New Releases for March 2008

Index of New Releases for March 2008

Artist:	JULIAN'S TREATMENT
Title:	A Time Before This
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2039CD

"A Time Before This is a lost classic of the progressive era. Released on the short lived Youngblood label in 1970, the double album was the first vinyl outing for Science Fiction author Julian Jay Savarin, who assembled a group of musicians to record this conceptual work. Officially unavailable for many years, this Esoteric reissue has been re-mastered from the original tapes and features fully-restored artwork and a booklet with a new essay."

Artist:	SAVARIN, JULIAN JAY
Title:	Waiters On The Dance
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2040CD

"Waiters on the Dance is a lost classic of the progressive era. Released on the short lived Youngblood label imprint Birth in 1973, the album was the second by Science Fiction author Julian Jay Savarin and was the follow up to the double album A Time Before This, released by Savarin's group Julian's Treatment (also released by Esoteric Recordings). Based on the first book of his Lemmus trilogy, the album was conceived as the first of three telling the musical story of his literary creation."

Artist:	ROOM
Title:	Pre-Flight
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2043CD

"Highly regarded cult album. 24-bit remastered from the original master tapes. New fully restored artwork and previously unseen photographs. Recorded at the Decca studios in the summer of 1970, Room's Pre-Flight was an ambitious blend of rock, blues, jazz and classical influences. The album was critically well received but unfortunately like many strong releases of this genre at the time on the classic Deram label, did not achieve the hoped for breakthrough to greater commercial success. Room's only recorded work, the album has been remastered from the original analog tapes and is now presented in this definitive edition from Esoteric Recordings." Also includes an extensive booklet with essay by Room's Steve Edge.

Artist:	MELLOW CANDLE
Title:	Swaddling Songs
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2044CD

"Classic, highly regarded and sought after acid folk / progressive rock album. Now 24-bit remastered from the original master tapes. New fully restored artwork. Extensive booklet with new essay. Featuring girl singers Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams, Mellow Candle never achieved commercial success they deserved spawning a legendary psychedelic folk-rock album akin to Fairport Convention or Fotheringay. Touring to support Thin Lizzy (Simonds played on Lizzy's album Shades of a Blue Orphanage) and Horslips, the band had a short lived existence. Clodagh Simonds later went on to play again with Mike Oldfield and Jade Warrior and this release serves as evidence of the talents of both Simonds and the band who deserved far more commercial success than they attained. Now rightly regarded as a classic of the genre, Esoteric Recordings are proud to add Swaddling Songs to their catalog."

Artist:	GERRARD, DENNY
Title:	Sinister Morning
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2045CD

"Highly regarded cult album featuring High Tide. 24-bit remastered from the original master tapes. Denver Gerrard had his brief moment in the spotlight of stardom in British rock as one half of the Warm Sounds, the duo that he formed with Barry Husband in 1967. They hit number 27 on the UK charts with 'Birds and Bees,' a trippy psychedelic pop number released by Decca Records' Deram Records imprint. On his classic solo album from 1970 he is backed by the four members of the cult underground rock band High Tide. A welcome reissue for a classic album that contains some of the most innovative music of the era."

Artist:	KHAN
Title:	Space Shanty
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2046CD

"New release for this highly regarded cult album featuring Steve Hillage. 24-bit remastered from the original master tapes. Best known as the album that first brought the guitar playing talents of guitarist Steve Hillage to public prominence, Khan's sole album is a splendid example of a fusion of Canterbury flavored rock combined with jazz and space-rock influences. Originally released in 1972 by Deram records, it can now clearly be seen as the blue print for Hillage's later solo success. Hillage has acknowledged that Space Shanty was the dry run for his classic Fish Rising album. This reissue is re-mastered from the original master tapes and has extensive liner notes and includes two bonus tracks from a rediscovered acetate disc."

Artist:	HARTLEY BAND, KEEF
Title:	The Time Is Near
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2047CD

Originally released on Derem in 1970. "New release for this highly regarded classic jazz rock album. 24-bit remastered from the original master tapes. Considered by many to be one of the finest exponents of powerful jazz rock, Keef's earliest engagement was as replacement for Ringo Starr in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He was also Mick Fleetwood's replacement in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and featured on many recordings by the band. In 1968 he formed his own group recruiting the highly regarded Miller Anderson on guitar and vocals. Although they performed at Woodstock the band was not filmed. Latterly Hartley became involved with group Vinegar Joe and with singer / songwriter Michael Chapman. The Time is Near ranks among the band's finest achievements and, along with a reissue of Overdog, sees the beginning of a reissue campaign by Esoteric Recordings of the classic Keef Hartley Band albums."

