Cryptorock Summary (one more time!)
Jeffrey P. Adams
Since the responses for this have pretty much died off, it is appropriate
to post an updated summary again. Thanks again to everyone who has
contributed.
If anyone wants the *complete* responses, they're here, in a file, and
I can mail them to you. If you're interested, they may be interesting.
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CRYPTOROCK SUMMARY
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Entries are divided into the following categories:
Anagrams: rearranging letters of a word or phrase to form another
Cryptograms: enciphered messages on album covers
Morse Code: either in the song or on the cover
Vinyl Graffiti: etchings in the "inner groove"
Miscellaneous: whatever's left over
* Anagrams:
Brand X:Is There Anything About "Nora W. Deensman" -> "Eamonn Andrews"
Missing Persons:Spring Session M "Spring Session M" -> "Missing Persons"
The Doors:L.A. Woman "Mr. Mojo Risin'" -> "Jim Morrison"
Brian Eno:Before & After Science "King's Lead Hat" -> "Talking Heads"
Brian Eno:[other albums] ?
* Legitimate Cryptograms type where & what
Arcadia:So Red the Rose LP dinomic misc. on sleeve, album, & notes
Arcadia:Election Day EP dinomic "Election Day" on label,
"Taylor,Rhodes,LeBon" on sleeve
Adrian Belew:Twang Bar King symbols ? Transliteration:
AB CDEFGH IGJ DEKB
Todd Rundgren:A Wizard, A True Star symbols ?"I, Arthur Wood, painted this",
"Be true to your words and your
words will be true to you" or
"Be true to yourself and your
work", "I will be as true to
you as I can",
"Tenderness is the secret to
love, as far as I can see",
"Todd Rundgren"
Ozzy Osborne:Speak of the Devil symbols dedication to Randy Rhodes
Ozzy Osborne:Diary of a Madman strange "Ozzy Osborne", etc.
New Order:Blue Monday [12"] colors ? [usually "FACT" or "FAC"
New Order:Power Corruption & Lies colors ? followed by a number]
New Order:Confusion colors ?
Section 25:From the Hip colors same as NO code, fenceposts
Jethro Tull:Broadsword & the Beast runes excerpt from lyrics
Shriekback:Oil & Gold phonetic lyric sheet
Rush:Fly by Night [?] runes song title [?]
* Morse Code
Missing Persons:Spring Session M morse "Spring Session M" on back,
morse "Missing Persons" on spine
Roger Waters:Radio KAOS (in music) morse ? [disputed]
" " (cover) morse "Roger Waters Radio Kaos" & songs
Iron Butterfly:?:Heavy morse ?"Iron Butterfly Loves You"
?(Fugs, CJ&Fish):?:Miss Morse morse "f*ck" in chorus
Pearls Before Swine:?:? morse "f*ck you" in chorus
Rush:?:YYZ morse "YYZ" (Toronto airport) as intro
* Hidden messages:
Beastie Boys:Licensed to Ill (cover) mirror "3M TA3" -> "EAT ME"
Iron Maiden:[most albums] misc. ex: along stairs of pyramid
Paul McCartney:Red Rose Speedway braille message to Stevie Wonder
ELO:Secret Messages (cover & music) ship flags, morse, semaphore, various
recording speeds, French, etc.
Beatles:Magical Mystery Tour mirror stars -> phone number
Hollies:[last LP] mirror "5317704" -> "HOLLIES"
Grateful Dead:Grateful Dead ? [mysterious text across top]
Grateful Dead:From the Mars Hotel mirror "Ugly Rumors"
Stevie Wonder:Talking Book braille ?
* Inner Groove Etchings (Vinyl Graffiti)
[New Music label] various, signed by "Bilbo"
New Order ?
Depeche Mode ?
The Clash "IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU CLASH"
[various early '80's New Wave] "A PORKY PRIME CUT"
New Order:[unspecified 7" single] "TRY LISTENING TO THE 12 INCH"
[corresponding 12"] "WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?"
Adam Ant:Kings of the Wild Frontier "Antmusic.." on A, "for Sexpeople" on B
Adam Ant:Stand & Deliver [demo 45] "Madam" on A, "I'm Adam" on B [palindrome]
Adam Ant:? ?
Joe Walsh:? "Q:What can you do with a dog with no
legs?" on A, "A:Take it for a drag" on B
Joe Walsh:? "10 years and I still can't spell szymcyk"
Alan Parsons Project:Eve "Wally" on both sides
Jethro Tull:War Child "Porky" on A, "Pecko" on B
The Who:Who Are You "Biggles" on A. (Cf. Tull's Biggles)
Traveling Wilburys:Volume One "Future Disc" on both sides
Patti Smith Group:Easter "Zug Island" on B
David Bowie:Changes One "Jane" on both sides
Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem:Reunion "Bilbo Tape One" on A, "Bilbo Tape Two"
on B.
* Misc.:
Alan Parsons:Stereotomy (1st issue) red/blue cover notes
Mainframe:Tenants of the Lattice-Work Masquerade-esque treasure hunt
REM:Green reflective "4"s under "R"s, 3 letters
underlined in "World Leader Pretend".
REM:Murmur "9-9" on back.
REM:Document 5's on cover. (counting down?)
Cure:Three Imaginary Boys symbols instead of song titles (UK)
Elvis Costello:My Aim is True "Elvis is King" on black squares
Grateful Dead:American Beauty "Beauty" is also "Reality"
Grateful Dead:Aoxomoxoa [?] Title is a palindrome
Van Halen:OU812 OU812="Oh, you ate one, too" [doubtful]
Gang Green:I81B4U I81B4U="I ate one before you"
Pink Floyd:Wish You Were Here Photo of nude woman hidden on cover
Pink Floyd:A Nice Pair photos=catch phrases (e.g. a fork in
the road, outstanding in his field)
Mission of Burma [EP] lyric sheet words in alpha. order
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Jeff Adams "If you never did, you should,
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ZIM...@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu
bootleg by King Crimson called Mining Rocks. Could any Crimson fans
confirm this?
Ben Zimmer
Alan Edmonds
Yes. I have the album. I believe it is called Indiscipline - Mining
Rocks. With a simliar album cover to the Discipline album. I don't
remember exactly what the ablums contains, but it has the performance of
"Thela Hun Ginjeet" (sp?) from the short lived ABC TV show "Fridays".
I saw KC during the Discipline tour and was knocked out by the show.
Long live small concert halls. I have been looking for a video tape of
the "Fridays" performance. How about it out there ? I don't remember
the air date (it is on the bootleg album cover). I was out on a date
that night, when I came home I turned on the TV, flipped through the
channels, and couldn't believe it when I saw them on TV.
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