It was October, 1968 when Wendy Carlos released an album that changed music, Switched-On Bach. We go back 50 years with Carlos to those pioneering days and the beginning of modern electronic music. https://wp.me/p4ZE0X-eCE
It was October, 1968 when Wendy Carlos released an album that changed music, Switched-On Bach. We go back 50 years with Carlos to those pioneering days and the beginning of modern electronic music. https://wp.me/p4ZE0X-eCE
A contender for the title of most historically significant album which is out of print.
Does anyone know what the problem is with this album, in terms of its lack of availability?
I just recently picked up a copy of the very first pressing of the LP in a dollar bin--the edition with the seated Bach, and Carlos's name not mentioned on the front.
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I hadn't realised the cover had been changed. In the UK it must have kept that one as I've never seen one of the others.
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Aside from her albums being out of print, her website hasn't been updated in around ten years. Hope she is okay.
Yes it is a shame that this album is not available for people to enjoy.
I tried to find this album in YouTube and was unable to.
I believe she also mentioned that his headphones are plugged into the input on whichever module (I think it's the fixed filter bank), which in turn is connected to nothing.
Yeah, none of her albums onare on Youtube. Anytime anyone posts something, it gets pulled down almost immediately.I tried to find this album in YouTube and was unable to.
S-OB is a nice album for what it is, but I much prefer Wendy Carlos' A Clockwork Orange and Sonic Seasonings.
Last edited by GuitarGeek; 10-04-2018 at 07:27 AM.
The thing is it was a big seller in its day as well. I read that Columbia were very much taken by surprise. So it's a pity that a part of late 60s musical history is unavailable.
It was reputedly the biggest selling album of Bach's music, at the time.
I think it's a bigger pity that her more innovative recordings from the 70's and 80's are unavailable. That includes Sonic Seasonings, Wendy Carlos' A Clockwork Orange, Digital Moonscapes, and The Beauty In The Beast. I think the only one that's still in print is the Tron soundtrack, because, if I'm not mistaken, that's owned by Disney.So it's a pity that a part of late 60s musical history is unavailable.
One assumes that East Side Digital's license for the Carlos reissues must have expired at some point (and of course, now, the label is defunct altogether). Maybe the demand for "the most popular Bach recording, 50 years ago" (never mind Digital Moonscapes or Sonic Seasonings) isn't high enough to warrant a subsequent reissue. I mean, it should at least be on Youtube or Spotify, there ought to be someplace where someone can go to hear the music without having to spend some obscene amount of money on either the CD reissues or spend for digging around for a decent condition LP.
I would love to see her stuff re-released. I only have the box-set.
She is awfully quiet. Don't think her website has been updated for a long time.
Switched-On Bach is the album that got me interested in classical music. Before that, in grammar school, periodically the music teacher, Miss Bonanno, would come by the class (everyone would groan) and try to teach us to appreciate the classics. She was such a disagreeable sort that anything associated with her, one being classical music, was disagreeable to us. But then in high school I heard SOB on the local "underground" radio show on Sunday night and my ears were opened. Thank you SOB, and thank you Miss Bonanno, sort of.
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
I have the original version of the vinyl of both SOB and the official soundtrack from ACO.
The name on both is WALTER Carlos.
For those who were interested, I'm in email correspondence with Wendy and she seems fine.
At least that's an easy option--the LP is extremely common on the used market. As mentioned above, I recently paid a whole dollar for a very nice copy. The Well-Tempered Synthesizer and Switched-On Bach 2 are also easy to find as used vinyl; the others take a bit more digging.
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Excellent news,really. But do you have any informations why her whole catalog is unavailable for many years. Legal issues, or the artist choice ?? It's a real shame as W.C is a pioneering sound synthesist/musician/composer and her work is still in demand. Fortunately I bought the beautiful (and well documented) S.O.B boxset many years ago but never got the chance to locate an (affordable) copy of the remastered CD version of Sonic Seasonings. Never was able to find Beauty In The Beast on CD either.
Last edited by Mr.Krautman; 10-04-2018 at 10:27 PM.
Oh yes - they are very common - however not sure what the market was for this thing because every copy I have got is not in great condition - and in the hopes of finding a good one I grab every copy I find... weird - same for "Snowflakes Are Dancing" and "Pictures At An Exhibition" by Tomita - Maybe is just my luck - maybe I will get thousands for replies telling me your copies are pristine... YMMV of course...
And yes, I do have an RCM - not a Crosley owner here...
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