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Moog records(moog is pronounced like "vogue") were a fad genre of records released in the mid 1960's to late 1970's. The records often had "Moog" in the title, ie. "Country Moog Classics," "Exotic Moog with Martin Denny," etc.
The boundaries of the genre are easily and frequently disputed, but liberally speaking it also includes records that used a variety of other synthesizer manufacturers and even some organs(such as later Lowery Organs, which had pitchbends) as well.
Moog records most often featured arrangements of pop songs and standards using the Moog synthesizer in the most dramatic and flamboyant way possible. When listening to these records, the zeal for the new instrument is obvious in the instrumentation and arranging.
Moog records are now valued highly by collectors and have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the growing popularity and availability of electronic music during the late 1990's. The best quality recordings of the genre were from already experienced conductors, players and engineers, like Enoch Light, Hugo Montenegro, Walter Sear, and Dick Hyman. While a good portion of the records featured impressive musicianship, another portion featured less than adequate editting and arranging. This fact, of course, only increases the cult status of records like "Moog Beatles" and "Country Moog Classics."
Google search for "Moog records". [1] Most of the 700 occurances come from various discussion boards, blogs, and a goodly number of personal musical reviews/introspections. These are the best that I could find out of the first 200 results. But none of them really seem to satisfy WP:RS:
And, on a whim, "Moog albums" lands only 450 results. [5]
Also, search for "Moog records" at http://www.vintagesynth.com/ and http://www.synthmuseum.com/. Nothing. And no mention at Encyclopedia of Electronic Music. I just can't find anything that would make me believe that this is anything other than a neologism. -- Krash ( Talk) 15:44, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
This article was nominated for deletion on 20 February 2006. The result of the discussion was merge and redirect to Robert Moog. |
Moog records(moog is pronounced like "vogue") were a fad genre of records released in the mid 1960's to late 1970's. The records often had "Moog" in the title, ie. "Country Moog Classics," "Exotic Moog with Martin Denny," etc.
The boundaries of the genre are easily and frequently disputed, but liberally speaking it also includes records that used a variety of other synthesizer manufacturers and even some organs(such as later Lowery Organs, which had pitchbends) as well.
Moog records most often featured arrangements of pop songs and standards using the Moog synthesizer in the most dramatic and flamboyant way possible. When listening to these records, the zeal for the new instrument is obvious in the instrumentation and arranging.
Moog records are now valued highly by collectors and have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the growing popularity and availability of electronic music during the late 1990's. The best quality recordings of the genre were from already experienced conductors, players and engineers, like Enoch Light, Hugo Montenegro, Walter Sear, and Dick Hyman. While a good portion of the records featured impressive musicianship, another portion featured less than adequate editting and arranging. This fact, of course, only increases the cult status of records like "Moog Beatles" and "Country Moog Classics."
Google search for "Moog records". [1] Most of the 700 occurances come from various discussion boards, blogs, and a goodly number of personal musical reviews/introspections. These are the best that I could find out of the first 200 results. But none of them really seem to satisfy WP:RS:
And, on a whim, "Moog albums" lands only 450 results. [5]
Also, search for "Moog records" at http://www.vintagesynth.com/ and http://www.synthmuseum.com/. Nothing. And no mention at Encyclopedia of Electronic Music. I just can't find anything that would make me believe that this is anything other than a neologism. -- Krash ( Talk) 15:44, 20 February 2006 (UTC)