WALTER CARLOS Switched-On Bach 1968 UK CBS * MINT*
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WALTER CARLOS Switched-On Bach 1968 UK CBS * MINT*
WALTER CARLOSSwitched-On Bach
1968 UK CBS (S 63501) PRESSING
VERY NICE ORIGINAL COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED
PRESSED WITH SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
Benjamin Folkman is spelt correctly on sleeve but spelt incorrectly as "Benhamin Folkman" on the labels
MATRIX: S 63501 A2 / S 63501 B2
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN ORIGINAL COVER with Bach seated at the Moog
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT RITAIN" PRINTED IN BLACK
This late 1968 release seemed innocent enough at the time; and actually, it was a sincere effort to use a then newly-practical interpretive instrument, the Moog synthesizer, in a decidedly traditional musical manner. Indeed, at the time, it was simply extending -- in a somewhat more forward-thinking direction -- the kind of attention that had been devoted to Johann Sebastian Bach's music as early as 1782, barely over 30 years after the composer's death, when Mozart wrote a set of string trio arrangements of some of Bach's keyboard works. Heard 50 years on, the approach here seems very tame and formal, but in 1968 it offended some Baroque purists (of whom there were relatively few) and a lot of classical music Luddites (of whom there were a lot more); but it still became the first classical music LP ever to be certified for a Platinum Record Award, by selling to hundreds of thousands of mostly younger listeners who didn't normally buy classical recordings. Wendy Carlos had come up with an artistically valid and musically legitimate approach to the most tradition-bound of all classical music that made it not only palatable but exciting to a generation of listeners more inclined toward the Beatles than Beethoven (much less Bach). Carlos' use of the Moog's oscillations, squeaks, drones, chirps, and other sounds was highly musical in ways that ordinary listeners could appreciate, itself a first in the use of this instrument, and was characterised by -- for the time -- amazing sensitivity and finely wrought nuances, in timbre, tone, and expressiveness. Carlos saw the Moog voice as valid on its own terms, which may be one reason why this album still stands out today - everything here is musical, with no sound effects to speak of until near the finale (and even that is restrained); and the Moog is working in its own "voice," rather than overtly imitating other, non-electronic instruments
Side 1:
Sinfonia To Cantata No. 29 (3:20)
Air On A G String (2:27)
Two-Part Invention In F Major (0:40)
Two-Part Invention In B-flat Minor (1:30)
Two-Part Invention In D Minor (0:55)
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (2:56)
Prelude And Fugue No. 7 In E-Flat Major (7:07)
Side 2:
Prelude And Fugue No. 2 In C Minor (2:43)
Chorale Prelude "Wachet Auf" (3:37)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major (First Movement) (6:35)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major (Second Movement) (2:50)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major (Third Movement) (5:05)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels.
No spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT / MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault bar a couple of light ticks on Side One, nothing really and Side Two is perfect
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1271 (GS 8.3.4 (1271))
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