Birdsongs of the Mesozoic

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another blurb from the DMG newsletter:

BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC - Dawn Of The Cycads:
Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic/Beat Of The
Mesozoic/Magnetic Flip...Plus! [2 CD set]
(Cuneiform 274/275; USA) Founded in 1980 by
Roger Miller and Martin Swope, half of Mission of
Burma, Boston's legendary and influential
art-punk band, plus two related musicians,
Birdsongs coexisted with Burma for several years
until Burma broke up in 1983 and Birdsongs became
a full-time performing and recording project.
Birdsongs, with their unique lineup of three
keyboardists (including electronic percussion)
and guitar, occupied the musicians full-time
until Roger left the band under very friendly
terms in 1987 to devote his time to a solo career
(and nearly two decades later to eventually
resuscitate Mission of Burma).'
'Dawn of the Cycads' reissues on CD all of
their recordings for Boston's Ace of Hearts
label, which consisted of two EPs: Birdsongs of
the Mesozoic (1983) and Beat of the Mesozoic
(1986) and a full album, Magnetic Flip (1985) in
newly remastered sound. In addition, there is
over 40 minutes of previously unreleased bonus
material included including late-period live
recordings featuring material that the band never
had a chance to officially record. The set
features is a 20 page booklet that includes
essays by the musicians and many photos. Also
included on the second disc are a huge number of
fun and enlightening graphic files of photos, set
lists, dioramas and documents which are viewable
on any computer.