{"product_id":"cornelius-cardex-the-scratch-orchestra-cardew-the-great-learning-avantgarde-series-lp","title":"Cornelius Cardex \u0026 The Scratch Orchestra - Cardew: The Great Learning (Avantgarde Series) [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(219, 36, 36);\"\u003eRelease Date: August 28, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Deutsche Grammophon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the 24 albums that comprise the original release of DG's Avantgarde series, issued between 1968 and 1971, the Scratch Orchestra's performance of Paragraph 2 \u0026amp; 7 of the English composer Cornelius Cardew's \u003cem\u003eThe Great Learning\u003c\/em\u003e remains among the most beloved and enduringly complex.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1958, following the completion of his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Cardew moved to Cologne, acting as an assistant to Karlheinz Stockhausen at the Studio for Electronic Music at Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tilbury has said that with both the Scratch Orchestra and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Learning\u003c\/em\u003e Cardew's aims were \"to transcend the most fundamental precepts of Western Art and in particular that of the artist as aristocrat. The Scratch Orchestra was an expression of the universality of Art; Art as a way of life.\"\u003cbr\u003eRecorded in 1971, this release of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Learning\u003c\/em\u003e remains the primary means for sonic encounter with the Scratch Orchestra, and the most important contribution to its enduring legacy.\u003cbr\u003eMastered and cut from the original analogue ¼ inch 2-track master tapes by Rainer Maillard and Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios.\u003cbr\u003eLimited and numbered edition, featuring original artwork and a newly designed, beautifully crafted collector's sleeve with new liner notes by Bradford Bailey, and pressed on 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44777237708851,"sku":"028948682157","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/5935\/9283\/files\/cover_70645aea-d7fc-4870-8d02-355267ea1f0c.webp?v=1787666046","url":"https:\/\/seasickbham.com\/products\/cornelius-cardex-the-scratch-orchestra-cardew-the-great-learning-avantgarde-series-lp","provider":"Seasick Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}