5013929190306

Flowerman: Rare Blooms From The Syn

Syn

£12.99
£12.99
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Format: CD

Cat No: CRSEG103

Release Date:  08 October 2021

Label:  Grapefruit / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5013929190306

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description


    • An anthology of all surviving ‘60s recordings by The Syn, key players on the London summer-of-'67 underground circuit and the starting point for prog legends Yes.



    • Active from late 1965 as an Action-style mod/Motown band, The Syn embraced psychedelia with some legendary theatrical shows during their Marquee Club residency and a brace of flower-power singles for Deram before slowly evolving into Yes.



    • Those four Deram sides – 'Created By Clive', 'Grounded', 'Flowerman' and '14 Hour Technicolour Dream' – are joined by a clutch of rare recordings from the period, including a five-minute rehearsal excerpt of stage favourite 'The Gangster Opera', an earlier recording of 'Flowerman', a pre- Deram acetate of the unissued-at-the-time 'Merry-Go-Round' and two tracks by pre-Syn band The Selfs.


    The CD also includes some post-Syn recordings, including a brace of songwriting demos by singer Steve Nardelli, keyboardist Andrew Pryce Jackman and bassist Chris Squire as they attempted to set up a production company at the height of Squire's success with Yes.


    With a foreword by Phil Collins (a huge fan during their Marquee days), many previously unpublished photos and a new 5000 word essay, ‘Flowerman’ is an essential purchase for admirers of both vintage British psychedelia and the band Yes.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. MERRY-GO-ROUND
      • 2. CREATED BY CLIVE
      • 3. GROUNDED
      • 4. FLOWERMAN
      • 5. 14 HOUR TECHNICOLOUR DREAM
      • 6. THE GANGSTER OPERA (Chorus/Legs Diamond/Reprise)
      • 7. FLOWERMAN (demo version)
      • 8. I CAN'T EXPLAIN (The Selfs)
      • 9. LOVE YOU (The Selfs)
      • 10. THE LAST PERFORMANCE OF THE ROYAL REGIMENTAL VERY VICTORIOUS AND VALIANT BAND
      • 11. MISTER WHITE'S WHITE FLYING MACHINE
      • 12. CADILLAC DREAMS (Narsquijack)
      • 13. SUNSET BOULEVARD LAMENT (Narsquijack)
      • 14. GROUNDED 2004

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