Artist: Mighty Baby Title Of Album: Mighty Baby Year Of Release:1969/1994 Label (Catalog#) :Big Beat[CDWIKD 120] Country: UK Genre: Psychedelic, Prog Rock Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue,scans) Full Size: 371mb(+5%)
This hour-long CD is one of the best bodies of British psychedelia ever released. It contains the complete Mighty Baby album from Head Records, expanded to 13 tracks with the addition of five tracks cut by the Action during its 1967 transition period. The opening number, "Egyptian Tomb," sets the tone for the entire album -- in terms of content, structure, and beat, it sounds like the early Allman Brothers, or maybe the Grateful Dead in one of their harder-rocking moments, jamming with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on an impromptu version of CSN's "Pre-Road Downs." The beauty of the original Mighty Baby album tracks is that they're psychedelia with a solid beat, none of that noodle-rock that drugged-up Brits usually engaged in. "A Friend You Know But Never See" mighthave passed muster on the Byrds' Notorious Byrd Brothers album. Other songs noodle around too much, but overall this is some of the most energetic psychedelia to come out of England, and anyone who enjoys psychedelic guitar will love Martin Stone's and Alan King's work on this album. The bonus tracks, all "lost" demos, are even better: highly rhythmic, driving rock (check out "Understanding Love") with lots of spacy guitar and tougher-than-normal flower-power introspective lyrics, with some gorgeous harmonies dressing it all up -- a near perfect meld of garage rock and psychedelic sensibilities..
Tracks: ------- 01. Egyptian Tomb - 5:28 02. A Friend You Know but Never See - 4:24 03. I've Been Down So Long - 5:05 04. Same Way From the Sun - 5:37 05. House Without Windows - 6:10 06. Trials of a City - 5:58 07. I'm From the Country - 4:49 08. At a Point Between Fate and Destiny - 4:44 Additional Tracks By The Action: 09. Only Dreaming - 3:16 10. Dustbin Full of Rubbish - 2:47 11. Understanding Love - 3:50 12. Favourite Days - 3:54 13. A Saying for Today - 3:27
Time: 00:59:39
Personnel: --------- Alan King - Guitar, Vocals Michael Evans - Bass Roger Powell - Drums Martin Stone - Guitars Ian Whiteman - Flute, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Vocals
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