Magnetic Flip

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Magnetic Flip
Studio album by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Released 1984 (1984)
Recorded October 1983 (1983-10) – January 1984 (1984-01)
Studio Downtown Recorders
(Boston, MA)
Genre Rock in Opposition
Length 38:38
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]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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.[3]

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 Lindgren 2:50
5. "Terry Riley's House"  Roger Miller 3:57
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 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

Personnel

Adapted from the Magnetic Flip liner notes.[4]

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet
  • Steve Adams saxophone
  • Allan Chase – saxophone
  • Tom Hall – saxophone
  • Cercie Miller – saxophone

Additional musicians and production

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
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. "BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC: DAWN OF THE CYCADS". cuneiformrecords.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. Magnetic Flip (sleeve). Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Boston, Massachusetts: Ace of Hearts Records. 1984.
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