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Mahavishnu Orchestra
"Visions Of The Emerald Beyond"
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For composer-guitarist Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, fusion was more than a musical movement. "Visions Of The Emerald Beyond" applied McLaughlin's transcendent artistic aspirations to sensual, earthbound impulses, drawing Indian and European classical traditions, jazz explorations and rock certainties into communion. "Visions Of The Emerald Beyond" features McLaughlin's escape-velocity guitar, Jean-Luc Ponty's slashing violin and Narada Michael Walden's drum barrages. With singer Gayle Moran (on three cuts), riffing horns, and a string trio supplementing his farthest-reaching group, Mahavishnu John McLaughlin strives to resolve the tensions between raga and the blues, funk and orchestral sonorities in his glorious 1975 release.
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03:10 |
Eternity's Breath Part 1
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Vocal
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04:48 |
Eternity's Breath Part 2
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Vocal
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05:34 |
Lila's Dance
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Instrumental
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02:09 |
Can't Stand Your Funk
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Instrumental
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03:41 |
Pastoral
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Instrumental
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03:58 |
Faith
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Instrumental
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03:28 |
Cosmic Strut
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Instrumental
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01:18 |
If I Could See
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Vocal
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03:31 |
Be Happy
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Instrumental
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03:42 |
Earth Ship
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Vocal
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01:48 |
Pegasus
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Instrumental
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00:15 |
Opus 1
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Instrumental
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04:34 |
On The Way Home To Earth
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Instrumental
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John McLaughlin |
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6 & 12 String Guitars, Vocals, Production |
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Jean-Luc Ponty |
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Electric Violin, Electric Baritone Violin |
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Narada Michael Walden |
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Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Clavinet |
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Ralphe Armstrong |
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Bass Guitar, Contra Bass, Vocals- |
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Gayle Moran |
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Keyboards, Vocals |
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Steven Kindler |
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1st Violin, Plays the Candenza in "Pastoral" |
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Carol Shive |
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2nd Violin, Vocals |
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Phillip Hirschi |
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Cello |
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Bob Knapp |
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Trumpet, Flugel Horn, Flute, Vocals |
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Russel Tubbs |
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Alto Sax, Soprano Sax |
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Ken Scott |
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Production |
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Greg DiGiovine |
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Equipment |
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Ron Costa |
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Technician |
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David Whitman |
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Tape Operation |
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Dennis Mackay |
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Tape Operation |
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Ashok Chris Poisson |
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Cover Design, Illustration |
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Mike Berniker |
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Digital Production |
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Larry Keyes |
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Digital Remastering |
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Tony Tiller |
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Package Coordination |
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Pete Cenedella |
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Package Coordination |
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, Dec. 4th-14th, 1974.
Mixed at Trident Studios, London, Dec. 16th-24th, 1974.
Digitally remastered at CBS Records New York Studios.
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Vol. 16, No. 6: Apr.-May 2012
