A Raise of Eyebrows

A Raise of Eyebrows
Studio album by Ron Geesin
Released	June 1967
Studio	Home studio, Notting Hill, London
Genre	Electronic experimental pop sound collage avant-garde jazz
Length	34:45
Label	Transatlantic
Producer	Nathan Joseph
Ron Geesin chronology
A Raise of Eyebrows (1967) Music from The Body (1970)

A Raise of Eyebrows is the debut album by Scottish composer Ron Geesin, released in June 1967 by Transatlantic Records. Recorded in his home studio in Notting Hill, Geesin aimed to make a humorous album of social commentary that reflected his musical abilities. Considered a work of electronic and experimental music, the album exemplifies Geesin's tape manipulation of sounds and his skills on numerous instruments, including guitar, piano, banjo and devices atypical to music, and explores music, poetry, spoken word, satire, noise, and sound collages.

On release, Transatlantic's promotional campaign for the album emphasised Geesin's distinctiveness as a musician. The record was not a commercial success and divided listeners, but received critical attention for its stereo sound, eclecticism and Geesin's wide instrumental input. John Peel was an early supporter of the album, and it proved influential on Britain's progressive music scene, particularly Pink Floyd, with whom Geesin would later work. In 1996, A Raise of Eyebrows and Geesin's subsequent album As He Stands (1973) were re-released together by See for Miles Records.