Garson, Mort - Mother Earth's Plantasia (50th Anniversary Colour Eco Vinyl)

Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia (50th Anniversary Colour Eco Vinyl)

Before Brian Eno did it, MortGarson was making discreet music. Julliard-educated and active as a session player in the post-war era, Garson wrote lounge hits, scored the 1969 moon-landing and plush arrangements for Doris Day, and garlanded weeping countrypolitan strings around Glen Campbell’s By the Time I Get to Phoenix.

What was once a strange artifact of 1970s plant-mania has become a beloved evergreen, rediscovered and re-embraced by a new generation of listeners and flourishing far beyond its original moment, evolving from obscure novelty into a beloved cult classic and streaming-era touchstone.

Now, 50 years after its original release, Mother Earth’s Plantasia marks a major anniversary moment. Half a century on, it continues to resonate - an enduring reminder of MortGarson’s ability to make the synthetic feel strangely alive and the whimsical feel oddly profound.

Tracklisting:

1. Plantasia 
   
2. Symphony for a Spider Plant 
   
3. Baby’s Tears Blues 
   
4. Ode to an African Violet
   
5. Concerto For Philodendron And Pothos
   
6. Rhapsody In Green 
   
7. Swingin’ Spathiphyllums
   
8. You Don’t Have To Walk A Begonia 
   
9. A Mellow Mood For Maidenhair 
   
10. Music To Soothe The Savage Snake Plant