VARIOUS - RE-EVOLUTION (COL. 1) (+7")
The Hollies - Manchester's answer to The Beatles, and a bloody good answer at that. Great songs, great vocals, great band - so why are they so massively underrated? Their albums, especially from 66-68, were minor masterpieces, but their record label seemed obsessed with singles success, so the albums were underpromoted, and so many of the songs were rarely heard. Fruits de Mer is doing its bit to redress the balance with an LP + 7" extravaganza that showcases 16 songs, reinterpreted by FdM artists from the UK, USA, Russia, Sweden and Portugal..the re-evolution starts here....The Higher State, The Bevis Frond, Us and Them, Beautify Junkyards, Hi-Fiction Science, The Electric Stars and many more reinterpret classic songs originally recorded by The Hollies, with new versions that range from the authentic to the psychedelic, from progressive
to seriously off-the-wall, but always with a real love for the original - and all spread liberally across 19" of lovely vinyl.
Tracklisting from the LP:
1. Butterfly (3:30) by Beautify Junkyards
2. All The World Is Love (3:46) by The Seventh Ring of Saturn
3. Elevated Observations (3:17) by Jay Tausig
4. King Midas In Reverse (4:13) by Hi-Fiction Science
5. Then The Heartaches Begin (4:52) by The Re-Stoned
6. Bus Stop (3:59) by Moonweevil
7. Postcard (2:46) by The Gathering Grey
8. Heading For A Fall (4:26) by Auralcandy
9. Hard Hard Year (4:09) by The Bevis Frond
10. Try It (4:41) by Sky Picnic
11. Water On The Brain (3:34) by The Neutron Drivers
12. Butterfly (4:03) by Us and Them.
Tracklisting from the 7".
13. Don't Run And Hide (2:54) by The Higher State
14. Dear Eloise (5:01) by King Penguin
15. Jennifer Eccles (4:27) by The Electric Stars
16. Everything Is Sunshine (2:26) by Langor.
On coloured vinyl with gatefold sleeve - limited 800 copies
This is all rather different for Fruits de Mer, but when the opportunity came along, I just couldn't let it lie...
Soft Hearted Scientists are unsung heroes of mine (until now) - I just love pretty much everything they've done - they somehow manage to combine Syd Barrett, sixties psychedelia in general, British music-hall, gothic horror, Welsh folklore and about 93 other influences and create something pretty unique and damn magical. Superb vocals, wonderfully-crafted songs, intricate instrumentals - they've got the lot; they've also had more than their share of bad luck with record labels and it's not about to change now they're working with Fruits de Mer. 'Whatever Happened To The Soft Hearted Scientists' combines the best of their CD releases to-date, together with a title track specially recorded for this release, a preview of tracks from their forthcoming album AND a 7" of demos. It was supposed to be a a single album but, hard as I tried to whittle the tracks down, I just couldn't get down to less than 95 minutes of music, so it's turned into a vast double album + 7" EP monster. Sorry, but honestly, not a minute of it is wasted, and not a minute of it has appeared on vinyl before.
LP 1 - side 1:
1. Whatever Happened to You (1:40) - exclusive to Whatever Happened To The Soft Hearted Scientists
2. Mount Palomar (5:05) - from the Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth album
3. Wendigo (3:22) - from the Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth album
4. Brother Sister (5:09) - from the Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth album
5. The Yongy Bongy Bo (5:07) - from the Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth album.
LP1 - side 2:
6. At Night The Quarry Glows Like A Mothership (6:30) - from the Uncanny Tales From The Everyday undergrowth album 7. The A470 Song (3:39) - from the Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World album
8. Siberia (6:57) - from the Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World album
9. Rockford's Return (4:38) - from the Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World album.
LP2 - side 1:
1. Eyes (3:52) - from the Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World album
2. The Caterpillar Song (9:45) - from the Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World album
3. The Strangest Scene (3:37) - from the Scarecrow Smiles album
4. The Garden Song (3:25) - from the Scarecrow Smiles album
5. The Midnight Dance Of The Mexican Vampire (2:46) - from the Scarecrow Smiles album.
LP2 - side 2:
6. Road to Rhayader (5:22) - from the Wandermoon album
7. The Trees Don't Seem To Know That It's September (3:20) - from the Wandermoon album
8. Halloween People (2:56) - from the new album False Light)
9. Night Of The Hunter (3:42) - from the new album False Light
10. Whatever Happened To You/The Sleepers In The Hill (5:19) - exclusive to Whatever Happened To the Soft Hearted Scientists.
33rpm 7" - The Take Time To Wander Sessions - side 1:
11. Comet's Tail (3:14)
12. Newest Things (4:46).
Side 2:
13. Daisies (3:21)
14. Light Years to Nothing - instrumental (3:40)
