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- Date Released: May 16, 2000
- Genre: Electronic
- Label: Spunky Monkey Music / IODA
Zany and brainy commercial jingles from an electronic pioneer.
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We Say...
The work of Raymond Scott lends invaluable context to an electronic-music survey, but more importantly, it's an absolute blast to listen to! Scott was a strange composer who worked in a number of different guises; in this one, he was a commercial jingle artist and inventor of zany, brainy sonic backgrounds. Tracks like "IBM MT/ST: The Paperwork Explosion" feature hokey (and brilliant) ad copy over electronic tones that Scott recorded on machines of his own making. It's hard to overstate how modern most of them sound — just listen to "The Bass-Line Generator" and then remember it was made by an old guy in a lab coat in the '50s.
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They Say...
Subtitled "New Plastic Sounds and Electronic Abstractions," Manhattan Research, Inc. is an excellent compilation of electronic pioneer Raymond Scott's works from the '50s and '60s. Nothing that has been recorded since within the field of electronic music has obscured the originality and genius of these works. Even the amusing tracks of corporate advertisements for the likes of cough drops, fragrances, and Twinkies demand repeated listening for their fascinating use of electronics. Tracks like "Bandito the Bongo Artist," "Cindy Electronium," and "The Pygmy Taxi Corporation" are just as intriguing as their titles. And the packaging -- from the compilation of tracks to the exhaustive liner notes, photographs, and interviews (including a fascinating one with Scott associate Robert Moog) -- is a clinic in reissue presentation. Not only detailing some of the instruments he developed for use in his compositions (the Clavivox, Circle Machine, etc.), it also documents other inventions and aids, like the Videola, which enabled him to score films conveniently as he watched them. Absolutely essential for any electronic music fan, and completely out of this world, regardless of century. Every library should own a copy of this as well -- Scott's name should be just as well-known as Beethoven.
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Manhattan Research, Inc. (Copyright) |
0:11 |
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (instrumental, take 4) |
1:14 |
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Bendix 1: The Tomorrow People |
1:06 |
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Lightworks (vocal)
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1:52 |
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The Bass-Line Generator |
3:10 |
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Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night (with announcer)
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1:44 |
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B.C. 1675 (The Gillette Conga Drum Jingle) |
3:16 |
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Vim |
0:59 |
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Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful (instrumental) |
0:47 |
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Sprite: Melonball Bounce (instrumental) |
1:01 |
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Sprite: Melonball Bounce (vocal) |
1:01 |
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Wheels That Go |
0:53 |
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Limbo: The Organized Mind
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4:33 |
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Portofino 1 |
2:13 |
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County Fair Bread (vocal) |
1:01 |
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Lady Gaylord |
1:02 |
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Good Air (take 7) |
0:38 |
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IBM MT/ST: The Paperwork Explosion |
4:31 |
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Domino |
0:33 |
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Super Cheer |
0:34 |
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Cheer: Revision 3 (new backgrounds) |
0:39 |
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Twilight In Turkey (electronic) |
1:34 |
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Vicks: Medicated Cough Drops
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1:36 |
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Vicks: Formula 44 |
0:46 |
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Auto-Lite: Spark Plugs |
1:00 |
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Nescafe |
1:06 |
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| 27. |
Awake |
0:35 |
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Backwards Overload |
6:06 |
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Bufferin: Memories (original)
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1:01 |
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Bandito The Bongo Artist |
1:30 |
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Night And Day |
1:45 |
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (#395) |
1:07 |
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K2r |
0:19 |
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IBM Probe |
1:56 |
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GMGM 1A |
1:49 |
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The Rhythm Modulator |
3:37 |
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36 Total Tracks, 58:45 Total Length
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Ohio Plus |
0:17 |
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| 02. | |
In The Hall Of The Mountain Queen |
0:49 |
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General Motors: Futurama |
1:04 |
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Portofino 2 |
2:14 |
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The Wild Piece |
4:07 |
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Take Me To Your Violin Teacher |
1:40 |
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Ripples (original soundtrack) |
0:59 |
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Cyclic Bit |
1:04 |
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Ripples (montage) |
4:06 |
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The Wing Thing |
1:00 |
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County Fair Bread (instrumental) |
1:00 |
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Cindy Electronium |
1:59 |
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Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night! (instrumental parts) |
1:45 |
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Hostess: Twinkies (with announcer) |
0:32 |
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Hostess: Twinkies (instrumental) |
0:32 |
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Ohio Bell: Thermo Fax |
0:24 |
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The Pygmy Taxi Corporation |
7:11 |
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Announce Copy, Take 1) |
0:29 |
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (alternate version) |
0:44 |
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Lightworks (slow version) |
1:40 |
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The Paperwork Explosion (instrumental parts) |
3:39 |
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Auto-Lite: Ford Family (vocal) |
1:03 |
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Auto-Lite: Ford Family (instrumental) |
0:54 |
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Auto-Lite: Wheels |
1:50 |
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Bufferin: Memories (demo)
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0:44 |
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Space Mystery (montage) |
5:11 |
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The Toy Trumpet (electronic) |
2:15 |
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"Backward Beeps" |
1:05 |
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Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful |
1:36 |
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Lightworks (instrumental) |
1:29 |
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When Will It End? |
3:14 |
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Bendix 2: The Tomorrow People |
1:03 |
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Electronic Audio Logos, Inc. |
5:23 |
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33 Total Tracks, 63:02 Total Length
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Credits
- Joel Chadabe - Liner Notes // Jim Henson - Narrator // Jim Henson - Photography // Gert-Jan Blom - Producer // Gert-Jan Blom - Compilation // Gert-Jan Blom - Research // Gert-Jan Blom - Track Notes // Irwin Chusid - Liner Notes // Irwin Chusid - Interviewer // Irwin Chusid - Booklet Editor // Emile Elsen - Engineer // Bob Foster - Digital Transfers // Bob Foster - DAT Transfer // Raymond Scott - Composer // Raymond Scott - Composer // Raymond Scott - Main Performer // Raymond Scott - Main Performer // Raymond Scott - Electronics // Raymond Scott - Electronics // Raymond Scott - Clavivox // Raymond Scott - Clavivox // Raymond Scott - Electronium // Raymond Scott - Electronium // Raymond Scott - Circle Machine // Raymond Scott - Circle Machine // Piet Schreuders - Art Direction // Piet Schreuders - Design // Piet Schreuders - Research // Piet Schreuders - Booklet // Piet Schreuders - Montage // Sytze Gardenier - Engineer // Bob Moog - Interviewee // Herbert A. Deutsch - Interviewee // Thomas Rhea - Interviewee // Jeff Winner - Producer // Jeff Winner - Liner Notes // Jeff Winner - Associate Producer // Jeff Winner - Research // Jeff Winner - Track Notes // Hay Zeelen - Engineer // Hay Zeelen - Mastering
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