core piece, "Flower Of Evil", ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hapna/Improved Sequence (Italy), 2003. New Copy Gatefold ... $19.99
A really beautiful collaboration between Loren Connors and David Grubbs – an all instrumental set that has Grubbs playing a fair bit of piano – used in these warm, gently-opening passages that are completely sublime! In fact, it's almost as if David's taming some of the energy of Loren' ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ba Da Bing, 2012. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Backdoor (UK), 1980. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Early 80s genius from Dalek I – aka Dalek I Love You – one of the leading lights of the Liverpool scene at the start of the decade – and a duo with almost as much dark electronics as some of their contemporaries in other North England cities! There's a slight tunefulness to most ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 180 gram pink vinyl pressing, #444/1000. Includes the insert and bonus flexi.)
Composers Recordings, 1979. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Northern Electronics (Sweden), 2015. Near Mint- ... $24.99
International Anthem, 2020. New Copy ... $22.99 23.99
Beautifully meditative music from Alabaster DePlume – a set that brings together work from a variety of recorded projects from the past decade or so – finally getting full exposure in this Transatlantic collaboration between Chicago's International Anthem label and London's Total ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dead Cert (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $8.99
Some of the noisiest work we've ever heard from Bruce Ditmas – an artist who's best known for his 70s work that mixed together drums and electronics – an approach that's taken here to the farthest side of the sonic spectrum! The tracks are all recorded in Bruce's own studio, and ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
Nonesuch, Early 70s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Mutual Intentions (Norway), 2019. Sealed ... $14.99
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EG/Astralwerks, 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
Brian Eno leaves the Airports, and moves On Land – but still keeps things pretty much in the spare sound of the Ambient series! The lineup here features a few more extra musicians – including Michael Beinhorn on synth, Jon Hassell on trumpet, Axel Gros and Michael Brook on guitars, and ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Slow Life (Germany), 2017. Near Mint- 2LP ... $13.99
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(Cover has lightly bumped bottom corners, but looks nice overall.)
Transversales Disques (France), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy ... $29.99 47.99
A range of never-issued recordings by sound wizard Luc Ferrari – all pulled from his personal archive! Side one features the very extended "Photophonie" – done for a photographic exhibition, and with a sound that's in the noisier, more striking side of the electronic spectrum ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Crystal, Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Yoyooyoy (Denmark), 2010. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Past Inside The Present, 2020. Near Mint- ... $13.99
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(Clear vinyl pressing.)
Soave (Italy), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99
A really wild bit of sound library work from this Italian duo – a set that almost feels more like an experimental radio art piece than the usual sorts of records from the scene – given the advanced use of electronics, and the mixture of spoken parts with very offbeat sounds! Most of ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition smoke colored vinyl pressing!)
Philip Glass —
Akhnaten – An Opera In Three Acts (3LP box set) (180 gram pressing) ... LP CBS/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1987. New Copy 3LPs (reissue)... $88.99 89.99
An incredible project from composer Philip Glass – the third in his cycle of operas that helped transform the world of classical music – and maybe the most creative of the bunch! Glass based the text is taken from original sources, and sung in original languages – quite a feat ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 1000 copies – with 16 page libretto!)
CBS/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 3LP ... $42.99 49.99
Seminal work from minimalist genius Philip Glass – a set that was issued during the same decade that saw his important opera box sets define his career – but one that also hearkens back to some of the leaner experimental modes of his early days! Part of the set was recorded in 1979, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
CBS/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1987. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
Don't let the 80s-styled cover, and the word "dance" put you off – as the set's filled with beautiful music from Philip Glass – two works done at a time when the composer was maybe at his greatest power, each for two difference dance-related projects! Side one features "I ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sony/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1993. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 39.99
A beautiful orchestral work from Philip Glass – a set that features the long piece "Itaipu", and the shorter "The Canyon" – both handled with a mix of instrumentation and voices that really gives the music a sense of majesty! Although Robert Shaw recorded some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia, 1985. Near Mint- 3LP Box Set ... $43.99
Amazing work from Philip Glass – his second great opera, and a long-overdue follow-up to Einstein On The Beach – a set of music that's every bit as great as that groundbreaking work, but maybe even with stronger, fuller execution overall! The piece looks at the early political years of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing, includes the booklet and lines CBS inner sleeves. Booklet has a cupring stain on the cover. Box has some wear at the corners of the spine.)
Sony/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $90.99
An amazing record, and one that forever transformed the sound of opera in the US – the amazing summation of all the many musical ideas that Philip Glass had been cooking up since the 60s, done as a mindblowing stage presentation with Robert Wilson! Voices, organ, reeds, and piano come ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Headz/Improved Sequence (Italy), 2005. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
Beautifully minimal sounds from the duo of David Grubbs and Nikos Veliotis – Grubbs on piano and Hammond organ, and Veliotis on cello and e-bowed piano – all instruments that are used together in really wonderful ways! The first half of the set features piano and cello – the ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Transversales Disques (France), 2008. New Copy ... $29.99 42.99
The legendary French electronic composer Pierre Henry was 80 when he created this piece – but the sound of the music is very much close to his roots – and recalls the kind of striking combinations that Henry brought to the postwar world of musique concrete! The work was recorded in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition.)
