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SURREALISM REVIEWED (LTMCD 2343) £10.00
Surrealism Reviewed is a companion CD to the acclaimed collection Futurism & Dada Reviewed. For the very first time, original recordings by the key Surrealist artists, writers, artists and theorists have been gathered together on a single volume. Made between 1929 and 1963, these historic recordings include poetry, interviews, lectures and manifestos. Most are in the English language, some in French (FR), while those by Robert Desnos (1938) and Herbert Read (1937) have not been heard since they were first recorded onto acetate discs.Running for 74 minutes and featuring detailed sleevenotes, the disc is a must for all students of 20th Century art and literature and the avant garde, as well as left-field musical ideas and endeavour. The cover reproduces This Morning (1951) by Yves Tanguy. ISBN 0-9540549-5-4. To order click here. Full tracklist: Marcel Duchamp The Creative Act (1957); Andre Breton Interview (1950) (FR); Robert Desnos Description of a Dream (1938); Louis Aragon Interview (1963) (FR); Max Ernst Interview (1960s); Salvador Dali Interview (1963); Tristan Tzara Interview (1959) (FR); Andre Breton L'union Libre (n.d.); Philippe Soupault Interview (1959) (FR); Man Ray Interview (n.d.); Roland Penrose Interview (1946); Lee Miller Interview (1946); Herbert Read The Surrealist Object (1937); Jean Cocteau La Toison d'or (1929)

Reviews: "With extensive sleevenotes and translations, this is a brilliant little primer for would-be avant gardists" (Glasgow Herald, October 2002); "A formidable if unlikely branch of rock's ancestry. Many of the recordings here feature music, most strikingly Robert Desnos' 'Description of a Dream' whose eerie accompanyment represents a very early example of ambient/avant garde electronica" (Uncut, December 2002); "A remarkable audio gallery to be heartily applauded, with superb sleevenotes and English translations. Fascinating" (Record Collector, 12/02)


LE GROUPE DES SIX: SELECTED WORKS 1915-1945 (LTMCD 2533) £12.00
This 160 minute remastered 2xCD set features selected piano and orchestral works by Les Six composed between 1915 and 1945, including collaborations with Jean Cocteau, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Marcelle Meyer and Denise Duval. Highlights include a full cast recording of the Surrealistic opera Les Mamelles de Tirésias, co-created by Francis Poulenc and Guillaume Apollinaire, and new recordings of Dada-related works performed by Peter Beijersbergen van Henegouwen. All selections were recorded between 1928 and 2007, including some personally performed or conducted by the composers themselves. The booklet includes archive images and detailed historical notes by James Hayward. To read full sleevenote click here. Full tracklist: disc one: L'Album des Six; Francis Poulenc Mouvements perpétuels; Arthur Honegger Trois pièces pour piano; Darius Milhaud Caramel mou (Shimmy); Georges Auric Adieu, New York; Francis Poulenc Les Biches; Le Bestiaire; Huit nocturnes; Quinze improvisations pour piano; Caprice (Le Bal masqué); Darius Milhaud Scaramouche; Germaine Tailleferre Ouverture; Louis Durey Le printemps au fond de la mer; disc two: Darius Milhaud La Création du monde; Arthur Honegger Prélude, Fugue et Postlude; Francis Poulenc Les Mamelles de Tirésias

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