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Silver Apples of the Moon

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Another pick by the National Recording Registry this year is Morton Subotnick’s Silver Apples of the Moon, the first album of all-electronic music. Released in 1967, it found favor with electronics geeks, as well as legions of stoners who soaked in its mind-blowing sounds.

Silver Apples of the Moon

August 14, 2013

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August 14, 2013

Silver Apples of the Moon

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Silver Apples of the Moon

August 14, 2013

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