Jon Hassell – Vernal Equinox

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Label:	Lovely Music, Ltd. – LCD 1021
Format:	CD , Album, Reissue
Country:	US
Released:	1990
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Ambient

Tracklist

1	Toucan Ocean Congas, Shaker – Nana Vasconcelos* Technician [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration] – David Rosenboom Technician [Special Rhodes Tuning] – Larry Polansky Trumpet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jon Hassell Congas, Shaker – Nana Vasconcelos* Technician [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration] – David Rosenboom Technician [Special Rhodes Tuning] – Larry Polansky Trumpet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jon Hassell	3:50
2	Viva Shona Kalimba [Mbira] – David Rosenboom Talking Drum, Bells – Nana Vasconcelos* Trumpet – Jon Hassell	7:03
3	Hex Claves, Bells – Miguel Frasconi Kanjira, Rattle – William Winant Rattle, Technician [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration] – David Rosenboom Shaker – Nana Vasconcelos* Talking Drum, Mbira – Nicolas Kilbourn Technician [Arp Synthesizer Alteration] – Andy Jerison Technician [Special Rhodes Tuning] – Larry Polansky Trumpet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jon Hassell Claves, Bells – Miguel Frasconi Kanjira, Rattle – William Winant Rattle, Technician [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration] – David Rosenboom Shaker – Nana Vasconcelos* Talking Drum, Mbira – Nicolas Kilbourn Technician [Arp Synthesizer Alteration] – Andy Jerison Technician [Special Rhodes Tuning] – Larry Polansky Trumpet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jon Hassell	6:23
4	Blues Nile Trumpet – Jon Hassell	9:54
5	Vernal Equinox Congas – Nana Vasconcelos* Tabla, Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – David Rosenboom Trumpet – Jon Hassell	21:58
6	Caracas Night September 11, 1975 Congas – Nana Vasconcelos* Trumpet – Jon Hassell	2:11

Credits

Design – By Design (2)
Edited By [Digital], Mastered By – Allan Tucker
Engineer [Recording, New York] – Rich LePage
Engineer [Recording, Toronto] – Michael Brook
Producer – Jon Hassell

Notes

Additional sounds:

Ocean [Track 1]
Tropical birds [Track 2]
Drone: Serge synthesizer [Tracks 4,5]
Drone: Motorola scalatron (256Hz pitch standard) [Track 5]
Night creatures of Altamira, Distant barking by Perrasita [Track 6]

Recorded at the York University Electronic Media Studios (Toronto, Ontario), October/November 1976.
Mixdown and additional recording: Mastertone Recording Studios (New York), September/October 1977.

This compact disc contains previously released material [Originally released 1977 on vinyl].

©1978 Nyen Music (ASCAP)
©℗1990 Lovely Music, Ltd.

Printed in Canada [Tray]
Manufactured in U.S.A. [Disc]

Catalog number inconsistency:
LCD 1018 [on booklet]
LCD 102 [on disc]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout: MADE BY DISCOVERY SYSTEMS - AN AMERICAN COMPANY 8D00200A
Mastering SID Code: none
Mould SID Code: none
SPARS Code: ADD

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Vernal Equinox (LP, Album)	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LML 1021	US	1978
Recently Edited	Vernal Equinox (LP, Album, Reissue)	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LML 1021	US	1981
	Vernal Equinox (6×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Stereo, VBR)	Ndeya	none	UK	2017
Recently Edited	Vernal Equinox (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Slipcase)	Ndeya	NDEYA2CD	Europe	2020
New Submission	Vernal Equinox (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, UHQCD)	Ndeya	BRC-634	Japan	2020