LEMAÎTRE, Maurice. Maurice Lemaître Présente le Lettrisme. Paris: Columbia Records. 1958.
Vinyl record teal label lettered in black, housed inside a photographic slip case; some bumping to edges of case; very good.
The very first record of Lettrism and sound poetry which features the voice of Maurice Lemaître and a Lettrist choir.
Published in 1958, this was the first record of Lettrism and sound poetry even preceeding Henri Chopin’s recordings. The year after this record’s release, Chopin went on to write a review of this record in a Lettrist magazine.
This record includes well known Lettrist pieces such as Roxana or Lettre Rock of Maurice Lemaître, as well as Rituel somptueux pour la sélection des espèces of Isidore Isou. Legend has it, this record sold so poorly, that Columbia Records melted down the vinyl wax in order to reuse it for more commercial releases.
SKU: 2123526