Browse by Label: TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)

Artist:	FOREST
Title:	Forest
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 696LP

New grey-area LP reissue label, based in Luxembourg. All LPs say they are editions of 500, which I suppose you could believe if you wanted to... Gatefold sleeve on this first Forest LP, originally released on Harvest in 1969. "A really nice album of trippy rock tracks with lots of nice folksy touches! These songs are filled with so much imagination, color, charm, and melancholy solitude that they just transport you to a place between worlds! Deep into a forest between consciousness and vivid dreamscape -- that's where this will take you. The group's a trio, all of whom sing lead vocals from time to time, and instrumentation includes organ, harmonium, piano, percussion, guitars, electric harpsichord, mandolin, and cello: all swirling around in a style that's got traces of late work by Tim Hardin, Love, Nico, and early Roy Wood. Titles include 'Bad Penny,' 'Fading Light,' 'A Fantasy You,' 'While You're Gone,' 'Do You Want Some Smoke,' and 'Rain Is On My Balcony.' Excellent!"

Artist:	FAIRPORT CONVENTION
Title:	Fairport Convention
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 697LP

Reissue of the 1st Fairport album, originally released by Polydor in 1968. "The best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, Fairport Convention did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation on the folk-rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles indigenous to the British Isles. While the revved-up renditions of traditional British folk tunes drew the most critical attention, the group members were also (at least at the outset) talented songwriters as well as interpreters. Released in 1968, FC's debut album owes more to The Byrds than to Pentangle, with soaring harmonies and psychedelic guitars. Recorded pre-Sandy Denny, Judy Dyble sang like a siren and then left to form Trader Horne."

Artist:	BROWN AND HIS BATTERED ORNAMENTS, PETE
Title:	A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 698LP

Originally issued by Harvest in 1969; gatefold sleeve."One of the key eccentrics of the period and a successful collaborative lyricist for Cream ('I Feel Free,' 'Sunshine of Your Love'), poet/percussionist/vocalist/trumpet player Pete Brown was one of the many artists to arise from the British beat movement in the mid- to late '60s. Once he broke up with Graham Bond, Brown helped form the Battered Ornaments, hoping to work with musicians whose skills didn't dwarf his own. The group fell in line with prog artists like Syd Barrett, Deep Purple, and Roy Harper. The Battered Ornaments' only record with Brown, A Meal You Can Shake Hands With in the Dark, was released in 1969."

Artist:	BROUGHTON BAND, EDGAR
Title:	Wasa Wasa
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 699LP

Gatefold sleeve. Debut album, originally issued on Harvest in 1969. "The band started their career as a blues band, playing to a dedicated but limited following in the region around their hometown of Warwick. However, when the band began to lean towards the emerging psychedelic movement, dropping the 'Blues' from their name as well as their music, they got down to this debut album. Basically, it rocks good and hard, remains unafraid of letting lunacy into the lyrics and takes off into the realms of excess with impressive confidence. Edgar's immense vocal power holds its own throughout the loudest sections and the thudding blues elements never get boring. Wasa Wasa is highly recommended!"

Artist:	BONZO DOG DOO-DAH BAND, THE
Title:	Gorilla
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 700LP

Originally issued in 1967. "The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and, colloquially, as The Bonzos) are a band created by a group of British art-school denizens of the 1960s. Moving over to Liberty Records, the Bonzos released their first album, Gorilla, that included 'Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold' which savagely parodied their early 'trad' jazz roots and featured some of the most deliberately inept jazz playing ever recorded. The record company only allowed two hours of studio time per track, so it was completed in a single take to allow for the far more complex 'The Intro and the Outro' in which every member of the band was introduced and played a solo, starting with genuine band members. This is great!"

Artist:	SPIROGYRA
Title:	Old Boot Wine
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 701LP

2nd album, originally released by Pegasus in the UK, 1972. "Spirogyra were one of the bands of the late English folk revival that embraced progressive-rock and psychedelia. Their debut album, St Radigunds (B&C, 1971), was an innovative work, with Barbara Gaskin on vocals, Julian Cusack on violin, Martin Cockerham on guitar and Tony Cox on electronic keyboards. This sequel, Old Boot Wine was slightly less innovative and disruptive although the textures got thicker (cello, flute) and jazzier. It is, all the same, a precious items to collect on vinyl."

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."

Artist:	CARAVAN
Title:	In The Land of Grey and Pink
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 703LP

Reissue of their 3rd album, originally issued by Decca, 1971; gatefold sleeve."In the Land of Grey and Pink is considered by many to be a pinnacle release from Caravan. As a group effort, In the Land of Grey and Pink displays all the ethereal brilliance Caravan created on their previous pair of 12" outings. Their blending of jazz and folk instrumentation and improvisational styles hints at Traffic and Family, as displayed on 'Winter Wine,' as well as the organ and sax driven instrumental introduction to 'Nine Feet Underground.' These contrast the decidedly aggressive sounds concurrent with albums from King Crimson or Soft Machine. In fact, beginning with the album's title, there seems to be pastoral qualities and motifs throughout. Another reason enthusiasts rank this album among their favorites is the group dynamic which has rarely sounded more singular or cohesive."

