LITM Extra - The Prelude [excerpt]

Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture

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In this patrons-only bonus episode, Tim draws on some recent research into David Mancuso’s record collection to share some tracks that might have been played during what he called ‘the prelude’ - the introductory portion of the night’s musical entertainment. Taking into account the different settings at both the Broadway and Prince Street Lofts, and David’s never-ending adjustments of the sound system, Tim explains what the prelude represented for the party, why hi-fi audio was crucial, and how the prelude changed across the 70s.

Drawing on the three bardos understanding of the acid trip, we explore why this gentle introduction to a night of dancing was an important innovation and select a range of pieces of music that we can speculate would have been played.

Produced and edited by Matt Huxley.

Tracklist:

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

Morgana King - A Taste of Honey

Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace

Valerie Simpson - I Don’t Need No Help

Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene, Pt. 1

Gong - Bambooji

Norman Connors - You Are My Starship

Elliott Fisher - Land of Make Believe

Carl Orff - Fortune Plango Vulnera

Donald Byrd - Places & Spaces