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Late pass: Moondog!

tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts
edited March 2008 in Strut Central
I just picked up this Honest Jon comp: seriously amazing. what else?

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  • canonicalcanonical 2,100 Posts
    My friend played me his first record, or whatever that one with the purple'ish cover. Anyway, I didn't know what was playing and kept asking "this is some crazy exotica stuff, like les baxter did some acid and hung out with Sun Ra"

    Total face melt.
  • On_the_Red_ClayOn_the_Red_Clay 1,728 Posts
    what else?

    i like this one:

  • canonicalcanonical 2,100 Posts
    yeah, that's the one I was listening to. It's really good.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    I dug this up a long time ago...


    havent met anyone that hasnt been "holy shit" when I have played it for them...probably the most far out shit that ever came out in the early 50s...
  • knewjakknewjak 1,231 Posts


    this is probably his most common/popular/sampled lp.
    They are all good though.
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    The early stuff is great. The later symphonic records are kinda lame.
  • twoplytwoply Only Built 4 Manzanita Links 2,915 Posts



    A friend recently referred to this as Moondog's "punk album."
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    How is that one?
  • volumenvolumen 2,532 Posts
    All LP's are good. Dude is from Kansas!
  • troublemantroubleman 1,928 Posts
    I dug this up a long time ago...


    havent met anyone that hasnt been "holy shit" when I have played it for them...probably the most far out shit that ever came out in the early 50s...

    I found a beat up copy of that, it even has this locked groove with the best loop anyone could ever make.



    I cosign all of the stuff posted so far and add this one: Amazing!
  • tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts


    this is probably his most common/popular/sampled lp.
    They are all good though.

    who's beats? which songs?
    i know i know
  • MjukisMjukis 1,675 Posts


    this is probably his most common/popular/sampled lp.
    They are all good though.

    who's beats? which songs?
    i know i know

    Wiseguys, among other people.

    I played a song from that album in a store. First one of the employees came up and asked me what it was, then another one right after. Both of them were like "What IS this?" It's so unique, like nothing else you've ever heard. "Now that it's the opposite, it's twice upon a time".
  • tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts


    this is probably his most common/popular/sampled lp.
    They are all good though.

    who's beats? which songs?
    i know i know

    Wiseguys, among other people.

    wiseguys? no real schitt?
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    probably his most common/popular/sampled lp.
    who's beats? which songs?
    Wiseguys, among other people.
    wiseguys? no real schitt?

    And Mr. Scruff, also non-real shitt related
  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,391 Posts
    The early stuff is great. The later symphonic records are kinda lame.

    Have to disagree with this but in mitigation the symphonic stuff was a collaboration rather than Moondog's solo vision. Most people I've played Moondog to hate it. The early stuff, which I also prefer, has more in common with the poetry of the time than the music in a lot of ways.
  • tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts
    probably his most common/popular/sampled lp.
    who's beats? which songs?
    Wiseguys, among other people.
    wiseguys? no real schitt?

    And Mr. Scruff, also non-real shitt related

    i was hoping someone would say G Rap or Scarface.
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    :ewef:i was hoping someone would say G Rap or Scarface.

    I guess real headz weren't ready for Moondog.

    I'm actually not super-familiar with his catalogue. Some selected mp3s would be appreciated. Anyone?

    And have any of the older posters here seen Moondog in real life on the streets of NY back in the days?
  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts


    And have any of the older posters here seen Moondog in real life on the streets of NY back in the days?

    I don't think there are currently any octogenarians on soulstrut.
  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts


    And have any of the older posters here seen Moondog in real life on the streets of NY back in the days?

    I don't think there are currently any octogenarians on soulstrut.

    but on a serious note I have some mp3s of his stuff , i will post later on today or tomorrow... he is definitely a musician/individual.
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    The Honest Jon comp is pretty great for anyone who doesn't want to ball out on the early records. I think it's basically got all of the private lp and the various early singles/ep's... which were later issued as the Prestige lp's. Nice packaging too.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    The Honest Jon comp is pretty great for anyone who doesn't want to ball out on the early records. I think it's basically got all of the private lp and the various early singles/ep's... which were later issued as the Prestige lp's. Nice packaging too.

    I always wondered about this one since there are a couple of copies around here locally, I might actually check it out next time I'm in the shop, I'm even more curious to hear Moondog now.
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts


    And have any of the older posters here seen Moondog in real life on the streets of NY back in the days?

    I don't think there are currently any octogenarians on soulstrut.


    As far as I know, he lived in NY until '74. Since I know there is a handful of posters on here who were born in the 60s or earlier, I thought there might be a slight possibility that someone had actually seen him in real life as a kid.

    Oh well. Now that I think about it, since he moved to Germany in '74, it's actually more likely that some Euro heads saw the old viking while he was alive.
  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts
    some moondog goodness
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    Moondog - A New Sound Of An Old Instrument [1979] - (Megapac file format , this is how I got the files when I downloaded them , i think you can play these in Itunes and in Winamp) :



    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7H4X4XFL

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    Moondog - S/T (1956) -




    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X316N60Y

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    Moondog - On The Streets Of New York EP (1953) (missing the last 2 tracks)



    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OU13JI37


    enjoy... i'm gonna throw these into realheadz in a moment as well.
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    Thanks for the links, catalist. Listening to this now:

    Sounds like a cross between eurhythmics class and a Shinto ceremony.
  • twoplytwoply Only Built 4 Manzanita Links 2,915 Posts
    How is that one?

    As abrasive as honey.

  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    Right now I'm looking at an old Columbia/Epic innersleeve ca. 1970 - one side is advertising jigsaw puzzles of CBS album covers, as well as posters of notables like Bob Dylan, Donovan, Santana, Johnny Winter, Byrds, and...Moondog. It's impressive that Columbia was marketing Moondog as a pop star, but then again the rock audience was a lot more broadminded back then.
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