> Folk Music > Records > The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band Elektra EUK-254 (LP, UK, 1966); |
Produced by Joe Boyd;
Recorded by John Wood at Sound Techniques Studios;
Remastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon,
supervised by Joe Boyd and John Wood;
Original LP sleeve designs by William S. Harvey;
CD package design by Phil Smee at Waldo’s Design & Dream Emporium;
US cover photo by John Brooke;
UK cover photo by Joe Boyd
Musicians
Mike Heron: lead vocals [1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 16],
guitar;
Robin Williamson: lead vocals [2, 5, 8, 11, 13],
violin, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, whistle;
Clive Palmer: vocals, guitar, kazoo, banjo
Tracks
Side 1
- Maybe Someday (2.18)
- October Song (4.08)
- When the Music Starts to Play (2.41)
- Schaeffer’s Jig (0.56)
- Womankind (3.43)
- The Tree (2.53)
- Whistle Tune (1.00)
- Dandelion Blues (2.58)
Side 2
- How Happy I Am (2.18)
- Empty Pocket Blues (4.45)
- Smkoe Shovelling Song (3.45)
- Can’t Keep Me Here (2.13)
- Good As One (3.29)
- Footsteps on the Heron (3.12)
- Niggertown (2.07)
- Everything’s Fine Right Now (2.13)
Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 16 Mike Heron;
Tracks 2, 5, 8, 11, 13 Robin Williamson;
Track 4 trad.;
Track 7 trad. arr. Robin Williamson;
Track 10 Clive Palmer;
Track 15 trad. arr. Clive Palmer
> Folk Music > Records > The Incredible String Band: The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion
The Incredible String Band: The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion
The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion Elektra EUKS-7257 (LP, UK, 1967); |
Produced by Joe Boyd;
Recorded by John Wood at Sound Techniques Studios;
Remastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon,
supervised by Joe Boyd and John Wood;
Photography by Iain Skinner;
Artwork and design by Simon Posthuma and Marijke Koger;
CD package design by Phil Smee at Waldo’s Design & Dream Emporium
Musicians
Mike Heron: lead vocals [1-3, 5, 8, 10, 12],
vocals [6-7, 9, 13];
lead guitar [6-7, 13];
guitar [1-3, 5, 8-10, 12];
Robin Williamson: lead vocals [2-3, 6-7, 13],
vocals [4-5, 8, 10-12],
bowed gimbri [1],
bass gimbri [12],
guitar [2-4, 6-7, 11, 13],
oud [10],
mandolin [10],
flute [2-3, 10, 12],
drums [5, 8, 10, 12],
rattle [5];
Danny Thompson: bass [2-4, 7, 9-10, 13];
Licorice McKechnie: vocals [3, 6, 12],
finger cymbals [3];
Soma: sitar [4],
tambura [4]
Tracks
Side 1
- Chinese White (3.35)
- No Sleep Blues (3.50)
- Painting Box (4.00)
- The Mad Hatter’s Song (5.35)
- Little Cloud (4.02)
- The Eyes of Fate (4.57)
Side 2
- Blues for the Muse (2.43)
- The Hedgehog’s Song (3.25)
- First Girl I Loved (4.50)
- You Know What You Could Be (2.45)
- My Name Is Death (2.42)
- Gently Tender (4.42)
- Way Back in the 1960s (3.07)
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 Mike Heron;
Tracks 2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11, 13 Robin Williamson
> Folk Music > Records > The Incredible String Band: The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band: The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter
The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter Elektra EUKS-7258 (LP, UK, March 1968); |
Produced by Joe Boyd;
Recorded by John Wood at Sound Techniques Studios;
Remastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon,
supervised by Joe Boyd and John Wood;
Original LP sleeve designs by Osiris Visions;
CD package design by Phil Smee at Waldo’s Design & Dream Emporium;
Cover photo by John BrookeIain Skinner
Musicians
Mike Heron: lead vocals [4, 5, 9],
