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Stackridge [Import]

Stackridge [Import]

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Product Description
Japanese digitally remastered reissue of British prog-rock album originally issued on Fontana in 1971 & unavailable domestically. Packaged in a limited edition miniature gatefold LP sleeve. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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The Man in the Bowler Hat
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best Album the Beatles Didn't Make
The Man in the Bowler Hat
Stackridge
Manufacturer: Angel Air
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000KN99G8
Release Date: 2007-02-12

Tracks:

  1. Fundamentally Yours
  2. Pinafore Days
  3. Last Plimsoll
  4. To the Sun and the Moon
  5. Road to Venezuela
  6. Galloping Gaucho
  7. Humiliation
  8. Dangerous Bacon
  9. Indifferent Hedgehog
  10. God Speed the Plough
  11. Do the Stanley [*]
  12. C'Est la Vie [*]
  13. Let There Be Lids [*]

Album Description

Recorded between July and September 1973 at Air Studios, London, and released the following February, `The Man In The Bowler Hat' was Stackridge's third long-player. It was, by common consent, their finest achievement, both up to that point and in their entire seven-year career. The magic ingredient this album boasted was the involvement of an iconic musical figure: George Martin, producer of the Beatles until their split three years previously. 10 tracks including 'Fundamentally Yours', 'To The Sun And The Moon', 'Pinafore Days' and more. Angel Air. 2007.

Album Details

Produced by George Martin. It was Recorded Between July and September 1973 at his Air Studios, London, and Released the Following February, `the Man in the Bowler Hat' was Stackridge's Third Long-player. It Was, by Common Consent, their Finest Achievement, Both Up to that Point and in their Entire Seven-year Career.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best Album the Beatles Didn't Make.......2007-03-17

If you are looking for great melodic pop then look no further. Man in a Bowler Hat is simply the best successor to Abbey Road that you will ever find. It's not that Stackridge sound exactly like the Beatles, it's that they embody the same creative and melodic spirit like no other band. It helps that this album was produced by George Martin but the similarities were there all along. Yes Stackridge take diversions and yes they are sometimes a comedy/novelty act but Bowler Hat is a consistently good pop album from the first note to the last.

My rating is for the music content on this CD but I do have some critical comments about the Angel Air reissue:

MASTERING: Excellent. It sounds to me like they got the original master tapes for this reissue. Past issues (including the fantastic Japanese mini-LP versions) sound like second or third generation tapes. The overall sound of this CD is great and it appears that they did not try to tweak the original recordings or over-EQ. It also sounds like they did not ruin the recordings with noise reduction.

ARTWORK: Awful! The only black mark I can find on the whole Stackridge remaster program is that the artwork is hideous. I mean BAD! The colors on the covers are not accurate and the images are very fuzzy. Some of the liner note photos are pixilated and hardly worth using. I can't say enough bad things about the artwork. Truly some of the worst reissue artwork I have in my collection - especially give the high quality of the original LP art.

PACKAGING: Fair. With bad artwork its hard for the packaging to be good. The problem is that the packaging looks like a homemade job at best and just isn't consistent with the amazing cover art the band had going for it. The photos in the booklets are minimal and the memorabilia looks like it was photographed by kids. The liner notes are okay but just not detailed enough to be worth the time to read them.

BONUS TRACKS: None. Note that the Amazon listing is wrong as of the writing of this review. This CD is the orginal album only (10 tracks). For the bonus tracks you need to buy Friendliness.

Fortunately it's the music that prevails here. For the high prices of the CDs and for a band that had interesting LP covers I wish Angel Air had invested just a little more in the art and packaging. Perhaps that's looking a gift horse in the mouth? I'm not sure but I am happy that the CDs sound good.

Buy this CD without reservation. You will not regret it.
Purple Spaceships Over Yatton: Best of Stackridge
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    Purple Spaceships Over Yatton: Best of Stackridge
    Stackridge
    Manufacturer: Angel Air
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000HEZ5BS
    Release Date: 2006-10-09

    Tracks:

    1. Lummy Days
    2. Syracuse The Elephant
    3. Dangerous Bacon
    4. Galloping Gaucho
    5. Anyone For Tennis?
    6. Friendliness
    7. Road To Venezuela
    8. Coniston Water
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    10. Last Plimsoll
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    12. Dora The Female Explorer
    13. Humiliation
    14. Fish In A Glass
    15. Purple Spaceships Over Yatton

    Album Description

    2006 compilation by this cult British band who formed at the tail end of the '60s and achieved their greatest success in the hedonistic '70s. Main songwriters/vocalists James Warren and Andy Davis split Stackridge in the late '70s and formed The Korgis. Since then, there have been the occasional Stackridge reunions and shows. 15 tracks including 'Lummy Days', 'Galloping Gaucho', 'Anyone For Tennis?' and 'Friendliness'. Angel Air.

