In Sound From Way Out

Perrey & Kingsley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000EJ3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,577 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #94 in Music > Pop > Easy Listening > Retro Space Age

Editorial Reviews

The first album from the pioneering duo of Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley, recorded in 1966. Allegedly the recording involved 275 hours of work and several miles of tape. These electronically modified sounds were combined with electronic sounds from oscillators, tone generators, and feedback loops to produce something approximating pop music. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Way Out!, August 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: In Sound From Way Out (Audio CD)

I heard this album 20+ years ago. I was able to pick it up in vinyl. But when I found out it was re-released on CD, I had to jump at the chance to own it.

If you like earlier synthesized music such as Switched On Bach, (the original version,) then you'll love this.

Unlike a lot of the music from this era of synthesizer infancy, this CD is really cool! It's not just a bunch of funky sounds and wierd noises jammed together. Created in a painstaking manner with an early synthesizer and recorded with natural sounds, it's fantastic!

If you like any type of electronic music, then this MUST be a staple to your collection.

Enjoy it! I know I will.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Trip Back...From Way Out, August 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: In Sound From Way Out (Audio CD)

All you need is this CD, a studio full of kids, a truckload of toys, and you've got all you need to do your own version of the 1960's kiddy-TV show, "Wonderama." Lord knows, this album brought back memories of being a PopTart-fueled youngster planted in front of the idiot box on a 1960-70 suburban NY living room rug, watching Sonny Fox/Bob McAllister.

I dare you not to recognize at least *one* song on this album. TV stations often used snippets as the audio portion of a "bumper" (what you see on tv between when a progam cuts to commercial and when the commercial begins).

If, however, you are not into 60's style experimental electronic music, you might find yourself saying, "Oh my God, I thought I'd *finally* forgotten that song twenty years ago! "

The rest of us however, will find ourselves wearing a wistful, nostalgic smile.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hello, kidhood! I love this album, but here's a better buy:, July 12, 2001

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Steve Dallas - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Sound From Way Out (Audio CD)

I also loved the off-the-wall, electronic magic of this album on Uncle Zeb's Cartoon Camp in Tulsa, but cannot recommend this album to buy when such a superior value exists elsewhere on this site. Click "all albums by Perrey and Kingsley" over at the left, then select "The Essential Perrey and Kingsley", which contains this entire album, plus another 14 ear-tickling tracks, for only 72 cents more. That's the album I'm ordering now.