sitar, Hammond organ, guitar, hammered dulcimer, harpsichord;
Robin Williamson: lead vocals [1-3, 6-8, 10],
whistle, percussion, pan pipe, piano, oud, mandolin, jew’s harp,
chahanai, water harp, harmonica
with
Dolly Collins: flute organ, piano;
David Snell: harp;
Licorice McKechnie: vocals, finger cymbals, added vocals [2];
Judy Dyble,
Richard Thompson: added vocals [2]
Tracks
Side 1
- Koeeoaddi There (4.41)
- The Minotaur’s Song (3.18)
- Witches Hat (2.30)
- A Very Cellular Song (12.55)
Side 2
- Mercy I Cry City (2.40)
- Waltz of the New Moon (5.01)
- The Water Song (2.41)
- Three Is a Green Crown (7.40)
- Swift as the Wind (4.50)
- Nightfall (2.29)
Tracks 1-3, 6-8, 10 Robin Williamson;
Tracks 4-5, 9 Mike Heron
> Folk Music > Records > The Incredible String Band: Wee Tam & The Big Huge
The Incredible String Band: Wee Tam & The Big Huge
Wee Tam & The Big Huge Elektra EKS-74036/37 (2 LP, UK, 1968); |
Produced by Joe Boyd;
Recorded by John Wood at Sound Techniques Studios;
Remastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Devon,
supervised by Joe Boyd and John Wood;
Original LP sleeve designs by Diogenic Attempts Ltd.;
CD package design by Phil Smee at Waldo’s Design & Dream Emporium;
Cover photo by Guy Webster
Musicians
Mike Heron: lead vocals [2-3, 5-6, 8, 11, 15, 17],
guitar, sitar, bass, Hammond organ, harpsichord, washboard, percussion,
harmonicx;
Robin Williamson: lead vocals [1, 4, 7, 9-10, 12-14, 16, 18],
guitar, bass, piano, drums, whistle, organ, violin, Irish harp, gimbri,
sarangi, harpsichord, flute, kazoo, bass drum
with
Rose Simpson: violin, percussion;
Licorice McKechnie: Irish harp, percussion
Tracks
LP Side 1 / CD 1
- Job’s Tears (6.44)
- Puppies (5.32)
- Beyond the Sea (2.16)
- The Yellow Snake (2.05)
- Log Cabin Home in the Sky (4.02)
LP Side 2 / CD 1
- You Get Brighter (5.46)
- The Half-Remarkable Question (5.03)
- Air (3.15)
- Ducks on a Pond (9.11)
LP Side 3 / CD 2
- Maya (9.24)
- Greatest Friend (3.41)
- The Son of Noah’s Brother (0.17)
- Lordly Nightshade (5.14)
- The Mountain of God (1.53)
LP Side 4 / CD 2
- Cousin Caterpillar (5.15)
- The Iron Stone (6.28)
- Douglas Traherne Harding (6.17)
- The Circle Is Unbroken (4.41)
Tracks 1, 4, 7, 9-10, 12-14, 16, 18 Robin Williamson;
Tracks 2-3, 5-6, 8, 11, 15, 17 Mike Heron
> Folk Music > Records > Mike Heron: Smiling Men with Bad Reputations
Mike Heron: Smiling Men with Bad Reputations
Smiling Men with Bad Reputations Island Records ILPS 9146 (LP, UK, 1971) |
Produced by Joe Boyd
Musicians
Mike Heron: vocals, acoustic guitar [1-11],
harp [10];
Dudu Pakwana: piano [1],
alto saxophone [1],
horn arrangements [1];
Simon Nichol: rhythm guitar [1],
guitar [5];
Dave Pegg: bass [1, 10-11];
Mike Kowalski: drums [1];
Richard Thompson: lead guitar [2];
Rose Simpson: bass [2];
Dave Mattacks: drums [2, 10-11];
Steve Winwood: organ [2];
John Cale: harmonium [3, 8],
bass [3, 5],
piano [5, 8],
guitar [5],
viola [5, 7],
bass arrangement [8],
vocal arrangement [5],
backing vocals [5];
Gerry Conway: drums [5, 8];
Sue and Sunny,
Lisa Strike: backing vocals [5, 7];
Vemu Mukinda,
Mohana Lashmipathy: veena [6];
Vshailendra: tambura [6];
P.R. Money: mridamgam and moorsing [6];
Heather Wood, Dr Strangely Strange:
backing vocals [6];
Pete Townshend: guitar [7];
Ronnie Lane: bass [7];
Keith Moon: drums [7];
Pat Donaldson: bass [8];
Tony Cox: VCS3 [8];
Elton John: piano [10];
Gordon Huntley: steel guitar [10];
Jimmy Page: lead and slide guitar [11]
Tracks
LP Side 1
- Call Me Diamond (4.42)
- Flowers of the Forest (5.44)
- Audrey (4.10)
- Brindaban (3.53)
- Feast of Stephen (4.37)
LP Side 2
- Spirit Beautiful (5.19)
- Warm Heart Pastry (6.02)
