{"product_id":"arthur-russell-in-the-light-of-the-miracle","title":"ARTHUR RUSSELL - In The Light Of The Miracle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12'' - Limited Edition Black Vinyl. Incredibly sought-after treasure with original audio remastered by Simon Francis and cut by Cicely Balston for Alchemy at AIR Studios.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFINALLY! The very first commercial release of two legendary remixes of \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e's \"\u003cem\u003eIn The Light Of The Miracle\u003c\/em\u003e\". Both are widely regarded as transcendent masterpieces and very much befitting of the title “holy grails”. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese long-beloved mixes are the types you'd wish would last for eternity. With almost 30 minutes of music here, we very nearly get our desires granted. At last, these jaw-dropping mixes are widely available to every Arthur fan in the world. This is musical perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deep Loft classic \"\u003cem\u003eIn The Light Of The Miracle\u003c\/em\u003e\" remained unreleased during Arthur's lifetime, finally discovered when \u003cstrong\u003ePhillip Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e included the original version on \u003cem\u003eAnother Thought\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003ePoint Music\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1993. As \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Knutson\u003c\/strong\u003e told us, when \u003cem\u003eAnother Thought\u003c\/em\u003e was being put together, the plan was to release a companion album of remixes that was overseen by \u003cstrong\u003eSteve D'Aquisto\u003c\/strong\u003e but the project only got as far as these two remixes of \"\u003cem\u003eIn The Light Of The Miracle\u003c\/em\u003e\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome dodgy scans of some centre label designs suggest that Point Music might’ve been planning to release these on a 12\" but it didn’t happen. The story goes that \u003cstrong\u003eGilles Peterson\u003c\/strong\u003e heard the remixes on a visit to the Point Music offices and wanted to release them on \u003cstrong\u003eTalkin’ Loud\u003c\/strong\u003e. We’re not sure how many white label copies made it out into the wild, but again, these remixes didn’t make it to a proper release. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese remixes both extend and undeniably enhance the original, elevating it to new heights. The 13 minute remix on the A-side is by \u003cstrong\u003eDanny Krivit \u0026amp; Tony Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e with editing duties performed by \u003cstrong\u003eTony Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e. As ever with Arthur, the music is almost impossible to describe: is it Disco? Garage House? Avant Garde? None of these tags do full justice to its sheer majesty. You best just listen. Stretching out the original with some unbelievably great percussive elements, until we're in a deeply spiritual, otherworldly realm, it's just too beautiful for words. As many have claimed, it's the prototype for EVERYTHING. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"\u003cem\u003ePonytail Club Mix\u003c\/em\u003e (Part 1 \u0026amp; 2)\", produced by \u003cstrong\u003eTony Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e in the mid-90s, is in a more up-tempo style, with vocals higher in the mix, the BPM upped to 120 and the addition of a housey 4\/4 kick drum. A 14 minute epic, you could say this is a more straight ahead \"club-friendly\" mix (but can things ever be that straightforward with Arthur?!) It also has some really interesting vocal parts not used in the other versions, including some vocals from guest poet \u003cstrong\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese remixes are part of the same original project that also produced the \u003cem\u003eAnother Thought\u003c\/em\u003e album so it seems only right that they have a sleeve that matches. Thanks again to \u003cstrong\u003eJanette Beckman\u003c\/strong\u003e for letting us use another of her photos of Arthur and the rest of the design follows what \u003cstrong\u003eMargery Greenspan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTina Lauffer\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Klotz\u003c\/strong\u003e did for \u003cem\u003eAnother Thought\u003c\/em\u003e back in 1994. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e remastered the original audio for both tracks and \u003cstrong\u003eCicely Balston\u003c\/strong\u003e's precise cut for \u003cstrong\u003eAlchemy\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eAIR Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e ensures this 12\" well and truly slaps. 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