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"THE ORIGINAL DOWNTOWN SYNCOPATORS"
Vintage Jazz Music Society Records: VEP 14 (7", 45rpm, mono EP) (p)1962
Park Hotel, Hanwell, Middx. 31st January 1962
Terry Parmenter (cnt); Barry Dunning (tbn); Bob Gordon-Walker (clt); Ron Geesin (pno); Chris Gyoury (dms).
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Side 1 (mx. no. W 61-2) 1. Sensation Rag 2. Mojo Stomp (pno & dms only) |
Side 2 (mx. no. W 62-1) 1. Skeleton Jangle 2. Indiana |
"JAZZ PANORAMA OF THE SIXTIES"
Vintage Jazz Music Society Records: LC6 (12", 33.3rpm, mono LP) (p) 1967
Park Hotel, Hanwell, Middx. 31st January 1962
Terry Parmenter (cnt); Barry Dunning (tbn); Bob Gordon-Walker (clt); Ron Geesin (pno); Chris Gyoury (dms).
Side 2
3. 'Lasses Candy
"THE ORIGINAL DOWNTOWN SYNCOPATORS"
John R. T. Davies white label pressing. (10", 33.3rpm, mono LP) (p)1963
John R. T. Davies's studio, Burnham, Bucks. 25th June 1963
Terry Parmenter (cnt); Barry Dunning (tbn); Bob Gordon-Walker (clt); Ron Geesin (pno); Chris Gyoury (dms).
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Side 1 (mx. no. DAV LP 301) 1. Tell Me 2. Virginia Blues 3. Alligator Hop 4. Bow Wow Blues 5. Thunderbolt (clt, pno & dms only) |
Side 2 (mx. no. DAV LP 302) 1. Eccentric 2. Clarinet Marmalade 3. Weary Blues 4. Shimme Sha Wobble 5. Shake It And Break It |
Columbia SEG 8293 (7", 45rpm, mono EP) (p)1964
Lansdowne Studios, London. 17th June 1963
David Davis (cnt); Barry Dunning (tbn, vcl); Bob Gordon-Walker (clt, vcl); Ron Geesin (pno); Geoff Daley (dms).
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Side 1 (mx. no. 7TCA 2106-1U) 1. If You Knew Susie (vcls: BD & BG-W 2. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me (introducing: When My Baby Smiles At Me) |
Side 2 (mx. no. 7TCA 2107-1U) 1. Some Of These Days(vcl: BG-W) 2. Farewell Blues |
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"RON GEESIN"
Ron Geesin white label pressing (7", 45rpm, mono EP) (p)1965
Rec. by Keith Knox (on Revox E or G36) in a club in NW London. morning of 11th April 1965
Ron Geesin (pno) composed and performed - improvised on the spot.
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Side 1. (mx. no. RRG 319+1) 1. Mr. Mayor, Stomp Your Foot 2. Reminiscence |
Side 2. (mx. no. RRG 320+1) 1. March Of The Wine Glasses 2. Talking Point |
100 issued. "Side 1" & "Side 2" typed and stuck on each side. "45rpm" typed and stuck on Side 1 only. Covers in beige card handmade by Geesin: thin, full-length photograph stuck on front; sleevenotes on white paper stuck on back.
RON GEESIN "A RAISE OF EYEBROWS"
"JOHN PEEL PRESENTS TOP GEAR"
BBC Records REC 52S (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1969
Various artists and groups incl. Bridget St. John.
Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studios. 18th July 1969
Ron Geesin (multi-tracked voices, pno, harpsichord, percussion, sound fx) composed and performed.
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Side 1 (mx. no. RE+52+1) 4. Agitation In Anticipation Of Offspring, Part 'W' |
Side 2 (mx. no. RE+52+2) 3. Agitation In Anticipation Of Offspring, Part 'X' 5. Agitation In Anticipation Of Offspring, Part 'Y' |
THE OCCASIONAL WORD "THE YEAR OF THE GREAT LEAP SIDEWAYS"
Dandelion Records 63753 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1969
Recorded at CBS Studios, New Bond St., London. 9th August 1969
Rick Sanders (vcl, gtr); Ron Geesin (pno); Geoff Hill, Mitch Howard, John Brown, Rick Sylvester, Pete Roche (vcls).
Side 1
2. Trixie's Song
AMORY KANE "JUST TO BE THERE"
CBS Records 63849 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1970
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, 208 Ladbroke Grove, London W10. Late Autumn, 1969
Ron Geesin ((1)cymbals, bs gtr, multitracked voices), ((2) plucked and stroked piano strings).
Side 1
1. Opening(1) (comp. Geesin, but not credited) 1'08"
Bridge between 1. & 2.(2)
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY (MEYER BABA)"
Universal Spiritual League white label pressing in 32 pp booklet
(12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1970
Mostly Pete Townshend compositions, produced by Pete Townshend.
