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Flaming Lips' Zaireeka (33 1/3)
Mark Richardson
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Description for Flaming Lips' Zaireeka (33 1/3)
Paperback. There was a time when people sat together to listen to records. This album with four separate CDs celebrates this disappearing moment. Editor(s): Richardson, Mark. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 122 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Richardson, Mark. There was a time when people sat together to listen to records. This album with four separate CDs celebrates this disappearing moment. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP. Dimension: 167 x 122 x 9. Weight: 120.
Released in October 1997, the "Flaming Lips' Zaireeka" was met with some critical praise and more general puzzlement. The album comes as four separate CDs intended for playback at the same time. Which means, of course, that four CD players are required. And four amps. And eight speakers. And at least four sets of hands to make them all go. "Zaireeka" requires several people to get together for the express purpose of listening to music; there's nothing to dance to and nothing to look at. It's almost quaint, really. There was a time when people sat together to listen to ... Read more
Released in October 1997, the "Flaming Lips' Zaireeka" was met with some critical praise and more general puzzlement. The album comes as four separate CDs intended for playback at the same time. Which means, of course, that four CD players are required. And four amps. And eight speakers. And at least four sets of hands to make them all go. "Zaireeka" requires several people to get together for the express purpose of listening to music; there's nothing to dance to and nothing to look at. It's almost quaint, really. There was a time when people sat together to listen to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
33 1/3
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826429018
SKU
V9780826429018
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About Mark Richardson
Mark Richardson is Senior Contributor and Associate Editor at Pitchfork Media, where he has been writing since 1998. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Reviews for Flaming Lips' Zaireeka (33 1/3)
[A] wildly accessible, entertaining, and thoughtful book about the importance of an album that nobody talks about much anymore.
Paul Constant
The Stranger
Paul Constant
The Stranger