Laura Nyro’s 1966 audition tape set for first release

An intimate glance into her early career.

Laura Nyro’s 1966 audition tape is being released for the first time, as Go Find The Moon: The Audition Tape, via Omnivore Recordings this September.

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During the summer of 1966, the then 18-year old Laura Nyro auditioned for music producer Milt Okun and A&R figure Artie Mogull. Mogull would subsequently become Nyro’s manager, and Okun took on production duties for her debut album, More Than Just A Discovery.

Now being released for the first time, Go Find The Moon: The Audition Tape features an early rendition of ‘And When I Die’, along with previously unreleased tracks and covers.

It follows the reissue of Nyro’s 1967-78 studio albums as Laura Nyro: American Dreamer in July.

Pre-order Go Find The Moon: The Audition Tape here in advance of its 10th September release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

1. And When I Die
2. Lazy Susan (False Start)
3. Enough Of You
4. In & Out
5. Go Find The Moon
6. Luckie/Studio Talk
7. When Sunny Gets Blue (Fragment)/Kansas City (Fragment)/I Only Want To Be With You (Fragment)
8. Lazy Susan