Customer Reviews

Spaced Out

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I've been an Enoch Light fan since the early 60's. All those movie themes! It was fun listening to instruments coming from the left, then the right. When I saw that "Spaced Out" was on CD I got it right away. I still have the LP (why no liner notes on the CD?). The quality is just as good as I remember. My favorites: "Knowing When to Leave" (Bacharach), "My Silent Song" (Bach), and "Eleanor Rigby" (Beatles). The CD isn't very long (twelve 3-minute songs), but worth a listen. The price is great. Treat yourself to some first-class nostalgia!

As far as the record it self goes, this is a classic "now sound" release. Fat Moog synth, wordless vocals, the whole nine yards. I'm not sure what the other reviewer is talking about these being different recordings. Spaced Out is my favorite among the 30 or so Enoch Light records I own and this is the exact same album as my vintage Project 3 LP.

However, here's the problem, this CD was clearly mastered from an LP. While the transfer isn't terrible, you do hear typical record noise which is really dissapointing. Add in the "low budget" packaging and lack of licensing information, I have to question the legality of this one.

Still, you can't beat the price and if you don't want to take the time to burn your LP to a CD (or if you can't find a copy of the LP) this will do. Not an unpleasant listening expirence, but this album deserves better.

I have hundreds of records from this time period and this one is in my top 10! Just what you need, classic tunes done with totally flipped-out arrangements that ping-pong back and forth across your speakers (look, it's stereo!). This CD has a cover that's as good as the famous Whipped Cream and Other Delights cover art, with way better music. I recommend you buy it now.

Enoch Light has a well-deserved reputation as both an accomplished musician AND a pioneering technical recording engineer. That said, SPACED OUT is a pleasant-if-not-outstanding album from around 1970 (judging by the songs). The material is great: "Bond Street", "Lovers' Concerto", "Walk On By", "A Little Fugue For You And Me" and no less than 4 Beatles tunes: "Eleanor Rigby", "Norwegian Wood", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and "Get Back". No complaints, but of all the Enoch Light albums I've heard this was the one that impressed me the LEAST. Sound quality on the CD is excellent. I noticed 2 of the Beatles' songs had also appeared on Light's BEATLES CLASSICS album, but-- SURPRISE! These aren't the same recordings. (Actually I liked the other versions better.) Faint praise, but there you go. I DO highly recommend Light's BIG BAND material, as well as PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION (stunning! ) and BEATLES CLASSICS (if you can find it).

nice CD, groovy sounds, but short in length and the recording is not so good. But the songs are catchy and tuneful.