Label: Repertoire Records (Germany), PMS 7074-WP
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 51:40
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 267 Mb
Kaleidoscope
are an English psychedelic rock band from London that originally were
active between 1967 and 1970. The band's songs combined the elements of
psychedelia with whimsical lyrics. The band were also known at various
times as The Sidekicks, The Key, I Luv Wight and Fairfield Parlour.
Having
performed since 1963 under the name The Sidekicks, they became The Key
in November 1965, before settling upon the name Kaleidoscope when they
signed a deal with Fontana Records in January 1967 with the help of the
music publisher Dick Leahy. The group consisted of Eddy Pumer on guitar,
Steve Clark on bass and flute, and Danny Bridgman on drums and the
vocalist Peter Daltrey, who also played various keyboard instruments.
Most of the band's songs were compositions of Pumer's music and
Daltrey's lyrics. While the group did not achieve major commercial
success in its time, it retains a loyal fan base and its recordings are
still held in high regard.
The band's first single "Flight from
Ashiya" (b/w "Holidaymaker") was released on 15 September 1967 by
Fontana Records, a little earlier than the band's first album Tangerine
Dream. The single, with its lyric about an impending plane crash, got
critical acclaim and quite an amount of radio airplay but failed to
reach the charts. The song has subsequently appeared on many compilation
albums, including Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British
Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969, the second box set of the Nuggets series,
and Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers: Psychedelic
Confectionery.
Two months later, Tangerine Dream—also produced by
Dick Leahy—was released. The album included "Flight From Ashiya",
"Please Excuse My Face" and "Dive into Yesterday," now considered some
of the band's best songs. Meanwhile, the band performed live on several
BBC radio shows. A new single was released in 1968 called "Jenny
Artichoke" (b/w "Just How Much You Are"), inspired by Donovan's,
"Jennifer Juniper". After the release the band traveled around Europe,
supporting Country Joe and the Fish at the Amsterdam Concert Hall while
in Netherlands. Faintly Blowing, also produced by Leahy, was released in
1969 by Fontana Records. This time the band's sound was heavier, but
the tracks still included psychedelic elements with striking lyrics but
it failed to reach the charts. After the failure of Faintly Blowing,
they released two more singles.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleidoscope_(British_band))
01. Kaleidoscope (02:15)
02. Please Excuse My Face (02:11)
03. Dive Into Yesterday (04:46)
04. Mr. Small, The Watch Repairer Man (02:43)
05. Flight From Ashiya (02:40)
06. The Murder Of Lewis Tollani (02:47)
07. (Further Reflections) In The Room Of Percussion (03:19)
08. Dear Nellie Goodrich (02:46)
09. Holidaymaker (02:29)
10. A Lesson Perhaps (02:42)
11. The Sky Children (08:00)
12. Flight From Ashiya (mono single version) (02:40)
13. Holiday Maker (mono single version) (02:29)
14. A Dream For Julie (02:47)
15. Please Excuse My Face (mono single mix) (02:11)
16. Jenny Artichoke (02:37)
17. Just How Much You Are (02:11)
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