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, 208 Ladbroke Grove, London W10. 19th January 1970
Gareth Morris (flute); Ron Geesin (elec. organ).
Side 2
2. With A Smile Up His Nose, They Entered (Geesin) 3'30"
This album was originally issued in a limited edition of 1000, subsequently pirated and issued in the USA as "Pete Townshend Plays".
This title, remastered, is also on:
1) "Hystery" CD, #24.
2) "Land Of Mist" CD, #15.
RON GEESIN & ROGER WATERS "MUSIC FROM THE BODY"
PINK FLOYD "ATOM HEART MOTHER"
BRIDGET ST. JOHN "SONGS FOR THE GENTLE MAN"
Dandelion Records DAN 8007 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1971
All tracks except 'Early Morning Song' reissued as 'ASK ME NO QUESTIONS/ SONGS FOR THE GENTLE MAN' by See For Miles Records SEECD 408 (p)1994
Ron Geesin produced the album, arranged most of the pieces and played on some.
Recorded at Sound Techniques studio, London. November and December 1970
Bridget St. John (vcls, 6 and 12str gtrs, harmonium); Ron Geesin (solo gtr & organ where noted); various chamber ensembles.
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Side 1 (mx. no. DAN 8007 A1) 1. A Day A Way (St. John) arr. Geesin 2. City Crazy (St. John) arr. John Henry 3. Early Morning Song (St. John) 4. Back To Stay (Martyn) arr. St. John; "celestial organ: Ron Geesin" 5. Seagull Sunday (Beresford, St. John) arr. Geesin 6. If You'd Been There (St. John) "solo acoustic guitar: Ron Geesin" |
Side 2 (mx. no. DAN 8007 B1) 1. Song For The Laird Of Connaught Hall, Part 2 (St. John) 2. Making Losing Better (St. John) "solo guitar: Ron Geesin" 3. The Lady And The Gentle Man (St. John) arr. Geesin 4. Downderry Daze (St. John) arr. Geesin 5. The Pebble And The Man (Donovan) arr. St. John & Geesin 6. It Seems Very Strange (St. John) |
RON GEESIN "ELECTROSOUND"
KPM Music Ltd. KPM 1102 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1972
Originally made for the film, TV and radio industries (not for sale to the public). Sold to the public by Ron Geesin under licence.
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. 1971-2
Ron Geesin (electronics and tape manipulation) composed, performed and recorded.
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Side 1 (mx. no. KPM 1102 A-1U) 1. Glass Dance 2. U.F.O. 3. Song Of The Wire 4. Industrial Jungle 5. Bottling Plant 6. Slow Song 7. Syncopot 8. Enzymes In Your Ear 9. Troglodyte 10. Slow Sprinkle |
Side 2 (mx. no. KPM 1102 B-2U) 1. Organ In The Clouds 2. Duck Figures 3. Electric Barbed Wire 4. Commuter 5. Car Crusher 6. Sky High 7. Duet For Choir And Tunnel 8. Spirograph A 9. Spirograph B |
'Syncopot' is also on:
1) "Hystery" CD, #21
2) "Land Of Mist" CD, #19
'Song Of The Wire' is also on:
1) "Hystery" CD, #22
2) "Land Of Mist" CD, #18
'Duck Figures' is also on "Land Of Mist" CD, #17
RON GEESIN "ELECTROSOUND Vol.2"
KPM Music Ltd. KPM 1154 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1975
Originally made for the film, TV and radio industries (not for sale to the public). Sold to the public by Ron Geesin under licence.
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. 1974-5
Ron Geesin (electronics and tape manipulation).
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Side 1 (mx. no. KPM 1154 A-1U) 1. Frenzy 2. Epidemic 3. Distant Images 4. Mini Molicules (sic) 5. Wilderness 6. Laughing Robot 7. Astral Traveller 8. Carousel 9. Land Of Mists 11. Crystal-Clear 12. Ice Cap |
Side 2 (mx. no. KPM 1154 B-2U) Electro Rhythm Nos. 1-32 |
'Land Of Mists' is also on "Land Of Mist" CD, #5.
RON GEESIN "PATRUNS"
Ron Geesin Records RON31 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1975
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. January to September 1975
Ron Geesin (pno) composed, performed and recorded.
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Side 1 (mx. no. RON+31+A) 1. Bb Wink 2. Octave Creep 3. Double Octave Ripple 4. Ab, Db & Gb Black Major Throb 5. White Note Of Calm 6. Dripped Chromatic Essence 7. Smoked Hips (The Time Dance) |
Side 2 (mx. no. RON+31+B) 1. Grand Eb Minor Opening 2. Eb Minor Paint Splash Slap Lash 3. Eb Minor, Lie Down Still! 4. Patrun Spread 5. Patform Twitch 6. Romanian Ragtome Shut 7. Chromatic Thrashers 8. Grand Bb Major Ending Wink |
'Smoked Hips (The Time Dance)' is also on "Hystery" CD, #14.
