| Magnetic Flip | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | October 1983 – January 1984 | |||
| Studio | Downtown Recorders (Boston, MA) | |||
| Genre | Rock in Opposition | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Ace of Hearts | |||
| Producer | Richard W. Harte | |||
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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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [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]
| No. | Title | Writer(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 Lindgren | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Terry Riley's House" | Roger Miller | 3:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(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 Miller | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Bridge Underwater" | Roger Miller | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Chên/The Arousing" | Roger Miller | 2:08 |
| 6. | "Final Motif" | Rick Scott | 3:58 |
Adapted from the Magnetic Flip liner notes. [5]
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1984 | Ace of Hearts | LP | AHS 10018 |
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