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Unusual Sounds

by Various Artists

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD comes in gatefold-style wallet.

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    2xLPs housed in custom printed inner sleeves with liner notes from Dave Hollander, author of the Unusual Sounds book. Download card included.

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    Purchase David Hollander's Unusual Sounds book and + 2xLP for a discounted price. 2xLP comes housed in printed inner sleeve with liner notes from author Dave Hollander.

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about

In the heyday of low-budget television and scrappy genre filmmaking, producers who needed a soundtrack for their commercial entertainments could reach for a selection of library music: LPs of stock recordings whose contents fit any mood required.

Unusual Sounds is a deep dive into a musical universe that has, until now, been accessible only to producers and record collectors; a celebration of this strange industry and an examination of its unique place at the nexus of art and commerce.

The perfect companion to the David Hollander curated book Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music (out now on Anthology Editions), these 20 tracks, encapsulate the niche and fascinating subculture of library music. Genres were spliced, conventions dispensed with, and oftentimes hybrid music of astonishing complexity was produced. Elements of rock, jazz, soul, even twentieth-century avant-garde composition were all utilized, and no stone was left unturned. As a result, some of the best library music defies all categorization, reflecting the individualistic quirks and artistry of the various musicians who made it.

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released November 9, 2018

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Anthology Recordings Brooklyn, New York

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