The 2007 release of Cage's "Cheap Imitation" on Cramps Records offers a stark, uncompromising rendition of the 1942 work.
- "Cheap Imitation" was composed in 1942, using Erik Satie's "Socrate" as a basis for chance operations.
- This recording was released on December 19, 2007, by Cramps Records.
- The 2007 release features the work presented in its original piano version.
John Cage was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist. He was a central figure of the post-war avant-garde.
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