Big Kitty - Recordings of Ferns
Big Kitty - Recordings of Ferns
Format: Vinyl LP
UPC: N - Big Kitty - Recordings of Ferns
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Condition: N
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From Clark:
It was a curious day of my life when I met Mickey Dobo, recorder of ferns. It only got curiouser after that. I was walking in a daze through St. Elmo, a neighborhood of Chattanooga. I had just slept for 24 days at the bottom of the Tennessee River and was trying to dry off. It wasn't easy. It was so humid you could barely open your eyes to see the clouds draped on the sky like a sodden quilt, yellowing with mildew.
But when I heard the click of Mickey's RadioShack tape recorder, my eyes opened wide. It sat in the palm of his right hand like a small pet. He was crouched down beside a purple mailbox, thrusting his tape recorder into a great big fern. I walked up beside him, and before I could say Hello he asked me a question I'll never forget, "Have you ever heard a fern singing?"
He played me some of the tape he was making. Wonderful. He introduced me to Dr. Staring, a bee with a broken wing who flies on a charmed feather. Everything felt wonderful. Splendid. I insisted that he demonstrate his process of fern recording. He showed me all his favorite haunts in the woods of Lookout Mountain. The myriad resonances of the ferns were so beautiful that we happily endured two thunder storms just to keep the tapes rolling. We ended up... more
released March 1, 2013
Music and words by Clark Williams | performed by Clark and Yuriko Hoshino | Photography by Yuriko and CG Zacharias | Design by Yuriko and Clark | Made possible by a generous grant from MakeWork | Made in USA | TR-001
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Near Mint (NM)
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The cover (and any additional packaging) has no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable defects.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
A Very Good Plus (VG+) record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.
Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches.
The disc and LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be gently marred by spindle marks, paper scuffs, wrinkled corners, etc.
Very Good (VG)
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Good (G)
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Poor (P), Fair (F)
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