Tuesday, January 29, 2008

V.A. - Sweet Floral Albion

This CD was compiled by the makers of the online-fanzine "Sweet Floral Albion" (Past & Present PAPRCD 2044 / 2002). It's subtitled "23 Pop & Psych Gems" and that gives you a hint what the deal is here.

Tracklist:
1. Universals - Green Veined Orchid
taken from the single
Green Vein Orchids/While The Cat's Away (Page One POF 049) 1967
Line-up: Chris Lamb (trumpet), Mort Sullivan (tenor sax), Brian Keith (vcls, trombone), Foggy Little (lead gtr), Tony Murray (bs), Paul Raymond (keyb'ds), Terry Parsons (drms). Band origin: London
2. Made In Sheffield - Amelia Jane
taken from the single
Amelia Jane/Right Satisfied (Fontana TF 871) 1967
Line-up incl.: Frank Miles (gtr, keyb'ds), Chris Stainton (bs).
Band origin: Sheffield (Yorkshire/UK)
3. Sir Henry & His Butlers - Pretty Style
taken from the single Camp/Pretty Style (Columbia DD 799) 1967
Line-up: Ole "Sir Henry" Bredahl (lead vcls, bs), Arne Schrøder (rhythm gtr, lead gtr), Peer Frost (gtr), Tommy Seebach Mørtensen (organ, vcls), Jens Bøgvad (drms). Band origin: Copenhagen (Denmark)
4. Zoot - Little Roland Lost
taken from the single
Monty And Me/Little Roland Lost (Columbia DO-8801) 1969
Line-up: Daryl Cotton (vcls),Roger Hicks (gtr), Beeb Birtles (bs, vcls), Rick Brewer (drms). Band origin: Adelaide (South Australia)
5. Easybeats - Peculiar Hole In The Sky
taken from the single
Peculiar Hole In The Sky/H.P. Man (Parlophone A 8892) 1969
Line-up: Stephen Wright (vcls), Harry Vanda (gtr), George Young (gtr), Dick Diamonde (bs), Tony Cahill (drms).
Band origin: Sydney (New South Wales/Australia)
6. Nirvana - Oh! What A Performance
taken from the single
Oh! What A Performance/Darling Darlene (Island WIP 6057) 1969
Line-up: Patrick Campbell-Lyons (vcls, violin), Alex Spyropoulos (vcls, piano), Chris Jackson (drms, keyb'ds, bs, gtr), Paul Likeman (organ), Dave Preston (drms). Band origin: London
7. Uglies - Mary Colinto
taken from the single I See The Light/Mary Colinto (MGM 1465) 1969
Line-up: Steve Gibbons (vcls), Willie Hammond (gtr), Dave Morgan (bs), Richard Tandy (keyb'ds), Keith Smart (drms).
Band origin: Birmingham (West Midlands/UK)
8. Normie Rowe - Sunshine Secret
taken from the single But I Know/Sunshine Secret (Sunshine QK 1820) 1967
Line-up incl.: Normie Rowe (vcls). Origin: Melbourne (Victoria/Australia)
9. Simple Image - Spinning, Spinning, Spinning
taken from the single
Spinning, Spinning, Spinning/Shy Boy (HMV HR 315) 1968
Line-up: Harry Leki (lead gtr, vcls), Barry Leef (gtr, vcls), Ron (Cas) Gascoigne (bs, vcls), Gordon Wylie (drms).
Band origin: Wellington (New Zealand)
10. Kevin Ayers - The Clarietta Rag
taken from the album Joy Of A Toy (Harvest SHVL 763) 1969
Line-up incl.: Kevin Ayers (gtr, vcls). Additional Musicians: Robert Wyatt (drms), David Bedford (keyb'ds), Hugh Hopper (bs), Mike Ratledge (keyb'ds). Origin: Canterbury (Kent/UK)
11. Pentad - Don't Throw It All Away
taken from the single
Don't Throw It All Away/Too Many Ways (Parlophone R 5368) 1965
Line-up: Terry Krowe (vcls), Michael Dunford (vcls, gtr, bs), Mike Fitzpatrick (bs), Roger Paul Hanks (keyb'ds), Peter Garland-Jones (drms).
Band origin: Woking (Surrey/UK)
12. Eyes Of Blue - Never Care
taken from the album Crossroads Of Time (Mercury SMCL 20134) 1968
Line-up: Gary Pickford Hopkins (vcls), Ritchie Francis (gtr), Ray Williams (bs), Phil Ryan (keyb'ds), Wyndham Rees (drms).
Band origin: Neath (Wales) → London
13. Bee Gees - Deeply, Deeply, Deeply Me
[NEMS demo / 1967]
Line-up: Robin Gibb (vcls), Barry Gibb (gtr, vcls), Maurice Gibb (bs, vcls), Vince Melouney (gtr), Colin Peterson (drms).
Band origin: Manchester → Brisbane → London
14. Denis Couldry & Smile - Tea And Toast, Mr. Watson
taken from the single
Penny For The Wind/Tea & Toast, Mr. Watson (Decca F 12786) 1968
Line-up incl.: Denis Couldry (vcls, organ). Band origin: Leeds (Yorkshire/UK)
15. Sweet - Mr. McGallagher
taken from the single
Get On The Line/Mr. McGallagher (Parlophone R 5848) 1970
Line-up: Brian Connolly (vcls), Mick Stewart (gtr), Steve Priest (hrmnca, vcls, bs), Mick Tucker (drms, vcls). Band origin: London
16. Sweet - It's Lonely Out There
taken from the single
Slow Motion/It's Lonely Out There (Fontana TF 958) 1968

