Moondog - Story Of Moondog [Purple & Green Starbust]

Moondog - Story Of Moondog [Purple & Green Starbust]Originally released on Prestige in 1957, this is the third LP from NYC street performer and avant garde minimalist composer Moondog. Perhaps the least accessible of his early releases, this album is made up of percussive jams, usually on instruments of his own creation, street sounds, poetry, and Far East melodies, despite opening with a swinging number that is, oddly, the most bizarre thing on the album. Anotherclassic from Moondog reissued with it's

Double 18gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket including bonus track

The band spent two years recording the album

much like his keen wit and rich imagination

They sing and it has become their mantra

” and a disc of early demos and live performances

who rarely performed her own compositions

Film came first-he started making DIY videos at age 12 to entertain himself and his friends growing up in a small UK community-but when he moved to London to study it

and one's place in it

and of working with a range of musicians and producers and finally arriving upon that sweet spot

Tracks like Sweet Little Thing and Nights Like These anchor the album’s emotional pull

and orchestra previously collaborated 20 years before when Pacific Symphony commissioned and recorded Goldenthal's highly acclaimed 'Fire

Original release date:2/5/93)