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{{For|the book by mathematician Ian Stewart|From Here to Infinity (book)}}
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| Name = From Here To Infinity
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| name = From Here to Infinity
| Artist = [[Lee Ranaldo]]
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| Cover = Ranaldo_Infinity.jpg
| artist = [[Lee Ranaldo]]
| cover = Ranaldo_Infinity.jpg
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| Released = 1987 <small>(vinyl)</small><br />1988 <small>(compact disc)</small>
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| Recorded = [[New York City]] and [[Nottingham, England]], [[1983]]&mdash;[[1987]].
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| released = 1987 <small>(vinyl)</small><br />1988 <small>(compact disc)</small>
| Genre = [[Noise music]]
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| recorded = 1983–1987, [[New York City]] and [[Nottingham, England]]
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| Length = 29:50
| Label = [[SST Records|SST]]
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| Producer = [[Lee Ranaldo]]
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| Reviews = *[[All Music Guide]] {{Rating-5|1.5}}
| genre = [[Noise music]]
| length = 29:50 (CD version) <br />12:14 (LP version)
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| This album = ''[[From Here To Infinity]]''<br />(1987)
| producer = [[Lee Ranaldo]]
| Next album = ''[[Scriptures of the Golden Eternity]]''<br />(1993/1995)
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| Artist = [[SST Records]]
| next_title = [[A Perfect Day EP]]
| Type = studio
| next_year = 1992
| Last album = ''[[All (album)|All]]''<br />[[Descendants]]<br />(SST 112)<br />(1987)
| This album = ''[[From Here To Infinity]]''<br />[[Lee Ranaldo]]<br />(SST 113)<br />(1987)
| Next album = (no release or missing title)<br />(SST 114)<br />(1987?)
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'''''From Here To Infinity''''' (rendered on the cover and label art as '''''From Here → Infinity''''') is the first solo album by [[Sonic Youth]] guitarist/songwriter [[Lee Ranaldo]]. The album consists of several compositions performed by Ranaldo with guitar, amplifier feedback, and guitar stompbox effects recorded onto extended [[tape loop|tape loops]].
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'''''From Here to Infinity''''' (rendered on the cover and label art as '''''From Here → Infinity''''') is the first solo album by the [[Sonic Youth]] guitarist/songwriter [[Lee Ranaldo]]. The album consists of several compositions performed by Ranaldo with guitar, amplifier feedback, and guitar [[stompbox]] effects recorded onto extended [[tape loop]]s.

==Album history==
==Album history==
The album was originally released by [[SST Records]] on [[lock groove]] vinyl, which allowed the listener to listen to the remaining few seconds of each composition for as long as they desired. On the original vinyl recording, Ranaldo created a few of the tracks directly in the [[Audio mastering|mastering]] studio where the cutting of the original vinyl version took place.<ref name="fromherecd">Lee Ranaldo, untitled liner notes from ''From Here To Infinity'' CD, dated December 1987, SST Records</ref>. In addition to the locked grooves, the LP was mastered at 45 RPM (although the vinyl's record label also gave a "varispeed" designation, suggesting that the record could be enjoyed at any speed) and also contained on the album's second side an engraving of the serpent designed by [[Savage Pencil]], which was given its own track number, title, and facetious "[[infinity]]" track length.
The album was originally released by [[SST Records]] on [[lock groove]] vinyl, which allowed the listener to listen to the remaining few seconds of each composition for as long as they desired. On the original vinyl recording, Ranaldo created a few of the tracks directly in the [[Audio mastering|mastering]] studio where the cutting of the original vinyl version took place.<ref name="fromherecd">Lee Ranaldo, untitled liner notes from ''From Here to Infinity'' CD, dated December 1987, SST Records</ref> In addition to the locked grooves, the LP was mastered at 45 RPM (although the vinyl's record label also gave a "varispeed" designation, suggesting that the record could be enjoyed at any speed) and also contained on the album's second side an engraving of the serpent designed by [[Savage Pencil]], which was given its own track number, title, and facetious "[[infinity]]" track length.


