JOURNEY TO THE MOON AND BEYOND by MORT GARSON

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SKU129505
ArtistMORT GARSON
TitleJOURNEY TO THE MOON AND BEYOND
LabelSACRED BONES
Catalog #SBR 3042LP
Tag
ReleaseW 30 - 2023
FormatVinyl - USLP
EAN Barcode0843563163610
Import
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Tracks

  1. Zoos Of The World
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-01-01.mp3
  2. The Big Game Hunters See The Cheetah
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-01-02.mp3
  3. Western Dragon (part 3)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-01-03.mp3
  4. Western Dragon (part 2)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-01-04.mp3
  5. Moon Journey
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-01-05.mp3
  6. Music For Advertising
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-01.mp3
  7. Black Eye (main Theme)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-02.mp3
  8. Western Dragon (part 1
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-03.mp3
  9. Music For Advertising (#7)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-04.mp3
  10. Captain DJ Disco UFO (part 3)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-05.mp3
  11. Three TV IDs
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-06.mp3
  12. Music For Advertising (#8)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-07.mp3
  13. Love Is A Garden
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-08.mp3
  14. The D-Bee's Cat Boogie
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-09.mp3
  15. Black Eye (End Credits)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sbr_3042lp_journey_to_the_moon_and_beyond/sf950474-01-02-10.mp3

Description

Like a perennial that returns with each new spring, the Mort Garson archives (Plantasia, Ataraxia, Lucifer) have brought to bear yet another awe-inspiring bloom. Journey to the Moon and Beyond finds even more new facets to the man’s sound. There’s the soundtrack to the 1974 blaxploitation film Black Eye (starring Fred Williamson), some previously unreleased and newly unearthed music for advertising. Just as regal is “Zoos of the World,” where Garson soundtracks the wild, preening, slumbering animals from a 1970 National Geographic special of the same name. The mind reels at just what project would have yielded a scintillating title like “Western Dragon,” but these three selections were found on tapes in the archive with no further information.

The crown jewel of the set is no doubt Garson’s soundtrack to the live broadcast of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, as first heard on CBS News. That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for Moogkind. For decades, this audio was presumed lost, the only trace of it appearing to be from an old YouTube clip. Thankfully, diligent audio archivist Andy Zax came across a copy of the master tape while going through the massive Rod McKuen archive. So now we get to hear it in all its glory. Across six minutes, Garson conjures broad fantasias, whirring mooncraft sounds, zero-gravity squelches, and twinkling études. It showcases Mort’s many moods: sweet, exploratory, whimsical, a little bit corny, weaving it all together in a glorious whole.

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