International Times no 42 - 1968 October
Four Front? Never heard of that series before.
But here it is
First mentioned in Gramophone in November 1968, the series was named for the four parts It would concentrate it's releases on; Musica diversa, Organ, Electronic and Percussion, and Poetry and Prose. The records would Retail at 27s. 11d.
"Take an electronic trip with the most with it label on the market" - this ad slogan is delicious because I am fairly certain that by 1968 - and certainly in terms of the readership of International Times - the term "with it" would have been decidedly "without it".
It reminds me a bit of this imprint that tried to market classical music to the younger generation and "heads" - Orphic Egg, a division of London Records. Trippy album covers and liner notes from rock critics.
In France, the Norwegian Electronic and Pierre Henry releases came out under the Prospective 21e Siecle banner, the series with the amazing silver abstract pattern sleeves.
The Man can't bust our 20th-century classical music!
ReplyDeleteThat Messiaen, I wonder if he´s the one that composed music inspired by birds, I think you wrote some post or posts about bird inspired music Simon, I like his quartet for the end of times
ReplyDeleteThat's the fellow - the pioneer of avian-garde music (I'll never tire of that pun)
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