Several months ago I was overcome by the idea of the McLuhan Anomaly music itself finding its own way out of obscurity. It was apparent that nothing else had ever been done to promote it. The more I listened to the music, the more certain I was that this material belonged to more people than just the 6 or 8 people involved with its making. I found it fascinating that although Brunswick Records never promoted it, that even though the album was stuck in the middle of Brunswicks exclusively Rhythm and Blues repetoire, that even though the group itself split-up right after producing it so we couldn't ever sell it at performances, that even though nobody ever asked any radio stations to play it, that it somehow poked and probed its own way out of that obscurity. How? Strictly through a few people who were able to listen to it telling a few other people about it, and so on. Aided only by the power of the new MEDIUM, the Internet. (Electric Man as chanted by the Group at the end of Brief Message was, in fact, The Internet) So this past Sunday November 18th for the first time it appears that the music itself may get some help. Wow, thanks to the Holland Sentinel and Denise Galloway who thought this was a unique story worthy of note. Denise heard about this from a friend who I had provided an album copy to and she came into my office in Holland in search of what she thought would be a great story. I showed her what had happened after 35 years (internet websites, reviews, album web sales, illegal CD's, etc.) and what hadn't happened (locating Dave Wright, etc.). She did a fantastic job of writing the story. You can find the complete article on-line it by going to hollandsentinel.com and searching for McLuhan Anomaly or Paul Cohn. I absolutely love the title she used "It Found Its Way to Recognition". Shows that she really got it. Here is hoping the music itself continues to fight its way out of obscurity, now with a little help from The Sentinel.
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