supporting musicians (1969)

- Vinnie Bell -- guitar

- Phil Bodner -- flute

- Mel Davis -- horns

- Russell George -- bass

- Bernie Glow -- horns

- Urbie Green -- horns

- Enrie Hayes -- organ

- Dick Hyman -- keyboards, harpsichord synthesizers

- Al Klink --

- Phil Kraus -- percussion

- Billy LaVorgna -- drums

- Dick Lieb -- moog

- Marilyn Jackson Singers -- vocals

- Tom Mottola -- guitar

- Bucky Bizzarelli -- guitar

- Bob Tricarico -- 

- The Free Design

Genre: pop

Rating: **** (4 stars)

Title:  Enoch Light Presents Spaced Out

Company: Project 3

Catalog: 

Year: 1969

Country/State: US
Grade (cover/record): VG+/VG+

Comments: laminate on cover has begun to separate on the front; gatefold sleeve

Available: 2

Catalog ID: 2981

Price: $40.00

Though he's largely forgotten today, Enoch Light was quite a talented guy. He started out in the mid-'30s as a band leader, recording and touring the States and Europe as Enoch Light and the Light Brigade. By the mid-'50s Light's interests had migrated to the production and business sides of the house. He formed Command Records and leaping at the opportunities provided by the advent of stereo technology, recorded a string of big selling instrumental sets (you've seen thousands of these babies in thrift stores - "Persuasive Percussion", as well as throwaway soundtracks and classical sets). He also formed the Project Three label, using it as a base for less commercial experiments such as The Free Design.

Okay, most of his catalog isn't going to appeal to psych fans, but there's at least one exception. The exceptionally tacky lounge album cover art is alone worth the price of admission ... How can you not flip for an album showing a pair of hot redheads dressed in skimpy bikinis and boots that appear to be made of aluminum wrap? If that's not enough to get you interest, there's the liner notes that read "exploratory trips through the music of Bach Bacharach, and the Beatles, integrating the moog, the guitar scene, electric harpsichord, flugelhorns etc. ..." This is one of those album (like fringe leather jackets), that's bound to make some older parents turn beet red with embarrassment when they recall owning a copy !!!

Released by Light's Project 3 label, the cover notes were pretty accurate. "Enoch Light Presents Spaced Out Innovations in Stereo Sound" offered up a fascinating set that included  Bacharach and David, The Beatles and even Bach covers. Largely instrumental, the twelve selections were accompanied by occasional snippets of Up with People-styled smiley face vocals (check out "A Little Fugue For You and Me"). For his part, producer Light didn't really tamper with the original melodies. What actually makes this such a timepiece classic are the bizarre arrangements. Almost impossible to accurately describe, material such as "Norwegian Wood", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and "What the World Needs Now Is Love" found Light mixing in equal parts of MOR/muzak moves and cutting edge (remember this was 1969), sounds (moogs, heavy fuzz guitar and some weird channel hopping effects - great headphone LP). Anyone into The Free Design (one of Light's side projects), or the recent Lounge revival is bound to find this a blast !!!

"Enoch Light Presents Spaced Out Innovations in Stereo Sound" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) Bond Street (instrumental) (Burt Bacharach) - 2:38
2.) Lover's Concerto (instrumental) (Denny Randall - Sandy LInzer) - 2:49
3.) Knowing When To Leave (instrumental) (Burt Bacharach - Hal David) - 2:48
4.) My Silent Song (instrumental) (D. Lieb - E. Drake) - 2:52
5.) Walk On By (instrumental) (Burt Bacharach - Hal David) - 3:02
6.) Eleanor Rigby (instrumental) (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) - 2:42

(side 2)

7.) A Little Fugue For You and Me (instrumental) (D. Lieb adapted from J.S. Bach) - 2:48
8.) Norwegian Wood (instrumental) (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) - 2:48
9.) Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (instrumental) (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) - 2:54
10.) What the World Needs Now Is Love (instrumental) (Burt Bacharach - Hal David) - 2:40
11.) Pretty Paulette (instrumental) (D. Lieb adapted from J.S. Bach) - 2:44
12.) Get Back (instrumental) (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) - 3:40

noch Light & The Light Brigade - Spaced Out

The full title of this 1969 release reads: Enoch Light presents Spaced Out, exploratory trips through the music of Bach, Bacharach, and The Beatles, integrating the Moog, the Guitar Scene, Electric Harpsichords, Flugelhorns,

My LP also has an orange sticker claiming this to be "The First New Concept since the Percussion Era".

This is a superb moog drenched Project 3 LP from the spund master Enoch Ligt and his Light Brigade. I just love the 60's psychedlia of this album in both is creative front and back cover as well as trippy stereophonic sound. You cant help but look at this cover and not think of Barbarella...although this one here is wearing a tin foil bikini.......omg

Musically this is an awesome album with tons of vocal harmonies and cool instrumentation and orchestration throughout. The sound as with all of Project 3 vinyl pressings is audiophile with great clarity and carefull mastering. This album is the trippiest thing I have ever heard from Enoch Light.

In this 1969 album, Enoch Light explored the new age of Supersound. The result, we think, is a total in-put of spectacular stereo reproduction. You will hear all musical and electro-musical discoveries that skyrocketed stereo into a new, exciting dynamic direction: Far out and Light years away.

This Spaced Out record spearheads the entire sound spectrum. With side trips into some turned-on tonal zones. Like the mind-bending moog, electric harpsichords and flipped out flugelhorns, recorded with the most advanced electronic instruments, and with an orchestra composed of New York’s leading studio musicians. The songs are all established hits, adapted by arranger Dick Lieb and covering a period of over 250 years: From Bach to Bacharach and The Beatles.

As for Charge! recorded in 1972, it features the propulsive, rhythmic beat of Jeff Hest and his completely original approach to the mix for the final master tape. All the songs are giant pop hits, built through the isolation and combination of instruments in different, exciting patterns, to give you a fantastically thrilling listening experience. Lift off! Price: 10,95 € (tax incl.) ADD TO CART Add to wishlist