…Originally issued on CD in 2003 and unavailable for some years, this new edition has been remastered and expanded to include two previously unreleased tracks recorded in a session for Pennine Radio in 1978.
After parting company with Genesis shortly after the release of Trespass in 1970, Anthony Phillips went quiet for a fair few years. Although he overcame the illness and stage fright that led to his disappearance, he took a while to establish himself as a solo act. But by the time he recorded this album-long session for Radio Clyde in 1978, he was balancing increasingly experimental urges with pressure from his label to pen something short and friendly, as punk relegated his sort to persona non grata.
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In 2004, Fairport Convention founder member, Judy Dyble emerged from a period of musical inactivity with the album ‘Enchanted Gardens’ which was a delightful collection of songs which were fitting for a new millennium, all with an immersive ambience that defied classification. This album was followed in 2005 by ‘Spindle’, another fine work which included a cover version of Pink Floyd’s ‘See Emily Play’ and featured guest appearances by Robert Fripp and former Hawkwind violinist Simon House.
Further recordings appeared as the album ‘The Whorl’ in 2006, another fine record which saw Robert Fripp and Simon House guest once more and also included an evocative cover version of King Crimson’s ‘I Talk to the Wind’.
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Originally founded in 1969 by former Crazy World of Arthur Brown organist Vincent Crane, Atomic Rooster recorded five albums between 1969 & 1973 and enjoyed two hit singles with the tracks ‘Tomorrow Night’ and ‘Devil’s Answer’ in 1970 and 1971 respectively. The band line-up varied from album to album, but it was generally recognised that the “classic” line-up of the band featured Vincent Crane joined by John Du Cann (guitar, vocals) and Paul Hammond (drums) that existed between 1970 – 1971.
Atomic Rooster finally disbanded in 1975, but in 1980 Vincent Crane and John Du Cann reformed the band to record a new album. The sessions featured Preston Heyman on drums and the album Atomic Rooster was released in September 1980.
Following his dismissal from The Velvet Underground in the Autumn of 1968, Cale acted as a producer and arranger on albums by The Stooges and Nico before venturing out as a solo artist with his debut album ‘Vintage Violence’ in 1970. Following the release of a collaborative album with Terry Riley he signed with Reprise Records and recorded two albums for the label.
In 1974 John Cale relocated to London and signed with Island Records, for whom he was to release three inventive and influential albums within a period of just over a year. ‘Fear’, released in September 1974, was a fine work and featured contributions from Brian Eno and Phil Manzanera (also credited as executive producers) and Richard Thompson. ‘Slow Dazzle’…