Visions of The Emerald Beyond
Studio album by
Mahavishnu Orchestra
ReleasedFebruary 1975 (1975-02)
RecordedDecember 1974
StudioElectric Lady Studios, New York City; mixed at Trident Studios, London[1]
GenreJazz fusion
Length40:23
LabelColumbia
ProducerKen Scott, Mahavishnu John McLaughlin
Mahavishnu Orchestra chronology
Apocalypse
(1974) 		Visions of The Emerald Beyond
(1975) 		Inner Worlds
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Visions of the Emerald Beyond is the fifth 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.

Poem

This poem by Sri Chinmoy, titled "Visions of the Emerald Beyond", was printed on the album cover.[6]

"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."

Track listing

All songs by John McLaughlin except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Eternity's Breath - Part 1"3:10
2."Eternity's Breath - Part 2"4:50
3."Lila's Dance"5:37
4."Can't Stand Your Funk"2:10
5."Pastoral"3:41
6."Faith"2:01
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Cosmic Strut"Narada Michael Walden3:21
2."If I Could See" 1:17
3."Be Happy" 3:33
4."Earth Ship" 3:43
5."Pegasus" 1:48
6."Opus 1" 0:25
7."On the Way Home to Earth" 4:45

Personnel

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Others

Charts

Chart (1975) Position
United States (Billboard 200)[7] 68
United States (Jazz Albums) 18
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 74

References

  1. ^ "Mahavishnu Orchestra – Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975, Pitman Pressing, Gatefold, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1975.
  2. ^ Ginell, Richard S.. Visions of the Emerald Beyond at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 135. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 923. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ "22. Visions of the emerald Beyond".
  7. ^ Visions of the Emerald Beyond – Mahavishnu Orchestra > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 188. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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