The Chelsea Sessions 1967 [Import]

The Chelsea Sessions 1967 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Lover Man

2. Born in Your Town

3. First Girl I Loved

4. Gently Tender

5. Little Could

6. Blues for the Muse

7. Eyes of Hate

8. Mad Hatter's Song

9. Alice Is a Long Time Gone

10. See Your Face and Know You

11. Frutch

12. Iron Stone

13. God Dog

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
13 digitally remastered tracks: previously unreleased material, demos and alternative versions of songs which later appeared on the classic folk album '5,000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion'. Over 50 minutes of music. Includes'The Mad Hatter Song', 'God Dog' and 'Lover Man'. 1998 Mooncrest Records release.

Tracks:

Lover Man
Born in Your Town
First Girl I Loved
Gently Tender
Little Cloud
Blues for the Muse
The Eyes of Fate
The Mad Hatter's Song
Alice Is a Long Time Gone
See Your Face and Know You
Frutch
The Iron Stone
God Dog

Customer Reviews:

Great acoustic CD.......2003-03-13

It's a CD that takes time to grow on you but it's worth the wait. Better than the Studio versions by far.

Tracks:

Lover Man
Born in Your Town
First Girl I Loved
Gently Tender
Little Could
Blues for the Muse
Eyes of Hate
Mad Hatter's Song
Alice Is a Long Time Gone
See Your Face and Know You
Frutch
Iron Stone
God Dog

Average customer rating:

See Your Face
dandruff, headlice and fallen hair from the salad days...
Early Incredibles
Gems unearthed

The Chelsea Sessions 1967
The Incredible String Band
Manufacturer: Pig's Whisker UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000006M48
Release Date: 1998-01-19

Tracks:

Lover Man
Born in Your Town
First Girl I Loved
Gently Tender
Little Could
Blues for the Muse
Eyes of Hate
Mad Hatter's Song
Alice Is a Long Time Gone
See Your Face and Know You
Frutch
Iron Stone
God Dog

Album Description

1997 collection of the surviving demo recordings done prior to their album '5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion'. 13tracks, including 'Lover Man', 'Born In Your Town', 'First Girl I Loved' and 'Gently Tender'. A Pig's Whisker Music release.

Customer Reviews:

See Your Face.......2005-08-31

Worth it just for "See Your Face and Know You," which, in my opinion, is one of the all time best ISB songs. I have no idea how it never made it to a proper album.

dandruff, headlice and fallen hair from the salad days..........2000-06-21

This belated release comes as no great surprise -- the cover and the title reveal almost everything -- and I'd classify it as a treat rather than a revelation. From the days following the first album and Clive's departure, we get very tight but very spare demo versions of songs which (mostly) would later wind up arranged to the hilt on "The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion." A few lyrical variants, a few duds, and the incredible charm and surprise of "Lover Man" with its amusing lyrics ("Baby/Won't you tell me 'bout your black rose/And the garden where your love grows/among the cabbages and beans") -- basically these demos are sketches of a band in transition, caught midway between the recognizable traditionist ways of their first album and the maniacal Joseph-Campbell- on-Dimethyltriptamine- attempts-an-impersonation-of -Ravi-Shankar- impersonating- the-Panama-Ltd.-Jug-Band- impersonating- the-Buddha of the groundbreaking next two albums. Worth it.

Early Incredibles.......2000-03-04

Fascinating stuff this - music recorded by Robin and Mike between the first album and the astonishing "5,000 Spirits" and featuring several songs which ended up on that album. Comparisons have been drawn with the Beatles Anthologies, but what we have here is more than a collection of out-takes and studio foul-ups: this album stands on its own merits as a delightful collection of innovative and enjoyable songs. If the musical textures lack the fullness of "Spirits" there is a freshness to every song which more than compensates. I agree with Mr Wigman the only bummer is "Frutch" which never goes anywhere very interesting and is more irritating than whimsical. Apart from that, every track is a delight. This album beautifully fills the gap between the Incredibles' first album (basically a folk club performance) and the almost indefinable "Spirits".

Gems unearthed.......1999-01-05

The "Chelsea Sessions" contains a lot of material that was used on the ISB's great "5000 Spirits" album, this time with a much more modest cover (not even psychedelic !). This album is absolutely great and a must-own for any ISB-fan. Apart from the familiar material there's quite a few songs that somehow didn't make it, and more often than not quite undeservedly.

In general, the Spirits-songs are less "orchestrated" than the official versions, but they sound fresh and just fine. In fact, in some cases I'm almost inclined to prefer the alternative version ! "The Iron Stone" from "Wee Tam ..." with some textual differences and not having the festive ending is an example of this.

Most of the "new" material is by Williamson, usually performed just by him. Heron's "Lover Man" is fine although its lyrics are a bit too psychedelic at times. His also is the weakest song by far on this album, and that's "Frutch" with completely nonsensical lyrics that take us nowhere. In Williamson's songs the arabic influence is quite clear, and they're all worth your while. Some special attention should be given to "God Dog" - a very, very lovable song that expresses Williamson's love for a dog, presumably his own.

This album doesn't give you the bad and the obscure. These recordings totally deserve to be released, and it's hard to imagine why they haven't done this a long time ago. But hey - it's great to find another iron stone.

Tracks:

Lover Man
Born in Your Town
First Girl I Loved
Gently Tender
Little Could
Blues for the Muse
Eyes of Hate
Mad Hatter's Song
Alice Is a Long Time Gone
See Your Face and Know You
Frutch
Iron Stone
God Dog

Album Description

13 digitally remastered tracks: previously unreleased material, demos and alternative versions of songs which later appeared on the classic folk album '5,000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion'. Over 50 minutes of music. Includes'The Mad Hatter Song', 'God Dog' and 'Lover Man'. 1998 Mooncrest Records release.

Customer Reviews:

See Your Face.......2005-08-31

Worth it just for "See Your Face and Know You," which, in my opinion, is one of the all time best ISB songs. I have no idea how it never made it to a proper album.

dandruff, headlice and fallen hair from the salad days..........2000-06-21

Early Incredibles.......2000-03-04

Gems unearthed.......1999-01-05

Hans Wigman

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