I first found this album in a used record store about a year ago and wrote about it in Pitchfork. Luckily for everyone, it's just been reissued -- and with bonus tracks!

This is the quintessential moog record. It's the perfect place for someone who says, "What's a moog?" to start. The disc includes the album's original liner notes which explain in great detail exactly what a moog keyboard is and how it works. It also gives you some insight into just what the hell old Dick Hyman was thinking when he recorded each song.

Hyman, originally famous for his whistling ability (believe it or not), wrote and recorded all of these songs (save for the bonus cuts which are covers of James Brown's "Give it Up or Turn it Loose" and Booker T. & The MGs' "Time is Tight") and they're all incredible. With all the new bands that are incorporating the ancient analog synth, you'd think it was the most mundane piece of equipment one could own. You'd be wrong, and Dick proves it.

Moog is the ultimate space-pop record. I've never heard the moog played with such style and precision. And hey, it's one of those rare, old records that was goofy enough for Beck to sample from for his 1996 classic, Odelay.

If you've been looking for a record that encapsulates the weird, space infatuation of 1969 and shows off the remarkable capabilities of the wacky synth, The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman is clearly the choice.

-Ryan Schreiber