The spontaneous insertion of recordings during the vinyl cutting stage proved to be both a blessing and a minor setback when it came time for the compact disc edition of the album to be created, according to Ranaldo's sleeve note on the CD edition; Ranaldo utilized a combination of the original master tapes, and recordings taken directly from a vinyl copy of the album to reproduce the tracks that Ranaldo had done in the mastering studio.<ref name="fromherecd">Lee Ranaldo, untitled liner notes from ''From Here To Infinity'' CD, dated December 1987, SST Records</ref> Ranaldo also extended the length of many of the tracks, and cut new tape loops based on the original recordings "to replace certain lock grooves" that the artist "wasn't altogether happy with" on the original record.<ref name="fromherecd">Lee Ranaldo, untitled liner notes from ''From Here To Infinity'' CD, dated December 1987, SST Records</ref> The utilization of some transfers from a vinyl copy inspired Ranaldo to boast on the bottom of the sleeve note that the CD edition of ''From Here To Infinity'' was "the only compact disc with surface noise".<ref name="fromherecd">Lee Ranaldo, untitled liner notes from ''From Here To Infinity'' CD, dated December 1987, SST Records</ref>
The spontaneous insertion of recordings during the vinyl cutting stage proved to be both a blessing and a minor setback when it came time for the compact disc edition of the album to be created, according to Ranaldo's sleeve note on the CD edition; Ranaldo utilized a combination of the original master tapes, and recordings taken directly from a vinyl copy of the album to reproduce the tracks that Ranaldo had done in the mastering studio.<ref name="fromherecd"/> Ranaldo also extended the length of many of the tracks, and cut new tape loops based on the original recordings "to replace certain lock grooves" that the artist "wasn't altogether happy with" on the original record.<ref name="fromherecd"/> The utilization of some transfers from a vinyl copy inspired Ranaldo to boast on the bottom of the sleeve note that the CD edition of ''From Here to Infinity'' was "the only compact disc with [[surface noise]]".<ref name="fromherecd"/>


The album reached #20 in the [[UK Indie Chart]], spending six weeks on the chart.<ref name="Lazell">Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980 - 1989'', Cherry Red Books, {{ISBN|0-9517206-9-4}}</ref>
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The title was taken out of print after a business dispute between Sonic Youth and SST led to the deletion of all Sonic Youth titles from the SST catalog, although the title did remain on SST catalog inserts for a few years afterward<ref name="sst">SST Super Store Catalog #MO5, ca.1994</ref>; as of the spring of 2007, no new edition of ''From Here To Infinity'' is planned, although used/leftover copies of the CD trade for an average of $14 to $28 on such sites as Half.com.


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The title was taken out of print after a business dispute between Sonic Youth and SST led to the deletion of all Sonic Youth titles from the SST catalog, although the title did remain on SST catalog inserts for a few years afterward;<ref name="sst">SST Super Store Catalog #MO5, ca.1994</ref> as of the spring of 2007, no new edition of ''From Here to Infinity'' is planned, although used/leftover copies of the CD trade for an average of $14 to $28 on such sites as Half.com.
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==Track Listing==

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== Track listing ==
===Original vinyl edition===
===Original vinyl edition===
====Side A====
====Side one====
#Time Stands Still (2:40)
#"Time Stands Still" – 2:40
#Destruction Site (1:17)
#"Destruction Site" – 1:17
#Ouroboron (0:46)
#"Ouroboron" – 0:46
#Slo Drone (1:10)
#"Slo Drone" – 1:10
#New Groove Loop (0:48)
#"New Groove Loop" – 0:48
#Florida Flower (0:40)
#"Florida Flower" – 0:40
#Hard Left (0:18)
#"Hard Left" – 0:18

====Side B====
====Side two====
#Fuzz/Locusts (1:04)
#"Fuzz/Locusts" – 1:04
#To Mary (0:40)
#"To Mary" – 0:40
#Lathe Speaks (1:39)
#"Lathe Speaks" – 1:39
#The Resolution (0:48)
#"The Resolution" – 0:48
#Sav X ("infinite")
#"Sav X" – ∞
#*This track is actually an etching of Savage Pencil's dragon from the front cover.
#*This track is actually an etching of Savage Pencil's dragon from the front cover.
#The Open End (0:24)
#"The Open End" – 0:24

===Compact disc edition===
===Compact disc edition===
#Time Stands Still (3:51)
#"Time Stands Still" – 3:51
#Destruction Site (2:17)
#"Destruction Site" – 2:17
#Ouroboron (1:41)
#"Ouroboron" – 1:41
#Slo Drone (2:25)
#"Slo Drone" – 2:25
#New Groove Loop (2:50)
#"New Groove Loop" – 2:50
#Florida Flower (1:05)
#"Florida Flower" – 1:05
#Hard Left (1:43)
#"Hard Left" – 1:43
#Fuzz/Locusts (2:06)
#"Fuzz/Locusts" – 2:06
#To Mary (X2) (3:26)
#"To Mary (X2)" – 3:26
#Lathe Speaks (1:58)
#"Lathe Speaks" – 1:58
#The Resolution (2:13)
#"The Resolution" – 2:13
#King's Ogg (4:15)
#"King's Ogg" – 4:15
#* Savage Pencil's dragon etching (aka the "track" "Sav X" from side two of the vinyl) is reproduced on the CD's silkscreened label.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/release/667381 Vinyl tracklisting] and [http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=667381 cover, label, and vinyl art] at Discogs.org
*[http://www.discogs.com/release/667381 Vinyl track listing] and [http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=667381 cover, label, and vinyl art] at Discogs.org


