Quintessence - Move into the Light: The Complete Island Recordings 1969-1971 (2017)

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of "Move into the Light - The Island Recordings 1969 - 1971", a deluxe 2 CD remastered anthology of the legendary Psychedelic, Underground & Eastern influenced Rock band Quintessence. One of the great underground acts of their era, Quintessence came together in the Ladbroke Grove area of London in 1969. The band comprised Australians Phil 'Shiva' Jones (vocals, keyboards), Ron 'Raja Ram' Rothfield (flute) along with Allan Mostert (lead guitar), Richard 'Shambhu Babaji' Vaughan (bass), Dave 'Maha Dev' Codling (rhythm guitar) and Jeremy 'Jake' Milton (drums). Within months of their formation the Eastern influenced rock music of Quintessence had earned the band a dedicated following and they were signed by Chris Blackwell to Island Records. Over the next three years the band would record three classic albums for the label - "In Blissful Company", "Quintessence" and "Dive Deep". This 2 disc newly re-mastered set celebrates Quintessence and gathers together all of the band's material issued by Island Records between 1969 & 1971. It also includes a live version of "Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Guaranga" which originally appeared on the Island double LP sampler "Bumpers" in 1970. "Move into the Light" features an illustrated booklet with an essay by Malcolm Dome and exclusive new interviews with Phil Jones & Dave Codling.