RON GEESIN "RIGHT THROUGH"
Ron Geesin Records RON323 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1977
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. Most of 1976
Ron Geesin (electronic and acoustic combinations, sound fx and tape manipulation) composed, performed and recorded.
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Side 1 (mx. no. RON+323+A) 1. Door-o-plane Gets Its Blades 2. Blades Spin Notions 3. Motion Above Rhythidoor 4. Four Guitars Did Laugh, Then Thought Again 5. Throb Thencewards Thrill |
Side 2 (mx. no. RON+323+B) 1. Hiding Haul Of Voices, Hail! 2. Shut Out Hailing Calls Through You 3. Gong Of Going Goes Right Through 4. Rhythiano Plonks The Plug Out, And We Follow |
'Throb Thencewards Thrill' is also on "Hystery" CD, #13.
RON GEESIN "ATMOSPHERES"
KPM Music Ltd. KPM1201 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1977
Originally made for the film, TV and radio industries (not for sale to the public). Sold to the public by Ron Geesin under licence.
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. 1976-7
Ron Geesin (electronic and acoustic combinations, tape manipulation) composed, performed and recorded.
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Side 1 (mx. no. KPM 1201 A-3) 1. Contentment 2. Jolly Pranks 3. Holiday Fizz 4. Pleasure Glide 5. Morning Sundew 6. Gentle Awakening 7. Floating Down 8. Water Flight 9. Ambling Antics 10. Convivial |
Side 2 (mx. no. KPM 1201 B-2) 1. Timeless 2. Solar Flares 3. Colossus 4. Liquid Heat 5. Evil Passage 6. Waltz In A Forest 7. Remorseless Climb 8. Decimation Process 9. Cancer 10. Cavern 11. History Of Invention |
'Morning Sundew' is also on "Land Of Mist" CD, #9.
'Solar Flares' is also on "Land Of Mist" CD, #10.
"MINIATURES"
Pipe Records PIPE2 (12", 33.3rpm, stereo LP) (p)1980
Also issued as 'The Miniatures Micropack' Sony Micro Cassette, a limited edition of 100 in a blue plastic box with clear plastic lid containing:
1) the cassette
2) 4 x 35mm colour slides of parts of the album sleeve and track listings
3) a tiny blank 'sketchbook' in a red cover - 15x22mm
4) 3 envelopes containing miniature printed ephemera (playing cards and pages from The Bible and Shakespeare).
The original album + one extra track 'The Miniatures Miniature' (all artists) re-released by Voiceprint VP159CD (CD) (p)1994
"a sequence of fifty-one tiny masterpieces edited by morgan-fisher"
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. May-June 1978
Ron Geesin (voice, Oberheim synth, 4 banjos) composed, performed and recorded.
Side B
1. Enterbrain Exit (1'00")
RON GEESIN "MAGNIFICENT MACHINES"
Themes International TIM 11 CD (CD) (p)1988
Originally made for the film, TV and radio industries (not for sale to the public). Sold to the public by Ron Geesin under licence.
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. 1984-5
Ron Geesin (electronic, computer and acoustic combinations) composed, performed and recorded.
All material re-mixed from Geesin's music for the Channel Four TV series "Losing Track", a history of British public transport.
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1. In Times Gone By (a) 2. In Times Gone By (b) 3. Pace Of Change 4. The Iron Works 5. Old Boilers Never Die (a) 6. Old Boilers Never Die (b) 7. Machines Of War 8. All Aboard! 9. Steam Up (a) 10. Steam Up (b) 11. Mechanization 12. Wheels Within Wheels (a) 13. Wheels Within Wheels (b) 14. All Our Yesterdays 15. Contradictions |
16. The Rise And Fall 17. Machine Power 18. Steady Progress 19. Destructive Force 20. Luxury Class 21. Ghost Train 22. Transportation 23. Move With The Times 24. Odd Moments 25. Just Routine (a) 26. Just Routine (b) 27. Just Routine (c) 28. Rolling Along (a) 29. Rolling Along (b) 30. Rolling Along (c) |
"PASSED NORMAL Vol. 6&7"
FOT Records, USA, FOT PN67 (CD double album) (p)1993
Recorded at Ron Geesin studio, Heathfield, E. Sussex. 25th May-- 7th June 1983
Ron Geesin (multi electric gtrs) composed, performed and recorded.
Vol.6
7. Dr. Gray's Thankyou (6"33")
Superfinemagneticparticle "Little Eternities"
IMMP (no number) (33.3rpm, 7") (p)1998
Ron Geesin (bjo feature on backing track by others)
Side 1
1. Geeseywaltz
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