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Latest revision as of 23:01, 24 June 2024

For the book by mathematician Ian Stewart, see From Here to Infinity (book).
From Here to Infinity
Studio album by
Lee Ranaldo
Released1987 (vinyl)
1988 (compact disc)
Recorded1983–1987, New York City and Nottingham, England
GenreNoise music
Length29:50 (CD version)
12:14 (LP version)
LabelUnited States SST (113)
United Kingdom Blast First
ProducerLee Ranaldo
Lee Ranaldo chronology
From Here to Infinity
(1987) 		A Perfect Day EP
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

From Here to Infinity (rendered on the cover and label art as From Here → Infinity) is the first solo album by the Sonic Youth guitarist/songwriter Lee Ranaldo. The album consists of several compositions performed by Ranaldo with guitar, amplifier feedback, and guitar stompbox effects recorded onto extended tape loops.

Album history

[edit]

The album was originally released by SST Records on lock groove vinyl, which allowed the listener to listen to the remaining few seconds of each composition for as long as they desired. On the original vinyl recording, Ranaldo created a few of the tracks directly in the mastering studio where the cutting of the original vinyl version took place.[2] In addition to the locked grooves, the LP was mastered at 45 RPM (although the vinyl's record label also gave a "varispeed" designation, suggesting that the record could be enjoyed at any speed) and also contained on the album's second side an engraving of the serpent designed by Savage Pencil, which was given its own track number, title, and facetious "infinity" track length.

The spontaneous insertion of recordings during the vinyl cutting stage proved to be both a blessing and a minor setback when it came time for the compact disc edition of the album to be created, according to Ranaldo's sleeve note on the CD edition; Ranaldo utilized a combination of the original master tapes, and recordings taken directly from a vinyl copy of the album to reproduce the tracks that Ranaldo had done in the mastering studio.[2] Ranaldo also extended the length of many of the tracks, and cut new tape loops based on the original recordings "to replace certain lock grooves" that the artist "wasn't altogether happy with" on the original record.[2] The utilization of some transfers from a vinyl copy inspired Ranaldo to boast on the bottom of the sleeve note that the CD edition of From Here to Infinity was "the only compact disc with surface noise".[2]

The album reached #20 in the UK Indie Chart, spending six weeks on the chart.[3]

The title was taken out of print after a business dispute between Sonic Youth and SST led to the deletion of all Sonic Youth titles from the SST catalog, although the title did remain on SST catalog inserts for a few years afterward;[4] as of the spring of 2007, no new edition of From Here to Infinity is planned, although used/leftover copies of the CD trade for an average of $14 to $28 on such sites as Half.com.

Track listing

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Original vinyl edition

[edit]

Side one

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  1. "Time Stands Still" – 2:40
  2. "Destruction Site" – 1:17
  3. "Ouroboron" – 0:46
  4. "Slo Drone" – 1:10
  5. "New Groove Loop" – 0:48
  6. "Florida Flower" – 0:40
  7. "Hard Left" – 0:18

Side two

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  1. "Fuzz/Locusts" – 1:04
  2. "To Mary" – 0:40
  3. "Lathe Speaks" – 1:39
  4. "The Resolution" – 0:48
  5. "Sav X" – ∞
    • This track is actually an etching of Savage Pencil's dragon from the front cover.
  6. "The Open End" – 0:24

Compact disc edition

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  1. "Time Stands Still" – 3:51
  2. "Destruction Site" – 2:17
  3. "Ouroboron" – 1:41
  4. "Slo Drone" – 2:25
  5. "New Groove Loop" – 2:50
  6. "Florida Flower" – 1:05
  7. "Hard Left" – 1:43
  8. "Fuzz/Locusts" – 2:06
  9. "To Mary (X2)" – 3:26
  10. "Lathe Speaks" – 1:58
  11. "The Resolution" – 2:13
  12. "King's Ogg" – 4:15
    • Savage Pencil's dragon etching (aka the "track" "Sav X" from side two of the vinyl) is reproduced on the CD's silkscreened label.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c d Lee Ranaldo, untitled liner notes from From Here to Infinity CD, dated December 1987, SST Records
  3. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980 - 1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
  4. ^ SST Super Store Catalog #MO5, ca.1994
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