DD051

DD051 is the Initial Catalogue number of one of Delia's Attic Tapes for Lowell.

Mark Ayres' notes

Type: 10.5" reel, 1/4" tape,
Label: Lowell 3

Louis Niebur's notes

DD051 – Lowell 3
Amazing
14:05 – lampshade with mysterious windy sounds in background. Ends 16:23
16:32 – high pitched buzzing. Other buzzing enters over it, and throbs. Ends 19:12
19:27 – distorted heatbeat, racing. Lampshade enters under it in background. Ends 21:39
21:51 – drumming over simple tune. Like earlier harmonium tune, it’s based on “Anchors
Away”, ends with “star spangled banner”. ends 23:10
23:16 – irregular heartbeat and wind. At 23:46, middle-eastern sounding flute enters,
distorted. Treated voice, lowered way down, singing up scale a major 3 rd . Full major triad
is implied in background. Fades 25:12
25:21 – heartbeat with creaking and wind. Lampshade enters at 26:25, and heartbeat gets
more irregular. Gets very loud, and distorted, the levels are not good.
28:17 – lampshade with wind.
30:40 – test tone.
31:14 – high pitched buzzing with wind and slow heartbeat. At 31:33 more buzzing
enters over it and throbs.
35:20 – very low rumbling, with occasional low clangs.
36:47 – slow heartbeat, creaking and loud, swirling wind
39:29 – buzzing with waves
41:55 – buzzing and underwater bubbling, and wind.
44:12 – electronic tones playing atonal melody with countermelody. Lampshade enters
after about 1 minute.
47:11 – electronic tones playing same atonal melody with countermelody. Lampshade
enters at 48:05. ends 50:10

James Percival's notes

CDD/1/3/7 Lowell 3
Caroline McCullough film – third master reel
FORMER REFERENCE: DD051 DATE: 1970 CONTAINS: Lowell
MEDIUM: 10.5" reel, ¼" tape TAPE SPEED: 15ips DURATION: 00:50:16
LABELS: [Reel label:] LOWELL 3
[Reel labels:] CUE 15+ / Full track / THIS TAPE COPY 1ST MASTER 1ST MASTER 2nd MASTER
NOTES: Electronic sound for Lowell: distorted heartbeat; 'fiocking' door creaks; treated harmonium music which morphs into “The Star-Spangled Banner” with drumming; lampshade sounds.