Henze —
Scenes From Elegy For Young Lovers – Hans Werner Henze/Deutsche Grammophon (Germany), Early 70s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $9.99
Numero, 1970s. New Copy 2 LPs Gatefold ... $20.99 26.98
Spacey sounds from the enigmatic Iasos – a legendary figure in the 70s underground – and an artist with a heck of a great ear for organic electronics and unusual recording techniques! This cool collection of Iasos' music was put together by Carlos Nino with the guys at Numero – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
New World, 1978. Very Good+ ... $4.99
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(Cover has light wear and some aging.)
Hands In The Dark, 2019. Sealed ... $11.99
Savitor (Poland), 1985. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Time, Mid 60s. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $4.99
A haunting album of shorter chamber works by some lesser known avant garde composers of the 60s. The works are all played by the Hamburger Kammersolisten, with direction by Francis Travis – and instrumentation that includes flute, oboe, violin, cello, and piano. The range of composers is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Time pressing!)
Stan Kenton —
City Of Glass (10 inch LP) ... LP Capitol, Early 50s. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
A seminal work in the development of the American jazz avant garde, and one of the most "out" records that Kenton (or Capitol) ever released! The whole album is based around a startling compositions by Robert Graettinger – "City Of Glass" – a chilling longform work ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging, half split top seam, small name in pencil on front, and a bit of pen on back.)
Trunk (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $12.99
Rare work from the archives of Basil Kirchen – very appropriately titled, given the madness of the legendary UK composer! As Jonny Trunk explains in the notes, Kirchen left the music behind with little in the way of information – but that hardly detracts from the quality of the music, ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beacon Sound, 2021. Near Mint- ... $14.99
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(Limited edition #46/100.)
Spectrum, 1987. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Field (Netherlands), 2015. Near Mint- 2LP ... $14.99
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Desto, 1970. Very Good+ ... $4.99
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Cinedelic (Italy), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $38.99
A really weird little record, and one that maybe gives away part of its approach with its cover – an abstracted version of sounds that are supposed to be more natural and organic, but which are very electronic and pulled far from any sort of instrumental referent! The music is almost a ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Permanent, 2012. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Scenic Route (UK), 2020. Sealed ... $14.99
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(Black vinyl pressing.)
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), Late 70s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Cometa (Italy), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $39.99
One of the weirdest sound library records we've ever heard from Egiso Macchi – and that's really saying a lot, given how much weird music the man has given us over the years! The set is very heavy on sounds created by the theremin – but with styles that are often a bit different than ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 150 – remastered 2021 version!)
Nonesuch, 2000. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99
Aligned Audio, 1991. Near Mint- ... $289.99
A really cool record, and one that, we think, was created just for Christian Marclay to use in one of his turntable performances! The record has a longish track on each side, but mostly features shorter selections that are lock grooves – all with unusual sounds that are most likely used by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Test pressing, with two holes in the middle – maybe so that the record could also be played off center.)
Nonesuch, 1974. Very Good ... $3.99
EMI/His Master's Voice (Australia), 1972. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Erased Tapes (UK), 2018. Sealed ... $19.99
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MEV (Musica Elettronica Viva) —
Spacecraft (green vinyl pressing) (2021 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Our Swimmer (Germany), 1967. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
The title's a great one for this early recording from MEV – as the record's got so much electric energy at times, it does feel a bit like a Spacecraft in operation! The music was recorded live in Berlin, and features Alvin Curran on an unusual kalimba mounted on a ten liter oil can, plus ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Immune, 2015. Near Mint- ... $6.99
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Columbia, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 21.98
This was the first of Moondog's albums on Columbia – produced in a style that took him a lot more seriously than other albums on labels like Brunswick or Prestige, and handled in a way that slots it nicely between the label's experiments in modern music with artists like Terry Riley or Harry ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Jazzland (Norway), 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 29.90
There's nothing too mechanical about the sound of the piano here – although at some level, there's also some very interesting mechanics involved in the project! The music started out when Benjamin Mork bought an old grand piano that had been painted blue – and rather than try to ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mechanical Piano ... CD 7.99
RCA/Musica Per Immagini (Italy), Early 70s. New Copy 10LP & 10CD box set ... $499.99 554.99
Fantastic sounds from Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai – a set of rare albums of more serious music done for RCA – very much in the darker spirit of their recordings with the Gruppo D'Improvvisazione Nuova! The music here is more avant compositional than some of Morricone's lighter ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 250 – in a new deluxe fabric-covered box, on red vinyl – also includes 10CDs, book, poster and tote bag!)
Capitol, 1974. Very Good ... $3.99
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(Includes insert. Cover has light wear.)
