I am sitting in a room. Archival Recordings 1969-2019, by Alvin Lucier

I am sitting in a room. Archival Recordings 1969-2019

by Alvin Lucier

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The boxed set “Alvin Lucier. I am sitting in a room. Archival Recordings 1969–2019” was released on the occasion of Alvin Lucier’s 90th birthday on May 14th, 2021.

- Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered units
- 180g Vinyl
- Over 235 min playtime
- 124 page book

Jan Thoben, Bernhard Rietbrock and Trevor Saint, the editors of this publication, compiled ten archival recordings of Lucier’s most well-known composition as well as a 124-page book containing numerous articles and Mary Lucier's complete Polaroid Image Series: ROOM. For the first time, this collection of recordings represents the widely unknown genealogy of what is today regarded as one of the most important experimental compositions of the 20th century. The editors were able to unearth previously unreleased archival material ranging from Lucier’s first preliminary attempt to realize this piece in 1969 to his last performance of "I am sitting in a room" in Riga, Latvia in 2019.

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	1.	Alvin Lucier - I am sitting in a room (1970, Middletown, CT) 23:05	info	buy track
	2.	Alvin Lucier - I am sitting in room (2018, Paris) 25:59		buy track

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This limited edition boxed set (500 numbered copies) is only complete as a physical product. There are two tracks available for digital download. Download info for all recordings is included in each physical boxed set.

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LP A: I am sitting in a room | 1969, Brandeis University
(preliminary version)
LP B: I am sitting in a room | 1970, Middletown, CT
(first official recording used for concerts until 1995)
LP C: I am sitting in a room | 1995, Cologne, Germany
(first real-time live performance using tape loop)
LP D: I am sitting in a radio studio | 2005, London, UK
LP E: I am sitting in a room | 2018, Paris, France
LP F: I am sitting in a room | 2019, Riga, Latvia
(last live performance with Lucier as speaker)

CD 1-1: I am sitting in a room | 2000, Karlsruhe, Germany
(first digital real-time live performance using multiple rooms)
CD 1-2: I am sitting in a room | 2012, New York City, NY
CD 2-1: I am sitting in a room | 1986, Berlin, Germany - Speaker: Ute Birk
CD 2-2: I am sitting in a room | 1994, Karlsruhe, Germany - Speaker: Dieter Stöckel
(first digital real-time live performance)

Book includes texts by:
Christopher Burns
Nicolas Collins
Florian Cramer
James Fei
Seth Kim-Cohen
Brandon LaBelle
Matthieu Saladin
Sabine Sanio
Martin Supper
Anette Vandsø

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released May 14, 2021

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Sound on Paper Editions publishes materials by American experimental composer Alvin Lucier.

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