When psychedelia had run its course in Britain at the end of the 60s, the predominant trend was to get hairier and heavier and more long-winded. Many musicians, however, were still hung up on the trappings of psychedelia’s home-grown strain, having found a musical home in its mournful evocations of Victoriana, its village green gentility and its nods to the pleasures of suburbia. They wanted to carry on using woodwinds, cellos and melancholic melodies. As the advent of the singer-songwriter offered another possible avenue for these refuseniks, a new brand of pop was discernible - the English Baroque sound. Compiled and annotated by Bob Stanley. The LP is on 180g light blue coloured vinyl.
SIDE ONE
1. PICTURES - Ray Brooks
2. I CAN'T LET MAGGIE GO - The Honeybus
3. OFF TO FIND A NEW LAND - Lea Nixon
4. ALICE - Jon Plum
5. WHEN THE CITY SLEEPS - Bombadil
6. FADING YELLOW - Mike Batt
SIDE TWO
1. SAY YOU DON'T MIND - Colin Blunstone
2. THE SEVENTH HOUR - Gordon Waller
3. MARY JANE - Erasmus Chorum
4. SHAPES AND SHADOWS - Tandem
5. PLEASE BELIEVE ME - Nirvana
SIDE THREE
1. FOREVER AUTUMN - Vigrass & Osborne
2. OH GIRL - Richard Henry
3. VERY WELL - Les Payne
4. YOU'RE LOVELY - Sunchariot
5. POLLUTION SONG - Mike Sedgwick
6. EPITAPH (WHEN TIMES WERE GOOD) –
Bill Kenwright
SIDE FOUR
1. COATHANGER - Clifford T Ward
2. THE RACE - Christopher
3. CLOSING MY EYES - David McIvor
4. LIFETIME - The Bliss
5. TWO SUGARS - Matthew Bones
6. WAITING THERE - Me & Him *
* VINYL BONUS TRACK