Rare Cruchtfield DARK DAY "WINDOW" LP 1982 PLEXUS MINT
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DARK DAY
"WINDOW"
RARE ORIGINAL 1982 PLEXUS RECORDS (CATALOG#. KMH709230) PRESSING, US.
Rare original issue in pristine MINT condition . One of the 10 best Minimal-Synth albums ever. Much rarer than their 1st LP "Exterminating Angel". Probably only comparable is 1st Tuxedomoon LP and the 1st Minimal Man LP even this one using much more analog synths.
Catalog nrs.:
KMH709230 on sleeve side,
KMH709330 on label A.
Dark Day was the brainchild of Robin Crutchfield formed after leaving New York’s seminal No Wave band, DNA. Following the first few incarnations and various lineups, 1981 saw the direction of the project morphed into an electronic keyboard duo where Robin was joined by Bill Sack. Together they recorded an album of nine songs entitled Window that was released on Plexus Records. Lyrics were inspired by various sources including occult texts by Colin Wilson and art by Leger, Bruegel, Malevich, Man Ray, Duchamp and Jean Cocteau. The mechanized sound of Window is less one of the man machine robots in charge of Kraftwerk than man at the mercy of his machines. The infectiously-engaging toy-like instruments captured the ears of fans worldwide with popcorn drum rhythms. A Synare borrowed from Jeff and Jane Hudson lent a “Bette Davis Eyes” crack to the percussion on the percolating tracks. The instant polaroid images, an homage to Japanese recording artist Susan of “The Girl Can’t Help It,” adorned the album sleeve in two stark headshots of musicians at work, haunted by the unseen. The front cover, a Crutchfield-designed collage in two tones of salmon flesh and Mediterranean watery blue show a string of rickety children in diaper togs, forced much like the children of “Cat In The Hat” to spend a dreary day indoors. The look on the children’s faces asks you to determine whether they are needing to be rescued from their enclosure, or inviting you to join and play. Is the window something you look out, or in? You must answer that question.
PRODUCED BY R.L. CRUTCHFIELD
Recorded at 39th Street Music Studio, August, 1981.
Jacket Made in Canada.
- Artwork By [Cover Design] – Marc Nasdor
- Engineer – John Rhodes
- Keyboards, Percussion [Electronic], Composed By – Bill Sack
- Vocals [Additional] – Bunny Lake (2)
- Vocals, Keyboards, Bells, Piano [Toy], Percussion [Electronic], Producer, Artwork By [Cover Concept], Composed By – Robin Lee Crutchfield
MINT RECORD, STILL IN SHRINK.
THIS RECORD COMES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, ALL THE RECORDS THAT TAKE PART OF THIS COLLECTION ARE GREAT, PERFECT ARCHIVE COPIES ALL FROM NEAR MINT TO MINT CONDITIONS, MOST OF THEM STILL IN SHRINKWRAP. THE PREVIOUS OWNER PRATICALLY HAS NEVER LISTENED TO THESE RECORDS!
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