Jon HassellVernal Equinox

Label:

Lovely Music, Ltd. – LCD 1021

Format:

CD , Album, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Ambient

Tracklist

1 Toucan Ocean
Congas, ShakerNana 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, BellsNana Vasconcelos*
TrumpetJon Hassell
7:03
3 Hex
Claves, BellsMiguel Frasconi
Kanjira, RattleWilliam Winant
Rattle, Technician [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration]David Rosenboom
ShakerNana Vasconcelos*
Talking Drum, MbiraNicolas 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
TrumpetJon Hassell
9:54
5 Vernal Equinox
CongasNana Vasconcelos*
Tabla, Goblet Drum [Dumbek]David Rosenboom
TrumpetJon Hassell
21:58
6 Caracas Night September 11, 1975
CongasNana Vasconcelos*
TrumpetJon Hassell
2:11

Credits

  • DesignBy Design (2)
  • Edited By [Digital], Mastered ByAllan Tucker
  • Engineer [Recording, New York]Rich LePage
  • Engineer [Recording, Toronto]Michael Brook
  • ProducerJon 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

Other Versions (5 of 11)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Vernal Equinox (LP, Album) Lovely Music, Ltd. LML 1021 US 1978
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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

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