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| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Job's Tears |
| 2. Puppies |
| 3. Beyond The See |
| 4. The Yellow Snake |
| 5. Log Cabin Home In The Sky |
| 6. You Get Brighter |
| 7. The Half-Remarkable Question |
| 8. Air |
| 9. Ducks On A Pond |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Maya |
| 2. Greatest Friend |
| 3. The Son Of Noah's Brother |
| 4. Lordly Nightshade |
| 5. The Mountain Of God |
| 6. Cousin Caterpillar |
| 7. The Iron Stone |
| 8. Douglas Traherne Harding |
| 9. The Circle Is Unbroken |
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Deluxe, definitive re-mastered edition of the Incredible String Band’s ground-breaking double album – 'Wee Tam & The Big Huge'. For many fans their finest recording. For many fans, 1968’s double LP - 'Wee Tam and the Big Huge' stands as the group’s finest achievement in the recording studio. Billy Connolly and the Archbishop of York are among the album’s celebratory fans. Re-mastering supervised original producer Joe Boyd and engineer John Wood. Full page review in Uncut. Feature and full page review in Shindig!. Extensive feature and reviews in R2. Review and q & a in Record Collector. Reviews in fRoots Tracks; Disc 1. Job’s Tears / Puppies / Beyond The See / The Yellow Snake / Log Cabin Home In The Sky / You Get Brighter / The Half-Remarkable Question / Air / Ducks On A Pond Disc 2. Maya / Greatest Friend / The Son Of Noah’s Brother / Lordly Nightshade / The Mountain Of God / Cousin Caterpillar / The Iron Stone / Douglas Traherne Harding / The Circle Is Unbroken Also available FLED 3041 'Smiling Men With Bad Reputation' FLED 3071 'Journey’s Edge'
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Wow! This remastered version of the Incredibles' crowning achievement is far better than expected. It is simply magnificent & sounding as fresh as the day it was first minted. The job was done by Simon Heyworth, supervised by the original production team of Joe Boyd & John Wood, and all three of them deserve a round of applause for this. The tonal balance is exquisite and the clarity immediately impressive- so much so that it makes me wonder what on earth everyone else has been up to until now. Spot on! I've yet to hear the other 3 re-issues but if they are up to this standard then they have to be essential purchases. This one, however, ought to be snapped up immediately as it cost me the same for a double disc as the others, which are single discs. It is also the high spot towards which the three forerunners were leading: a creative peak which could not be equalled by anything that Robin Williamson and Mike Heron attempted in its wake. The albums that followed all had their special moments but none matched this for consistency of performance and composition. For psychedelic folk anchored in ancient roots (step forward the wonderful 'Log Cabin Home In The Sky' as the most obvious example), this cannot be bettered. For many long years the Incredible String Band have sounded impossibly dated to these ears but I swear that this sounds brand new! This is remastering at its very best and I urge anyone with even a hint of interest in this music to buy it without delay. I very much doubt whether this year will witness another re-issue to top this. Staggering.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This (double) album has a very different 'feel' to its predecessor (The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, which of course signified Death), and also to the other two previous albums. It's hard to say in words exactly where it differs, but it somehow flows more easily, it's less jerky, being more in a kind of 'hippy Donovan' style rather than a 'bearded folkie' folk-club sort of thing. That said, the earlier albums are superb.
To me, this album is a unique work which captures a 'feel' of the immediate post-Flower Power period that almost no other recording does. It's a sort of acid-folk, in a way, but it's really nothing to do with chemical substances at all - for it's simply poetic imagination, set to music. There are religious themes in it, but it really goes beyond the describable. Whatever it was that they somehow managed to capture here, one thing's for sure: they didn't have it before, and they didn't have it after. Maybe it's a sort of English/Celtic magic? Yes, that's probably what it was...
The band achieved much greater popularity after this album, becoming more of a kind of hippy/pop band, and I lose interest in their music after this point in their career. If you're thinking of buying it, take my advice and order it. I think that, after hearing it a few times, you'd wish you'd bought it ages ago.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I think this is one of the most perfectly cohesive albums I have heard - absolutely one of my 20th century favourites. I bought it in the early 70s, updated to CD when the time came and still listen to it on a regular basis. Incidentally, I cannot agree with 'theblackferret' (previous reviewer) that Maya is a long drag - I find it a continual pleasure to listen to, even after 30-odd years. If you want to chill out, relax and escape to another place, give it a listen.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Another hidden gem from ISB
The Incredible String Band continue to intrigue and inspire me with their simple but beautiful songs and melodies. Wee Tam & The Big Huge (Typical weird I.S. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Bring_back_the_60s
Best ISB Album
In my opinion, this is the best ISB album, and certainly the most psychedelic. Excellent use of diverse stringed instruments, such as the sitar, enhances the experience. Read more
Published 14 months ago by SpasmodicBrilliance
End Of an era
The Big Huge was the Incredibles at their best and most esoteric besides which the light whimsy of Nufolk pales in comparison. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Nicolas Milne
astonishing but...
This is one of the best British albums of the sixties, which I suppose makes it one of the best albums of all time. Read more
Published on 26 April 2010 by Mr. R. Forrest
Remastering OK but .....
As with all these ISB reissues to date, there are no extra/alternate tracks on this version - which is fine as the original Album was brilliant as it was. Read more
Published on 20 April 2010 by Nick ( Larry )Lamb
best concept album of all time
'What is it that we are part of, and what is it that we are?' - that's the concept, or as Robin Williamson puts it, the 'half-remarkable question' around which this astonishing... Read more
Published on 10 April 2010 by abbazabba
Amazon blurb wrong again
According to the blurb, this was originally released as two separate LPs. Wrong. It was originally released as a double-LP, with the 'inside' (lyrics) of the sleeve(s) on the... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by C. Metcalfe
Music is so much less...
Someone wrote thet their previous album "The Hangmans Beautiful Daughter" was a conventional folk album... for the first 15 seconds. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2007 by M. D. Zukor
2 slices of Heaven in a sandwich
'The circle is unbroken' is the real Scottish national anthem - what 'Stairway to Heaven' is to a generation of English. But don't feel excluded. Read more
Published on 16 May 2007 by Jm Leven
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON??
That was the title of an old US union/leftie song of the 30's & it sums up the reaction to this double LP. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2004 by The BlackFerret
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