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David Axelrod - Songs Of Experience (Gate) [Limited Edition] (Ofgv)

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Format: Vinyl
Label: ELEMENTAL MUSIC REC.
Rel. Date: 08/29/2025
UPC: 8435395504796

Songs Of Experience (Gate) [Limited Edition] (Ofgv)
Artist: David Axelrod
Format: Vinyl
New: Available $34.98
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. "Side A
2. A
3. a Poison Tree
4. A
5. a Little Girl Lost
6. A
7. London
8. A
9. the Sick Rose
10. Side B
11. B
12. the School Boy
13. B
14. the Human Abstract
15. B
16. the Fly
17. B
18. a Divine Image"

More Info:

The second album by composer, arranger and producer David Axelrod, Songs of Experience (1969) follows his debut Song of Innocence. It was recorded after the death of his son Scott, and is, thus, a work concerned with mortality and spirituality. Again, it was inspired by the 18th-century poems of William Blake, set to the urban bombast of a full Los Angeles orchestra, with Wrecking Crew vets contributing dark funk. The album includes the hits "The Human Abstract" and "The Fly," the former later sampled by DJ Shadow. Songs of Experience showcases powerful orchestral textures, smooth jazz vibes, and experimental sounds that were ahead of it's time, remaining a timeless masterpiece.
        
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