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CD Rerelease/Super Bit Mapping
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By squashh
Format:Audio CD
Right from the galloping start of "The Chase" this album takes you on a lysergic maelstrom trip where the weather seeps in and blows through you ("Mellowing Grey", "Winter", "The Breeze"). Songs observe the strangeness of ordinary events (Never Like This, Hey Mr Policeman, See Through Windows) and lead you on a journey through love and time (Voyage, Peace of Mind, 3 X Time), the tracks swirling into one another with snatches of sounds already heard and sounds yet to come phasing in and out of the mix, imperceptibly taking you to a dark, still place and then returning you to earth thinking 'What the f*** was that?'. It also perfectly evokes the experience of winter days and nights in a mind altered state, accompanied by Roger Chapman as your weird uncle. Perhaps the most inventive album of all time and a must for all psychedelic meteorologists and for people who have been to their girlfriend's house for tea while out of their heads. It is so good that you'll only bear to play it twice a year and your friends will say 'it's a bit scary' then laugh nervously. Excellent.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Its strange which past groups & artists get remembered & respected, & who gets overlooked. Family were an absolutely awesome & successful band in their time, but you'll look in vain for any mention of them in taste-arbiters like Mojo or Q. Ok, its great that most of their cd's are still available & Roger Chapman just keeps on going, but they deserve more. This album is an absolute classic of English psychedelia - and other reviewers are right to point out its very English flavour. Roger Chapman's voice isn't for everyone, granted, but here he adapts well to the more melodic, spacier trax as well as his more strident sound on the likes of Hey Mr Policeman & Me My Friend. The group play up a storm & producer Dave Mason throws in the kitchen sink of Pepper-era special fx, without overdoing the phasing etc. Once you get past the sumptuous joys of the music, the lyrics are rather good, too. Its one of those albums that just seem to be a perfect whole, from the cover art to the way the trax join together, themes drifting in & out of view. I'd have no hesitation putting this alongside Piper at the Gates as a true psychedelic masterpiece.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a magnificent album without a doubt. However,this Pucka reissue PUC701 claims Super 20-Bit Mapping but I dare anyone to find a soundbite on this reissue which improves upon the See For Miles issue SEECD100. Repertoire/Esoteric this album deserves, and we need, your remastering skills! Just take a listen to the clarity, power and presence of Family's Bandstand REPUK1081 for an example of what could be done for Music In A Doll's House.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Only if you're old enough to have seen them
I saw Family 3 times, although not with Jim King. It brings back memories of my youth and it's worth it to me to be able to hear this music again. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Big Boy
1.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T TOUCH THIS WITH A BARGEPOLE
If this has been remastered I would like to know who supposedly did it - Pete Townsend's deaf, dumb and blind boy perhaps? I agree wholeheartedly with chrispaulandrews' review. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Misdemeanour
5.0 out of 5 stars
For me,the greatest album ever
i bought this when it was first released and almost wore it out. I used to go and see Family play live and they were never less than fantastic. Read more
Published 20 months ago by B. J. du Cille
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very few albums match this for a first album
This has always been one of my favourite albums, and they progressed to make other excellent ones. Roger is still performing, and so are others in the band, I understand. Read more
Published 21 months ago by G. I. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars
music
A classic album, yes I bought it on vinyl donkeys years ago. Bought c/d for a decent price - excellent service.
Published on 12 Jan 2011 by parker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mr Chapman et al at their best
An awsome Album well ahead of its time.
I have watched many a star twinkle and sun rise listening to this. :)
I have watched many a star twinkle and sun rise listening to this. :)
Published on 30 Nov 2010 by Grumblemunch
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Great Classics of the Late 1960's
Family first album "Music In A Doll's House" is one of the albums, which must not be ignored. With Traffic guitarist Dave Mason as producer, the group recorded a very exciting... Read more
Published on 16 May 2010 by Morten Vindberg
3.0 out of 5 stars
Music In A Dolls House
This is a classic album for sure but i'm sticking to my vinyl copy until a mono mix is made available on cd . Keith.
Published on 26 April 2010 by Mr. K. Wright
4.0 out of 5 stars
A lost 60's classic
This album and in fact this band are unique. No one else sounds like them and they never repeated themselves on any track throughout their short lifetime. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by Rain Man
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, atmospheric music.
Not a bad track on the album, all very atmospheric. At 16, I used to skive off games afternoon and play predominantly this, whilst washing down a couple of bottles of Strongbow. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2008 by Mr. Michael Turner
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