Raymond Scott Manhattan Research 2cd

2cd
2001/1953-69
new
Scott's well known as a 30s bandleader & the silent architect of the Warner Bros. cartoon sound. Like James Brown, Buddy Rich & more, his perfectionism led him to demand greatly from musicians working under him, and Scott preferred the greater efficiency of robots to people. By the end of WWII, Scott's 40s tv orchestra job had left him with some money and the fear of an impending heart attack (which killed his brother & would eventually hit Scott himself in the mid-80s). So he ditched the band & just tinkered with the robots in his basement studio like a retiree. He formed a jingle company as a sideline for his whizbang sounds, & much of what's here are demos for his clients. He also fooled around on projects with the occasional tech geek, including Jim Henson, still a frizzy haired art kid who hadn't yet invented the Muppets. Hear Scott's many inventions, including the Clavioline, the Bass Line Generator, the Electronium, some early drum machines, & more. Tracklisting: Manhattan Research Inc, Balitmore Gas & Electric, Bendix, Lightworks, Bass Line Generator, Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night, BC 1675, Vim, Auto Lite Sta Ful, Sprite Melonball Bounce, Sprite Melonball Bounce, Wheels That Go, Limbo The Organized Mind, Portofino #1, County Fair, Lady Gaylord, Good Air, IBM The Paperwork Explosion, Domino, Super Cheer, Cheer Revision 3, Twilight in Turkey, Vicks Medicated Cough Drops, Vicks Formula 44, Auto Lite Spark Plugs, Nescafe, Awake, Backwards Overload, Bufferin Memories, Bandito the Bongo Artist, Night and Day, Baltimore Gas & Electric, K2r, IBM Probe, GMGM 1a, The Rhythm Modulator, Ohio Plus, In the Hall of the Mountain Queen, General Motors Futurama, Portofino #2, The Wild Piece, Take Me To Your Violin Teacher, Ripples, Cyclic Bit, Ripples, The Wing Thing, County Fair, Cindy Electronium, Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night, Hostess Twinkies, Hostess Twinkies, Ohio Bell Thermo Fax, The Pygmy Taxi Corporation, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Lightworks, IBM The Paperwork Explosion, Auto Lite Ford Family, Auto Lite Ford Family, Auto Lite Wheels, Bufferin Memories, Space Mystery, The Toy Trumpet, Backward Beeps, Auto Lite Sta Ful, Lightworks, When Will It End, Bendix 2, Electronic Audio Logos.