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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.

Sonatas and Interludes
Fylkingen first CD re-issue of Yuji Takahashi's landmark performance of Cage's prepared piano masterwork recorded in 1965.
The Music of John Cage and Harry Partch
Superb selection of historical recordings (1947 to 1973) of music by two undisputed masters of the American avant-garde.
The City Wears A Slouch Hat
Long out of print 2000 first CD re-issue on Cortical label in an edition limited to 1000 copies of very early John Cage electro-acoustic pieces from the 40's including his collaboration with experimental writer Kenneth Patchen. With OBI.
Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano
Solid copy of John Cage's 1951 first album as a double LP set, it can't get more seminal than this. A piece of history in gatefold heavy cardboard embossed sleeve with stickers.
Empty Words Part IV
Rare original copies of 1987 double LP with John Cage's performing himself his "Empty Words Part IV". Truly extreme stuff.
John Perreault
Long unavailable only documentation of the tape work by conceptual artist John Perreault on Slowscan's collectable artist's records series, limited to 300 copies.
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