Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. I: Day of Niagara or simply Day of Niagara is a bootleg recording of a 1965 performance by the minimalist music group the Theatre of Eternal Music, a.k.a. the Dream Syndicate. Contributors include future Velvet Underground members John Cale and Angus Maclise, composers La Monte Young and Tony Conrad, and artist Marian Zazeela. It received a release in 2000 by the label Table of the Elements against the wishes of Young.

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Day of Niagara
Studio album (bootleg) by Theatre of Eternal Music
Released	May 9, 2000
Recorded	1965
Genre	Drone, avant-garde, minimalist
Length	30:52
Label	Table of the Elements
John Cale chronology
Sun Blindness Music (1965) Day of Niagara (1965) Dream Interpretation (1965-1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)[2]

Overview

The original master tape of the recording was illicitly copied several decades before it found its way to Table of the Elements for release by composer and visual artist Arnold Dreyblatt, who had been employed as Young's archivist assistant. La Monte Young threatened legal action against the label, as there had been no written agreement on who actually owned the rights to the music; however, no legal action was eventually taken.

As it was sourced from a copy of a copy of the original tape, the recording quality noticeably suffers. Young published a press release describing extensive problems with the release, including errors in the audio quality of the copied source tape, an unbalanced mix, and uninspired artwork.[3]

Track listing

1. "Day of Niagara" - 30:52

References