Album
Persian Surgery Dervishes
1972 · Electronic, Classical
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Persian Surgery Dervishes is a Classical album by Terry Riley, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
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Persian Surgery Dervishes is a recording of two live solo electric organ concerts, the first held in Los Angeles on 18 April 1971 and the second in Paris on 24 May 1972, by the avant-garde minimalist composer Terry Riley, following his A Rainbow in Curved Air and In C. The two very different performances of the same composition "Persian Surgery Dervishes" are meant to show the importance of improvisation in Riley's music. Riley plays a modified Yamaha electric organ tuned in just intonation. The original double-record version was released by the French label Shandar. It was republished, first by Mantra Records, then by Dunya Records. There existed also a single-record version, also on Shandar, containing just the Paris concert, which had been sponsored by the label itself. Parts of this album served as soundtrack for a French film released in 1973, La chute d'un corps, directed by the French columnist Michel Polac.
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Tracklist
- 1Performance One - Part 120:49
- 2Performance One - Part 222:22
- 3Performance Two - Part 125:03
- 4Performance Two - Part 222:46
Sound DNA
- Classical
- Modern & Contemporary
- warm
- meditative
- spiritual
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Outer laminated gatefold sleeve.
Performance One interprétation en public le 18 avril 1971 à Los Angeles.
Performance Two interprétation en public le 24 mai 1972 à Paris; concert organisé et enregistré par Shandar au Théâtre de la Musique.
Editions Andsom
Production disques Shanti
Distribution exclusive Discodis France
Matrix/Runout Variant 2:
A-Side: number 8641967-A-SR 10014 A is crossed
B-Side: number 8641967-B-SR 10014 B is crossed
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Terry RileyCOMPOSED BY , ELECTRIC ORGAN, EFFECTS COMPOSED BY , ELECTRIC ORGAN, TAPE COMPOSED BY , PERFORMER , ELECTRIC ORGAN, EFFECTS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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