Church of Anthrax
Richard Witts
[email protected] www.richardwitts.com
Mitch Miller 1961
Goddard Lieberson with Barbra Streisand 1969 Clive Davis with Janis Joplin 1969
source: Hicks, M 2017 : Mass Marketing the American Avant-Garde, 1967–1971. American Music, volume 35, number 3, Fall 2017, University of Illinois Press
CBS MUSIC OF OUR TIME (MOOT series, imprint of CBS Masterworks)
1968
11 Electronics and Percussion: Five Realizations by Max Neuhaus (MS 7139, MOOT, prod. DB): Brown, Bussotti, Cage, Feldman, Stockhausen
• 12 Terry Riley: In C (MS 7178, MOOT, prod. David Behrman)
1969
• 13 Elliott Carter: Variations for Orchestra, Double Concerto (MS 7191, MOOT, prod. Andrew Kazdin) • 14 The Music of Harry Partch (MS 7207, MOOT, prod. John McClure) • 15 Conlon Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano (MS 7222, MOOT, prod. Luis Baston) • 16 Steve Reich: Live/Electric Music (MS 7265, prod. David Behrman) • [17 Untitled orchestral LP] (MS 7281, MOOT, prod. Richard Killough) Del Tredici, Nono, Takemitsu, Xenakis • [18 Untitled String Quartet LP] (MS 7284, MOOT, prod. Andrew Kazdin and Richard Killough): Kirchner, Weinberg • 19 Jacques Lasry: Chronophagie (MS 7314, MOOT, prod. Ario-Paris studios [Paris]) • 20 Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air (MS 7315, prod. David Behrman) Ad in Rolling Stone 07.12.1968 Record labels formed to promote progressive repertoire 1967-70 [avant-garde, experimental, improvisation, fusion]
1967 Buddah Records Nonesuch
1968 Bizarre Deutsche Grammophon (avantgarde) Limelight [electronic] Straight Vanguard (Apostolic)
1969 Charisma
1970 Apple Record labels focussed in the 1960s on ‘the new jazz’
Atlantic Ornette Coleman
Blue Note Don Cherry Chick Corea Eric Dolphy Herbie Hancock Cecil Taylor
Columbia Miles Davis
ESP-Disc Albert Ayler
Impulse John Coltrane Charles Mingus Archie Shepp
Saturn Sun Ra 1968-71 Free improvisation recordings and their major labels.
source: Watson, B: Derek Bailey and the story of free improvisation. London, Verso, 2004
1968 Island Karyobin (John Stevens)
1969 CBS The Baptised Traveller (Tony Oxley): Realm jazz series Polydor Spontaneous Music Ensemble (Stevens): Marmalade
1970 CBS 4 compositions for sextet (Oxley)
1971 RCA Ichnos (Oxley)
Church of Anthrax recorded May 1969, released February 1971 Date Recorded Artists Title Date Released Label
The Velvet While Light/ Sep 1967 Jan 1968 Verve Underground White Heat
The Velvet May 1968 Hey, Mr. Rain 1984 MGM Underground
28 Sep Cale leaves The Velvet Underground
Sep Nico, prod. Cale The Marble Index Nov 1968 Elektra
October Cale gains 2-album deal CBS Masterworks
A Midnight Rain of Table of the Feb 1969 Cale + Conrad Green Wrens at the 2005 World’s Tallest Elements Building
Church of May Cale + Riley Feb 1971 Columbia Anthrax
June Cale Vintage Violence March 1970 Columbia
The Stooges, June The Stooges August 1969 Elektra prod. Cale
May 1970 Nico, prod. Cale Desertshore Dec 1970 Reprise
Date Recorded Artists Title Date Released Label (source Discogs)
The Velvet While Light/ Sep 1967 Jan 1968 Verve Underground White Heat
March 1968 Riley and In C Nov 1968 CBS ensemble Masterworks source(sourcerateyourmusic.com
September Nico, prod. Cale The Marble Index Nov 1968 Elektra
Church of May 1969 Cale + Riley Feb 1971 Columbia Anthrax
A Rainbow in CBS 1968 Riley Jun 1969 Curved Air Masterworks
June Cale Vintage Violence March 1970 Columbia
The Stooges, June The Stooges August 1969 Elektra prod. Cale
May 1970 Nico, prod. Cale Desertshore Dec 1970 Reprise Artists Title Release date Label source discogs
Riley In C Nov 1968 CBS Masterworks source rateyourmusic.com
Nico, prod. Cale The Marble Index Nov 1968 Elektra
A Rainbow in Curved Riley Jun 1969 CBS Masterworks Air
The Stooges, prod. The Stooges August 1969 Elektra Cale
Cale Vintage Violence March 1970 Columbia
Nico, prod. Cale Desertshore Dec 1970 Reprise
Cale + Riley Church of Anthrax Feb 1971 Columbia References www.richardwitts.com
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