[CP 292 CD] Alan Coggins, Wendy Cook; Sound Images
September 2023; The C.P. P.T.B. have been deep, deep in the weeds for some time now, foraging endlessly out in the ether, the grand-purpose of their efforts being of course the eternal unlocking of a certain regional aesthetic relating to the arcane application of the Avant-Electronic spec pertaining to secondary/tertiary causes. Case in point: the 1976 double-LP issue being replicated here, originally issued by MacDonald & Evans (Educational Recordings) Ltd. as the series' second release (after a Barry Boys-directed Julius Caesar as realised by The Globe Shakespeare Company) envisioned as "Vocal, electronic and instrumental compositions for creative work with 5-7-year-olds and 7-9-year-olds" turns out to be a wonder of mid-70s Analogue Sound Design, in each case the lone appearance on record by both Composer Alan Coggins & the storied "Teacher and choreographer. Senior Lecturer in Dance and Movement Studies at Middlesex Polytechnic at Trent Park. Choreographer for the Hallé Ch