Artist:	GILES, GILES AND FRIPP
Title:	The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp
Label:	ESOTERIC RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ECLEC 2049CD

"The classic album, a precursor to King Crimson, now 24-bit remastered from the original master tapes. New fully restored artwork. This great album is where it all began for the King Crimson stalwarts. An excellent late '60s album which touches on psychedelic pop, (often compared to early Syd Barrett -ra Pink Floyd) with jazz influences and a whimsical brand of surreal humor. Fripp's guitar is on top form on 'Suite No. 1' and shows the shape of things to come when in 1969 when he and Mike Giles teamed up with Greg Lake and Ian McDonald to form King Crimson. This re-mastered reissue comes with six bonus tracks and enhanced artwork and should appeal to all lovers of eccentric late '60s psychedelia and fans of King Crimson."

FACHMANN (GERMANY)

FALLOUT (UK)

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Rubble Collection Volumes 11-20
Label:	FALLOUT (UK)
Format:	10CD BOX
Price:	$85.00
Catalog #:	FALLBOX 002CD

Numbered, limited repressing of the legendary Rubble Collection Volumes 11-20 CD boxed set. Amongst the first and best psych compilations ever put together, each and every volume is a mind-blowing treasure trove of acid rock and pop from the late 1960s, and comes housed inside a slipcase card replica of the original LP artwork. Featuring famous names such as Blossom Toes, The Pretty Things and the Soft Machine alongside a myriad of lesser-known acts like The Purple Barrier, Pregnant Insomnia and Cherry Smash and compiled and sequenced by leading collectors, the series has long been a byword for the best in psychedelia. It's presented here complete with a fully-revised and overhauled booklet, featuring updated band histories, rare photographs and full discographies (incorporating a mass of information not included in previous editions), making this the most comprehensive and authoritative psych boxed set ever assembled. Please note that only 1000 numbered copies are being pressed. Other artists include: Wild Silk, Jason Crest, The Californians, The Fox, The Poets, The Attack, The Game, Turquoise, The Accent, Fleur De Lys, Eyes Of Blue, Rick Price & Sheridan, The Zipps, Fire, Felius Andromeda, The Plague, The Fairytale, Sauterelles, The Ice, Bulldog Breed, Virgin Sleep, Tintern Abbey, 23rd Turnoff, Human Instinct, East Of Eden, World Of Oz, Denny Laine, Timebox, People, The Outer Limits, Warm Sounds, The Buzz, The Boys Blue, The Deejays, Southern Sound, The Act, Force Five, The Answers, The French Revolution, Arizona Swamp Company, The Attraction, The Peep Show, George Gallagher & White Trash, Espirit De Corps, The Truth, Our Plastic Dream, Rupert's People, The Groove, Curiosity Shoppe, The Ghost, Nirvana, Pinkerton's Colours, Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup, Strawberry Children, Science Poption, The Syn, The Sub, Noah's Ark, The State Of Mickey & Tommy, House Of Lords, John Fitch & Associates, Tuesday's Children, The Jackpots, Sound Barrier, Wallace Collection, Wonderland, Gary Walker & The Rain, John Bromley & Fleur De Lys, The Lovin', The Chasers, St. Valentines Day Massacre, The Sea-Ders, Dreams, Ace Kefford Stand, The Remo Four, Carriage Company, Staccatos, Mint, The Barrier, The Oscar Bicycle, Gentle Influence, Andwella's Dream, A New Generation, Christopher Colt, The Lion Tamers, Philamore Lincoln, The Afex, Spice, Nicky James, Acid Gallery, Argosy, Calum Bryce, Lyons & Malone, The Fruit Machine, Andy Forray, Russell Morris, Octopus, The Doomsday Machine, Infantes Jubilate, Still Life, Dee & The Quotum, St. David's Road, Time Machine, Rameses & Selket, The Lions Of Judah, The Moving Finger, Cinammon Quill, The Scots Of St. James , Icarus, The Fourmyula, Portebello Explosion, Hayden Wood, Together, The Cymbeline, Blossom Toes, The Apple, The David, Kate, The Bump, Adjeef The Poet Iekk! , Pandomonium, Chapter Four, Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, The Beautiful, Art and The Beatstalkers.

Artist:	GROUP IMAGE, THE
Title:	A Mouth In The Clouds
Label:	FALLOUT (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	FO 2041LP

Previously reissued on CD by Fallout, now issued on deluxe LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. This eccentric New York hippie collective recorded only one album, which makes its CD debut here. A superb collection of psychedelia, touching on folk, jazz and electronica, it has been compared to Jefferson Airplane, the Mamas & the Papas and Tim Buckley, but ultimately has a sound of its own that makes it a treat for all fans of genuine acid rock.

Artist:	FRASER & DEBOLT
Title:	With Ian Guenther
Label:	FALLOUT (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	FO 2060LP

Previously reissued on CD by Fallout, now issued on deluxe LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. This beautiful collection of Canadian psych-folk swiftly came and went in 1971, but has since acquired a devoted cult following. A haunting set of self-penned tunes set to esoteric arrangements featuring gloriously unpredictable fiddle-playing, it is sure to delight fans of The Incredible String Band and the Holy Modal Rounders, as well as more recent acts like Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom.

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Artist:	FACHMANN
Title:	Fachmann 001
Label:	FACHMANN (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FACHMANN 001EP