Release Date: 14 June 2024
Label: Esoteric / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 5013929477988
Description
FOUR CD RE-MASTERED CLAMSHELL BOX SET CELEBRATING THE FINEST MUSICAL SOUNDS OF THE SO-CALLED BRITISH “UNDERGROUND”AND PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSIC OF 1971
FIVE HOURS OF MUSIC FEATURING TRACKS BY ARTHUR BROWN'S KINGDOM COME, ATOMIC ROOSTER, AUDIENCE, BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST, EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND, JACK BRUCE, CARAVAN, CURVED AIR, SANDY DENNY, THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, EMERSON LAKE & PALMER, FAMILY, GENTLE GIANT, HAWKWIND, HELP YOURSELF, JETHRO TULL, LINDISFARNE, MAN, PATTO, PRETTY THINGS, PROCOL HARUM, STATUS QUO, THIN LIZZY, TRAFFIC, URIAH HEEP, VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, YES AND MANY MORE
INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH ESSAY BY MARK POWELL. REVIEWS AND FEATURES IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, UNCUT, MOJO, RECORD COLLECTOR AND PROG MAGAZINES PLUS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES AND FANZINES
1971 was a momentous year in rock and one which would continue to see Progressive music in all its forms become a dominating force with the album buying public. Much of this music appeared on the “progressive” imprints of major record labels such as EMI's Harvest, Decca's Deram and Philips Records' Vertigo and emerging independent labels such as Charisma, United Artists and Island and led to an increasing presence of underground album music on BBC Radio 1 on its Sounds Of The Seventies and Top Gear programmes.
'Breakthrough – Underground Sounds Of 1971' is a lovingly compiled collection from this pivotal year in music, featuring a host of key artists plus a host of lesser-known acts who failed to reach a wider audience but produced a wide breadth of music, such as BB BLUNDER, BIG SLEEP, CRESSIDA, HELP YOURSELF, MIGHTY BABY, PATTO, PINK FAIRIES, SAMURAI, COLIN SCOT,
SPRING and STRAY. Turn on and tune in to the gloriously diverse underground sounds of 1971.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Various Artists
Toyah
Toyah
The Riot Squad
The Fall
The Fall
Nightwing
Various Artists
Various Artists
Reel People feat. Tony Momrelle / Zo! feat. Dornik
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
