{"product_id":"the-happy-moog","title":"The Happy Moog!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded in New York City in 1969, 'The Happy Moog' is the great 'lost' Jean Jacques Perrey album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaxed for the budget Pickwick Records label, the LP was the creation of Moog virtuoso Perrey and renowned jazz percussionist Harry Breuer (though Jean Jacques could not be credited at the time, as he was under contract to Vanguard Records). Kindled by friendship and a fevered desire to explore, 'The Happy Moog' offers a delightful melange of crypto-Ragtime melodies, berserk tape-manipulation interruptions and Technicolor absurdist triumphs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally imagined as a children's LP, the final result held a timeless reverie of surreal optimism, futuristic soundscapes and sophisticated arrangements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCut in a purpose-built 4-track studio with rhythms programmed on the then state-of-the-art Rhythm Ace drum machine, 'The Happy Moog' is a quasi-psychedelic explosion of Moog mayhem and retro-futurism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe entire LP has been remastered in 2026 and is sounding better than ever before. Comes with an enclosed exclusive CD that includes the full album plus, as bonus tracks, an entirely unreleased album, previously unreleased charming vintage commercials recorded by Perrey in 1970 and an extended interview segment!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*First Ever Official Reissue!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Limited Edition Gatefold LP with bi-fold insert!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*New, Exclusive Liner Notes!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Previously Unseen Photographs!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Includes CD With Previously Unreleased Album!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Fully Remastered In 2026!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Limited Edition of 500!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*250 (randomly inserted) 'Sizzling Circuit' Neon Orange LPs! 250 (randomly inserted) 'Modular Midnight' Black LPs!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Jacques Perrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617572077741,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2363\/6141\/files\/d1_ecdaee53-a6b8-4a35-b0c8-6edc32601902.jpg?v=1789611387","url":"https:\/\/magneticsouth.com.au\/products\/the-happy-moog","provider":"Magnetic South Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}