Insertion in Middle C - Rare LP - Dr. Philter Banx - NR

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"  Review

Dr Philter Banx – Insertion in middle “C” was a studio project recorded by a student collective who were attending Fanshawe College in 1975, in London, Ontario. It was recorded at Creative Electronics Studio, an 8 track recording studio located at the College, which was one of only six recording studios in Canada at that time. The students were enrolled in the first post-secondary program for teaching Recording Music Techniques, specifically electronic music, which was gaining popularity at that time.

Back in the romantic period of 1975, the average mating cycle of a typical heterosexual human interlude was scientifically determined to last 22 minutes; the amount of time which happened to coincide nicely with the length of time one side of an LP will play. And thus was the impetus for the “Insertion” project, as conceived by fledgling producer, Robert Leth. On Side A, the music starts out as slow as smooth jelly and will roll away on a smooth naked belly; over time, it organically cultivates until it reaches an exhilarating climax. The flip side of course is the serenity of the afterglow.

Phil Ross was the original “Doctor Phil” and was the key musician for the project. He was the “Phil” in “Dr. Philter Banx”; a spoonerism technique of the filter bank, a component that controls the separation of signals that pass through filters. Indeed, the Engineering of the zygote and mixing of the spermatozoa was also by Phil Ross. For a more exciting sensation during penetration, the good doctor has etched ribs into the metal object. We observe that the metal fragments have accumulated, becoming the ring zone.

Phil had a significant investment tied up in his moog synthesizer, which was one of only three moog synthesizers in the world at the time of recording (one of the others was used on the recording of “Lucky Man” by Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake, & Palmer.) The album cost $2,000.00 to produce. Being the pre-digital age, the artwork comprised the most costly aspect of the project, $800 ($8,000.00 in today’s currency).

“Insertion of Middle C” could be construed as the insertion point of the needle on the vinyl grooves. Thus, this album should be well lubricated whereas the listener should be only partially inebriated. The album was recorded when sound waves were produced to create a mild aphrodisiac, way before the invention of sexual chemicals hatched by the Farmersuiticals. A normal person should take 4 minutes to become aroused. Should arousal not occur, seek out a Farmersuitical .........

............. Copies of “Insertion in Middle “C”” have resurfaced quite regularly over the past 35 years. There was a flurry of activity surrounding this album around 4 years ago. At the time, it was changing hands for around $200 to $300, and reportedly the album fetched $1,000.00, after a club DJ in New York who went by the handle “Green Tea” started tea-totaling it (sampling).

Now, the album has once again sparked some significant excitement and, due to pent-up demand from the general pubic.

We think you will find this remarkable pioneering scientific recording quite stimulating. " .... review excerpted from Museum of Canadian Music (www.mocm.ca)

Producer's Note: My name is Robert Leth, and I am the original producer of this album, which once again has found a new lease on life on the web. I declare that this copy of the LP for sale on eBay, is pristine, mint and sealed, and is one of only less than 10 that I know of to so still exist. Furthermore, I can confirm that when a copy of this album changes, that it is generally in the range of $200 - $300, as stated in the review above.

And just to make it fun, I have decided to make this copy available for the original (1975) price of just $10, and with No Reserve !!