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Experimental America: Cage & Beyond

With The U.S.A. making headlines everywhere these days, we are delighted to offer a superb selection of very rare - and not so rare but difficult to find anyway – vintage records, books, posters and other ephemera pertaining to the Great American Avant-garde Music (and Art). From the essential pioneers and early masters Charles Ives, Harry Partch, David Tudor, and with a special focus on John Cage - with a big selection of historical items - to the wonderful experimental works of the '60s and '70s by the so-called Minimalists Tony Conrad, Charlemagne Palestine, Terry Riley, Philip Glass and Steve Reich, and other innovators like Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier, David Tudor, Gordon Mumma and beyond. A unique occasion to obtain such scarce and wonderful items - please check the condition in the descriptions as this is vintage stuff - and enjoy the astonishing and wonderful production of the America Avant-garde.

Music Sound Language Theater - Etchings from Crown Point Press
1980 illustrated soft-bound exhibition catalogue with several essays on Cage, Marioni, Barry and Jonas.
View Vol.I No.1 April, 1978 - John Cage
First issue of American art/music magazine from 1978 completely devoted to John Cage.
View Vol.I No.1 April, 1978 - John Cage (signed copy)
Signed copy by John Cage of first issue of American art/music magazine from 1978 completely devoted the composer.
Ausstellung un konzert John Cage April/Mai 1978
Untouched copy of rare invitation card for a series of exhibitions and concerts by John Cage through Germany in 1978 ilustrated with a score.
Ausstellung un konzert John Cage April/Mai 1978
Mailed copy of rare invitation card for a series of exhibitions and concerts by John Cage through Germany in 1978 ilustrated with a score.
Ausstellung un konzert John Cage April/Mai 1978
Rare poster for a series of exhibitions and concerts by John Cage through Germany in 1978 ilustrated with a score.
Per gli Uccelli
Still sealed copy of groundbreaking John Cage book on the legendary Multhipla imprint! Translated by Walter Marchetti.
Notations
Rare 1969 first hard-bound edition on Something Else Press of a superb collection of graphical scores conceived and edited by John Cage, including works by Sylvano Bussotti, Henning Christiansen, Franco Evangelisti, Mauricio Kagel, Takeisha Kosugi, Max Neuhaus, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Terry Riley, Diter Rot, Wolf Vostell, David Tudor, La Monte Young, etc.
Notations
Rare 1969 first soft-bound edition on Something Else Press of a superb collection of graphical scores conceived and edited by John Cage, including works by Sylvano Bussotti, Henning Christiansen, Franco Evangelisti, Mauricio Kagel, Takeisha Kosugi, Max Neuhaus, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Terry Riley, Diter Rot, Wolf Vostell, David Tudor, La Monte Young, etc.
Diary: How To Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) Continued Part Three (1967)
Original edition of John Cage's 1967 artist book with multi-colored text published by Something Else Press.
John Cage
Very rare 1962 first catalogue of John Cage’s works.
Fourteen-Seven-Ten-Three²
Extremely rare 2006 CD of monumental and radical John Cage late compositions by the Barton Workshop.
Prepared Piano: The First Four Decades (LP)
Uncompromising anthology sounding more musique concrete than piano music. Including Cage, Harrison as well as younger composers and featuring experimental vocalist Joan La Barbara.
Concert Percussion For Orchestra
Rarer Italian mono pressing with different gatefold cover of Time Records LP featuring 1930's/40's seminal compostions for percussion by John Cage, Lou Harrison, Henry Cowell, Amadeo Roldan and William Russell.
Five Hanau Silence
Scarce 1992 book with enclosed EP released in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies.
Etudes Australes, Libro I (N. 1-8)
1978 double LP set on the obscure Italian label I Dischi Dell'Ippopotamo with a landmark performance of John Cages' composition by pianist extraordinnaire Bruno Canino, never re-issued since.
Empty Words - Parte III
Long out of print 2011 double CD set of the legendary live performance in Milano by John Cage in 1977. With slipcase.
View Vol.II No.1 April, 1979 - Joan Jonas
Scarce first issue of American art/music magazine from 1979 completely devoted to Joan Jonas.
Cheap imitation
The second of the two glorious John Cage albums released by Cramps Records on the unparalleled Nova Musicha series. Superb copy with original innersleeve.
Seasons
Great copy of Yuji Takahashi 1977 solo piano LP on the highly collectable ALM Records woth three John Cage pieces plus J.S. Bach's Toccata No. 2 In C-Minor.
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