{"product_id":"the-zodiac-cosmic-sounds","title":"The Zodiac Cosmic Sounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbsolutely essential Peel favourite Psych masterpiece now back on Vinyl taken from Analogue Masters and like you’ve never heard it before … A conceptual Psychedelic collaboration by \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eMORT\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGARSON\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album was released on the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eELEKTRA\u003c\/span\u003e label in August 1967 in the U.K. It was heavily played by John Peel on his Perfumed Garden shows, where he used it as a basis for a competition (He had been sent a copy by Clive Selwood, the then head of Elektra’s London office and later to become Peel’s manager). The LP was extremely popular with Perfumed Garden listeners and was mentioned in the lyrics of Geoffrey Prowse’s fan tribute to the program, “The Perfumed Garden Blues, or John Peel’s lament”.’He played the Mothers of Invention and the Velvet Underground. He played some freaky music called the Zodiac Cosmic Sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 12-track concept album featured both music and spoken narration on the theme of signs of the zodiac. Based on an initial idea by Elektra chief Jac Holzman, it was a collaborative effort with music written by Mort Garson, words by Jacques Wilson, and narration by Cyrus Faryar. The early use of the Moog synthesizer was by Paul Beaver. There was no artist called either The Zodiac or Cosmic Sounds, a fact which confused some buyers of the LP. The back sleeve informed listeners that the record “\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eMUST\u003c\/span\u003e BE \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePLAYED\u003c\/span\u003e IN \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eTHE\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eDARK\u003c\/span\u003e”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, Peel played the LP again in full over three months on his \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/span\u003e Radio One shows in a regular spot shortly after the 5.30 news on Saturday afternoons, to follow a similar run through the ‘Astrology Songs’ album of Harvey Sid Fisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeel continued to broadcast selections from the 1967 LP into the 21st century, usually coupled with more contemporary tracks with similar themes. On 13 August 2002, he commented:Hasn’t really stood the test of time terribly well, but at the same time, clutches at the heart slightly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eRecording: 1967 by Jim Lockert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e PPAN EKS74009 -Artist-The Zodiac\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 7\/25\/18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Zodiac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53422636138680,"sku":"P8OL0U-OTDT-A9","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9222\/8280\/files\/the-zodiac-cosmic-sounds_dz01L.jpg?v=1777529130","url":"https:\/\/musicrecordshop.com\/products\/the-zodiac-cosmic-sounds","provider":"Music Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}