Vernal Equinox (album)

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Vernal Equinox
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Studio album by
Jon Hassell
Released1977 (1977)
RecordedOctober 1976 (1976-10) – October 1977 (1977-10)
Studio
Various
    • York University Electronic Media Studios
    • (Ontario, CA)
    • Mastertone Recording Studios
    • (New York City, WA)
Genre Ambient
Length51:03
Label Lovely Music, Ltd.
Producer Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell chronology
Vernal Equinox
(1977)		 Earthquake Island
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 8.8/10 [2]

Vernal Equinox is the debut studio album by Jon Hassell, released in 1977 by Lovely Music, Ltd.

Contents

In 2016, the album was rated by Pitchfork magazine as one of the fifty best ambient albums.

Track listing

All music is composed by Jon Hassell.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Toucan Ocean"3:42
2."Viva Shona"7:04
3."Hex"6:20
4."Blues Nile"9:51
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Vernal Equinox"21:56
2."Caracas Night September 11, 1975"2:10

Personnel

Adapted from the Vernal Equinox liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1977 Lovely Music, Ltd. LP 1021
1990 CD

References

  1. ↑ Kirschenmann, Mark. "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ Cook-Wilson, Winston (March 23, 2020). "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Vernal Equinox (sleeve). Jon Hassell. Berkeley, California: Lovely Music, Ltd. 1977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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