    Album Details

    Held Dear by Fans for their Irreverent, Idiosyncratic Attitude and Musical Eclecticism, Stackridge Formed in 1969 When James Warren Defected from Bristol Band Dawn to Join Andy Davis and Crun Walter, Late of West Country Blues Outfit Griptight Thynne. Studio Debut "stackridge" was Produced in 1971 and Some Seven Albums in Total were Released Over the Next 30 Years from which all of These Tracks were Drawn Except "purple Spaceships" which Has Been Revisited. When Stackridge Cut These Songs, the Prevailing Musical Climate Encouraged Freedom and Creativity. This is the First Time a "best Of" Has Ever Been Released and the Songs Freshness and Diversity Remains Engaging.
    Mr. Mick
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      Mr. Mick
      Stackridge
      Manufacturer: Angel Air
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000MQ55HU
      Release Date: 2007-04-09

      Tracks:

      1. Hold Me Tight
      2. Breakfast with Werner Von Braun [Instrumental]
      3. Steam Radio Song
      4. Dump [Instrumental]
      5. Save a Red Face
      6. Slater's Waltz
      7. Coniston Water [Instrumental]
      8. Hey! Good-Looking
      9. Fish in a Glass

      Album Description

      2007 digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the fifth and final album from the eclectic UK cult band. Stackridge combined elements of 10cc, Badfinger and Fairport Convention, creating a uniquely commercial approach to their art, yet never achieved the success they deserved. Disc One features the original unreleased version of the album as it was originally intended but rejected by their record label. Disc Two features the officially released version. Angel Air.

      Album Details

      2007 Digitally Remastered Unique Reissue of this Classic from the Stackridge Discography. The Ups and Downs of the Band's Career Could (And Should) Fill a Book. Constant Line-up Changes, a Punishing Tour Schedule and a Lack of Commercial Success (Largely Due to their Wilful Eclecticism) Combined to Render the Cult Heroes. But the Once Ebullient Band of Bristolians Still Had a Final Shot in their Creative Locker Before They Called it a Day - their Fifth Album, Originally Released in 1976. Their Record Label at the Time (Elton John's Rocket Records, No Less) Didn't Like the Finished Result of "mr Mick" and Ordered the Removal of Most of the Dialogue. As the Album was Based around a Poem, this Wholesale Remodelling Did Not Please the Band Much. Even So, the Released Version was Not Without It's Charm. Thus, this Special Edition Presents the Band's Original Album Version in It's Entirety on Cd1 and the Edited Yet Released Edition on Cd2!
      Stackridge
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        Stackridge
        Stackridge
        Manufacturer: Angel Air
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        ASIN: B000ICM6DE
        Release Date: 2006-11-13

        Tracks:

        1. Grande Piano
        2. Percy the Penguin
        3. Three Legged Table
        4. Dora the Female Explorer
        5. Essence of Porphyry
        6. Marigold Conjunction
        7. West Mall
        8. Marzo Plod
        9. Slark

        Album Details

        2006 Issued Digitally Remastered Edition of the First Stackridge Album that was Originally Released on Sixth August 197. The Remastering Job was Done by James Warren and Andy Davis. The Album was Recorded on 16-track Equipment at Kingsway Studios, London in 1971 with the Help of Producer Fritz Fryer of the 1960's Harmony Group the Four Pennies; Engineer was Martin Birch, who Went on to Produce Many Famous Heavy Metal Acts (What He Made of Stackridge's Cast of Characters that Inhabit their Songs is Unknown). Enjoy English Popular Music at Its Creative Best.
        Sex and Flags
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • You CAN Go Home Again.
        • The Late? Great Stackridge...
        • Next Best Thing to the Beatles
        Sex and Flags
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        ASIN: B00099ICKW
        Release Date: 2005-06-13

        Tracks:

        1. ItS A Fascinating World
        2. Final Bow
        3. Someday TheyLl Find Out
        4. Big Baby
        5. Charles Louis Dance
        6. Wonderful Day
        7. Bread & Water
        8. Sliding Down The Razorblade Of Love
        9. Dirty Nightingale
        10. Something About The Beatles
        11. Wildebeeste
        12. Grooving Along The Highway On A Monday Morning Once
        13. First Name Of Love
        14. Beating A Path
        15. It Must Be Time For Bed

        Album Description

        Stackridge can claim a small but significant piece of history as the group that opened the very first Glastonbury Festival in 1971. They hadn't far to travel, hailing as they did from nearby Bristol. Founder members James Warren and Andy Davis put the band on hold in the late 70's and went on to find greater fame as The Korgis. However Stackridge reformed in the late 90's and one album was released 'Something For The Weekend' with a further mini album 'Lemon' released in 2003 but until now only available from the bands website. 'Sex and Flags' contains tracks drawn from the 1997 to 2003 period. Includes sleeve notes written by Michael Heatley. Angel Air. 2005.

