7 inch by 7 inch section of the record cover that folds out into a wall poster
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Hal McGee's first record
SOLD OUT 7 inch lathe cut polycarbonate plastic record 33 and 1/3 RPM square transparent single-sided semi flexi mono lo-fi, primitive sound 2:33 no center label numbered edition of 33 33 sold, none remaining! Going Out Of Business Records - GOOBR 001 |
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dadaist sound poetry and electronics
tape collage of original raw microcassette recordings of spoken word, shortwave radio, and circuit bent electronics with multiple post edits the record cover folds out into an 11-inch by 17-inch color photocopy artwork collage wall poster - with artwork contributions by Rafael González SEE POSTER BELOW comes with special conceptual packaging |
Hal, your "first record" sounds like some relic made on a wire recorder at the Cafe Voltaire in 1916! perhaps the digital archiving of your earliest works, the things you did in Indiana with Debbie Jaffe, has now put a renewed emphasis on your Dadaistic beginnings. of course, that quality has always been there in your work, i hear it readily in the collaborative release we did together several years ago, but this new work combines the futurist noise character of Russolo with the spoken word forms of Tzara in an ingenious new fusion. in that way i think it is fitting that you entitled it "first record" as it most definitely seems to belong to an earlier time in your own oeuvre and, via the unique sound qualities of the lathe cutting, an earlier time in cultural history as well. brilliant work!
- PBK, August 31, 2015 |
Please consider this as a sound art object. Lathe cut records are not the same as pressed records. They are made one at a time in real time, using an experimental process, with a machine from the 1940s. The grooves are cut into polycarbonate plastic instead of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) like a regular pressed record. The discs are made of a harder material and the sound output is lower than pressed vinyl records. You will need to turn up the volume on your sound system several notches higher than usual. On the positive side, these records will not deteriorate as quickly as regular records.
Lathe cut records will play fine on most decent turntables. These records play fine on my $100 Audio-Technica AT-LP60 turntable.
Remember: this is a lo-fi audio art object. Think of it as an adventure.
Depending on the tracking force and anti-skate setting of your turntable, and other factors, there is a slight possibility that glitches may occur when you play your record. If the record gets stuck, or does not sound quite right (lots of drop-outs) please lift the stylus and move it over a little bit, into a new groove, and consider your playing of the record to be a performance of the record.
* Read about my first adventure playing one of these records, below.
The price is also higher than most regular records of a similar size and length. These are specialty records unlike anything I have ever done before. They are essentially made by hand, and there is a limited amount.
I am charging roughly twice the cost of the disc and the artwork materials. I am doing this in order to pay myself back and to fund a possible future record (a new one and/or a second edition of this one, according to demand).
If I receive ample support for this release I might do another one. Or this might be the only record I will ever issue.
I understand that many people will not be able to afford this record, and that many people do not own a record player. For those people I suggest checking out the 300 albums I have available online.
No trades, promos, freebies, wholesale. I want to be able to do more records and your purchase of this record will make the next one possible. I appreciate your understanding, interest, support, and friendship.
By purchasing this record you agree to:
I do not mind if you publish texts, reviews, and other verbal commentary on the record, and photos are okay.
NO AUDIO online, via file sharing, etc.
Yes, the title is Hal McGee's First Record.
I have previously had recordings on vinyl record releases: Dry Lungs, Pas De Deux, Die Orgasmus Bigband, Undying, and Big Mag 5 - ETNO.
This is my first self-produced and -released record.
* When I first tried to play one of these records, it sounded awful! There were numerous drop-outs and the sound kept going in and out. I turned up the volume on my sound system a bit more. I started played it again, and experienced the same thing. I lifted the needle, and moved it slightly to a nearby groove, and it played just fine. Remember, you might need to do something similar! If you try to play the record and it doesn't sound right, try again. The record IS going to sound lo-fi, that is for sure, but the sound should be fairly constant.
Lathe cut records will play fine on most decent turntables. These records play fine on my $100 Audio-Technica AT-LP60 turntable.
Remember: this is a lo-fi audio art object. Think of it as an adventure.
Depending on the tracking force and anti-skate setting of your turntable, and other factors, there is a slight possibility that glitches may occur when you play your record. If the record gets stuck, or does not sound quite right (lots of drop-outs) please lift the stylus and move it over a little bit, into a new groove, and consider your playing of the record to be a performance of the record.
* Read about my first adventure playing one of these records, below.
The price is also higher than most regular records of a similar size and length. These are specialty records unlike anything I have ever done before. They are essentially made by hand, and there is a limited amount.
I am charging roughly twice the cost of the disc and the artwork materials. I am doing this in order to pay myself back and to fund a possible future record (a new one and/or a second edition of this one, according to demand).
If I receive ample support for this release I might do another one. Or this might be the only record I will ever issue.
I understand that many people will not be able to afford this record, and that many people do not own a record player. For those people I suggest checking out the 300 albums I have available online.
No trades, promos, freebies, wholesale. I want to be able to do more records and your purchase of this record will make the next one possible. I appreciate your understanding, interest, support, and friendship.
By purchasing this record you agree to:
- not put this audio recording on the Internet (including YouTube, podcasts and radio shows)
- not make and share digital copies of this record (except for your own personal listening use)
- not play this record on broadcast radio shows.
I do not mind if you publish texts, reviews, and other verbal commentary on the record, and photos are okay.
NO AUDIO online, via file sharing, etc.
Yes, the title is Hal McGee's First Record.
I have previously had recordings on vinyl record releases: Dry Lungs, Pas De Deux, Die Orgasmus Bigband, Undying, and Big Mag 5 - ETNO.
This is my first self-produced and -released record.
* When I first tried to play one of these records, it sounded awful! There were numerous drop-outs and the sound kept going in and out. I turned up the volume on my sound system a bit more. I started played it again, and experienced the same thing. I lifted the needle, and moved it slightly to a nearby groove, and it played just fine. Remember, you might need to do something similar! If you try to play the record and it doesn't sound right, try again. The record IS going to sound lo-fi, that is for sure, but the sound should be fairly constant.
Here is the foldout collage poster that accompanied my personal copy of HAL MCGEE'S FIRST RECORD.