24->24 Music, Dinosaur L’s one full-length album. Recorded in 1979 and released in 82 on Sleeping Bag Records
I missed this release when it came out late last summer, and I do not own the rare original vinyl on Sleeping Bag. Recommended for Arthur Russell fans. The fact that so many and so cheaply priced copies of this record are turning up surely means that the Arthur Russell hype, which has influenced the tastes of internet-age music connoisseurs and their audiences, is waning.
If you are new to Russell, having the composition “Go Bang!” (with its iconic phrase “I want to see all my friends at once”) is worth the price of the CD alone.
Despite the waning of the hype, Russell remains of course an extremely interesting musical case history, especially because he crossed the line between art and pop in a most elegant manner, without losing face at either side.
The cover art of this re-issue appears to be original, though I have no idea who made it. Could the creator have been influenced by this poster for the first Memphis exhibition? Surely not.
