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Aspen: The Multimedia
Magazine in a Box. Adapted for the web by Andrew Stafford. Website
address: http://www.ubu.com/aspen/
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By way of introduction to Aspen: The Multimedia Magazine in a Box,
publisher Phyllis Johnson wrote in the first issue of 1965:
Since it comes in
a box, our magazine need not be restricted to a bunch of pages stapled
together … we can put in all sorts of objects and things to illustrate
our articles. … in short, "Aspen" is the first three-dimensional
magazine.… The articles will be as surprising as the format, ranging
from beautiful picture stories on nature and sports to the more esoteric
subjects of art, humanistic studies, design, underground movies, music
(always with a record), poetry, dance, architecture, gourmet dining. In
other words, all the civilized pleasures of modern living, based on the
greek idea of the "whole man" as exemplified by what goes on in Aspen,
Colorado, one of the few places in America where you can lead a well-rounded,
eclectic life of visual, physical and mental splendor.
Although music (written and recorded) was included in most boxes of Aspen,
I have found no contemporary reviews of the publication in music journals.
in addition to recordings that came on flimsy plastic sheets, to be played
at 33 1/3 rpm, commentary about music appeared in most issues and scores
were included in several. Opinion pieces, articles, detailed instructions
on performing scores, even advice on how to listen to the recordings were
inserted in the boxes.
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