        Album Details

        Stackridge Can Claim a Small but Significant Piece of History as the Group that Opened the Very First Glastonbury Festival in 1971. They Hadn't Far to Travel, Hailing as They Did from Nearby Bristol. Founder Members James Warren and Andy Davis Put the Band on Hold in the Late 70's and Went on to Find Greater Fame as the Korgis. However, Stackridge Reformed in the Late 90's and One Album was Released `something for the Weekend' with a Further `mini Album' `lemon' Released in 2003 but Until Now Only Available from the Bands Website. This Album Includes Tracks Drawn from the 1997 to 2003 Period.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars You CAN Go Home Again........2006-05-02

        A few years back I wrote a review for the album THE MAN IN THE BOWLER HAT by the British group Stackridge. Their heyday was from 1971-76 before the various members left for various reasons. They left behind five albums, some better than others but none of them without interest. Flash forward to 1999. After a reunion of some of the members that produced the live album PICK OF THE CROP and the studio album SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND the band disbanded again. At the time of my first review I hadn't heard either album but speculated that, to quote Thomas Wolfe, "You can't go home again" as it seemed that every R&R band since the 1960's were reuniting for a tour and an album. The vast majority of the latter showed that most of the groups would have been better off if they had stayed retired. I later heard the two albums and while they weren't bad they lacked the spark of the original quintet done back in the 70's. Along comes 2005 and Stackridge releases SEX & FLAGS and by golly you CAN go home again. This album, which consists of some material from SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND and an unreleased EP called LEMON (the band's original surname), is as fine if not better than anything that has come before. Stackridge's greatest asset was their stylistic diversity which was missing from the last few releases. That has been more than rectified here as the introspective modern ballads of Andy Davis blend perfectly with the more upbeat tunes of James Warren. Both share that peculiar Stackridge view of the world that mixes wry wisdom with a sense of humor. Song titles such as DIRTY NIGHTINGALE, BIG BABY, GROOVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY ON A MONDAY MORNING ONCE and especially SLIDING DOWN THE RAZORBLADE OF LOVE should give you a clue. The 5 star rating is purely subjective when you compare SEX & FLAGS with a lot of other things but if you enjoy the art of songwriting coupled with infectious musicmaking then this album belongs in your collection.

        5 out of 5 stars The Late? Great Stackridge..........2005-12-30

        Following rather behind their excellent 1998 reunion (of sorts) "Something for the Weekend" comes "Sex & Flags", a reissue (more or less) of an EP available from their website a few years back called "Lemon" - presumably from the original name of the band (Stackridge Lemon - shortened to Stackridge) in 1969. This album finds all of the original members minus drummer Billy Sparkle and violinist Mike Evans on the same album for the first time in years - Mutter Slater & Andy Davis were notably absent for SFTW. I must say, this is a really satisfying slice of almost everything Stackridgian: wonderful songs, cool production and a typically eclectic bunch of styles. Big Baby sounds like something from The White Album with hilarious lyrics, Charles Louis Dance sounds like something off Andy Davis' Clevedon Pier album, Beating A Path is an epic piece of music from Mutter Slater and Wonderful Day is a breezy number by Crun Walter. This also includes several songs from SFTW, as the EP was rather shorter - but they are all good to hear again! I play this for people who are amazed at why they never heard of this great band... I can't recommend this high enough. More than five stars, really. Do yourself a faver.

        5 out of 5 stars Next Best Thing to the Beatles.......2005-09-03

        If the Fab Four were making music today, they might sound something like this. Stackridge has a long history of Beatle connections. George Martin produced their greatest album, "The Man in the Bowler Hat" in the 70s. One song on that album, "Dangerous Bacon," name checked "the boys in the Beatle boots." And singer Andy Davis backed John Lennon on the "Imagine" album. On this, their half-new album (which includes the best tunes from their 1999 album, "Something for the Weekend"), they revive their tribute song, "Something About the Beatles." The new songs on "Sex and Flags" are typical of this quirky, British band. "Big Baby" and "Wonderful Day" could have come off the "Abbey Road" album. "First Name of Love" sounds like an early Simon and Garfunkel ballad. It all culminates in a soft, moody, highly poetic tune by the elusive Mutter Slater ("Beating a Path"). Thrown into the mix is a string interlude and a 40's style dance hall tune, "Sliding Down the Razorblade of Love." They just don't make music like this anymore.
        Extravaganza
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          Extravaganza
          Stackridge
          Manufacturer: Angel Air
          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B000MEX218
          Release Date: 2007-03-12

