J MARKS & LEBZELTER LP SOUND COLLAGE-ALAN SILVA-BURTON GREENE-ROSWELL RUDD-RARE
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MARKS & LEBZELTER
ROCK AND OTHER FOUR LETTER WORDS LP
Columbia Masterworks
The likes of Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Brian Wilson, Grace Slick etc. all feature, spliced with progressive rock, wigged-out electronics, tape loops and even gospel songs about baked beans in a unique conflagration of sound poetry, Stockhausen-esque compositional strategy and free-ranging, experimental '60s psychedelia.
Some info on the release: Rare original issue, released in Usa sometime in the late 60's on the great Columbia Masterworks label (Terry Riley, Edgard Varese, Jim Fassett, John Cage, Morton Subotnick, Harry Partch, George Crumb, etc.).
The work of one J Marks (1930-2001) and his buddy Shipen Lebzelter (1942-1986), it revolves around a stockpile of cut-up quotes taken from Marks' interviews with rock stars of the time for his eponymous book (essentially a book of photos by Linda Eastman, soon to be McCartney). The likes of Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Brian Wilson, Grace Slick etc. all feature, spliced with progressive rock, wigged-out electronics, tape loops and even gospel songs about baked beans in a unique conflagration of sound poetry, Stockhausen-esque compositional strategy and free-ranging, experimental '60s psychedelia. It's understandably achieved cult status since then, not only for its sampled sources, but also an illustrious cast of contributors including jazz players Alan Silva, Andrew Cyrille, Roswell Rudd and Burton Greene, alongside the studio assistance of John McClure, who produced this, along with 100s of other recordings at CBS, including the Harry Partch records. Placed in context with other seminal records of that pivotal year - Zappa's 'Lumpy Gravy', Terry Riley's 'In C', Walter Carlos' 'Switched On Bach' - it stands out as a real anomaly, offering similarly positive, mind-boggling sorts of sonic possibilities on one hand, whilst providing an incisive, perceptibly sardonic attitude towards the times, on the other. Lebzelter would go on to found The Trees Community and release a legendary Christian folk album in 1975, while Marks subsequently changed his name to Jamake Highwater and devote his life to writing about and preserving Native American art and culture. This was their only record together and is bound to bring lots pleasure to a fresh batch of ears.
Condition: Vinyl lies in only good condition, looks mint-, but is wavy, playing affected by the wave for the first 3-4 minutes of each side with some clicks at the beggining, cover lies in very good-condition, with extensive age wear, spine torn and split (see picture).
Tracklist
A1 Other Four Letter Words Performer [Rock Riff] – J MarksVocals, Soloist – Gerri Kuczynski, William Graf 6:24 A2 Essence Of It's Own Vocals, Soloist – Shipen Lebzelter 5:44 A3 It's True Vocals, Soloist – Carol Miller, Hilda Harris 3:17 A4 Greatest Hits - Love Your Navel Vocals, Soloist – Carol Miller, Hilda Harris, J Marks, Shipen Lebzelter 2:24 A5 In The Middle Of Nothing 4:12 A6 Baked Beans Vocals, Soloist – Mickey Most 3:38 B1 They're Through Vocals, Soloist – Janet Graham 5:54 B2 Today Vocals, Soloist – Carol Miller, Hilda Harris, J Marks 1:26 B3 Eine Kleine Hayakawa 1:25 B4 Do You Understand What I'm Trying To Say? Vocals, Soloist – Carol Miller, Hilda Harris, J Marks, William Lebzelter 3:19 B5 Trouble Vocals, Soloist – Alex Bradford 2:18 B6 Poop For Soprano And Orchestra Vocals, Soloist – Carol Miller, Hilda Harris 7:57 B7 This Is The Word Words By – Woody Guthrie 1:43Credits
- Alto Vocals, Soloist – Carol Miller
- Bass Guitar – Bruce A. Johnson
- Cello, Contractor – Alan Silva
- Choir – Greater Abyssynian Baptist Choir (tracks: A6)
- Chorus – The Gregg Smith Singers (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1, B3, B7)
- Composed By [Created By], Synthesizer [Moog Iii] – J Marks, Shipen Lebzelter
- Conductor – Gregg Smith (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1, B3, B7)
- Directed By [Choir], Piano [Gospel Piano], Baritone Vocals [Gospel] – Alex Bradford (tracks: A6)
- Drums [Gospel Drums] – Cecil Garrett
- Drums, Leader – Nick Gefroh
- Engineer – Art Kendy, Fred Plaut, Glen Kolotkin
- Fiddle [Electric Fiddle] – Larry Packer
- Guitar [Gospel Guitar] – Clarence Drayton
- Lead Guitar – Jake Jacobs
- Organ [Gospel Organ] – Alberta Bradford
- Organ, Piano, Celesta [Celeste] – Burton Greene
- Percussion – Andrew Cyrille, Laurence Cook, Warren Smith
- Piano, Organ, Celesta [Celeste] – Blaine Farris
- Producer – John McClure
- Reeds – Gerald Hayes, Martin Alter, William Draper
- Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Guitar I] – Jonathan Sachs
- Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Guitar Ii] – Michael Berdardi
- Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Guitar Iii] – Bob Walker
- Soprano Vocals, Soloist – Hilda Harris
- Trombone – Roswell Rudd
- Trumpet – Jimmy Owens, Michael Ripley, Steve Furtado
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