Spirogyra - A Canterbury Tale (1971-73/2005)
Artist: Spirogyra
Title: A Canterbury Tale
Year Of Release: 1971-73/2005
Label: Spirogyra
Genre: Folk Rock, Progressive
Quality: Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:13:30 + 01:10:51
Total Size: 974 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: A Canterbury Tale
Year Of Release: 1971-73/2005
Label: Spirogyra
Genre: Folk Rock, Progressive
Quality: Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:13:30 + 01:10:51
Total Size: 974 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
CD 1:
St. Radigunds (1971)
01. The Future Won't Be Long (4:18)
02. Island (3:45)
03. Magical Mary (6:21)
04. Captain's Log (2:10)
05. At Home In The World (3:07)
06. Cogwheels Crutches And Cyanide (6:00)
07. Time Will Tell (5:39)
08. We Are A Happy Crew (5:35)
09. Love Is A Funny Thing (2:12)
10. The Duke Of Beauhoot (8:06)
Old Boot Wine (1972)
11. Dangerous Dave (4:18)
12. Van Allen's Belt (2:49)
13. Runaway (4:57)
14. Grandad (3:23)
15. Wings Of Thunder (3:13)
16. World's Eyes (7:35)
CD 2:
01. Don't Let It Get You (4:27)
02. Disraeli's Problem (4:16)
03. A Canterbury Tale (4:08)
04. I Hear You're Going Somewhere (Joe Really) (2:26) *
outtakes from Old Boot Wine session (1972)
05. Counting The Cars (3:10)
06. Window (2:11)
07. Turn Again Lane (7:36)
08. Melody Maker Man (2:44)
Bells, Boots And Shambles (1973)
09. The Furthest Point (8:14)
10. Old Boot Wine (4:17)
11. Parallel Lines Never Separate (5:04)
12. Spiggly (1:11)
13. An Everyday Consumption Song (4:29)
14. The Sergeant Says (3:40)
15. In The Western World (12:58)
Although this group hails from Canterbury, they are not to be classified as such.
The musicians developed one of the better examples of prog-folk or folk-prog. The original line-up consisted of main writer Martin Cockerham as singer and guitarist, the beautiful and well known to progheads Barbara Gaskin on vocals, Steve Borrill on bass and Julian Cusack on violin. Although Dave Mattacks (of FAIRPORT CONVENTION fame) played drums on all three SPIROGYRA albums, he was never a member, but a guest.
Their first album, "St-Radiguns" was quite successful and very adventurous and can compared to COMUS's First Utterances. Very moody, politically conscious songs full of great interplay (much like THE TREES) and with a great duo of voices of COMUS or JEFFERSON AIRPLANE manner are the main assets of the highly recommended album.
The follow-up "Old Boot Wine" however did not manage to succeed quite as well and Cusack appear only as a guest but they had a keyboardist instead. By the time of the third album "Bells, Boots and Shambles", the band was down to just Cockerham and Gaskin with both ex-member Cusack and Borrill appearing as guest.
This album was quite a return to form and there are some real epics full of cello for great melancholy moments. Sadly, this proved to be their last album. Barbara will go on with local bands as HATFIELD AND THE NORTH as one of the Northettes, than work with NATIONAL HEALTH and in the 80's work with Bill Bruford and
Dave Stewart.
The musicians developed one of the better examples of prog-folk or folk-prog. The original line-up consisted of main writer Martin Cockerham as singer and guitarist, the beautiful and well known to progheads Barbara Gaskin on vocals, Steve Borrill on bass and Julian Cusack on violin. Although Dave Mattacks (of FAIRPORT CONVENTION fame) played drums on all three SPIROGYRA albums, he was never a member, but a guest.
Their first album, "St-Radiguns" was quite successful and very adventurous and can compared to COMUS's First Utterances. Very moody, politically conscious songs full of great interplay (much like THE TREES) and with a great duo of voices of COMUS or JEFFERSON AIRPLANE manner are the main assets of the highly recommended album.
The follow-up "Old Boot Wine" however did not manage to succeed quite as well and Cusack appear only as a guest but they had a keyboardist instead. By the time of the third album "Bells, Boots and Shambles", the band was down to just Cockerham and Gaskin with both ex-member Cusack and Borrill appearing as guest.
This album was quite a return to form and there are some real epics full of cello for great melancholy moments. Sadly, this proved to be their last album. Barbara will go on with local bands as HATFIELD AND THE NORTH as one of the Northettes, than work with NATIONAL HEALTH and in the 80's work with Bill Bruford and
Dave Stewart.
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