Optiman Systems, 1981. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Luigi Nono/Time, 1961. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $9.99
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(Blue label stereo pressing. Cover has light aging and some peeling inside the gatefold.)
RCA, 1968. Near Mint- ... $14.99
An Italian installation in RCA's classic New Music series from the 60s. Bruno Maderna conducts the Soloists of the Rome Symphony Orchestra – and the record features Nono's "Y Su Sangre Ya Viene Cantando", Fukushima's "Hi-kyo", Berio's "Serenade I", and Lehmann's ... (Classical, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label stereo Victrola pressing with deep groove – 1s/1s! Cover has light wear and aging, with a small index label on back.)
Fire, 2018. Sealed Gatefold ... $19.99
Music From Memory (Netherlands), 1980s/Early 90s. Sealed ... $14.99
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Treader (UK), 2004. New Copy ... $29.99
A fantastic little record, and exactly what it sounds like – soloist Evan Parker performing with a set of recordings of birds! And yet the record's also way more than that, too – as the recordings, created by John Coxon and Ashley Wales, have more sonic texture than birdsong – so ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bernard Parmegiani —
Rock ... LP Transversales Disques (France), 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99 31.99
Never-released music by electroacoustic legend Bernard Parmegiani – created in his incredible studio, pictured on the front cover – and issued here for the first time ever! The sounds were created for a film in the early 80s – and they feature Parmegiani working on a beautiful ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Columbia, 1971. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $20.99
One of the lasting classics from Harry Partch – a really Moondog-like record that's put together from a host of unique instruments designed by Partch himself! Although a somewhat serious piece in presentation, there's a really organic feel going on here – lots of spare, almost eerie ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Finders Keepers (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $24.99
Two amazing works from Belgian electronic genius Alain Pierre – both appearing in this form for the first time ever! Side one features 11 minutes of continuous music that Pierre created for the short film O Sidarta – music that mixes a range of electronics, keyboards, and acoustic ... (Soundtracks, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sun Ra & John Cage —
John Cage Meets Sun Ra ... LP Meltdown, 1986. Sealed ... Just Sold Out!
A legendary meeting of talents from two different sides of the underground – avant composer John Cage and jazz visionary Sun Ra – both performing together at a special one-night event that took place at Coney Island in 1987! The set doesn't really feature Ra jamming with Cage (as if ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, on Meltdown! Still sealed, but cover has one slightly bumed corner – top left, crinkled a bit – but the restr of the cover is great.)
Meltdown/Modern Harmonic, 1986. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 36.98
A legendary meeting of talents from two different sides of the underground – avant composer John Cage and jazz visionary Sun Ra – both performing together at a special one-night event that took place at Coney Island in 1987! The set doesn't really feature Ra jamming with Cage (as if ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Desto, 1968. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Minimal Wave, Early 80s. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $29.99
Nonesuch, Mid 70s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Four Flies (Italy), 1978. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $32.99 39.99
A really great set of Italian electronics – a set that's maybe known better to Americans than most of the generation, due to a surprising 70s release on Folkways Records! Yet this set is quite different than the more academic electronics that usually grace that label – and echo more ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cardinal, 1968. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Columbia, Early/Mid 50s. Very Good ... $14.99
Harlequin, 1972. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Schwarz plays trumpet, and Paik plays piano – and the duo handle pieces by Ibert, Enseco, Senee, Bozza, Charlier, and Pascal. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light stain on the bottom few inches, and a split bottom seam. Vinyl is nice.)
Basta/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1950s/1960s. New Copy 3LP ... $48.99 52.98
Amazing! This is one of the coolest sets we've seen in years – and everything about it is fantastic, from the package right down to the triple-length set of music! The set features rare unreleased recordings from Raymond Scott's legendary Manhattan Research electronic music studios – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 750 – on heavyweight clear vinyl! Includes download.)
Move (Australia), 1981. Near Mint- ... $19.99
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(Back cover has a small index sticker.)
EMI (Australia), 1976/1977. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Fabrika (Greece), 2013. Near Mint- ... $11.99
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(US pressing on Mecanica, limited edition #114/500. Includes the insert.)
Heliodor/Wergo (UK), Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Folkways, 1963. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Acoustic Research (Germany), 1971. Near Mint- ... $3.99
Desto, 1970. Very Good+ ... $7.99
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(Cover has light wear.)
Northeastern, 1985. Very Good+ ... $9.99
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(Cover has a small rip on the top left corner and some light wear.)
CRI, 1978. Near Mint- ... $13.99
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(Cover has light wear and a small index label on back.)
Zake Drone, 2020. Sealed ... $19.99
A-Ton (Germany), 2020. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
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Practical (UK), 1984. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A long piece composed by Dave Smith, recorded at the Electro Acoustic Music Studio in Birmingham, and featuring two artists better known for their interpretations of John Cage material on a late 70s album on Eno's Obscure Music label! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, and a bit of light wear on the top seam.)
