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Notes on auditioning/purchasing the albums above:

    All of the above albums and audio examples are available to browse, and you can conveniently purchase albums at the Amazon webstore (this link takes you to ALL their Wendy Carlos album listings, in one place). We're linking each album to them directly above because currently Amazon provides their familiar fast service with decent discount pricing. It's easy to go directly there just by clicking on any of the small CD images to the right above. Alternatively, you may prefer to purchase in a local music store, or browse an online store of your choice. For example, you can try Barnes and Noble or Borders, (we've placed some clickable icons below for your convenience).
    Once online type in "Wendy Carlos" and pick Classical/Popular Music and choose the album you wish. Currently some of the albums are found in the Classical bin, others in Popular or even under the Soundtrack categories (usually, if not always, the whole list comes up under: Wendy Carlos). Note that there are several imported editions (at much higher prices) near the end of the Amazon artist listings. We recommend the upper, later versions instead.

(Clicking one of the small CD images in the upper right column above usually bypasses these steps, and links directly to the Amazon page for that particular album, where you may also audition the music on most titles before buying.)

      

    For Reviews, Liner Notes, and lots of interesting Background Info, click the appropriate "Learn more about". Quite a few of your questions on general topics about Wendy Carlos albums are answered on the Disc Notes page. To listen to audio examples on the above CD's, and to purchase, click one of the small CD images.
    Please understand that we have no control over the music sellers including those that can be linked from here, and we have no responsibility for their actions or policies. We have experienced only minor problems, and find them to be very reputable dealers. Always use common sense, however: a credit card is best way to order, and expect that with the many albums ordered and sold, occasional errors can be made, and you may have to contact them about it. (You might like to know that virtually all online sellers except amazon buy from the same wholesaler, who ships for them.)
    A few sites allow anyone to "mount a soap-box," via reviews of widely varying quality/relevance, some very genorous, a few quite off-the-wall mean. These can be fun to read, but beware of the hit-and-run pundits, those who refuse even to reveal who it is making the pronouncments. The artist biographies at these web vendors are often sketchy and dated, and some contain notable errors. Hey, what they do best is to sell CD's at prices lower than most record stores -- approach the rest with a wink of skepticism.
    (P.S.: In some searches you may come up with non-Carlos albums. So, for example, please note: "Sonoric Rituals" is NOT by Wendy!)

Good news about the score to The Shining: With the 2005 release of our newest two albums, Rediscovering Lost Scores, volume one and volume two, most of our score for The Shining, much of it unavailable until now, can be heard in Hi-D sound. The first volume includes the earlier studio tracks created for Kubrick from 1978 through late 1979. Volume two includes many orchestral tracks, and several tracks which mix live and electroacoustic sounds, created as the project wound down in early 1980. As the notes explain, some of these tracks will be very familiar to those who know the film, but in more richly orchestrated versions than were finally chosen. And others depict a lost worlds of possibilities for the film left unexplored on its release. READ MORE ALSO HERE.

Good news about the score to A Clockwork Orange: With the 2005 release of our newest two albums, Rediscovering Lost Scores, volume one, several tracks for Clockwork Orange, unavailable until now, can be heard in Hi-D sound. During the "Quintessential Archeomusicology" portion of assembling these two volumes several older tapes were discovered to contain CO tracks which had been mislabeled, and were overlooked when we put together our definitive soundtrack collection of music for the film. We were pleased to discover three tracks which had not been heard since 1971 and they are included here, available for the first time. READ MORE.

Good news about the score to TRON: With the 2005 release of our newest two albums, Rediscovering Lost Scores, volume two, several tracks for TRON, unavailable until now, can be heard in Hi-D sound. As the notes explain, some of these final master tracks were dropped late in the production of the film for extra-musical reasons. And others were test tracks which developed into the final versions heard on the soundtrack. While the Disney CD seems to have become unavailable for the moment (we're looking into it), this new album contains several favorite themes and moods from the film in arrangements which have been unavailable before now. READ MORE.