20 July 2011

The 100th of Marshall McLuhan
Who gave us words to clue in
On the relationship between media and messages
Which were good guessages.

With an assortment of sonic documents from 1966-69 the Komodo Dragon Show celebrates McLuhan's centenary.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:30am

1. Jerry Goldsmith: Seconds: Suite (1966)
William Motzing - conductor, City of Prague Philharmonic
Fantastic Voyage: A Journey through Classic Fantasy Film Music
Silva Screen Records, FILMCD 146
8:00

2. Be-In (A Psychoacoustic Experience) (rec. Central Park, NYC 6 Apr. 1969)
Environments 3
Atlantic, SD 66003
34:18

3. Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is the Massage (1967)
Marshall McLuhan - narrator
CBS Records, CS 9501
42:41

Set #2 - 9:30am - 11:00am

4. Timothy Leary: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967)
Timothy Leary - narrator, Maryvonne Giercarz - veena, Lars Eric - guitar, Richard Bond - tabla
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Performance Records, PERF 389CD
36:09

5. Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn: The Far East Suite (rec. NYC 19-21 Dec. 1966)
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Bluebird, 82876-55614-2
45:14

Where to buy CDs featured on today's show:
Fantastic Voyage - Amazon
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out - Amazon
The Far East Suite - CD Universe

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