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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------     The United States Of America - The United States Of America---------------------------------------------------------------------Artist...............: The United States Of AmericaAlbum................: The United States Of AmericaGenre................: Psychedelic RockSource...............: CDYear.................: 1968Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 & PLEXTOR DVDR   PX-800ACodec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 52 %)Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 BitTags.................: ID3 v1.0, ID3 v2.3VorbisCommentRipped by............: mono on 27.11.2008News Group(s)........: alt.binaries.insiderz                       alt.binaries.sounds.lossless.1960sIncluded.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, LOG, PAR v2, CUECovers...............: Front Back CD ---------------------------------------------------------------------                       Tracklisting---------------------------------------------------------------------   1. (00:04:57) The United States Of America - The American Metaphysical Circus   2. (00:04:41) The United States Of America - Hard Coming Love   3. (00:03:21) The United States Of America - Cloud Song   4. (00:02:39) The United States Of America - The Garden Of Earthly Delights   5. (00:03:56) The United States Of America - I Won´t Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar   6. (00:03:08) The United States Of America - Where Is Yesterday   7. (00:02:37) The United States Of America - Coming Down   8. (00:03:28) The United States Of America - Love Song For The Dead Ché    9. (00:01:50) The United States Of America - Stranded In Time  10. (00:06:42) The United States Of America - The American Way Of Love (Part I-III)  11. (00:03:01) The United States Of America - Osamu´s Birthday (Bonus)  12. (00:02:39) The United States Of America - No Love To Give (Bonus)  13. (00:03:47) The United States Of America - I Won´t Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar (Unissued) (Bonus)  14. (00:02:33) The United States Of America - You Can Never Come Down (Bonus)  15. (00:02:39) The United States Of America - Perry Pier (Bonus)  16. (00:03:09) The United States Of America - Tailor Man (Bonus)  17. (00:02:36) The United States Of America - Do You Follow Me (Bonus)  18. (00:04:03) The United States Of America - The American Metaphysical Circus (Unissued)  19. (00:02:40) The United States Of America - Mouse (The Garden Of Earthly Delight (Unissued)  20. (00:02:32) The United States Of America - Heresy (Coming Down) (Unissued)Total Size...........: 352,38 MBNFO generated on.....: 27.11.2008 19:14:25---------------------------------------------------------------------Write anything you want... ;)1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die0121 - The United States Of America - The United States Of America - 1968Label: ColumbiaProducer: David RubinsonArt Direction: Eric SchouNationality: USAA registered Communist starts a band called The United States Of America and lands a major label record deal before playing a single live gig? Only in the Sixties.After studying with avant-garde legend John Cage in New York City, composer Joseph Byrd moved to Los Angeles in 1967 and decided to form a psychedelic rock band. His first recruit was ex-girlfriend Dorethy Moskowitz, whose icy vocals formed the perfect complement for the trippy sonic experiments Byrd had in mind. The band recorded only one self-titled album before dissolving, but it was a memorable one."The American Metaphysical Circus" begins the album with a lilting calliope tune upon which Byrd heaps one patriotic marching band tune after another. Just when the whole insane cacaphony is on the verge of collapse, in comes Moskowitz - transmitting from a sinking submarine. "Cloud Song" features delicate plucked bass and an ever-haunting melody. Like an LSD flashback, the final minutes of closing track "The American Way Of Love" features snippets of all the preceding songs flowing in and out of consciousness."The United States Of America" sold poorly upon release, thanks to Columbia's near total lack of faith. As Byrd puts it, "There was scant enthusiasm from the executives for a band whose name they hated, whose music they didn't understand, and whose politics they thought treasonous." But over the years, the group has developed a devoted cult following and influenced numerous modern bands, most notably Broadcast. (RM)Ein eingetragener Kommunist startet eine Band namens The United States Of America und erhält einen Plattenvertrag bei einem großen Label, ohne je einen einzigen Live-Auftritt gemacht zu haben? Nur in den sechziger Jahren.Der Komponist Joseph Byrd hatte mit John Cage in New York studiert. 1967 zog er nach L.A. und gründete eine psychedelische Rockband. Die erste Anwerbung war seine Ex-Freundin Dorethy Moskowitz, deren eisige Stimme Byrds trippige Soundexperimente perfekt ergänzte. Die Band nahm nur ein  einziges - denkwürdiges - Album auf."The American Metaphysical Circus" ist das erste Stück der LP, mit einer trällernden Calliope-Melodie, die Byrd mit patriotischen Märschen überhäuft. Kurz vor dem Umkippen der irrsinnigen Kakophonie kommt die Stimme von Moskowitz - übertragen aus einem untergehenden U-Boot. Auf "Cloud Song" trägt ein zärtlich gezupfter Baß die eindringliche Melodie. Die letzten Minuten des Schlußstücks " The American Way Of Love" sind Bruchstücke aller vorhergehenden Songs - wie LSD-Flashbacks treten sie ins Bewußtsein und verschwimmen wieder.Zunächst verkaufte sich "The United States Of America" schlecht, da bei Columbia niemand an die Platte glaubte. Byrd bemerkte dazu: "Bei den Managern gab es wenig Enthusiasmus für eine Band, deren Namen sie haßten, deren Musik sie nicht verstanden und deren politische Einstellung sie für verräterisch hielten." Im Laufe der Jahre fand sich eine Kult-Fangemeinde für diese Band, die zahlreiche spätere Gruppen beeinflußte. (RM)