Experimental/Free Jazz/Electronic IOWA EAR MUSIC Original Private Pressing VG+

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Hard-to-find full-length compilation LP titled "Iowa Ear Music" released by Cornpride Records in 1976. Original private first pressing of this sought after album featuring 21 tracks of contemporary experimental music, free jazz improvisations and electronic avant-garde. The recordings were made between 1969 to 1976 from the fertile Iowa City music scene cultured by the local university. The tracks run seamlessly one after another to create a cohesive listening experience despite the diversity of styles and spread of time. Fantastic album...ESSENTIAL!!

TRACK LISTING:

SIDECHOP: Documenting 18 Formerly Secret Performances (Panidiomatic Improvisation)

 A1 Will Parsons / Peter Lewis  Pete's Beet (1972)
  Drums, Sequenced By, Edited By - William Parsons
  Electronics [Basic Patch Design] - Peter Lewis

 A2 Eric Jensen / Will Parsons / John Leake / Michael Lytle / Jon English / Tom Wilcox  Anton's Chickenyard    
Cello - Eric Jensen
  Edited By - William Parsons
  Guitar - John Leake
  Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Piano [Prepared], Trombone - Jon English
  Trumpet - Tom Wilcox

A3 Jon English / Paul Berner / Dan Roach / Michael Lytle / Gary Gray / Will Parsons / Tom Wilcox   Basschurn (1973)    
Bass - Jon English , Paul Berner
  Bass [Electric] - Dan Roach
  Edited By, Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Kalimba [Mbira] - Gary Gray
  Steel Drums, Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Trumpet - Tom Wilcox

A4 Peter Lewis / Pat Purswell / Will Parsons / Jon English   Degroot #13 (1890's)    
Electronics - Peter Lewis
  Flute [Piccolo] - Pat Purswell
  Marimba - William Parsons
  Trombone - Jon English

A5 Michael Lytle / Will Parsons / Eric Roalson / Bruce Erwin   Unseen Wall (Waltz?) (1975)    
Clarinet - Michael Lytle
  Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Piano, Composed By - Eric Roalson
  Violin - Bruce Erwin

A6 Christopher Parsons / William Parsons  The World's Most Impossible Silence (1973)    
Composed By - Christopher Parsons
  Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons

A7 Michael Lytle   Crusader (1971)    
Composed By, Synthesizer, Edited By, Mixed By - Michael Lytle

A8 Jon English / Dan Roach / Will Parsons / John Leake / Michael Lytle  Phase Leake (1973)    
Bass [Acoustic] - Jon English
  Bass [Electric] - Dan Roach
  Drums, Edited By - William Parsons
  Guitar [Phased], Edited By - John Leake
  Mixed By - Michael Lytle

A9 Jon English / Dan Roach / Will Parsons / John Leake / Michael Lytle  Bent End (1973)    
Bass [Acoustic] - Jon English
  Bass [Electric] - Dan Roach
  Drums, Edited By - William Parsons
  Guitar [Phased], Edited By - John Leake
  Mixed By - Michael Lytle

A10 John Wilmeth / Will Parsons / Kent Cohea  The Sands Of Time Reborn (1967)    
Bass - John Wilmeth
  Drums - William Parsons
  Saxophone - Kent Cohea

A11 Michael Lytle / Eric Roalson / William Parsons  Bull Elewhale (1975)    
Clarinet, Edited By, Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Cymbal [Bowed] - Eric Roalson
  Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons

A12 Eric Jensen / Pat Hazell / Gary Gray , William Parsons / Michael Lytle / Michael Meyers  ...Now Deceased (1973)    
Cello - Eric Jensen
  Harmonica - Pat Hazell
  Kalimba [Mbira] - Gary Gray
  Marimba, Edited By - William Parsons
  Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Vibraphone - Michael Meyers

A13 Motter Forman / Will Parsons / William Hibbard  The Leo Trio (1974)    
Harp - Motter Forman
  Marimba, Composed By - William Parsons
  Viola - William Hibbard

A14 Paul Berner / William Parsons / Lynn Willard / John Leake / Michael Lytle / Pat Hazell / Don Edelbrock / Larry Easter   Iowa Night's Bloom (1973)   
 Bass - Paul Berner
  Drums, Edited By - William Parsons
  Electric Piano - Lynn Willard
  Guitar - John Leake
  Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Piano - Pat Hazell
  Saxophone [Soprano] - Don Edelbrock , Larry Easter

A15 William Parsons  Waiting For Grace (1974)   
 Vibraphone, Composed By, Mixed By - William Parsons

A16 Michael Lytle / William Parsons / Grace Bell / Lawrence Quigley III / Mike Rafferty / Mike Sigrin / Peter Goin / Eric Roalson / Tom Mintner / Mikl Brawner   Back To The Playground (1976)    
Clarinet [Bass] - Michael Lytle
  Mixed By, Electronics [Phasing] - Michael Lytle
  Percussion [Ganza], Edited By - William Parsons
  Performer - Grace Bell , Lawrence Quigley III , Mike Rafferty , Mike Sigrin , Peter Goin
  Piano - Eric Roalson
  Recorded By - Tom Mintner
  Voice, Performer [Rubber Hose] - Mikl Brawner

