Magnetic Flip

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"Magnetic flip" redirects here. For the reversal of a magnetic field, see Magnetic field reversal.
Magnetic Flip
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - Magnetic Flip.jpg
Studio album by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Released 1984 (1984)
Recorded October 1983 (1983-10) – January 1984 (1984-01)
Studio Downtown Recorders
(Boston, MA)
Genre Rock in Opposition
Length 38:38
Label Ace of Hearts
Producer Richard W. Harte
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic chronology
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
(1983)Birdsongs of the Mesozoic1983		 Magnetic Flip
(1984)		 Beat of the Mesozoic
(1985)Beat of the Mesozoic1985

Magnetic Flip is the debut studio album of the American Avant-rock band Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1984 by Ace of Hearts Records.[1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]

Never being individually issued on Compact Disc, only some of Magnetic Flip had been included on compilations such as Sonic Geology and The Fossil Record. Finally, the entire album was issued by Cuneiform Records on Dawn of the Cycads, a two-disc anthology including most of the band's early work.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Shiny Golden Snakes"   Roger Miller 3:00
2. "Ptoccata"   Erik Lindgren 3:15
3. "(excerpts from) The Rite of Spring"   Igor Stravinsky 6:42
4. "International Tours"   Erik Lindgren 2:50
5. "Terry Riley's House"   Roger Miller 3:57
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Theme from Rocky and Bullwinkle"   Frank Comstock/Fred Steiner 1:26
2. "The Tyger"   Martin Swope 3:17
3. "The Fundamental"   Roger Miller 2:45
4. "Bridge Underwater"   Roger Miller 5:20
5. "Chên/The Arousing"   Roger Miller 2:08
6. "Final Motif"   Rick Scott 3:58

Personnel

Adapted from the Magnetic Flip liner notes.[4]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1984 Ace of Hearts LP AHS 10018

References

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External links

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