Blue Vinyl LP!
Debut From The Creator And Player Of The Iconic Theremin Sound From "Good Vibrations"!
Americas fascination with space and its mysteries was at a peak during the 1950s, and this astral awareness got the attention of professional musician, Paul Tanner. Tanner, a trombonist, got his start in the original Glenn Miller Orchestra. The theremin first caught Tanners attention as he witnessed a studio player fighting to control the pitch and keep his theremin parts in tune. Never before had he an interest in the instrument, but with its ghostly glissando and unlimited range, Tanner got the idea of doing a space-themed album. Inspired by the studio players struggle, and with the help of Robert Whitsell, Paul Tanner created the Electro-Theremin, a theremin played with a knob and slide mechanism rather than hands-free.
A mere two days after the creation of the Electro-Theremin, Paul Tanner recorded Music For Heavenly Bodies, a lush, eerie, and atmospheric take on space music. After the 1958 release, people around Hollywood took notice, and would lead to Tanner recording themes for My Favorite Martian, Lost in Space, and Dark Shadows. This work would secure for Tanner and his Electro-Theremin, a place in the history books, when he was contracted to record with the Beach Boys. The iconic theremin sound from "Good Vibrations" came from the very same Electro-Theremin created for Music For Heavenly Bodies.
Modern Harmonic proudly presents Paul Tanners Electro-Theremin space odyssey, available on blue vinyl in a gatefold jacket with extensive liner notes!
Features:
Blue Vinyl
Gatefold jacket
Extensive liner notes
Selections:
Side One:
1. Over The Rainbow
2. Midnight Sun
3. The Red Sea Of Mars
4. Lost In The Stars
5. Medley: Sunrise Serenade/Moonlight Serenade
6. I Wished On The Moon
Side Two:
1. Up To Jupiter
2. Misty Moon Blues
3. Holiday On Saturn
4. The Story Of A Starry Night
5. 20th Century Venus
6. Out Of This World
Debut From The Creator And Player Of The Iconic Theremin Sound From "Good Vibrations"!
Americas fascination with space and its mysteries was at a peak during the 1950s, and this astral awareness got the attention of professional musician, Paul Tanner. Tanner, a trombonist, got his start in the original Glenn Miller Orchestra. The theremin first caught Tanners attention as he witnessed a studio player fighting to control the pitch and keep his theremin parts in tune. Never before had he an interest in the instrument, but with its ghostly glissando and unlimited range, Tanner got the idea of doing a space-themed album. Inspired by the studio players struggle, and with the help of Robert Whitsell, Paul Tanner created the Electro-Theremin, a theremin played with a knob and slide mechanism rather than hands-free.
A mere two days after the creation of the Electro-Theremin, Paul Tanner recorded Music For Heavenly Bodies, a lush, eerie, and atmospheric take on space music. After the 1958 release, people around Hollywood took notice, and would lead to Tanner recording themes for My Favorite Martian, Lost in Space, and Dark Shadows. This work would secure for Tanner and his Electro-Theremin, a place in the history books, when he was contracted to record with the Beach Boys. The iconic theremin sound from "Good Vibrations" came from the very same Electro-Theremin created for Music For Heavenly Bodies.
Modern Harmonic proudly presents Paul Tanners Electro-Theremin space odyssey, available on blue vinyl in a gatefold jacket with extensive liner notes!
Features:
Blue Vinyl
Gatefold jacket
Extensive liner notes
Selections:
Side One:
1. Over The Rainbow
2. Midnight Sun
3. The Red Sea Of Mars
4. Lost In The Stars
5. Medley: Sunrise Serenade/Moonlight Serenade
6. I Wished On The Moon
Side Two:
1. Up To Jupiter
2. Misty Moon Blues
3. Holiday On Saturn
4. The Story Of A Starry Night
5. 20th Century Venus
6. Out Of This World
