Sunday 31 January 2016

VARIOUS ARTISTS - ESOTERICA BRITANNICA VOLUME 2: I KNOW A BANK WHERE THE WILD THYME GROWS






















01. XTC - River of Orchids
02. Kate Bush - Oh England My Lionheart
03. Genesis - I know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
04. Aphex Twin - Xtal
05. Talk Talk - Runeii
06. Forest - Graveyard
07. Gorffenwyd - Y Cynllwyn (The Conspiracy)
08. Dr Strangely Strange - Dark Haired Lady
09. Water Into Wine Band - Harvest Time
10. Mark Fry - The Witch
11. C.O.B. - Music of the Ages
12. Robyn Hitchcock - Trams of Old London
13. Keith Christmas - Forest and the Shore
14. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
15. Dando Shaft - Coming Home to Me
16. Bill Fay - 'Til the Christ Come Back
17. Focus Group - We are All Pan's People
18. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever


PINK FLOYD - 1965





















Parlophone 2015

01. Lucy Leave
02. Double O Bo
03. Remember Me
04. Walk With Me Sydney
05. Butterfly
06. I'm a King Bee

This is an official release from a couple of months back and it would appear its purpose is to keep these songs in copyright.

Limited to a double 7" of 1,050 copies, it's the first official release of these recordings. The band consists of Barrett, Mason, Waters and Wright with additional guitar by Rado Klose and back up vocals on 'Walk With Me Sydney' by Juliette Gale.

Even at this early stage, Syd sounds completely unique. The band haven't found their original, psychedelic sound yet, but they already stand out from their R 'n' B contemporaries in London.

HARVESTER - HEMÅT





















Decibel Records 1969

01. När Lingonen Mognar
02. Kristallen Den Fina
03. Kuk-Polska
04. Nepal Boogie
05. Everybody (Needs Someone To Love)
06. Bacon Tomorrow
07. Och Solen Går Upp

Bonus Track:

08. Hemåt


Following on from last months International Harvester post, here's 'Hemåt' by the abbreviated Harvester. More ace far out commune psych rock from Sweden. The 2001 re-issue on the Silence label added the excellent title track as a bonus.