V.A. - The Upside Down World Of John Pantry

John Pantry worked as a recording engineer at IBC studios and was a member of the Essex group Peter & The Wolves (aka Sounds Around aka Norman Conquest). He was also a songwriter for other bands and responsible for both sides of Factory's last single "Try A Little Sunshine/Red Chalk Hill". Tenth Planet released a 19 track album (Tenth Planet TP 040 /1999) of his work. Most of the songs appeared later on Factory's "Complete Story!" CD without Pantry's demo recordings.

Tracklist:
1. Factory - Try A Little Sunshine
taken from the single
Try A Little Sunshine/Red Chalk Hill (CBS 4540) 1969
Line-up: Ian Oates (lead gtr), Jack Brand (vcls, bs), Bill MacLeod (drms).
Band origin: London
2. Peter & The Wolves - Birthday
taken from the single Julie/Birthday (MGM MGM 1397) 1968
Line-up: Ken Todd (vcls), Jon Richmond (gtr), John Pantry (vcls, keyb'ds), Nick Ryan (bs), Garry Nicholls (drms). Band origin: Leigh-on-Sea (Essex/UK)
3. John Pantry - Red Chalk Hill
[unreleased / 1969]
4. John Pantry - Glasshouse Green, Splinter Red
[unreleased / 1967]
Line-up incl.: John Pantry (vcls, keyb'ds).
Origin: Leigh-on-Sea (Essex/UK)
5. Peter & The Wolves - Lantern Light
taken from the single
Lantern Light/Break Up-Break Down (MGM MGM 1374) 1968
6. Peter & The Wolves - Woman On My Mind
taken from the single
Woman On My Mind/The Old And The New (MGM MGM 1452) 1968
Line-up/Band origin: See Track 2
7. Peter & The Wolves - Break Up-Break Down
See Track 5
8. John Pantry - Upside Down
[unreleased / 1967]
Line-up/Origin: See Track 4
9. Norman Conquest - Two People
taken from the single
Two People/Upside Down (MGM MGM 1376) 1968
Line-up/Band origin: See Track 2 [= Peter & The Wolves]
Band origin: Leigh-on-Sea (Essex/UK)
10. Bunch - Spare A Shilling
taken from the single
Looking Glass Alice/Spare A Shilling (CBS 3060) 1967
Line-up/Band origin: See Track 2 [= Peter & The Wolves]
11. Peter & The Wolves - Little Girl Lost And Found
taken from the single
Little Girl Lost And Found/Is Me (MGM MGM 1352) 1967
Line-up/Band origin: See Track 2
12. Factory - Red Chalk Hill
See Track 1
13. John Pantry - Every Single Word
[unreleased / 196?]
Line-up/Origin: See Track 4
14. Peter & The Wolves - The Old And The New
See Track 6
15. John Pantry - Smokey Wood Air
[unreleased / 1968]
16. John Pantry - How It Is
[unreleased / 196?]
Line-up/Origin: See Track 4
17. Peter & The Wolves - Lantern Light
[unreleased demo / 1967]
Line-up/Band origin: See Track 2
18. Peter & The Wolves - Julie
See Track 2
19. Norman Conquest - Upside Down
See Track 9

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