play
Out of stock

Pierre Henry

Voile D'Orphée I et II / Entité / Spirale (LP)

LabelPhilips

SeriesProspective 21e Siècle

FormatLP

GenreExperimental

Out of stock

Tracked express shipping from Italy, no customs or import VAT in the EU. Shipping costs

Original 1969 edition on Philips' silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" series of three early masterpieces from the 1950's. Like all Pierre Henry's output, beautiful music and essential record. Green labels.

condition (record/cover): NM / NM Silver foil front, white back sleeve. Green labels. Voile D'Orphée I et II / Entité / Spirale exists in two copies in the catalog, same Philips number, presumably same cover. The veil of Orpheus separates visible from invisible, living from dead. Pierre Henry lifts it with his electroacoustic means, attempting to see beyond.

"Entité" and "Spirale" complete the program: entity as undefined presence, spiral as form that envelops and unfolds. Henry thought in mythological terms even when working with oscillators and magnetic tape. Technique always served vision, never the reverse. Two identical copies: the collector will choose whichever has the less worn sleeve. The music inside remains the same, which is to say, inexhaustible.

Details
File under: Musique Concrète
Cat. number: 836.887 DSY
Year: 1969

Format

Silver foil front, white back cover.

Green labels.

The back cover features liner notes in French, English and German.

Recto: Procédé Héliophore.

Release notes

Silver foil front, white back cover. Green labels. The back cover features liner notes in French, English and German. Recto: Procédé Héliophore.

Tracklist
AVoile D'Orphée I (Version Intégrale)27:15
B1Voile D'Orphée II15:40
B2Entité5:45
B3Spirale4:25
Credits
Jacques Lonchampt
Liner Notes
Aubert Philips
Photography By

More from Philips