A17 Jon English / William Parsons / Candace Natvig   Freedom's Not Something Someone Tells (The Way To Live) (1974)    
Trombone - Jon English
  Vibraphone - William Parsons
  Voice - Candace Natvig

A18 Unknown Artist   Falsestart, Falsestart, Falsestart, Etc.
 The Center For New Music (In Rehearsal)

 A19 Don Roach / Gary Buck / Lynn Willard / Chris Singer-Roach / Dennis Loftin / Richard McCandless / Steve Schick / William Parsons / Jon English / Tom Wilcox / Candace Natvig  An Infinite Regression (1972-76)    
Bass - Don Roach
  Guitar - Gary Buck
  Organ - Lynn Willard
  Percussion - Chris Singer-Roach , Dennis Loftin , Richard McCandless , Steve Schick
  Percussion, Drums - William Parsons
  Trombone - Jon English
  Trumpet - Tom Wilcox
  Voice - Candace Natvig


 SIDEFLOW: Mandala Lifesample

 B1 Grace Bell / John Patterson / William Parsons   First Rites, Before (1975) - PreMayaMusic    
Flute - Grace Bell
  Guitar - John Patterson
  Kalimba [Mbira], Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons

 B2 Don Roach / William Parsons / Michael Lytle / Mark Solomon / Lynn Willard   Solomon's Mines, Birth (1973) - Overlaid With MayaMusic     Bass - Don Roach
  Drums, Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Edited By, Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Flute - Mark Solomon
  Piano - Lynn Willard

 B3 Jon English / William Parsons / Michael Lytle / John Monick  Peace Like A Football, Growth (1969-1973) - Struggling Through MayaMusic     Bass - Jon English
  Drums, Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Piano, Composed By, Edited By, Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Monick

 B4 Charles West / William Parsons / Bruce Erwin  Moment Of First Choice, Freedom (1974) - In Spite Of MayaMusic    
Clarinet - Charles West
  Saxophone, Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Violin - Bruce Erwin

 B5 Charles West / William Parsons / Bruce Erwin  Choice Abandoned, Get A Job! (1974) - MayaMusic Continues Unheard    
Clarinet - Charles West
  Piano, Edited By, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Violin - Bruce Erwin

 B6 Carolyn Berdahl / Jon English  Where Karma Curdles & Hurts, Dharma (1974) - Reentry Of MayaMusic + ShivaDrone    
Cello - Carolyn Berdahl
  Trombone - Jon English

B7a Dan Roach / Tom Wilcox / Linda Dillon / Gary Gray / Michael Lytle / William Parsons / Don Edelbrock / John Monick / Jon English  With Sun Inside, Maturity (1973) - Wisps Of MayaMusic & ShivaDrone    
Bass - Dan Roach
  Flugelhorn - Tom Wilcox
  Flute - Linda Dillon
  Kalimba [Mbira], Leader - Gary Gray
  Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Percussion, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Saxophone [Soprano] - Don Edelbrock
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Monick
  Trombone - Jon English

 B7b Dan Roach / Tom Wilcox / Linda Dillon / Gary Gray / Michael Lytle / William Parsons / Don Edelbrock / John Monick / Jon English  Clarabelle Interlude, Self Explanatory    
Bass - Dan Roach
  Flugelhorn - Tom Wilcox
  Flute - Linda Dillon
  Kalimba [Mbira], Leader - Gary Gray
  Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Percussion, Mixed By - William Parsons
  Saxophone [Soprano] - Don Edelbrock
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Monick
  Trombone - Jon English

 B8 Michael Lytle / William Parsons   Last Wrongs, Death (1967-76)
 Mixed By - Michael Lytle
  Voice, Synthesizer, Edited By - William Parsons

 B9 Michael Lytle   The Knight Of Swords, Comes & Cuts Away One By One All The Things You Cling To, Until You're Left With Only One (1968-76) - The Seed Of Your Next Life
Tape, Edited By, Mixed By, Effects - Michael Lytle

B10 Peter Lewis / Jon English   Lonely Woman, Ornette Coleman    
Synthesizer [Moog], Recorded By - Peter Lewis
  Trombone, Electronics - Jon English

 B11 Michael Lytle / Mikl Brawner / William Parsons / Bruce Erwin  Decay Of MayaMusic (1974)   
 Clarinet, Mixed By, Electronics [Phasing] - Michael Lytle
  Flute - Mikl Brawner
  Mixed By, Electronics [Phasing] - William Parsons
  Violin - Bruce Erwin

 B12 Michael Lytle  Decay Of ShivaDrone (1974)    
Synthesizer - Michael Lytle


Labels are in EXCELLENT condition. Vinyl record is in VG+ condition with several sleeve spots and plays with some light, sporadic vinyl tics...sounds great! Plays better than it looks. Plain white cover with paste-on front and printed text on backside is in VG at best condition with worn corners, edgewear, large stained area, ringmark and there is a 3-inch split on right corner of top edge. NO RESERVE. Winner pays $4.00 media mail in the U.S. Priority mail and insurance are available at buyers expense.

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