Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music (The Amine β Ring)
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RCA Victor – L2-1101 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A | Metal Machine Music A-1 | 16:01 | |
| B | Metal Machine Music A-2 | 16:01 | |
| C | Metal Machine Music A-3 | 16:01 | |
| D | Metal Machine Music A-4 | 16:01 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – RCA Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
- Copyright © – RCA Records
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Credits
- Cover – Lou Reed
- Lacquer Cut By – RL*
- Liner Notes – Lou Reed
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Written-By – Lou Reed
Notes
"I" stamped in runouts denotes RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis, pressing. Remainder of runouts mostly etched, mastering/plating stamped.
Issued in RCA gatefold jacket. Issued RCA Victor labels.
On labels, front cover: "An Electronic Instrumental Composition"
Auto-coupled release, disc 1 has sides A/D; disc 2 has sides B/C. Side D ends in a locked groove, label states: 16:01 or ∞.
© 1975, RCA Records (...) Printed in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A.
℗ 1975 RCA Records
Text on the sleeve:
"SPECIFICATIONS
Sony 1/2 track
Uher 1/4 track
Pioneer 1/4 track
5 piggyback Marshall Tube Amps in series
Arbitor distortor (Jimi's)
Marantz Preamps
Marantz Amps
Altec Voice of America Monitor Speakers
Sennheiser Headphones
Drone cognizance and harmonic possibilities vis a vis Lamont Young's Dream Music
Rock orientation, melodically disguised, i.e. drag
Avoidance of any type of atonality.
Electro-Voice high filter microphones
Fender Tremolo Unit
Sunn Tremolo Unit
Ring Modulator/Octave Relay Jump
Fender Dual Showman Bass Amp with Reverb Unit (Pre-Columbia) white
No Synthesizers
No Arp
No Instruments?
--10 db + 57db
--20 hz--+30,000 hz
--12 hz--+28,000 hz
Distortion 0.02 bass and treble ceilings
Combinations and Permutations built upon constant harmonic Density Increase and Melodic Distractions.
STRICT STEREO SEPARATION
No panning
No phasing
No"
Special thanks to Bob Ludwig
Issued in RCA gatefold jacket. Issued RCA Victor labels.
On labels, front cover: "An Electronic Instrumental Composition"
Auto-coupled release, disc 1 has sides A/D; disc 2 has sides B/C. Side D ends in a locked groove, label states: 16:01 or ∞.
© 1975, RCA Records (...) Printed in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A.
℗ 1975 RCA Records
Text on the sleeve:
"SPECIFICATIONS
Sony 1/2 track
Uher 1/4 track
Pioneer 1/4 track
5 piggyback Marshall Tube Amps in series
Arbitor distortor (Jimi's)
Marantz Preamps
Marantz Amps
Altec Voice of America Monitor Speakers
Sennheiser Headphones
Drone cognizance and harmonic possibilities vis a vis Lamont Young's Dream Music
Rock orientation, melodically disguised, i.e. drag
Avoidance of any type of atonality.
Electro-Voice high filter microphones
Fender Tremolo Unit
Sunn Tremolo Unit
Ring Modulator/Octave Relay Jump
Fender Dual Showman Bass Amp with Reverb Unit (Pre-Columbia) white
No Synthesizers
No Arp
No Instruments?
--10 db + 57db
--20 hz--+30,000 hz
--12 hz--+28,000 hz
Distortion 0.02 bass and treble ceilings
Combinations and Permutations built upon constant harmonic Density Increase and Melodic Distractions.
STRICT STEREO SEPARATION
No panning
No phasing
No"
Special thanks to Bob Ludwig
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Price Code (On spine): 0798
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): L2-1101-1-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): L2-1101-2-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): L2-1101-2-C
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): L2-1101-1-D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): L-2-1101-A-1 STERLING I A2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): L-2-1101-B-1 I A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): L-2-1101-C-1 I A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): L-2-1101-D-1 RL STERLING I A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): L-2-1101-A-1 STERLING I A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): L-2-1101-B-1 I A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): L-2-1101-C-1 I A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): L-2-1101-D-1 RL STERLING I A1
Other Versions (5 of 38)
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Metal Machine Music *The Amine β Ring (2×LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Stereo) | RCA | D2-1101 | US | 1975 | ||
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Metal Machine Music (2×LP, Album) | RCA | L-21101, L2-1101 | Netherlands | 1975 | ||
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Metal Machine Music (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | RCA Victor | L2-1101, L2 1101 | 1975 | |||
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Metal Machine Music (8-Track Cartridge, Album) | RCA | S2-1101 | US | 1975 | ||
| Metal Machine Music (Cassette, Album) | RCA | K2-1101 | US | 1975 |
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Reviews
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Edited one month agoIt's not that hard to get it. I've always seen it as an ambient album made with amp . I understand it's not everybody's cup of tea, but i can say i've found a lot of information in that supposed nonsense. -
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My copy has no speed shown on it. I presume it was made to be played at 33 1/3 ? Or is it ? 😀 -
I love this record. I love the cover, I love the concept, I love imagining Lou Reed’s mischievous or artistic thought process behind it. I actually play this from time to time. One of my favorites to be honest. I find it relaxing and meditative. I turn the treble down a few notches which makes it less shrill and more atmospheric. -
to be fair, you need to have a high IQ to understand metal machine music. The tinkering and smashing really goes over a typical listeners head. -
If you look at the times on all four nimbers ( ??? ), it says it all : 16:01 .
As far as I am concerned , this is all one and the same !
And it says it all on cover : "no instruments used ".
Lou Reed had at the time contract with RCA for 2 more albums ( i.e. 2 X lp's ), so here you go .
He went out of his contract-mission fullfilled , and the music lovers buyer bought into it ( i.e. paid for it )!
What a scam; great original cover bu the way & that's all there is . -
It's so different from any other album from the 70s and a noise album that has influenced artists that came after it.
Of course I'm gonna give it five stars. This is the Sgt Pepper of noise music. -
my copy has the corner cut (sleeves), wonder why, and has a sticker of RCA master copy, significance? -
Edited 6 years agoMy copy is a tan label promotional copy stamped "Not for sale. Promo copy". Not listed here on Discogs. Anyone else have a copy? -
Got a US version with labels in same colur as the Canadian pressing. Can't find it on discogs.
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