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ZODIAC

COSMIC SOUNDS
Label EL
Catalog WACMEM333CD
Format CD
Discs 1
Category ROCK/POPS
Street Date 2017-09-22
Description
・ A classic 1967 Elektra edition conceived by label head Jac Holzman who claimed that the success of the Doors was a primary inspiration for the project the Zodiac’s Cosmic Sounds is a concept piece based on the twelve signs of the Chaldean astronomical zodiac. It combines the music of electronics pioneer Mort Garson performed on early moog synthesiser by Paul Beaver and the words of Jacques Wilson which would be delivered in Morrison-esque style by the Iranian-born folk musician Cyrus Faryar a man dubbed by Holzman the Persian minstrel of Barham Boulevard.
・ One of the earliest psychedelic / progressive concept albums Cosmic Sounds is performed by members of the Wrecking Crew the loosely affiliated assembly of West Coast musicians who during the 1960s worked extensively with Brian Wilson Phil Spector the Monkees Simon & Garfunkel; Carol Kaye: bass guitar; Hal Blaine: drums; Bud Shank: flute; Mike Melvoin: keyboards Emil Richards: exotic percussion. Technicians of the highest pedigree. The producer on the Zodiac sessions was Alex Hassilev a former member of the Limeliters vocal group.
tracklisting
1. ARIES The Fire Fighter
2. TAURUS The Voluptuary
3. GEMINI The Cool Eye
4. CANCER The Moon Child
5. LEO The Lord Of Lights
6. VIRGO The Perpetual Perfectionist
7. LIBRA The Flower Child
8. SCORPIO The Passionate Hero
9. SAGITTARIUS The Versatile Daredevil
10. CAPRICORN The Uncapricious Climber
11. AQUARIUS The Lover Of Life
12. PISCES The Peace Piper
 

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