Manhattan Research, Inc.

On this CD: 1. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Manhattan Research, Inc.
Composed by Raymond Scott

2. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Instr., Take 4)
Composed by Raymond Scott

3. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Bendix 1: "The Tomorrow People"
Composed by Raymond Scott

4. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Lightworks
Composed by Raymond Scott

5. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments The Bass-Line Generator
Composed by Raymond Scott

6. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night!
Composed by Raymond Scott

7. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments B.C. 1675 (The "Gillette" Conga Drum Jingle)
Composed by Raymond Scott

8. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Vim
Composed by Raymond Scott

9. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

10. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Sprite: Melonball Bounce (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

11. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Sprite: Melonball Bounce
Composed by Raymond Scott

12. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Wheels That Go
Composed by Raymond Scott

13. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Limbo: The Organized Mind
Composed by Raymond Scott

14. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Portofino 1
Composed by Raymond Scott

15. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments County Fair
Composed by Raymond Scott

16. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Lady Gaylord
Composed by Raymond Scott

17. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Good Air (Take 7)
Composed by Raymond Scott

18. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments IBM MT / ST: "The Paperwork Explosion"
Composed by Raymond Scott

19. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Domino
Composed by Raymond Scott

20. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Super Cheer
Composed by Raymond Scott

21. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Cheer: Revision 3 (New Backgrounds)
Composed by Raymond Scott

22. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Twilight in Turkey
Composed by Raymond Scott

23. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Raymond Scott Quote / Vicks: Medicated Cough Drops
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Dorothy Collins

24. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Vicks: Formula 44
Composed by Raymond Scott

25. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Auto-Lite: Spark Plugs
Composed by Raymond Scott

26. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Nescafé
Composed by Raymond Scott

27. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Awake
Composed by Raymond Scott

28. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Backwards Overload
Composed by Raymond Scott

29. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Bufferin: Memories (Original)
Composed by Raymond Scott

30. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Bandito the Bongo Artist
Composed by Raymond Scott

31. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Night and Day (C. Porter)
Composed by Raymond Scott

32. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. ("395")
Composed by Raymond Scott

33. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments K2r
Composed by Raymond Scott

34. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments IBM Probe
Composed by Raymond Scott

35. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments GMGM 1A
Composed by Raymond Scott

36. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments The Rhythm Modulator
Composed by Raymond Scott

37. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Ohio Plus
Composed by Raymond Scott

38. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments In the Hall of the Mountain Queen
Composed by Raymond Scott

39. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments General Motors: Futurama
Composed by Raymond Scott

40. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Portofino
Composed by Raymond Scott

41. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments The Wild Piece (a.k.a. "String Piece")
Composed by Raymond Scott

42. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Take Me To Your Violin Teacher
Composed by Raymond Scott

43. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Ripples (Original Soundtrack)
Composed by Raymond Scott

44. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Cyclic Bit
Composed by Raymond Scott

45. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Ripples (Montage)
Composed by Raymond Scott

46. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments The Wing Thing
Composed by Raymond Scott

47. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments County Fair (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

48. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Cindy Electronium
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott

49. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night! (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

50. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Hostess: Twinkies
Composed by Raymond Scott

51. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Hostess: Twinkies (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

52. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Ohio Bell: Thermo Fax
Composed by Raymond Scott

53. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments The Pygmy Taxi Corporation
Composed by Raymond Scott

54. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Announce Copy, Take 1)
Composed by Raymond Scott

55. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
Composed by Raymond Scott

56. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Lightworks (Slow)
Composed by Raymond Scott

57. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments The Paperwork Explosion (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

58. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Auto-Lite: Ford Family
Composed by Raymond Scott

59. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Auto-Lite: Ford Family (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

60. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Raymond Scott Quote / Auto-Lite: "Wheels"
Composed by Raymond Scott

61. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Bufferin: "Memories" (Demo)
Composed by Raymond Scott

62. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Space Mystery (Montage)
Composed by Raymond Scott

63. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments The Toy Trumpet
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott

64. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Backward Beeps
Composed by Raymond Scott

65. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Raymond Scott Quote / Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful
Composed by Raymond Scott

66. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Lightworks (Instr.)
Composed by Raymond Scott

67. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments When Will It End?
Composed by Raymond Scott

68. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Bendix 2: "The Tomorrow People"
Composed by Raymond Scott

69. Productions from Manhattan Research, Inc., for various combinations of voice(s), electronic & acoustic instruments Electronic Audio Logos, Inc.
Composed by Raymond Scott

Manhattan Research, Inc.,Raymond Scott,Dorothy Collins,Basta,Electronic,Electronic/Avant-Garde/Minimalist Music,Obscuro,Space Age Pop

Tracks:

Manhattan Research, Inc. Copyright
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Instrumental, Take 4)
Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People'
Lightworks
The Bass-Line Generator
'Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night!'
'B.C. 1675' (The 'Gillette' Conga Drum Jingle)
Vim
Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful (Intrumental)
Sprite: 'Melonball Bounce' (Instrumental)
Sprite: 'Melonball Bounce'
'Wheels That Go'
'Limbo: The Organized Mind'
'Portofino' 1
County Fair
Lady Gaylord
Good Air (Take 7)
IBM MT/ST: 'The Paperwork Explosion'
Domino
Super Cheer
Cheer: Revision 3 (New Backgrounds)
'Twilight In Turkey'
Raymond Scott Quote/Vicks: Medicated Cough Drops
Vicks: Formula 44
Auto-Lite: Spark Plugs
Nescafe
Awake
'Backwards Overload'
Bufferin: 'Memories (Original)
Bandito The Bongo Artist
'Night And Day'
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. ('395')
K2r
IBM Probe
GMGM 1A
The Rhythm Modulator

Tracks:

Ohio Plus
'In The Hall Of The Mountain Queen'
General Motors: Futurama
'Portofino' 2
'The Wild Piece' (a.k.a. 'String Piece')
'Take Me To Your Violin Teacher'
'Ripples' (Original Soundtrack)
Cyclic Bit
'Ripples' (Montage)
The Wing Thing
County Fair (Instrumental)
'Cindy Electronium'
'Don't Beat Your Wife Every Night!' (Instrumental)
Hostess: Twinkies
Hostess: Twinkies (Instrumental)
Ohio Bell: Thermo Fax
'The Pygmy Taxi Corporation'
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (Announce Copy, Take 1)
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
Lightworks (Slow)
'The Paperwork Explosion' (Instrumental)
Auto-Lite: Ford Family
Auto-Lite: Ford Family (Instrumental)
Raymond Scott Quote/Auto-Lite: 'Wheels'
Bufferin: 'Memories' (Demo)
'Space Mystery' (Montage)
'The Toy Trumpet'
'Backward Beeps'
Raymond Scott Quote/Auto-Lite: Sta-Ful
Lightworks (Instrumental)
'When Will It End?'
Bendix 2: 'The Tomorrow People'
Electronic Audio Logos, Inc.

Amazon.com

The goofy chamber jazz of bandleader Raymond Scott lent itself perfectly to cartoon soundtracks ("Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals," anyone?), but, at heart, Scott was a serious composer. His electronic-music forays have been previously documented (the three volumes of Soothing Sounds for Baby), but nothing captures his diverse sound creations as well as Manhattan Research Inc. This previously unreleased two-CD collection features Scott's handmade electronics, top-secret creations he'd use to create ambient-sounding commercial jingles, as well as the odd soundtrack with budding filmmaker/Muppeter Jim Henson. Scott was impossibly ahead of his time: a snippet for "Baltimore Gas & Electric Co." could have been written by Terry Riley; "Limbo: The Organized Mind" is a hint at musique concrete; and 1960's "In the Hall of the Mountain Queen" could easily fit on an Aphex Twin disc. Gorgeous packaging, previously unreleased photos, and liner notes by Irwin Chusid, Robert Moog, and others make this a must for fans of electronic music. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Great!.......2006-10-30

Loads of info in the booklet (with photos and ads,etc),and more importantly....LOADS OF FUN LISTENING!
This is furturistic music that influenced people from Moog ,to Henson,to Stevie Wonder(and Mowtown)!
A treat to hear,read ,and see! Just GREAT!