- Beautiful Stranger (7.22)
- No Turning Back (3.14)
CD Bonus Tracks
- Make No Mistake (3.07)
- Lady Wonder (3.20)
All tracks written by Mike Heron
> Folk Music > Records > Robin Williamson & His Merry Band: Journey’s Edge
Robin Williamson & His Merry Band: Journey’s Edge
Journey’s Edge Flying Fish Records FF033 (LP, US, 1978); |
Produced by Robin Williamson;
Recorded by Avi Keeper at Dick Dalton Recording, Santa Monica, California, in Hanuary 1977;
Tracks 13-16, 21 recorded on March 29, 1975;
Tracks 12, 17-20 recorded in 1975;
Mixed by Dirk Dalton;
Mastered at Kendun Studions, Burbank, California, in February 1977;
Cover photo by Herb Dreiwitz;
Original sleeve design by Bruce Bishop
Musicians
Robin Williamson: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandocello, bass, finger cymbals, bass drum, sqeak hammer, percussion;
Brian Lambert: acoustic guitar solo;
Sylvia Woods: Celtic harp, pedal harp, harpsichord, glockenspiel, vocals;
Christopher Caswell: wire stung harp, flute, whistles, accordion, concertina, tom toms, gong, snare drum, vocals;
Larry Drummond: mandolin, mandola, acoustic bass guitar, bell tree, vocals;
Jerry McMillan: fiddle, vocals;
John Dare: cello;
Licorice (McKechnie) Lambert: vocals;
Gerald Walker: oboe;
Jamie Faunt: bass, fretless bass;
Mark Bensi: drums, cymbals, percussion, strings
Tracks
LP Side 1
- Border Tango (2.42)
- The Tune I Hear So Well (4.27)
- Red Eye Blues (3.24)
- Tomorrow (3.48)
- Mythic Times (7.02)
LP Side 2
- Lullaby for a Rainy Night (4.06)
- Rap City Rhapsody (3.36)
- The Maharajah of Mogador (2.13)
- The Bells (2.53)
- Voices of the Barbary Coast (5.14)
- Out on the Water (3.25)
Fledg’ling CD Bonus Tracks: 1975 Recordings
- When Winter Comes (2.30)
- Old Entertainer (2.31)
- The Kid I Never Knew (3.15)
- Dark Lady of the Water (5.25)
- To Give My Heart to You (2.29)
- Be My Friend (2.36)
- Precious Blues and Greys (3.58)
- Bleeding Again (2.59)
- To Give My Heart to You (alternative take) (3.53)
- After the Ball (1.39)
All tracks written by Robin Williamson except
Track 21 Charles K. Harris
> Folk Music > Records > Robin Williamson & His Merry Band: American Stonehenge
Robin Williamson & His Merry Band: American Stonehenge
American Stonehenge Criminal Records STEAL4 (LP, UK, 1978) |
Produced by Robin Williamson;
Recorded at Dirk Dalton Recordings, Santa Monica, California, December 1977;
Mastered at Kendun Studions, Burbank, California, December 1977;
Sleeve design by Robin and Janet Williamson and Bruce Bishop;
Calligraphy by Bruce Bishop;
Photographs by Janet Williamson
Musicians
Robin Williamson: vocals, guitar, percussion, alto flute, hunting horn,
swanee whistle, jew’s harp, mandolin, mandocello, Glenlivet bottle;
Sylvia Woods: celtic harp, glockenspiel, harpsichord, kazoo, vocals;
Christopher Caswell: flute, metal-strung harp, accordion, jug, cheeks, animal noises, whistle, bagpipes, bodhrán, vocals;
Jerry McMillan: violin, piano, viola, animal noises, vocals
with
Dirk Dalton: bass guitar [2];
Pete Grant: 6-string dobro [2],
10-string dobro [4],
banjo [7];
Stu Brotman: bowed bass [7];
Louis Killen: concertina [7]
Tracks
Side 1
- Port London Early (3.56)
- Pacheco (3.48)
- Keepsake (4.24)
- Zoo Blues (2.54)
- These Islands Green (5.36)
Side 2
- The Man in the Van (4.38)
- Sands and the Glass (4.16)
- Her Scattered Gold (3.11)
- When Evening Shadows Fall (3.21)
- Rab’s Last Woolen Testament (3.48)
All tracks written by Robin Williamson except
Track 4 words Robin Williamson, Sylvia Woods, Christopher Caswell, Jerry McMillan, music Robin Williamson;
Tune at the end of track 5 Robin Williamson, Christopher Caswell