Artist:	MCDONALD & GILES
Title:	McDonald & Giles
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 704LP

Reissue of this LP originally issued on Cotillion in 1971; gatefold sleeve. "The music on McDonald and Giles contains many of the pastoral and musically complex elements of King Crimson, while generally avoiding that band's darker tendencies. The song 'Flight of the Ibis' has the a similar melody and rhythm to King Crimson's 'Cadence and Cascade,' with different lyrics. The album is also notable in that it contains a guest appearance by Steve Winwood, playing organ and piano on 'Turnham Green.' Winwood's group Traffic were also working on John Barleycorn Must Die at Island Studios at the same time. Some instrumental passages on this album are actually quite similar to the sound Traffic would become famous for at the peak of their fame in the early 1970s."

Artist:	STEVENS, MEIC
Title:	Outlander
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 705LP

Gatefold sleeve. "Meic Stevens may not be a familiar name in much of the world, but in his native Wales the singer-songwriter's stature is often compared to that of Bob Dylan. He was a local legend whose psych-folk influence can be heard in such contemporary Welsh groups as Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. His one English language album is this 1970 Outlander, an outstanding marriage of musicianship and eclecticism. Its jazz-Indo-psych ragas merge seamlessly with its acid folksongs and Dylan-esque meditations on relationships and politics. Performed by a remarkable cast of musicians hand-picked by English rock tastemaker Ian Samwell, Outlander was created with a minimum of rehearsal and consists largely of first takes."

Artist:	AUDIENCE
Title:	Friend's, Friend's, Friend
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 706LP

Originally issued by Charisma in 1970. "Whether or not Audience should be considered a 'real prog' band, but no matter how one might classify them this band certainly has to be considered a rather unique one. The combination of Howard Werth's vocals and Keith Gemmell's versatile use of sax, flute and clarinet is just immediately highly fascinating. All the tracks on this album are just equally great -- although it's true that the instrumental 'Ebony Variations' with its playful jazzy renditions of a classical theme and Gemmel's really virtuoso clarinet play doesn't fit quite well to the rest -- nonetheless this piece is an excellent one as well as a very rare one." Gatefold sleeve. Featuring Howard Werth, goddamn. Werth has beena longstanding enigma of Dangerhouse collectors worldwide -- David Brown, the founder of the Dangerhouse label was actually a big fan of Audience, if you can believe the internet!).

Artist:	FLEETWOOD MAC
Title:	Mr. Wonderful
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 707LP

"Many people felt disappointed by Mr. Wonderful after the sublime first album. But in interviews Peter Green has stated the purpose of the album was to recreate the sound of a south side Chicago blues club. Raw and rough, the album does just that. Some fantastic guitar (surprised?), and some great off-color lyrics too.The horns are sloppy and perfect for the songs done on this album. What would 'Love That Burns' be without the subtle horns riffing away in the background? The same can be said for the rocking 'Stop Messing 'Round.' And it's easy to see why BB King himself thought so much of Peter Green." Gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	BROWN & PIBLOKTO!, PETE
Title:	Thousands on a Raft
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 708LP

"After the relatively lightweight Things May Come... Pete Brown and Piblokto! produced this much heavier rocker in 1971. 'Aeroplane Head Woman,' with its heavy guitar riff, could have come from Deep Purple and the title song, 'Thousands On A Raft,' with mock-serious lyrics and a very catchy chorus wouldn't have been out of place on Jack Bruce's Songs For A Tailor. The musicianship is excellent, particularly from the fine young guitarist Jim Mullen and respected percussionist Rob Tait. Brown's songwriting is, as always, lyrically amusing, clever, and just plain weird. Melodically it is as strong as Brown's previous two efforts and overall it is an excellent example of eccentric British rock music from the early '70s." Gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	FOREST
Title:	Full Circle
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 709LP

Gatefold sleeve reissue of this 2nd and last Forest LP, originally released on Harvest in 1970."This album has both brutal and beautiful elements, and the raw acoustic tunes create weird and very enchanting music. There are much medieval influences here, but the overall aesthetics are not luckily very idealized or fantasy related, but sincere and realistic, filled with mystery, misery and violence. Music is peaceful but partly disturbing too. 'Bluebell' was quite good track, and the last song 'Autumn Childhood' is very weird with strange rhythm changes and several parts. 'The Midnight Hanging of A Runaway Serf' was also quite affecting in it's brutality and realism. 'Graveyard' is also very beautiful and quite accessible song, but maybe best of them all is 'Gypsy Girl & Rambleway,' describing a love affair with very raw medieval sounds. Highly recommended!"

