Comments on: Dick Hyman – Moog – The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman

By: Queenie

Queenie — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:24:23 +0000

Brandon – you found a steal!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:27:40 +0000

I JUST found a copy of this today here in Seattle. Its in mint condition, and the cover is in good condition. I’ve been looking for this for years. Its so much better finally hearing it on LP. I paid $8. Seems like a good deal to me!

By: VegasGuy

VegasGuy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:41:40 +0000

I bought this album the moment I first heard “The Minotaur” on a local college underground station. It really was the first time I’d heard the Moog used for more than just a few special effects or as background noise. It also seems to me the Dick Hyman might have had a thing or two to do with “Mack the Knife”…didn’t he do the whistling? Anyway, you can hear Kieth Emerson rip off “The Minotaur” in almost its entirity on the live version of “Aqua Tarkus” from the Works collection I think. I could be generous and say Emerson stood on the backs of giants, but a lot of the time it was more like a piggy-back ride. I’ll take the original any day.

By: synthhead

synthhead — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:45:01 +0000

Frank – glad to hear that you’ve got great taste and some great gear to listen to great music on.

I’m with you on Minotaur; in Hyman’s music, you can hear a lot of ideas that were way ahead of their time.

Good luck finding that original vinyl copy!

By: Frank Wilson

Frank Wilson — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:50:01 +0000

If you heard the Miniaur, when it was published, you heard the most influential piece of moog music recorded – at least for me. And hearing it over Bose 901 series II (for the not so wealthy audiophile) at 150 watts a channel – well, there was just nothing to compare… And how did I end up here, writing the first reply to this article – looking for an LP copy of the original – I have a new Music Hall turntable, the same 901’s and a music room that enjoys sounds from back in the day…