your most unusual recordings

[alocispepraluger102]

lou reed-metal machine music

braxton plays standards

the wind harp--recordings of a huge harp built on a vermont hillside , played by the wind, during the various seasons of the day and year. lovely recording. 2 record set.

tom johnson playing a series of suspended tuned burglar alarms, lovely sounds.

no answer--michael mantler sets beckett's poetry to jazz instrumentation.

steve allen plays piano for jack kerouac reading poetry.

inside--paul horn's flute in the incredible acoustics of the taj mahal.

classical heads--joseph egar, with symphony orchestra, mainly reworking berlioz' symphony fantastique.

terje rypdal--lux aeterna

keith jarrett--hymns/spheres--2 records playing a very old german pipe organ.

Edited October 16, 2007 by alocispepraluger102

[alocispepraluger102]

I'm not sure that I understand the question...

about the lovely lux aeterna, a recording integrating pipe organ, trumpet, chamber orchestra, soprano vocalist, and electric guitar this beautifully is really unusual.

[alocispepraluger102]

I'm not sure that I understand the question...

tell the forum music you own that's very very far from the beaten path.

[sidewinder]

Probably this one on original 12"..

and this one:

Edited October 16, 2007 by sidewinder

[rockefeller center]

Tony Schwartz, "The New York Taxi Driver"

[Guest Bill Barton]

tell the forum music you own that's very very far from the beaten path.

Hmmmm... You know, there don't seem to be too many beaten down paths in some peoples' collections, including mine.

Maybe the recording from UbuWeb of Cecil Taylor reading his poetry would qualify.

[alocispepraluger102]

tell the forum music you own that's very very far from the beaten path.

Hmmmm... You know, there don't seem to be too many beaten down paths in some peoples' collections, including mine.

Maybe the recording from UbuWeb of Cecil Taylor reading his poetry would qualify.

yeah, that's a winner.

[king ubu]

Frank Zappa playing bicycles in the Steve Allen show, with the show band accompanying him free-style (I got that off dime some years ago, no official release).

Seems it's on u-tube, but I can't check that (blocked where I work) right now:

part 1 & part 2

or here

here's a story about it:

http://www.jerryhopkins.com/stories#zappa

[AllenLowe]

my old LP of Spiro Agnew speeches -

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I have a few odd ones.

First, a few political recordings.

Bembeya Jazz National - Regard sur le passe. A spoken history of Samory Toure, Almamy of the Mandinke Empire of the late 19th Century, who fought the French colonists for 18 years.

Bembeya Jazz National - Chemin du PDG (Parti Democratique de Guinee)/Horoya Band - Tunyalee.

This album was one of several recorded in 1970 following an unsuccessful coup attempt led by the Portugese navy. The speeches, over a musical background, celebrate the defeat of what was seen as a recolonisation attempt.

Papa & Kandia Kouyate - OUA. Kandia sings and Papa speaks a harangue in praise of the Organisation of African Unity.

Alpha Blondy - Jah Houphouet-Boigny nous parle. Over a reggae backing, a speech given to the Rassemblement democratique africain (African democratic assemby) by the President of Cote d'Ivoire.

Off the politics, now.

Sonny Hopson - a radio broadcast from 1969 on WHAT-AM Philadelphia. Actually, this isn't so far out - Jim Sangrey has a copy, too

Lemzo Diamono presente Gallo Thiello! - Taxi arrete. Lemzo Diamono was, at the time (1997?) one of Senegal''s top Mbalax bands. They backed up this recording of one of Senegal's top comedians. It's all in Wolof, but still, you can't help laughing!

MG

[clifford_thornton]

the wind harp--recordings of a huge harp built on a vermont hillside , played by the wind, during the various seasons of the day and year. lovely recording. 2 record set.

Yes, and mine even has the poster!

[Hot Ptah]

A CD of penguin sounds.

[paul secor]

Wow....that's gonna take a few days of thought...

plus, I'll have to figure out who's path.

(BTW, I have all of the recordings mentioned so far. )

I realize that it's not a contest, but I can't see anyone topping you, Rod.

[alocispepraluger102]

A CD of penguin sounds.

wait till paul winter gets hold of that one!

[Dan Gould]

I picked this one up for Father's Day a couple of years ago:

The Three Sheeters Entertainers Club

RIB and ROAST

RON SANTO

Among the participants were Don Kessinger, Glen Beckert, Randy Hundley and a few professional comedians I'd never heard.

Since Dad doesn't have a turntable or functioning CD player, I transferred it to cassette and kept the LP - and ironically enough, I don't think he ever sat down to listen to it.

[Dan Gould]

Nope.

[BruceH]

These days, isn't jazz pretty far from the beaten path?

[WD45]

Two recordings:

The 1963 Winternationals. This is an LP of drag racing sounds, recorded live. Never seen another copy.

Stack Music, Vol 2. on Folkways. Sounds of locomotives on LP.

[PHILLYQ]

I have a couple of discs of sound effects that include various drills, vacuum cleaners, etc.

[catesta]

A buddy once sent me a cd he made of his own farts and shit noises.

I think I still have it if anyone is interested in a trade.

[rockefeller center]

Richard Feynman, "Safecracker Suite"

[Fer Urbina]

Rather than unusual recording, an internationally recognised artist in an unusual job (this was before his big break).

THE DI MARA SISTERS with ASTOR PIAZOLA [sic] & His Orchestra

MEMORIE DI ROMA (ROULETTE R 25096), 1958, U.S.A.

F

[AndrewHill]

Davey Williams and John Corbett - Humdinger (14 Improvisations and a Monograph on Failed Wind Instruments) -UMS. Gave it shot since I found a used copy for only $1. Pretty strange stuff. For example, there's one track that features over seven minutes of (John Corbett?) just flipping through stations on a radio.

[Dig'Em]

I have several recordings of grown men grunting. (sorry, couldn't resist)

[Chuck Nessa]

I have several recordings of grown men grunting. (sorry, couldn't resist)

Are you offering burns?