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Artist:	DR. STRANGELY STRANGE
Title:	Halcyon Days
Label:	HUX (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	HUX 092CD

"Dr Strangely Strange originally formed in Dublin in 1967. After signing with Island Records, they released their debut LP, Kip of the Serenes, in 1969. Eventually the group became a springboard for a new generation of Irish rock, helping to launch the careers of Phil Lynott & Gary Moore. Hux is now proud to announce news of this previously unreleased album by Dr Strangely Strange, dating from their classic period, 1969/70. Halcyon Days contains ten archive tracks (mostly produced by Joe Boyd) which were recently discovered in the Island vaults. As bonus tracks, the CD includes 3 new songs, recorded last year in Kip of the Serenes acoustic style. The album is presented in a limited edition digi-pack, with a 32 page booklet, featuring extensive liner notes & band history, rare photographs and full song lyrics to every track. "

Artist:	DR. STRANGELY STRANGE
Title:	Heavy Petting
Label:	REPERTOIRE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	REP 1045CD

Reissue of the 2nd Dr. Strangely Strange album from 1970, packaged in elaborate die-cut digipak cover (mimicking the original LP packaging, w/ fairly memorable Roger Dean artwork). "This band were one of many Incredible String Band inspired groups during the late '60s who wove together folk music with psychedelia. Their first album Kip of the Serenes is a minor classic and was well known at the time due to tracks from it appearing on low price compilations. Upon the 1970 release of Heavy Petting, the band's sound had progressed. The early songs on the album still have that whimsical, slightly surreal ISB-inspired sound but as the album progresses it introduces Celtic pipes and a driving folk rock edge. Interestingly this mixture of strummed acoustics and electrics with harmonising vocals sounds very similar to the Velvet Underground's final album of the same year Loaded which went on to become a rock classic. With a very young Gary Moore who went onto fame with Thin Lizzy as well as his own blues and rock solo career the guitar work is marvellous with searing folk-rock lead soloing. In 'Jove Is At Home' they find a delicacy that is similar to Synantheseia or Dulcimer with gentle vibes shimmering in the background. Overall an excellent album with some classic moments and one that has been overlooked unfairly." -- Mark Coyle, The Unbroken Circle

Artist:	DR. STRANGELY STRANGE
Title:	Kip of the Serenes
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 702LP

Debut album, originally released by Island, 1969. "Ireland's answer to the Incredible String Band, Dr. Strangely Strange engaged in the same type of psychedelic acoustic music with folksy arrangements. With traditional instruments like penny whistle, fiddle, harmonium, and mandolin, Dr. Strangely Strange was more solidly rooted in melody and structure than the group's flaky Scottish counterparts. Produced by British modern folk guru Joe Boyd (Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band), Kip of the Serenes is built around simple and repetitious melodies occasionally interrupted by stream-of-consciousness musical and lyrical diversions."

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