ESP 1098 Mij / Color By The Number

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When MIJ, aka Jim Holmberg was found by ESP, yodeling by the fountain in Washington Square Park, on a hot, summer Sunday afternoon, he explained that an auto accident had fractured his skull and impaired his hearing. But it had also altered his perceptions and enabled him to do things that he did not understand, but which worked musically. The next day ESP sent him into the studio. With Onno Scholtze's help, Mij explored the possibilities of multiple reverb to provide a series of echoes for his yodeling. When the project was completed, both participants continued to reverberate. They may be reverberating still.


Personnel

Jim Holmberg: vocals and guitar


Track Listing

1. Two Stars 3:55
2. Grok (Martian Love Call) 7:04
3. Romeo And Juliet 3:16
4. Little Boy 4:19
5. Lookin' Out Today 3:42
6. Door Keys 4:47
7. Planet Of A Flower 4:20
8. Never Be Free 4:23
9. Look Into The (K)Night 8:02

All compositions by Jim Holmberg (Syndicore Music BMI).

Credits

Recorded in 3 hrs., Jan. 12, 1969 at A-1 Sound, NYC. Engineered by Onno Scholtze. Original Jacket design by Baby Jerry. Original Drawing by Ron Bunzl. Production Manager: Tom Abbs. Remastering by Douglas McGregor. Original cover art from the collection of Gregor Kessler. Design & Layout by Miles Bachman, Michael Sanzone and Fumi Tomita.

Press Quotes

"One of the more timeless titles in the ESP catalog." ? Weirdo Records

"...his music is heartfelt and quite shockingly memorable and no less relevant and fun today as it was almost 40 years ago" - Raul D'Gama Rose, All About Jazz


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