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1967 debut expertly remastered 2005 digipak on Repertoire! An alltime classic psychedelic gem with 6 bonus rare tracks. Like Traffic, Tomorrow & The Pink Floyd!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Coming out of Acton in West London, The Kaleidoscope were initially signed to Fontana for 12 months in 1967. The story is that on listening to the band's first set of sessions, Leslie Gould (MD of Fontana's parent, Philips) was dismayed by the laxness of the label and demanded that The Kaleidoscope's contract be extended for a further four years.
The Kaleidoscope on being signed got to work on their debut album, staying long into the night perfecting the sound and at the same time earning the reputation for being the hardest working band at Fontana. Despite the shaky start with the label, it became very apparent that the entire company had become slightly obsessed with The Kaleidoscope, indeed championing them as the sound of tomorrow.
Despite a couple of initial singles doing nothing in the charts, the label pushed ahead and quite rightly released The Kaleidoscope's debut album in November 1967; Tangerine Dream was and still is nothing short of brilliant. The band was rightfully delighted with the record, the label was smitten with it and disc jockeys couldn't get enough of it. Yet like so many bands on The Cellar Tapes, the album is now largely forgotten and cast to the crates for the collectors.
So what does the sound of tomorrow sound like in 1967, a year which afterall gave us Piper at The Gates and Sgt Pepper? Well Tangerine Dream is certainly just as special and due to its whimsical and fairytale like nature, it does stand away from these two other seminal releases from that year.
When you listen to the truly beautiful Sky Children and the equally lovely Dear Nellie Goodrich, you cannot help but sit there in a cold sweat mulling over why this band is not held in the same esteem as some of their more illustrious peers.
This album in my eyes is the standard for what people consider to be British Psychedelia, its nonsense that hardly anyone knows this fact. All the songs are lovingly produced with excellent orchestral arrangements, whimsical lyrics, gorgeous harmonies and easily accessible music experimentation. From Dive into Yesterday, Flight from Ashiya and Dream for Julie, the material here really does stand the test of time.
After the release The Kaleidoscope toured and toured and toured, crisscrossing Europe, all the while receiving the staunch backing of the label and critics alike, but still sales were low. It was at this point that the label suggested maybe a single should be written and released quick, and despite the band not necessarily being tuned to that style of writing, a belting single was indeed released Jenny Artichoke. The stations once again lapped it up, but yet again it failed to sell.......WHY???
But thankfully this failure stopped with the public, Fontana sanctioned a second LP, the equally brilliant Faintly Blowing. As I said in the review for that album, as music lovers we do have the power to readdress these crimes of history; it is no exaggeration to say that The Kaleidoscope has proven with this debut and their follow up, that they no doubt deserve your attention at the next possible opportunity, spread the word.
The Kaleidoscope on being signed got to work on their debut album, staying long into the night perfecting the sound and at the same time earning the reputation for being the hardest working band at Fontana. Despite the shaky start with the label, it became very apparent that the entire company had become slightly obsessed with The Kaleidoscope, indeed championing them as the sound of tomorrow.
Despite a couple of initial singles doing nothing in the charts, the label pushed ahead and quite rightly released The Kaleidoscope's debut album in November 1967; Tangerine Dream was and still is nothing short of brilliant. The band was rightfully delighted with the record, the label was smitten with it and disc jockeys couldn't get enough of it. Yet like so many bands on The Cellar Tapes, the album is now largely forgotten and cast to the crates for the collectors.
So what does the sound of tomorrow sound like in 1967, a year which afterall gave us Piper at The Gates and Sgt Pepper? Well Tangerine Dream is certainly just as special and due to its whimsical and fairytale like nature, it does stand away from these two other seminal releases from that year.
When you listen to the truly beautiful Sky Children and the equally lovely Dear Nellie Goodrich, you cannot help but sit there in a cold sweat mulling over why this band is not held in the same esteem as some of their more illustrious peers.
This album in my eyes is the standard for what people consider to be British Psychedelia, its nonsense that hardly anyone knows this fact. All the songs are lovingly produced with excellent orchestral arrangements, whimsical lyrics, gorgeous harmonies and easily accessible music experimentation. From Dive into Yesterday, Flight from Ashiya and Dream for Julie, the material here really does stand the test of time.
After the release The Kaleidoscope toured and toured and toured, crisscrossing Europe, all the while receiving the staunch backing of the label and critics alike, but still sales were low. It was at this point that the label suggested maybe a single should be written and released quick, and despite the band not necessarily being tuned to that style of writing, a belting single was indeed released Jenny Artichoke. The stations once again lapped it up, but yet again it failed to sell.......WHY???
But thankfully this failure stopped with the public, Fontana sanctioned a second LP, the equally brilliant Faintly Blowing. As I said in the review for that album, as music lovers we do have the power to readdress these crimes of history; it is no exaggeration to say that The Kaleidoscope has proven with this debut and their follow up, that they no doubt deserve your attention at the next possible opportunity, spread the word.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Thanks to Repertoire for doing a wonderful job with the final documentation of England's most underrated psychedelic band. This is the first official release on CD of the group's first album, originally on Fontana, from 1967. Beatifully packaged, fully illustrated, with newly written liner notes by Chris Welch. The sound is probably as good as the master tapes allow. My personal favourite in the long The sky children - a real classic! And you get 6 bonus tracks taken from single releases. Three of them alternate versions of the album tracks (Flight from Ashiya, Holiday maker - A and B-sides of their first single, plus Please excuse my face, the B side of A dream for Julie)and the other three single releases (A dream for Julie (A-side), and Jenny Artichoke (A-side) plus Just how much you are (B-side). My only objection is that the Dutch single B mix of (Further reflections) In the room of percussion was not included. But then there is still room for future releases.The latter track (in its original album version) was included on Mojo's recent Psych out! compilation CD.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a very groovy sixties album which I have only just become aware of.
If you like thoughtful psychedelic pop with a twist, then this is for you. Its easily the equal of Odessey and Oracle, Sgt Pepper, Evolution etc. Its full of offbeat yet catchy tunes both uplifting and dark. Very English and very 1967 in its style and content. Great production. Its amazing they never achieved mainstream success with this effort.
Bonus tracks are good too including the ultra poppy 'Jenny Artichoke" single.
If you like thoughtful psychedelic pop with a twist, then this is for you. Its easily the equal of Odessey and Oracle, Sgt Pepper, Evolution etc. Its full of offbeat yet catchy tunes both uplifting and dark. Very English and very 1967 in its style and content. Great production. Its amazing they never achieved mainstream success with this effort.
Bonus tracks are good too including the ultra poppy 'Jenny Artichoke" single.
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Essential psych from overlooked band
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