Line-up: Brian Connolly (vcls), Frank Torphy (gtr), Steve Priest (hrmnca, vcls, bs), Mick Tucker (drms, vcls). Band origin: London
17. Pasha - Pussy Willow Dragon
taken from the single
Someone Shot The Lollipop Man/Pussy Willow Dragon
(Liberty LBF 15199) 1969

Line-up: (= The Searchers) John McNally (gtr, vcls), Mike Pender (gtr, vcls), Frank Allen (bs, vcls), John Blunt (drms).
Band origin: Liverpool (Merseyside/UK)
18. Dave Clark Five - Lost In His Dreams
taken from the album Everybody Knows (Columbia SX 6207) 1968
Line-up: Lenny Davidson (lead gtr, vcls), Rick Huxley (bs, gtr), Mike Smith (keyb'ds, vcls), Denny Payton (sax, keyb'ds), Dave Clark (drms).
Band origin: London

19. Fat Mattress - Walking Through A Garden
taken from the album Fat Mattress (Polydor 583056) 1969
Line-up: Neil Landon (vcls), Noel Redding (gtr, bs, vcls), James Leverton (bs), Eric Dillon (drms). Band origin: London
20. Fruit Machine - Cuddly Toy
taken from the single Cuddly Toy/Follow Me (Spark SRL 1003) 1968
Line-up incl.: Andy 'Ced' Curtis (gtr, vcls), Stephen Gould (lead vcls, bs, gtr), Paul Holland (drms), Barry Kingston (keyb'ds), Andy Deacon (drms), Chris Randall (bs). Band origin: London
21. Rokes - Hold My Hand
taken from the single Hold My Hand/Regency Sue (RCA RCA 1646) 1967
Line-up: Norman David 'Shel' Shapiro (gtr, vcls), Johnny Charlton (gtr, vcls), Bobby Posner (bs, vcls), Mike Roger Shepstone (drms, vcls).
Band origin: London → Rome (Italy)
22. Rokes - When The Wind Arises
taken from the single
When The Wind Arises/The Works Of Bartholemew (RCA RCA 1694) 1968
Line-up/Band origin: See Track 21
23. Gun - Take Off
taken from the album Gun (CBS 63552) 1968
Line-up: Adrian Curtiss-Gurvitz (gtr, vcls), Paul Curtiss-Gurvitz (bs, vcls), Louis Farrell (drms). Band origin: Ilford (Essex/UK)

Get it here (Artwork included)

Listen to Made In Sheffield - Amelia Jane

Listen to The Rokes - When The Wind Arises

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love this kind of UK psyche pop compilations.Past & present was the label who issued the 2 rubble boxes;20 cds of 20 albums of the best UK psyche pop music.Great music as the Ripples series.

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Buffalo Billycan said...

Hi caveman78,
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Anonymous said...

These Comps Are Great!!! Keep up the good work!!
Thanks Jean

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Hello.
The thanks are for Buffalo who create this wonderful site.I'm please to sometimes make comments on the albums posted.

Anonymous said...

Add:
In France we say"give back to Cesar what belongs to Cesar".Today the new Asterix film is out with A Delon in the role of Cesar.

Buffalo Billycan said...

And what belongs to Cesar? The laurel-wreath?
I didn't know that Alain Delon is still alive :-)
And I suppose Gerard Depardieu is acting again as Obelix?

Anonymous said...

Yes Buffalo you're right for Obelix.Great specialist of psychedelic music and also Asterix.Yes A Delon has a great text in this film;he don't say "ave Cesar" but "ave me".In this film the crazy poet musician is Franck Dubosc(camping).

Anonymous said...

Your blog is a place of gems, just love it and thanks for putting up all the comps!