          Tracks:

          1. Spin Around the Room
          2. Grease Paint Smiles
          3. Volunteer
          4. Highbury Incident (Rainy July Morning)
          5. Benjamin's Giant Onion
          6. Happy in the Lord
          7. Rufus T. Firefly
          8. No One's More Important Than the Earth Worm
          9. Pocket Billiards
          10. Who's That up There With Bill Stokes

          Album Description

          Hard work rarely brings its reward, whether in everyday life or music. That must have been how Stackridge felt in 1974. After gigging solidly (300 plus gigs a year for three years), while recording three albums, three singles and at the same time shoe-horning in appearances on The Old Grey Whistle Test, the John Peel Show and Radio 1 In Concert, they found themselves, in the words of inimitable singer/flautist Mutter Slater, `becalmed and frustrated'. All hopes were now pinned on the January 1975 release of Extravaganza, which was being released on the newly formed Rocket Record label (a happening place to be for one of England's then brightest young bands). Sounds, in a review of the album in early 1975 wrote 'Don't ignore something too good to be missed. Stackridge are back. And happy days are here again'. 10 tracks including 'Grease Paint Smiles', 'Highbury Incident' and more. Angel Air. 2007.

          Album Details

          Hard Work Rarely Brings Its Reward, Whether in Everyday Life Or Music. That Must have Been How Stackridge Felt in 1974. After Gigging Solidly (300 plus Gigs a Year for Three Years) While Recording Three Albums, Three Singles and at the Same Time Shoe-horning in Appearances on the Old Grey Whistle Test, the John Peel Show and Radio One in Concert, They Found Themselves, in the Words of Inimitable Singer/Flautist Mutter Slater, "Becalmed and Frustrated". All Hopes were Now Pinned on the January 1975 Release of "extravaganza" which was Released on the Newly Formed Rocket Records Label-a Happening Place to Be for One of England's Then Brightest Young Bands. Sounds on Publishing a Review of the CD in Early 1975 Wrote "don't Ignore Something Too Good to Be Missed. Stackridge Are Back. And Happy Days Are Here Again"
          Friendliness
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            Friendliness
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            ASIN: B000JJ3RDO
            Release Date: 2007-01-22

            Tracks:

            1. Lummy Days
            2. Friendliness
            3. Anyone for Tennis
            4. There Is No Refugee
            5. Syracuse the Elephant
            6. Amazingly Agnes
            7. Father Frankenstein Is Behind Your Pillow
            8. Keep on Clucking
            9. Story of My Heart
            10. Friendliness, Pt. 2
            11. Teatime
            12. Everyman [*]
            13. Purple Spaceships Over Yatton [Original Recording][*]
            14. C'est La Vie [*]
            15. Do the Stanley [*]

            Album Details

            2007 Issued Edition Digitally Remastered by James Warren and Andy Davis, Augmented with Four Additional Songs. The Difficult Second Album Syndrome Did Not Apply to Stackridge, Having Chosen to Produce their Debut Album of Songs their Audience Had Not Heard Before Back in 1971. When the Time Came to Record "friendliness" in 1972, They Still Had a Few Live Favorites in their Locker. A Month after "friendliness" was Released, When in December 1972 They Toured Britain with Fellow Bristol Band the Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Sounds Magazine Described their Shows as "three Hours of Fun, Lust and Lunacy".
            The Radio 1 Sessions
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              The Radio 1 Sessions
              Stackridge
              Manufacturer: Strange Fruit UK
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              ASIN: B000024VJB
              Release Date: 1998-03-08

              Tracks:

              1. Three Legged Table
              2. Slark
              3. Lyder Loo
              4. God Speed The Plough
              5. Road To Venezuela
              6. Galloping Gaucho
              BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
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                BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
                Stackridge
                Manufacturer: Strange Fruit Records/Ka
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                ASIN: B0002B7JJ2
                Release Date: 1997-07-28
                Stackridge
                Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                • Obscure folky nostalgia still does it for me
                • The genesis of Dora?
                • Very Nice Indeed
                • i'm not too impressed!
                • Exciting find!
                Stackridge
                Stackridge
                Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
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                ASIN: B0000011X5
                Release Date: 1997-03-25

                Tracks:

                1. Grande Piano
                2. Percy The Penguin
                3. Three Legged Table
                4. Dora The Female Explorer
                5. Essence Of Porphyry
                6. Marigold Conjunction
                7. 32 West Mall
                8. Marzo Plod
                9. Slark

                Album Description

                Japanese digitally remastered reissue of British prog-rock album originally issued on Fontana in 1971 & unavailable domestically. Packaged in a limited edition miniature gatefold LP sleeve.