Artist:	MOTHERLIGHT
Title:	Bobak, Jons, Malone
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 710LP

Reissue of the classic Motherlight album, originally issued in 1970 on Morgan Blue Town. "Known by the name of an album rather than the name of the group, Motherlight produced an album full of spooky psychedelia with progressive leanings, which works really well. Almost all tracks have a slightly unsettling atmosphere, originating in a clever use of dissonance, without being quirky. 'On A Meadow' - Lea has good fuzz guitar paired to pastoral lyrics, while Mona Lose bears overt traces of malice. 'Burning The Weed' sounds quite surprisingly akin to U.S. Kaleidoscope. 'The Lens' is Procol Harum on a bad trip and even foreshadows Joy Division! This is great!"

Artist:	GENTLE GIANT
Title:	Gentle Giant
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 711LP

"Gentle Giant's self-titled first album was an impressive and unique debut that combined rock, blues, classical, and 1960s British soul. Although the recording quality is sub-par, the music transcends the medium and presents the listener with a variety of musical styles. Comparing Gentle Giant the album against the next several releases, it's amazing how much they were able to refine their sound, expand their musical palette, and take advantage of the broad range of skills and backgrounds of their members. This was the start of the journey and it was an auspicious beginning indeed." Gatefold sleeve, featuring the haunting image of that dude.

Artist:	CAPTAIN BEYOND
Title:	Sufficiently Breathless
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 712LP

"Captain Beyond incorporated a wide variety of styles into all of their music. They could rock out as well as mellow out. There were splashes of Santana, brushes of Iron Butterfly, dabblings of Yes, Black Sabbath, Hendrix, and countless others, but never to the point of derivity. Fans of just about any genre or sub-genre of classic rock music will find much to savor on this disc. The opening titular track is a hippie paradise of chugging, textured acoustic rhythm guitar twined with spacey fuzz solos and tight vocal harmonies. Another favorite is the Robin Trower-esque 'Starglow Energy,' a beautiful and anxious psychedelic rocker that you won't believe wasn't in the charts." Gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	PANAMA LIMITED
Title:	Indian Summer
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 713LP

"Late '60s jugband blues outfit led by Denis Parker alongside Gary Compton (harmonica) and Brian Strachan (guitar), the Panama Limited Jugband, also named after a Bukka White song (from 1930). The band was based in the Richmond area of London, which at the time was kind of a hotbed for blues (the Crawdaddy Club), especially acoustic style blues. Shortly thereafter, however, Denis became disenchanted with the music business. Thankfully he left us these recordings as an artefact. They shortened their name to Panama Ltd. for a second album by which time Liz Hann, their vocalist, had left and been replaced by Anne Matthews. On this better second album their early jugband sound is replaced by a brand of Beefheart-influenced rock." Gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	BROUGHTON BAND, EDGAR
Title:	Edgar Broughton Band
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 714LP

Reissue of the third Broughton Band album, originally issued by Harvest in 1971. "The most conventional of the Edgar Broughton Band's first (and best) three albums, 1971's Edgar Broughton Band finds the group dispensing with the no-holds-barred mania and theatricality responsible for such classics as 'Out Demons Out,' 'Up Yours,' and 'Apache Drop Out' and concentrating instead on more musical endeavors. It's an approach that arguably captures the band at their very best at the same time as revealing them at their ugliest. The two-part epic 'For Dr. Spock' conjures images of Gong, as it drifts closer to space rock than the Edgar Broughton Band had hitherto ventured, while 'House of Turnabout' certainly restates the group's free-freak credentials with its rumbling percussion and scything guitars, a second cousin to the roars that punctuated Wasa Wasa and Sing Brother Sing. The heart of Edgar Broughton Band, however, lies elsewhere. The lilting chant 'Thinking About You,' with its spectral reminders of John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero,' is certainly one of their most rancorous concoctions, while 'Evening Over Rooftops' rides an acoustic guitar as pretty as its flowery lyric, but you know there's something rotten squirming just below the surface, even if you can never quite put your finger on it. The pure pop backing vocals, all 'sha-la-la' and 'doo-be-doo-be-doo,' of course, only add to your unease. And, as that is merely the opening number, you can guess what you're in for over the rest of the album long before you actually get it." Gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	EAST OF EDEN
Title:	Snafu
Label:	TIMELESS RECORDS (LUXEMBOURG)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	TIME 715LP

"Clearly the better of East Of Eden albums, this second album is a much proggier statement than Mercator Projected, but it is still plagued with imperfections but none are glaring. The sound is rather different but is also tighter (different rhythm section), but the three frontmen Arbus, Caines and Nicholson are still there. Snafu is almost a jazz album, deeply rooted in the avant-garde -- with its Charles Mingus cover version, some tracks that play backwards etc. It's what the British press would've once called 'jazz-tinged.' And they had the bottle to pull singles from this album!"

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