Magnetic Flip

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Magnetic Flip
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - Magnetic Flip.jpg
Studio album by
Released1984 (1984)
RecordedOctober 1983 (1983-10) – January 1984 (1984-01)
StudioDowntown Recorders
(Boston, MA)
Genre Rock in Opposition
Length38:38
Label Ace of Hearts
Producer Richard W. Harte
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic chronology
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
(1983)
Magnetic Flip
(1984)
Beat of the Mesozoic
(1985)

Magnetic Flip is the debut studio album of the American avant-rock band Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1984 by Ace of Hearts Records. [1]

Contents

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide A− [3]

Never being individually issued on Compact Disc, only some of Magnetic Flip had been included on compilations such as Sonic Geology and The Fossil Record. Finally, the entire album was issued by Cuneiform Records on Dawn of the Cycads , a two-disc anthology including most of the band's early work. [4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shiny Golden Snakes" Roger Miller 3:00
2."Ptoccata" Erik Lindgren 3:15
3."(excerpts from) The Rite of Spring" Igor Stravinsky 6:42
4."International Tours"Erik Lindgren2:50
5."Terry Riley's House"Roger Miller3:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Theme from Rocky and Bullwinkle" Frank Comstock/Fred Steiner 1:26
2."The Tyger" Martin Swope 3:17
3."The Fundamental"Roger Miller2:45
4."Bridge Underwater"Roger Miller5:20
5."Chên/The Arousing"Roger Miller2:08
6."Final Motif"Rick Scott3:58

Personnel

Adapted from the Magnetic Flip liner notes. [5]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1984 Ace of Hearts LP AHS 10018

References

  1. Phillip, Elizabeth; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic". Trouser Press . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Magnetic Flip > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s . Pantheon Books. ISBN   0-679-73015-X . Retrieved August 17, 2020 via robertchristgau.com.
  4. "BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC: DAWN OF THE CYCADS". cuneiformrecords.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  5. Magnetic Flip (sleeve). Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Boston, Massachusetts: Ace of Hearts Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)