Langston Hughes:Rhythms OfThe World collage Folkways SS

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The Rhythms of the World narrated by Langston Hughes with documentary sounds

Folkways FC 7340 USA 1955 10" 33rpm Vinyl: (sealed)
Cover: m (sealed) Very cool sound collage of spoken word and field recordings based on Hughes' "The First Book of Rhythms", in impossible-to-find perfect still-sealed condition. The Harlem Renaissance poet muses about the subtle divide between noise and music and the degree to which rhythms permeate everyday life, using spliced-in sounds to demonstrate all of the various sources of rhythms in the world from nature to machines to folk music to jazz. Yet another great and unique Folkways obscurity, this lp borders on musique concrete and will be of interest to fans of John Cage, Jim Fassett, and Pierre Schaeffer as well as black artists and poets like Leroi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Bessie Smith, W.E.B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Romare Bearden, etc. Check out my other auctions this week for more avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, free jazz/improv, 20th century classical, microtonal, audiophile, prog/psych, modern poetry, and artist records. Shipping - US shipping is 4.20 for 1-2 single records by Media Mail, then 0.50 for each additional (Priority Mail, other expedited shipping options, and insurance are all available on request). International shipping for 1 12" lp to Western Europe/UK/Scandinavia is 8.00 surface or 13.00 air; to Japan/Taiwan/Australia is 8.00 surface or 14.50 air; to Canada by air is 7.00; other international destinations vary. 7" and 10" records will cost less; heavy box sets will cost more. Combine multiple items to save on shipping. Note: I can now offer international buyers the super-cheap M-Bag bulk mail rate for orders of 8 or more lps; to most destinations this starts at 21.50 for surface mail or 33.50 for air for up to 17 lps, a huge per-record savings over standard rates for smaller parcels! Feel free to email with any shipping questions. Payment - I prefer Paypal (which allows for fastest possible shipment) and also accept money order (from US financial institutions only, including BidPay, US Postal, certified US bank check, etc., international bidders please take note!). If you are paying by Paypal and have won multiple items, please use a single Paypal payment. I will send an invoice email to all winners shortly after my auctions close, and another email after payment has been received to confirm item shipment. Packing - I pack professionally and with the utmost care drawn from years of experience trading vinyl internationally. I use new record mailers from Cameron Packaging (which I have determined are the best and most protective) reinforced with cardboard inserts and bubble wrap padding. All records are shipped with poly plastic sleeves. All packages are completely sealed with strong packing tape covering all openings. If you'd like your package done any differently, just let me know. Feel free to email me if you have any questions (need more info, want more pictures, etc.); you can use the 'ask seller a question' link above. My condition rating scale is -G+/-VG+/-EX+/-NM/M (only sealed records are M). Satisfaction guaranteed; if you have any problems with your order please contact me directly. Check out Ebay[track], my free realtime ebay auction tracker (currently in beta), which can refresh multiple auction statuses every second, alert you when bids are placed and when auctions end, let you place bids, and more. It's a useful tool for bidders, snipers, sellers, watchers... This item description is (c)opyright 2007 keymap records; please contact keymap records for permission before reproducing any text.