5013929782723

A Strange Affair: The Recordings 1965-1970

John's Children

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CRSEG027D

Release Date:  02 October 2020

Label:  Grapefruit / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5013929782723

Genres:  Rock  Psychedelic Rock  

  • Description

    RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2013 .



    • John’s Children were the quintessential cult 60s Mod/Psych band, controversial, sharply dressed and subsequently the stuff of legend.



    • The band were fronted by Andy Ellison (later with Jet and Radio Stars) and boasted Marc Bolan within their ranks during their short life.



    • A STRANGE AFFAIR – for the first time – boasts the entire John’s Children output between 1966 and 1970. The package includes:

      • Two singles for EMI’s Columbia label: ‘The Love I Thought I’d Found’ and ‘Just What You Want – Just What You Get’.

      • Four singles for The Who’s label Track Records: ‘Desdemona’, the legendarily withdrawn ‘Midsummer Night's Scene’, ‘Come And Play With Me In The Garden’ and ‘Go-Go Girl’.

      • Their mock-live album Orgasm! which was belatedly issued on US label White Whale in 1970.

      • Andy Ellison’s subsequent solo singles ‘It's Been A Long Time’ (Track), ‘Fool From Upper Eden’ (CBS) and ‘You Can't Do That’ (SNB).

      • Three tracks by pre-John’s Children band The Silence.

      • A raft of rare and previously unissued alternative versions and mixes.





    • The 2-CD set has been compiled with help from Andy Ellison. Their manager Simon Napier-Bell contributed to the detailed sleeve-notes, which are based around excerpts from Ellison’s autobiography.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Love I Thought I'd Found
      • 2. Strange Affair
      • 3. Just What You Want - Just What You'll Get
      • 4. But She's Mine
      • 5. Desdemona
      • 6. Remember Thomas À Becket
      • 7. Midsummer Night's Scene
      • 8. Sara, Crazy Child
      • 9. Come And Play With Me In The Garden
      • 10. Go - Go Girl
      • 11. Jagged Time Lapse
      • 12. Arthur Green (Credited To Andy Ellison)
      • 13. It's Been A Long Time (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 14. Fool From Upper Eden (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 15. Another Lucky Lie (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 16. You Can't Do That (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 17. Cornflake Zoo (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 18. Help! (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 19. Casbah Candy (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 20. Hippy Gumbo (Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 21. Down Down (By The Silence)
      • 22. Cold On Me (By The Silence)
      • 23. Forgive Me If I'm Wrong (By The Silence)
      • 24. Mustang Ford
      • 25. Not The Sort Of Girl You Take To Bed
      • 26. Sally Was An Angel (Vocal)

      Disc 2

      • 1. Killer Ben
      • 2. Jagged Time Lapse
      • 3. Smashed! Blocked!
      • 4. You're A Nothing
      • 5. Not The Sort Of Girl
      • 6. Cold On Me
      • 7. Leave Me Alone
      • 8. Let Me Know
      • 9. Just What You Want - Just What You'll Get
      • 10. Why Do You Lie
      • 11. Strange Affair (Alternative Mix)
      • 12. But She's Mine (Alternative Mix)
      • 13. The Love I Thought I'd Found (First Version)
      • 14. Desdemona ("Why Do You Have To Lie" Version)
      • 15. Remember Thomas À Becket (Alternative Version)
      • 16. Midsummer Night's Scene (Alternative Version)
      • 17. Sara, Crazy Child (German Single Version)
      • 18. Jagged Time Lapse (Alternative Version)
      • 19. It's Been A Long Time (Andy Ellison Solo, Stereo Mix)
      • 20. You Can't Do That (Acetate Version, Andy Ellison Solo)
      • 21. Hippy Gumbo (Marc Bolan Vocal)
      • 22. Not The Sort Of Girl You Take To Bed (Alternative Version)
      • 23. Sally Was An Angel (Instrumental)
      • 24. Come And Play With Me In The Garden (Instrumental)
      • 25. The Perfumed Garden Of Gulliver Smith (Instrumental)
      • 26. Midsummer Night's Scene (Alternative Mix)