The Out Sound From Way In!: The Complete Vanguard Recordings

Perrey & Kingsley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000055ZE1
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,026 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Pop > Easy Listening > Retro Space Age

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the future, December 6, 2002

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anomj7t7 "anomj7t7" (Quinton, Va United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Out Sound From Way In!: The Complete Vanguard Recordings (Audio CD)

Ever notice how things that were made specifically to appear futuristic(like any average episode of "Star trek" for instance)end up seeming a million times more dated than anything else from that particular era? Well add this album to the list.And thats not at all a bad thing...the irony of the whole thing is a work of art in itself.Such warm and fluffy feelings of nostalgia coming from music that upon its initial composition was intended to evoke visions of the future.Electronic music has come a long way since the days of Analog...but when you hear that opening synth riff from "The savers" you'll find it hard to believe it's over 30 years old (despite the "Georgy girl-ish" melody of the main body of the song).Sure there's some throwaway tracks here,but that's more of a complaint to be lodged against the original albums from which this compilation was made from...It's this compilation in fact,which inspired me to give it five stars, based on the music alone I still would have given it four stars.This compilation is incredibly economical being that it contains 4 original albums by Perrey and or Perrey and Kingsley! The remix stuff by Fat boy slim or whatever is pointless of course (as is 95 percent of that kind of dance junk anyway) but who cares? This album is for all those people who were born before the 1970s and are still asking the question "It's the 21st century already! So where are all the flying cars and robot maids?" And are just a little bummed about it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute moog madness, June 10, 2007

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Shockadelic (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Out Sound From Way In!: The Complete Vanguard Recordings (Audio CD)

Both this compilation and "The Essential Perrey & Kingsley" feature all the tracks from the 2 collaborative Perrey & Kingsley albums:

"The In Sound from Way Out!" and "Spotlight On The Moog (Kaleidoscopic Vibrations)".

But this one also features all the tracks from Jean-Jacques Perrey's solo album "Moog Indigo".

So if you were thinking of buying "Essential", "In Sound" or "Mood Indigo" don't spend so much money. All those tracks are here!

There are classic tracks of all 3 original albums compiled here, so they're a must-have if you like incredibly strange music or moog/electronic sounds.

Note though that not all these experiments in happy zing-boink grooviness work, but the ones that do will blow your head off!

Try it, you won't regret it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good collection. You're not going to get popcorn, tough..., August 13, 2008

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steve_of_the_jungle (Silicon Valley, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Out Sound From Way In!: The Complete Vanguard Recordings (Audio CD)

I bought this collection, it's quite exhaustive and a good item for those who want to go back to this period from time to time. I do agree with the mention that it's gonna be tough to listen to it straight through. It's not that it's slow, I can listen to Music for Airports all day, it's that some of the structures become grating after a while.

Still, I recommend it, especially at this price.

One big disappointment is you're not going to get "Popcorn", by Kingsley. It was quite a hit in itself (although most are more used to the Hot Butter version), and it being missing here is disappointing. I guess it wasn't a Vanguard recording, as it isn't on any of the collections I can see.