An Electric Storm

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Background

The band recorded the first two tracks with the intention of producing a single only but were then persuaded by Chris Blackwell of Island Records to create an entire album. At this point the group had established the Kaleidophon Studio in a flat in Camden Town, London, and spent a year creating the next four tracks.[1] The last track was put together in one day when Island demanded the completion of the album.[2]

Legacy

Although not very successful on its initial release, the album is now considered an important and influential album in the development of electronic music.[1][3] Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle has called it "the most groundbreaking yet completely underrated electronic record of the 20th century".[4]

A brief extract from the track "Black Mass: An Electric Storm in Hell" can be heard in the Hammer Film Productions film Dracula AD 1972.

Track listing

Phase-In

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Phase-Out

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Personnel

The following people contributed to An Electric Storm:[5]

  • Kaleidophon – production
  • David Vorhaus – production co-ordinator
  • Delia Derbyshire, Brian Hodgson – electronic sound realisation
  • Paul Lytton – percussion
  • John Whitman, Annie Bird, Val Shaw – vocals

Releases

  • June 1969 - LP, Island Records, catalog number ILPS 9099
  • 27 March 1995[6] - CD, "3D Island" label, Island Records, 3DCID 1001; deleted 1996[7]
  • 9 July 2007[8] - CD re-released, Island Remasters

References

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  2. An Electric Storm, sleeve notes, 1995 CD version, 3DCID 1001, Island Records
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  5. An Electric Storm - Credits. AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2011
  6. An Electric Storm, amazon.com
  7. An Electric Storm, review at Groove Unlimited
  8. An Electric Storm, CD Universe product information

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