Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (album)
| Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1967 |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, spoken word |
| Length | 33:47 |
| Label | Mercury 21131 (mono)/61131 (stereo) Performance PERF 389 |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out is a 1967 album credited to Timothy Leary, created to accompany the documentary film of the same name.[2] It contains narrated meditation mixed with freeform psychedelic rock music.
Music
According to BrooklynVegan: "Like the earlier release, it is spoken word but with sparse haunting mostly guitar and tabla music over it. Unlike the direct plainspoken narration of the earlier record, this sounds as if the voices are beamed down from somewhere in the stratosphere."[3]
Reception and legacy
BrooklynVegan said: "Calling this a singular work does not do it justice. While strange, its obvious influence on the culture at the time cannot be overstated. So pull up a chair, turn on, tune in and give this a whirl if you dare."[3]
Track listing
Side A
- "The Turn On" - 2:23
- "The Tune In" - 3:34
- "The Beginning of the Voyage (Heart Chakra)" - 4:01
- "Root Chakra" - 2:05
- "All Girls Are Yours" - 4:37
- "Freak-Out" - 0:29
Side B
- "Freak-Out (Continued)" - 3:53
- "Genetic Memory" - 6:43
- "Re-Entry (Nirvana)" - 3:10
- "Epilogue (Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out)" - 2:52
Liner notes
All selections written by Maryvonne Giercarz/Lars Eric/Richard Bond
Guide: Timothy Leary, Ph.D.
Voyager: Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.
Divine Connection: Rosemary Woodruff
Veena: Maryvonne Giercarz
Guitar: Lars Eric
Tabla: Richard Bond
Executive Producer: Henry G. Saperstein
Associate Producer: S. Richard Krown
Special Effects Conception: UPA Pictures, Inc.
Produced by Al Ham
Tape Editor: Dale McKechnie
Notes
Sample from this album were used on the Skinny Puppy song "Left Hand Shake" from their album Last Rights. Leary agreed for the sample to be used but the copyright holder did not and the song was pulled from the album. Samples were also used on the Nine Inch Nails remix album Fixed.
There were two albums with this name: the 1967 'Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' - Mercury Records 21131 (mono)/61131 (stereo) [4] - and a prior, 1966 version without music and a different narrative by Leary, possibly recorded at the Millbrook mansion - (ESP-Disk 1027).[5] On it Leary describes the recording location of his narrative as 'On the third floor of the Castilla Foundation' in New York, a countryside house used as a sanctuary for psychedelic experiences.
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out at AllMusic
- ^ "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967 documentary)". IMDB. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Staff, BrooklynVegan. "The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". discogs.com. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out". discogs.com. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
External links
- Full audio at Internet Archive
- Soundtrack of Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out at IMDb (associated documentary film)