Spirit: Twelve Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus (Remastered and Expanded 2CD Edition)

ECLEC22792 - Twelve Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus - Spirit

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Twelve Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus

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Format Details: Black

Release Date: 25 February 2022

Label: Esoteric / Cherry Red

Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 5013929479289

Genres: Rock

Release Date: 15 January 2027

Label: Music On Vinyl

Packaging Type: Gate Fold

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 8719262046917

Genres: Rock

Description
- A NEW EXPANDED NEWLY REMASTERED 2CD EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1970 ALBUM BY SPIRIT
- FEATURING 11 BONUS TRACKS AND A ADDITIONAL BONUS 17-TRACK CD OF PREVIOUSLYUNRELEASED MATERIAL RECORDED AT THE FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO IN MAY 1970 AND THE BOSTON TEA PARTY IN OCTOBER 1970
- INCLUDESAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH A NEW ESSAY BY SPIRIT ARCHIVIST AND CUSTODIAN MICK SKIDMORE
Released in November 1970, ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus’ was the fourth by the Spirit line-up of Randy California (guitar, vocals), Ed Cassidy (drums), Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion), John Locke (keyboards) and Mark Andes (bass) and was produced by David Briggs (best known for his work with Neil Young). Although not the highest charting Sprit album, ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus’ is now regarded as one of the band’s finest works. The album spawned the single ‘Animal Zoo’ and included excellent material such as ‘Nature’s Way’, ‘Mr Skin’, ‘Space Child’, ‘Morning Will Come’ and ‘Soldier’.

Now remastered, the custodian of the Spirit archive has curated this release which has been expanded to include 11 bonus tracks, six previously unreleased, and an additional CD of previously unreleased live recordings from The Fillmore West in San Francisco in May 1970 and The Boston Tea Party in October 1970.

This release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay by Mick Skidmore and is the ultimate tribute to a classic album.
Description

After releasing their first three albums Spirit started working on what is widely considered to be their best LP: Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. By recommendation of Neil Young the band chose David Briggs as the producer, known for his work with Young. Like The Who's Tommy and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus is critically regarded as a landmark of art rock. It offers some of their most melodic tunes and incredibly tight songwriting.
An outstanding forty minutes of psychedelic infected music, essential for every music collection. Between 1968 and 1977 Spirit was a highly regarded rock band achieving modest commercial success by charting no less than 11 albums in the U.S. The music of the Los Angeles based band consisted of a mixture of pop, rock, folk, blues, classical and jazz backgrounds. The band members ranged in age from 16 to 44 years old. Spirit's youngest member, Randy California, used to play alongside Jimi Hendrix (in 1966 known as Jimmy James) in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames. Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus is available on black vinyl.
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