MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Cyrus Faryar – narration
Paul Beaver - moog synthesizer, other electronic instruments
Emil Richards - exotic percussion
Bud Shank - bass flute
Hal Blaine - drums
Carol Kaye - bass
Mike Melvoin - keyboards
Mort Garson - composer
aries - the fire-fighter - 3:17
taurus - the voluptuary - 3:38
gemini - the cool eye - 2:50
cancer - the moon child - 3:27
leo - the lord of lights - 2:30
virgo - the perpetual perfectionist - 3:05
libra - the flower child - 3:28
scorpio - the passionate hero - 2:51
sagittarius - the versatile daredevil - 2:06
capricorn - the uncapricious climber - 3:30
aquarius - the lover of life - 3:45
pisces - the peace piper - 3:19
Absolutely essential Peel favourite Psych masterpiece now back on Vinyl taken from Analogue Masters and like you’ve never heard it before …
A conceptual Psychedelic collaboration by MORT GARSON!
This album was released on the ELEKTRA label in August 1967 in the U.K.
It was heavily played by John Peel on his Perfumed Garden shows, where he used it as a basis for a competition (He had been sent a copy by Clive Selwood, the then head of Elektra’s London office and later to become Peel’s manager)
The LP was extremely popular with Perfumed Garden listeners and was mentioned in the lyrics of Geoffrey Prowse’s fan tribute to the program, “The Perfumed Garden Blues, or John Peel’s lament”
»He played the Mothers of Invention and the Velvet Underground
He played some freaky music called the Zodiac Cosmic Sounds...«
The 12-track concept album featured both music and spoken narration on the theme of signs of the zodiac
Based on an initial idea by Elektra chief Jac Holzman, it was a collaborative effort with music written by Mort Garson, words by Jacques Wilson, and narration by Cyrus Faryar
The early use of the Moog synthesizer was by Paul Beaver
There was no artist called either The Zodiac or Cosmic Sounds, a fact which confused some buyers of the LP
The back sleeve informed listeners that the record "MUST BE PLAYED IN THE DARK"
In 1994, Peel played the LP again in full over three months on his BBC Radio One shows in a regular spot shortly after the 5.30 news on Saturday afternoons, to follow a similar run through the ‘Astrology Songs’ album of Harvey Sid Fisher
Peel continued to broadcast selections from the 1967 LP into the 21st century, usually coupled with more contemporary tracks with similar themes
On 13 August 2002, he commented: »Hasn’t really stood the test of time terribly well, but at the same time, clutches at the heart slightly«
RECORDING 1967
ENGINEERING Jim Lockert
LABEL Elektra
RE MASTERING Ray Staff
RE RELEASED 2016
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN England / Germany
STYLE Pop / Rock / Psychedelic
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
