The Rare Recording

...Could you tell me about some of your early experiences, that is, when you first recognized that you did have this particular gift of extra sensory perception?"

Series
WBAI And NPR Playhouse
Original Broadcast Date
10/15/1980
Cast
Eric Sears, Arthur Miller, Irene Wagner, Christina Moore, David Rapkin, Paul Mantell, F. Murray Abraham, Joe Frank
Format
Panel Discussion, Absurd Monologue, 28 minutes
Preceded by:	White Elephants
Followed by:	Joe Frank In Concert
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The Rare Recording is a program produced by Joe Frank in 1980.

It aired on NPR as "The Radio Experience Special: The Rare Recording".

Synopsis

• A panel discussion about esp: learning esp, picking up on thoughts, an esp demonstration, psychodynamic juggling.
• Communication throughout history, smoke signals, heliography, semaphore, alpine horns, speaking tubes.
• "Don't make me do it"
• More about speaking tubes
• The rare recording of the 'Orchestral Suite in A Minor for Alpine Horns and Violins' by August Blenheim.
• Being buried alive
• Paul Mantell describes traveling in search of death
• Yoko Ono moans
• Cathy Berberian vocalizes
• What if it's neither/nor, either/or?

Music

This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.

• Unknown string music, also used in Five Part Dissonance [Intro]

• "Skin Deep" - Duke Ellington (from Ellington Uptown, 1951) | YouTube [14:46]
• "Aos" - Yoko Ono (from Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band, 1970) | YouTube [16:06]

• "Visage" - Luciano Berio (from Electronic Music, 1967) | YouTube [22:31]
• Unknown clangorous music [25:10]

Shared material

• Five Part Dissonance
• Great Lives (Remix)

Additional credits

The original broadcast credits state: "Performers included: Bernie Mantell, Eric Sears, Arthur Miller, Irene Wagner, F. Murray Abraham, Christina Moore, and Joe Frank. The Rare Recording was written by Joe Frank and David Rapkin. It was directed and produced by Joe Frank. Executive Producer: Keith Talbot."