An Essential Volume of the History of the Future of Music.......2005-01-30

This is absolutely necessary for anyone who regards himself or herself as an authority on matters of electronic and avant-garde music. To call this music experimental discredits the genius of Scott. Experimental is "try this and see what happens". This music is purely extracted from Raymond Scott's mind. A vast majority of musicians (particularly in the field of electronica) are limited in their creativity by the technology of time. To remedy this, Scott invented his own incredibly advanced proto-synth instruments. This man was the mentor to Bob Moog himself.

But enough drooling hero-worship.

This album is not for everyone. I played it for a class of my peers (largely republicans) and they declared it "the worst music in the world". For the sake of historical compilation, it is the second longest album i own (defeated by Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness). And because this is not actually an album, it has no flow or direction. So, there's no real reason to listen from beginning to end (although it can be a mind-blowing experience). Also, the quality of several recordings can be very aggravating. During MT/ST the sound of feedback makes me think my cell phone is ringing. There isn't a ringing sound, I mean it makes the same sound as when my phone rings near my CD player. Feedback. And in several other tracks there is a background sound that can best be likened to the buzzing of a printer that begins to print and finds itself out of paper. These minor grievances hardly detract from the sonic genius of the music. But i digress...

This compilation is music in its purest form: art. Most of it was never heard by the public, it was made for Scott's whims and fancies. Unrestrained by musical trends, corporate evil, or the limits of technology, this album is anything but Pop.

The Future Yesterday.......2003-10-17

This is more than 2 cds worth of the most charming, fun, electronically generated music you are ever likely to hear and a lot more. It is also a lavish 142 page history of Scott and his amazing adventures in music and sound, illustrated with beautiful, sometimes unbelievable photos. It is a historical document of Scott's part in the evolution in electronic music and it is a beautiful object.
The music is playful, inventive and often beautiful, as is Portifino or Scott's short take on Cole Porter's Night and Day. Scott's ad jingles for Sprite, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company and Bufferin (with a young pre-Muppets Jim Henson) are both inspired and crazy.
There is the makings of a great film here but now be satisfied with and wonder at the amazing sounds contained within.

Raymond Scott History Lesson and Look to the Future.......2003-08-13

Could this man be from the future? He certainly pushed the envelope with ALL his music. From the musical madness generated by his small groups to the unusual music to sooth babies in the 1950s to this illimitable collection of futuristic music/advertisements, Raymond continues to prove that he was a sheer genius with a vision singularly lacking from 99% of the other composers of his day. Personally I cannot tell if this package is a history book with an accopmanying CD or the other way around. In either case it is a release worth owning simply for the fact that it is a precurser for what was to come musically in our society. I was stunned when I first listened to it...the recordings simply could not have been from the era that they were. Raymond Scott owned the musical crystal ball hands down.

How to knock a listener over..........2003-06-05

If the listener doesn't like electronics and machinery, he or she will be knocked over by the sheer volume of information and fotos in this package, and be able to come to rest listening to the contents of the CD's. If he or she DOES like this part of it, sitting down BEFORE starting to read the "booklet" is recommandable too. One would say that, probably due to the "paranoia" of Scott, being afraid of having his ideas and inventions stolen and therefore never having published anything, he has always been out of sight when the history of elctronic music was discussed: now we'll all be glad to give him his place amongst Moog, Buchla and others. Oh, and the sheer sound quality of those tapes, some of which are over 40 years old... Yeehaaaaaaa!