Vortex Paul Nelson 1981 private synth vocoder ARP Moog+

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103

Paul Nelson: Vortex


label & cat. no.:
Optiman Systems, Inc. OPT-1001 pressed in:
USA date:
1981 format:
LP condition:
Vinyl: nm- (in shrink, slight corner wear, stickers on plastic)
Cover: vg (slight bump on the lead-in groove causes a few light ticks as the first track begins on each side, otherwise plays great) description:
Mega-rare private press audiophile 1/2-speed mastered cosmic synth wave stunner out of Portland, Oregon and limited to only 1000 copies! Part minimal synth, part proto electro industrial beats, with Nelson handling all duties playing ARP 2600, Mini Moog, Oberheim, Roland, and Sequential Circuits synthesizers and sequencers. The tracks are a mix of semi-poppy uptempo songs with vocoderized vocals over mechanized electronic beats, and spacy instrumental ambient soundscapes, at different times reminding me of Kraftwerk, Devo, Bruce Haack, Jean Michelle Jarre, Cecil Leuter, Tangerine Dream, Giorgio Moroder, Autechre, and video game music, definitely foreshadowing the early electro heroes who gained popularity in the months and years after this lp was released like Man Parrish and Cybotron. All in all, a nice lost obscurity missing link stewing together new wave, synth pop, electro, prog synth, ambient, etc., recorded in 1980 and early '81. Check out my other items for more avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, audiophile, field recordings/sound effects, and 20th century classical vintage vinyl. US Shipping - Media Mail is $5.00 for up to 2 12" records, then $0.65 for each additional; Priority Mail is also available but pricing depends on zipcode (you can check eBay's calculated shipping price at the bottom of this page); other expedited shipping options and insurance are all available on request. Combine multiple items to save on shipping.
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PLEASE NOTE:
There is a mistake above, the Vinyl and Cover grade descriptions are reversed, very sorry! The condition grade should read:
Vinyl: vg (slight bump on the lead-in groove causes a few light ticks as the first track begins on each side, otherwise plays great)
Cover: nm- (in shrink, slight corner wear, stickers on plastic)