Visions of the Emerald Beyond
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| Studio album by Mahavishnu Orchestra | ||||
| Released | February 1975 | |||
| Recorded | December 1974, Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ken Scott and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin | |||
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| Robert Christgau | C+ |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Visions of the Emerald Beyond is an album by the jazz fusion group Mahavishnu Orchestra, and the second released by its second incarnation.
According to the liner notes, the album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City from December 4 until December 14, 1974. It was then mixed at Trident Studios in London from December 16 until December 24, 1974.
This poem by Sri Chinmoy titled "Visions of the Emerald Beyond", was printed on the album cover.
"No more am I the foolish customer
of a dry, sterile, intellectual breeze.
I shall buy only
the weaving visions of the emerald Beyond.
My heart-tapestry
shall capture the Himalayan Smiles
of my Pilot Supreme.
In the burial of my sunken mind
is the revival of my climbing heart.
In the burial of my deceased mind
is the festival of my all-embracing life."
All songs by John McLaughlin except where indicated.
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