Collage #1 (“Blue Suede”), based on Elvis Presley’s version of Blue Suede Shoes was realized at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, in the electronic music studio established by Lejaren Hiller. It has long been considered something of a classic of American musique concrète.

[source: ART 1007]

Collage #1 (“Blue Suede”) was first released on Musicworks #36 cassette. The recording on the CD Selected Works 1961-1969, Artifact Recordings, ART 1007, is a new digital remastering of the original analog master.