These discs were mostly sold individually, but all of them except for Rock & Rhythm were also available as a “Triple Header” set. Later, all four were available as the “Four Pack.”
70012 Classic Guitar
You play the full, rich sound of a classical guitar with your left-hand chord buttons. On the organ keyboard, your right hand completes the concert. For added emphasis, bring in one or more of the Special Effects Switches.
- Working Title: “4/4 Guitar Complex”
- Known Revisions: H, J
- Rarity: UC
- Musical Arrangements: Unknown- probably improvised
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- Notes: This disc, like the other simple acoustic guitar discs, either features Frederic Noad on the guitar or and Englishman named “George.” There was an earlier version of this material called “Classical Guitar” which had nearly the same picking pattern and also featured soft organ chords in the background.
- Listen: [audio:http://www.optigan.com/sounds/optigan/classical.mp3|titles=Classic Guitar]
70015 Rock And Rhythm
You’d need five musical instruments to capture the whole sound as the OPTIGAN® Music Maker does. The left hand is a rock band: electric guitar, electric bass, piano and drums… playing a driving rhythm pattern… perfect accompaniment for the electronic ãrock organä right hand.
- Working Title: “Rock”
- Known Revisions: F
- Rarity: R
- Musical Arrangements: Unknown- probably improvised
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- Listen: [audio:http://www.optigan.com/sounds/optigan/rocknrhythm.mp3|titles=Rock And Rhythm]
Anonymous German Session Musicians
70014 Easy Does It With Vibes
Like the soft, lush sounds of gentle jazz, the kind of sound that’s a perfect match for a fire-red sunset and dinner by candlelight? Then this is your kind of music. Left-hand chord buttons play vibes, piano, guitar, bass and drums. You play a full organ keyboard with your right hand.
- Working Title: “Pop 40 2500”
- Known Revisions: H, N
- Rarity: UC
- Musical Arrangements: Unknown- probably improvised
- Primary Musicians: Anonymous German Session Musicians
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- Listen: [audio:http://www.optigan.com/sounds/optigan/easyvibe.mp3|titles=Easy Does It With Vibes]
70017 Organ Sing-Along
Listen to that old-timey plunka-plunk. Push your left-hand chord button and you’re playing organ, piano, guitar, bass and drums. Play the melody on a real skating-rink organ. Or, use only the left-hand chord buttons and sing the melody!
- Working Title: “Organ Singalong”
- Known Revisions: H, K
- Rarity: UC
- Musical Arrangements: Unknown- probably improvised
- Primary Musicians: Anonymous German Session Musicians
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- Listen: [audio:http://www.optigan.com/sounds/optigan/organsing.mp3|titles=Organ Sing-Along]