Birdsongs of the Mesozoic (EP)

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
EP by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Released 1983 (1983)
Recorded August 1981 (1981-08) – December 1982 (1982-12)
Studio Downtown Recorders, Boston, MA
Genre Rock in Opposition
Length 16:57
Label Ace of Hearts
Producer Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Richard W. Harte
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic chronology
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
(1983)		 Magnetic Flip
(1984)

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic is the eponymous first EP by the American Avant-rock band Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1983 by Ace of Hearts Records.[1][2]

Release and reception

Never being individually issued on Compact Disc, only some of Birdsongs of the Mesozoic had been included on compilations such as Sonic Geology and The Fossil Record. Finally, the entire EP 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

All music composed by Roger Miller, except "Drift" co-written with Martin Swope.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Sound Valentine"   3:15
2. "Transformation of Oz"   2:20
3. "Drift"   2:39
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "The Orange Ocean"   2:28
2. "Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous"   6:15

Personnel

Adapted from the Birdsongs of the Mesozoic liner notes.[4]

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Additional musicians
Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1983 Ace of Hearts LP AHS 1008

References

  1. ↑ Phillip, Elizabeth; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC: DAWN OF THE CYCADS". cuneiformrecords.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ Birdsongs of the Mesozoic (sleeve). Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Boston, Massachusetts: Ace of Hearts Records. 1983.
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