As with Waylon Jennings‘ deeply-felt “Abilene” or Ruby Wright’s surprisingly bass-centric “Adios Aloha,” one cannot but feel alarmed by the depth of bottom in the opening synth notes of this charmingly analog production – recorded at Cincinnati’s Counterpart Creative Studios, with Shad O‘Shea and Wes Boatman at the helm (get it?):
“Capricorn Flight”
The Saturn Symphony Orchestra (1981)
Lo and behold, “Capricorn Flight” would be from the pen of Manzel Bush – however, using the alias The Saturn Symphony Orchestra. Last September, Zero to 180 celebrated the groovy ‘space funk’ sound of Manzel, who would record two 1970s dance tracks for Cincinnati’s Fraternity that would be highly sought by DJs and vinyl enthusiasts in the decades since.
Manzel Bush
Photo courtesy of Discogs
Three digits for original copies of “Capricorn Flight” are what to expect at auction. with prices hitting as high as $316 in 2008 and $210 plus $200 — both from 2018.
First appearance of Cincinnati skyline in Zero to 180
Just discovered this delightful vintage ad c/o Aerial Noise