                Album Details

                Japanese version featuring a limited LP style slipcase. Digitally remastered.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Obscure folky nostalgia still does it for me.......2006-04-27

                I have a great deal of sentimental bias towards this album. It was the first LP my dad ever bought, and was so out of sync with what he and his friends listened to at the time (soul & reggae) that they dubbed it "Robin Hood music" and didn't let him play it in their presence. For as long as I can remember, I've had the darkly catchy melody to 'Slark' buried away in the back of my mind, and it's only since I got into prog rock a few years ago that I realised that's what this album is. Before that, it was just "weird".

                It's not strictly prog, though. It's more like '68-'69 Beatles played by (English) country bumpkins using distinctly prog-like instruments (flutes & keyboards) to carry the lead melody lines. They are adventurous with their song structures too, switching tempo and instrumentation as songs progress. Above all, much of their music is great fun to listen to, with James Warren's twee and mystical lyrics floating harmonically over fiddle solos, stomping rhythm 'n' blues tracks and wistful proggy acoustic sections.

                The production is a little uneven, but it adds character. As an album, you'd be hard pushed to find a more diverse collection of folk-prog songs (Jethro Tull included) that still seem to be strongly identifiable as Stackridge. They are basically a group of very talented, very playful and very English songwriters and multi-instrumentalists having a great time recording their debut album.

                'Slark' and 'Three-Legged Table' must be identified as the highlights - both quite long, evolving pieces with several gear changes and irresistable pop hooks embedded in the folky oddness.

                It won't go down in history, but I really do love it.

                4 out of 5 stars The genesis of Dora?.......2003-10-09

                Very nice progressive pop and a good find for those interested in technical musical ability along the lines of Gentle Giant. But my real comment is "What's up with he title of track 4,"Dora, the Female Explorer"? Anyone with young kids will be aware that Dora the Explorer is one of today's hottest toddler and pre-school characters on TV and in books (plus endless tie-ins). Is this album actually the genesis of that character? And if so, are the members of the band getting any royalties or recongnition for the mass-market use of their creation? If anyone knows, please comment.

                5 out of 5 stars Very Nice Indeed.......2002-10-01

                I have a real interest in the art/prog rock of the 1970s, which is what led me to this album, mainly upon reading a discription of the instruments the band used and because of a track that I'd heard people raving about, that being Slark. Well, I can't say I was dissapointed! As most the other reviewers have stated, this is basically a pop album with some nice classical touches here and there, but it really pulls it off well.

                The album kicks off with Grande Piano, a very nice pop song in a Beatles kind of way, and continues on with the sad tale of a flightless penguin (Percy the Penguin). Both very nice little tracks. As soon as Three Legged Table began however I knew this was going to be a real nice pickup. This is a fantastic song, real mellow with some great instrumental work (it is a vocal track, however), which eventually turns in to something not unlike what you would have heard out of 10cc. The musical goodness holds up over the remaining tracks, with the brilliant Essence Of Porphyry & Slark being the other highlites (even though, as the other reviewer stated, Slark could've maybe been a little shorter).

                All in all, this is a fine pop album, very accessible and yet remaining interesting. I'll definately be checking out other Stackridge albums.

                2 out of 5 stars i'm not too impressed!.......2002-06-07

                I think STACKRIDGE made only one good album and that album was
                EXTRAVAGANZA. Their other albums, like this one, had brilliant
                lyrics and funny and unusual song titles, but very dull, uninter-
                esting music. I bought this cd because the other reviewers were
                raving about the song SLARK. Tis an unusual song, that SLARK, but
                I think it goes on a bit too long. I do like the opening track
                GRANDE PIANO; it's a catchy, likable pop song and very BEATLE-esque, but the rest of this just doesn't grab me!

                5 out of 5 stars Exciting find!.......2000-02-29

                Oh goody! I'm going to be reunited with my old friend Slark! (it seems I've found many a kindred spirit among these reviewers) Amazon.com, please include Slark among the audio tidbits so others will know (or remember) what we're talking about. I'm willing to bet that's the only reason many are buying this...long, long ago, in the days when FM radio was called Progressive Rock, a haunting tune called Slark was played late at night to arouse the heeby-jeebys -and enhance the acid trips- of listeners throughout the land...

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