Phonography (album)

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PHONOGRAPHY
PHONOGRAPHY cover
Studio album by R. Stevie Moore
Released April 26, 1976
Recorded 1973 - 1976
Genre Psych-Pop, Acid Rock, Plo-Fi, DIY
Length 73:02
Label Vital Records, H.P. Music, Flamingo (CD)
Producer R. Stevie Moore
Professional reviews
R. Stevie Moore chronology
Phonography
(1976)		 Stance e.p.
(1978)

Phonography was the 1976 debut 12" vinyl record album by outsider musician and one-man band R. Stevie Moore.

The album was originally privately pressed in a limited edition of 100 copies on the artist's private Vital Records "label" in Nashville Tennessee. It contains Moore's earliest songs and sound experiments, all recorded on 1/4 track 7 1/2 ips reel-to-reel stereo tape decks. A 7" e.p. was issued in 1977 called Four From Phonography, which was the debut release by Moore's uncle Harry Palmer's H.P. Music label.

The album was reissued in a larger general pressing on H.P. Music in late 1978. It had a different front cover image.

Phonography was included in "Alt-Rock-A-Rama" as being among "The Fifty Most Significant Indie Records".

Phonography was reissued on compact disc in 1998 by Flamingo Records in Albuquerque NM. It included 8 non-LP bonus tracks, as well as many photos and an informative interview/essay by Dennis Diken.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Melbourne (3:24)
  2. Explanation of Artist - :31
  3. Goodbye Piano - 2:37
  4. Explanation of Listener - :49
  5. California Rhythm - 3:42
  6. I've Begun to Fall in Love - 2:03
  7. The Spot - 1:19
  8. I Want You in My Life - 2:25
  9. I Wish I Could Sing - 4:12 video
  10. Theme From A.G. - 1:24
  11. The Voice - :44
  12. Showing Shadows - 3:02 video
  13. She Don't Know What To Do With Herself - 3:17
  14. The Lariat Wressed Posing Hour - 3:53 video
  15. I Not Listening - 3:13
  16. Mr. Nashville - 1:34
  17. Moon - 5:57
  18. Welcome to London - :57
  19. You and Me - 2:29
  20. Wayne Wayne (Go Away) - 4:46
  21. Forecast - 2:00
  22. Why Should I Love You - 3:53
  23. Dates - 5:09
  24. Hobbies Galore - 4:13
  25. Because We're the Dig - 5:17

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