Tracklist
| A | The Side Of Man And Womankind | 27:16 | |
| B | The Side Of The Machine | 26:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Printed By – E.J. Day Group
- Recorded At – Wümme
Credits
- Engineer – Kurt Graupner
- Performer – Werner Diermaier
- Producer – Uwe Nettelbeck
Notes
Recorded at Wümme, October 1972.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (Label)): C1501-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (Label)): C1501-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (Stamped)): C 1501 A - 1 U
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (Stamped)): C 1501 B - 1 U
Other Versions (5 of 11)
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| Outside The Dream Syndicate (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered) | Table Of The Elements | Li 3 | US | 1993 | |||
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Outside The Dream Syndicate (CD, Album, Remastered) | Table Of The Elements | Li 3 | US | 1993 | ||
| Outside The Dream Syndicate (30th Anniversary Edition) (2×CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition) | The Sandwalking Company | Li 3, SWC-CD-3 | US | 2002 | |||
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Outside The Dream Syndicate (2×CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 30th Anniversary Edition) | Table Of The Elements | Li 3, SWC-CD-302 | US | 2002 | ||
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Outside The Dream Syndicate (LP, Album, Reissue) | Superior Viaduct | SV048 | US | 2016 |
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Reviews
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Edited 8 years agoI don't think it says in the info, but one side of the insert has a piece written by Jim O'Rourke about the album, the making of the album, the live performances. This is the most accessible Tony Conrad I've heard... his Slapping Pythagoras make this sound like a rock album, especially on side two, The Side of the Machine, on which Faust would be suppressed no longer, but bring in organ and create, with that screeching violin droning away, an almost psychedelic sound. Side one, The Side of Man and Womankind, has Faust almost following Conrad's instructions to create a steady beat, and play a single note throughout on the bass. The bass eventually finds another note for a bit, then returns. I love both of these artists, and am very happy that this LP has been made available. Gorgeous cover too. -
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I've got a brilliant promo copy of this which has disparaging comments made by the original recipient scrawled right across the sleeve.
Anyway - great album. I like what Julian Cope said about this album - something to the effect that out of all musicians it was only Sky Saxon and Tony Conrad who were so committed to repeating themselves an infinite number of times in the hope of finding musical perfection and therefore the secret of the universe.
The grooves on this record are unbelievably rigid and unrelenting, grinding remorselessly for 20 minutes at a time. Tony Conrad's violin is a high scream.... it rarely lets up for the durartion of the tracks.
The thing about this record is - you have to give it time, it's no good dismissing it after 5 minutes. If you don't understand it the first time you must persevere.... on and on... until you 'get it'.
On the other hand - I played it to my girlfriend and she was delighted. And so far as repetition is concerned - she found it full of variation and interest. Mind you - she is one in a million.
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