Magnetic Flip
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Magnetic Flip | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - Magnetic Flip.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | October 1983 – January 1984 | |||
| Studio | Downtown Recorders (Boston, MA) | |||
| Genre | Rock in Opposition | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Ace of Hearts | |||
| Producer | Richard W. Harte | |||
| Birdsongs of the Mesozoic chronology | ||||
| ||||
Magnetic Flip is the debut studio album of the American avant-rock band Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1984 by Ace of Hearts Records.[1]
Release and reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[3] |
Never being individually issued on Compact Disc, only some of Magnetic Flip had been included on compilations such as Sonic Geology and The Fossil Record. Finally, the entire album was issued by Cuneiform Records on Dawn of the Cycads, a two-disc anthology including most of the band's early work.[4]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shiny Golden Snakes" | Roger Miller | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Ptoccata" | Erik Lindgren | 3:15 |
| 3. | "(excerpts from) The Rite of Spring" | Igor Stravinsky | 6:42 |
| 4. | "International Tours" | Erik Lindgren | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Terry Riley's House" | Roger Miller | 3:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Theme from Rocky and Bullwinkle" | Frank Comstock/Fred Steiner | 1:26 |
| 2. | "The Tyger" | Martin Swope | 3:17 |
| 3. | "The Fundamental" | Roger Miller | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Bridge Underwater" | Roger Miller | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Chên/The Arousing" | Roger Miller | 2:08 |
| 6. | "Final Motif" | Rick Scott | 3:58 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Adapted from the Magnetic Flip liner notes.[5]
|
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet
|
Additional musicians and production
|
Release history
[edit | edit source]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1984 | Ace of Hearts | LP | AHS 10018 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Magnetic Flip at Discogs (list of releases)
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).