Jon Hassell - Vernal Equinox

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Toucan Ocean Congas, Shaker – Nana Vasconcelos*Technician [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration] – David RosenboomTechnician [Special Rhodes Tuning] – Larry PolanskyTrumpet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jon Hassell	3:50
2	Viva Shona Kalimba [Mbira] – David RosenboomTalking Drum, Bells – Nana Vasconcelos*Trumpet – Jon Hassell	7:03
3	Hex Claves, Bells – Miguel FrasconiKanjira, Rattle – William WinantRattle, Technician [Buchla Synthesizer Alteration] – David RosenboomShaker – Nana Vasconcelos*Talking Drum, Mbira – Nicolas KilbournTechnician [Arp Synthesizer Alteration] – Andy JerisonTechnician [Special Rhodes Tuning] – Larry PolanskyTrumpet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jon Hassell	6:23
4	Blues Nile Trumpet – Jon Hassell	9:54
5	Vernal Equinox Congas – Nana Vasconcelos*Tabla, Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – David RosenboomTrumpet – Jon Hassell	21:58
6	Caracas Night September 11, 1975 Congas – Nana Vasconcelos*Trumpet – Jon Hassell	2:11

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – U.S. Optical Disc

Credits

• Design – By Design
• Edited By [Digital], Mastered By – Allan Tucker
• Engineer [Recording, New York] – Rich LePage
• Engineer [Recording, Toronto] – Andy Jerison, David Rosenboom, Michael Brook
• Producer – Jon Hassell

Notes

Additional sounds:

Ocean [Track 1]
Tropical birds [Track 2]
Drone: Serge synthesizer [Tracks 4,5]
Drone: Motorola scalatron (256Hz pitch standard) [Track 5]
Night creatures of Altamira, Distant barking by Perrasita [Track 6]

Recorded at the York University Electronic Media Studios (Toronto, Ontario), October/November 1976.
Mixdown and additional recording: Mastertone Recording Studios (New York), September/October 1977.

This compact disc contains previously released material [Originally released 1977 on vinyl].

©1978 Nyen Music (ASCAP)
©℗1990 Lovely Music, Ltd.

Printed in Canada (on tray insert)
Manufactured in U.S.A. (on disc)

Catalog number as on spines and CD,
catalog number is misprinted LCD 1018 on booklet page 4.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: U.S. OPTICAL DISC LCD 1021
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L761
• SPARS Code: ADD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LML 1021	Jon Hassell	Vernal Equinox ‎(LP, Album)	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LML 1021	US	1978
LCD 1021	Jon Hassell	Vernal Equinox ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LCD 1021	US	1990
AN+ON, LCD 1021	Jon Hassell	Vernal Equinox ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, Unofficial)	ArsNova, Lovely Music, Ltd.	AN+ON, LCD 1021	Russia	Unknown
LCD 1021	Jon Hassell	Vernal Equinox ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LCD 1021	US	Unknown