Will need someone to see if it’s available on Tidal as I don’t have it.
Decent quality Youtube upload of the entire album
It’s a mono recording so bear that in mind.
The sleeve notes are on the Trunk Records website here - if you can be arsed but worth a read as it was quite a journey to get the album released back in 2009.
Not something you’ll chuck on before you go for a bevvy on a Saturday night but I think it’s an extraordinary thing.
Right, bit of a trip down memory lane this as I had very strong recollections of sitting down with my parents and sisters every week to watch this as kid. I quite enjoyed it from that point of view, and recalled the scene with the macaques in the hot water that was soundtracked by the penultimate piece. Sadly, the reason I recalled those snowbound Japanese simians was not because of the beauty of the music, but rather the flute heavy cod-Japanese tune didn’t sit well with a 12-year old me all the way back then and was no better know.
I really like the closing piece that using classical themes, found voices and pieces of Attenborough’s commentary though. The album sounded a bit horrible via TIDAL, condensed and muffled (almost like somebody had put on Dolby NR when it was unwanted).
This is a 5/10 but I can’t see myself buying it or returning to listen to it again after another 39 years.
