Vernal Equinox (album)

Vernal Equinox
Vernal Equinox
Studio album by Jon Hassell
Released	1977
Recorded	October 1976 – October 1977
Studio	Various York University Electronic Media Studios; (Ontario, CA); Mastertone Recording Studios; (New York City, WA); ;
Genre	Ambient
Length	51:03
Label	Lovely Music, Ltd.
Producer	Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell chronology

Vernal Equinox is the debut studio album by Jon Hassell, released in 1977 by Lovely Music, Ltd.

In 2016, the album was rated by Pitchfork magazine as one of the fifty best ambient albums.[1]

Track listing edit

All music is composed by Jon Hassell

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vernal Equinox"	21:56
2.	"Caracas Night September 11, 1975"	2:10

Adapted from the Vernal Equinox liner notes.^[3]

Miguel Frasconi – bells and claves (A3)
Andy Jerison – synthesizer (A3)
Nicolas Kilbourn – mbira and talking drum (A3)
David Rosenboom – synthesizer (A1, A3), mbira (A2), rattles (A3), goblet drum (B1), recording
Naná Vasconcelos – congas (A1, B1, B2), shakers (A1, A3), bells (A2), talking drum (A2)
William Winant – kanjira and rattles (A3)

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1977	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LP	1021
United States	1990	Lovely Music, Ltd.	CD	1021

^ Kirschenmann, Mark. "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (23 March 2020). "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Vernal Equinox (sleeve). Jon Hassell. Berkeley, California: Lovely Music, Ltd. 1977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)