Magnetic Flip

Magnetic Flip
Studio album by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Released 1984
Recorded October 1983 – January 1984 at Downtown Recorders, Boston
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 album of the American Avant-rock band Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1984 through Ace of Hearts Records.

Release and reception

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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.[2]

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Magnetic Flip". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC: DAWN OF THE CYCADS". cuneiformrecords.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.