Cat No:
CRSEG103
Release Date: 08 October 2021
Label: Grapefruit / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5013929190306
Genres: Rock
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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With a foreword by Phil Collins (a huge fan during their Marquee days), many previously unpublished photos and a new 5000 word essay, ‘Flowerman’ is an essential purchase for admirers of both vintage British psychedelia and the band Yes.
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Tracklisting
- 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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