Come Join My Orchestra: British Baroque Pop Sound 1967-1973 (3-CD)
by Various Artists
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 3
- Released: December 7, 2018
- Originally Released: 2018
- Label: Grapefruit
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Al Jones (3)Come Join My Orchestra
- 2.Honeybus(Do I Figure) In Your Life
- 3.Clifford T. WardCoathanger
- 4.StrawbsPoor Jimmy Wilson
- 5.Freedom (9)The Better Side
- 6.Michael BlountAcorn Street
- 7.Toast (8)Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
- 8.Gilbert O'SullivanDisappear
- 9.Tony HazzardThe Sound Of The Candyman's Trumpet
- 10.Picadilly LineYour Dog Won't Bark
- 11.John Williams (2)Can't Find Time For Anything Now
- 12.Bert JanschWoe Is Love, My Dear
- 13.The Matchmakers (2)Sandy
- 14.Jonathan Gill (2)Isandula Road
- 15.GenesisAm I Very Wrong?
- 16.The Money JungleAway, Away
- 17.Warm SoundsSticks And Stones
- 18.The Alan Bown SetYou're Not In My Class
- 19.Curved AirMelinda (More Or Less)
- 20.Edward Jenkins (3)I'm Going Home
- 21.Neil MacArthurDon't Try To Explain
- 22.StackridgeEveryman
- 23.Deep FeelingDo You Love Me
- 24.Festival (3)Today
- 25.The Ian Campbell Folk GroupPrivate Harold Harris
- 26.Five Steps BeyondNot So Young Today
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.The SearchersPopcorn, Double Feature
- 2.The Rockin' BerriesBarterers And Their Wives
- 3.Julian Brooks (3)Justine
- 4.The Bliss (32)Courtyards Of Castile
- 5.Barclay James HarvestMother Dear
- 6.Orange BicycleCompetition
- 7.Mike BattI See Wonderful Things In You
- 8.Bill FayDoris Comes Today
- 9.Bridget St. JohnYep
- 10.Billy NichollsThis Song Is Green
- 11.Chris Neal (5)Cherrybelle
- 12.Wil MaloneI Could Write A Book
- 13.Offspring (4)Windfall
- 14.Audience (2)Poet
- 15.The Regime (6)Dear Amanda
- 16.John PantryBattle Of Trafalgar
- 17.Forever AmberLetters From Her
- 18.Andy EllisonIt's Been A Long Time
- 19.Paper BubbleFillin' A Gap
- 20.Nirvana (2)Illinois
- 21.Johnny McEvoyFather Dickens
- 22.The Annie Rocket BandA Little Smile On Christmas Morning
- 23.Barry Booth And His OrchestraHe's Very Good With His Hands
- 24.The MajorityCharlotte Rose
- 25.Angel PavementGenevieve
- 26.Procol HarumLuskus Delph (Live With Edmonton Symphony Orchestra)
- 27.Marc BrierleyThe Answer Is
Tracks on Disc 3:
- 1.Fickle PickleSaturday
- 2.DonovanWriter In The Sun
- 3.The ZombiesA Rose For Emily
- 4.The HumblebumsRick Rack
- 5.Freshmen (3)She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune
- 6.Kes WyndhamBroken Bicycle
- 7.The FactotumsCloudy
- 8.Simon, Plug & GrimesI'll Keep Smiling
- 9.The MoveMist On A Monday Morning
- 10.The U (Don't) No WhoStrange People
- 11.Edwards HandIf I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind
- 12.Clive SandsPicture On The Wall
- 13.Lea NixonNew Kind Of Feeling
- 14.Chris Baker (28)Only Fooling
- 15.Harmony GrassMrs Richie
- 16.A. & A. NorthRosemary
- 17.Peter SullyRow Row Row
- 18.The Spencer Davis GroupTime Seller (Single Version)
- 19.Katch 22 (2)Thoughts On A Rainy Day
- 20.The Mellow YellowTuesday
- 21.GrapefruitThis Little Man
- 22.Mike SheridanFace In My Window
- 23.Muffin (2)Smokey Blue's Away
- 24.RichmondBreakfast
- 25.AgincourtAll My Life
- 26.Elliott MansionsShades & Shadows
- 27.John GeorgeGoodbye
Product Description:
UK three CD set. When Paul McCartney - who arguably kick-started the whole baroque pop genre when he recorded the likes of 'Yesterday' and 'Eleanor Rigby' with pivotal strings arrangements - made his oft-quoted remark that pop was the classical music of the 20th Century, perhaps he meant it in a more literal sense than anyone realized at the time. In the immediate wake of ground-breaking albums like Rubber Soul, Revolver and Pet Sounds, the British and American music scenes became increasingly ambitious and cerebral. As the major recording studios becoming ever more sophisticated, a new generation of musicians and producers sought to emulate the backroom auteur status of Brian Wilson or the symbiotic relationship between George Martin and The Beatles. A new, more melancholic strain was introduced into British pop: expansive orchestral arrangements merged with the burgeoning psychedelic mind-set to create such studio-bound masterpieces as Days Of Future Passed and (of course) Sgt Pepper, with harpsichords, oboes, flutes, recorders and French horns providing a moody, introverted chamber pop flourish. Wilson and The Left Banke led the way in the US, but Britain was also awash with acts mining the baroque pop seam. Honeybus, The Zombies, Donovan, Nirvana and many others made significant recordings in that field, fusing mournful minor chord melodies with fey vocals, ornate arrangements and what had previously been considered non-rock instrumentation. Come Join My Orchestra covers British baroque pop's formative years and it's integration into a wide variety of genres, ranging from Johnny McEvoy's exquisitely sculpted take on traditional pop balladry and a clutch of dyed-in-the-wool folkies (Ian Campbell, Bert Jansch etc) to McCartney acolytes (Fickle Pickle, Mike Batt, the Gerry Rafferty-led Humblebums) and symphonic/art rock bands like Procol Harum and Barclay James Harvest. With a lavish 40-page booklet, many recordings making their first appearance on CD and two tracks (by The Regime and The Mellow Yellow) gaining their first-ever release, Come Join My Orchestra is a fascinating overview of what was a major development in late Sixties pop music, and one that reverberates to this day.
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