Vernal Equinox (album)

Vernal Equinox is the debut studio album by Jon Hassell, released in 1977 by Lovely Music, Ltd.

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Jon Hassell.

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vernal Equinox"	21:56
2.	"Caracas Night September 11, 1975"	2:10

Adapted from the Vernal Equinox liner notes.^[3]

Miguel Frasconi – bells and claves (A3)
Andy Jerison – synthesizer (A3)
Nicolas Kilbourn – mbira and talking drum (A3)
David Rosenboom – synthesizer (A1, A3), mbira (A2), rattles (A3), goblet drum (B1), recording
Naná Vasconcelos – congas (A1, B1, B2), shakers (A1, A3), bells (A2), talking drum (A2)
William Winant – kanjira and rattles (A3)

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1977	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LP	1021
United States	1990	Lovely Music, Ltd.	CD	1021

^ Kirschenmann, Mark. "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (23 March 2020). "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Vernal Equinox (sleeve). Jon Hassell. Berkeley, California: Lovely Music, Ltd. 1977.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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