Folkways field recordings Tony Schwartz:A Dog's Life lp

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Tony Schwartz: An Actual Story In Sound of A Dog's Life



Folkways FD 5580 USA 1958 LP Vinyl: vg (a few small scratches at the beginning of side 1 cause some brief ticking which is not too intrusive)
Cover: vg+ (bottom seam has 2" split at right edge; sticker residue and stamp on front) Rare and fascinating field recordings from this legendary sound archivist, originally broadcast as a radio program, documenting a year in the sonic life of New York City puppy Tina as she is taken in to Schwartz' home, adapts to her new surroundings, interacts with her neighbors and master, visits her veterenarian, attends dog school, and even has a false pregnancy. This is a recommended artifact both as a trove of unique sounds and a slice of 1950s NYC urban life. It is narrated by Ralph Bell, written in collaboration with Elliott Gruskin, and produced by Paul Roberts. Includes insert booklet.

New York-based field recordist, engineer, and sound designer Tony Schwartz released several documentary albums for Folkways and Columbia and produced radio shows demonstrating an appreciation of sound and visionary understanding of electronic media that endeared him to Marshall McLuhan, Edward Steichen, Ben Shahn, and Bill Moyers and placed him in the pantheon of 20th century aural innovators and magnetic tape pioneers alongside composers like John Cage, Pierre Schaeffer, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Jim Fassett. He also published books and produced television commercials mostly of a public service or non-profit nature, including the famous Daisy Girl political ad for Lyndon Johnson and an anti-smoking ad credited with convincing the tobacco industry to halt television advertising. This is the kind of unintentional turntablism tool revered by folks like the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Peanut Butter Wolf, The X-Ecutioners, Mix Master Mike, Q-Bert, Otomo Yoshihide, Christian Marclay, Martin Tetreault, Erik M, Negativland, Kid Koala, etc. Check out my other auctions this week for more Schwartz, avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, free jazz/improv, microtonal, 20th century classical, synthesizer/space-age pop, spoken word, sound effects/field recordings, and artist records. Shipping - US shipping is 4.20 for 1-2 single records by Media Mail, then 0.50 for each additional (Priority Mail, other expedited shipping options, and insurance are all available on request). International shipping for 1 12" lp to Western Europe/UK/Scandinavia is 8.00 surface or 13.00 air; to Japan/Taiwan/Australia is 8.00 surface or 14.50 air; to Canada by air is 7.00; other international destinations vary. 7" and 10" records will cost less; heavy box sets will cost more. Combine multiple items to save on shipping. Note: I can now offer international buyers the super-cheap M-Bag bulk mail rate for orders of 8 or more lps; to most destinations this starts at 21.50 for surface mail or 33.50 for air for up to 17 lps, a huge per-record savings over standard rates for smaller parcels! Feel free to email with any shipping questions. Payment - I prefer Paypal (which allows for fastest possible shipment) and also accept cash, money order (from US financial institutions only, including BidPay, US Postal, certified US bank check, etc., international bidders please take note!), and Western Union money transfer. If you are paying by Paypal and have won multiple items, please use a single Paypal payment. I will send an invoice email to all winners shortly after my auctions close, and another email after payment has been received to confirm item shipment. Packing - I pack professionally and with the utmost care drawn from years of experience trading vinyl internationally. I use new record mailers from Cameron Packaging (which I have determined are the best and most protective) reinforced with cardboard inserts and bubble wrap padding. All records are shipped with poly plastic sleeves. All packages are completely sealed with strong packing tape covering all openings. If you'd like your package done any differently, just let me know. Feel free to email me if you have any questions (need more info, want more pictures, etc.); you can use the 'ask seller a question' link above. My condition rating scale is -G+/-VG+/-EX+/-NM/M (only sealed records are M). Satisfaction guaranteed; if you have any problems with your order please contact me directly. Check out Ebay[track], my free realtime ebay auction tracker (currently in beta), which can refresh multiple auction statuses every second, alert you when bids are placed and when auctions end, let you place bids, and more. It's a useful tool for bidders, snipers, sellers, watchers... This item description is (c)opyright 2006 keymap records; please contact keymap records for permission before reproducing any text.