Swinging London The Accidental Genius Of Saga Records 1968-70

Sub-subtitled The Accidental Genius Of Saga Records 1968-70, this is a catalogue-digging collection which does exactly what it says.

After years of concentrating on typical brass-band and crummy folkie boot-fair fare, the ‘swinging’ London scene brought with it a whole new raft of fads worth reflecting in Saga’s wire racks at Woolies. These soft rock smashes, hard hippy trips, loungecore grooves and psych wig-outs are sometimes almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing. Best of the lot are the Five Day Week Straw People’s freakouts featuring the singer/guitarist from cracking mod-pop act The Attack, and Alan Hawkshaw himself appearing on the Graham Walker Sound’s magnificent Theme From The Big Match. You’ll love the weird, doomy Europop of The Blackbirds and the bloke talking in tongues over Scheherazade.

Tracks:

01. The First Impression - Swingin' London Scene (John Britten) - 2:05

02. The Five Day Week Straw People - The Five Day Week Straw People (David Montague, Guy Mascolo) - 3:27

03. The Magic Mixture - I'm So Sad (Jim Thomas) - 4:12

04. Katch 22 - There Ain't No Use In Hanging On (Thomas McAleese, William Junior Campbell) - 2:09

05. The Good Earth - That's The Life (Ray Dorset) - 2:41

06. The Blackbirds - Girl I'm Wondering (Werner Breinig, Hubert Koop) - 2:59

07. The Dave Moses Group - Quite Fast (David Moses, Charles Edward) - 2:59

08. The Graham Walker Sound - Young Scene (From 'The Big Match') (Keith Mansfield) - 2:29

09. Katch 22 - Thoughts On A Rainy Day (Paul Bonner, Martin Wayne) - 1:54

10. The Magic Mixture - New Man (Jim Thomas) - 3:00

11. The Underground Set - Arcipelago (Gian Piero Reverberi, Gianfranco Giacomo Reverberi) - 3:20

12. The Dave Peace Quartet - Couldn't Bear The Sight (Dave Peace) - 2:19

13. The Blackbirds - She (Werner Breinig, Hubert Koop) - 4:28

14. Five's Company - If This Is Love (Edward Broadbridge) - 4:44

15. The Family Affair - Someone Is Calling Your Name (Noel Cream, Victor Fernando, Patrick Herbert) - 2:37

16. The First Impression - All Lead Back To You (John Britten) - 2:20

17. Herbie And The Royalists - Lost Voyage (Brian Cooper, Steve Field, Ian Miller, Denis Lascelles, Herbie Hunte) - 4:41

18. Katch 22 - Don't Listen (Paul Bonner, Martin Wayne) - 1:48

19. Linda And Noel - Mr. Bantam's Fair (Noel Cream) - 3:30

20. The Graham Walker Sound - Crossroads (James Horner) - 3:22

21. The New World - Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) - 3:15

22. Herbie And The Royalists - My Life Has Just Blown A Fuse (Brian Cooper, Steve Field, Ian Miller, Denis Lascelles, Herbie Hunte) - 3:04

23. The Underground Set - Shake 26 (Gian Piero Reverberi, Gianfranco Giacomo Reverberi) - 2:43

24. The Five Day Week Straw People - Sunday Morning (David Montague, Guy Mascolo) - 4:21

25. The Magic Mixture - Moon Beams (Jim Thomas) - 4:04

Enjoy

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