Oldish Psych and Prog

This Vancouver, B.C., band formed as the C-Fun Classics in 1961 and set out playing cover versions of current and past hits. Also known as The Classics they soon reverted to their own material and put out two 45s: Ace's High/Comin' Home Baby (Jaguar J 2001) 1963 and Till I Met You/I Didn't Take Much (Jaguar J 2002) 1964. The second of these was picked up by Jerden for national distribution in the U.S. (Jerden 742) 1964. Having appeared as a back-up band to local DJ Fred Latremouille on his 45, Latromotion/Good Lovin' (London M17339), the band travelled to Los Angeles to cut a 45, I Don't Know/Gone Away (Valiant V 723) in 1965 as The Canadian Classics to differentiate them from the other Classics around. The same coupling was issued in Canada on Jaguar 2003. It was only a minor success but helped establish The Classics at a time when other Canadian bands like Sparrow were beginning to attract attention in California. The Classics became known as The Collectors during 1967. Their first 45 was picked up by Valiant and after the follow-up, Fisherwoman, reached No. 15 in the Canadian Hot 100, they travelled to Los Angeles to record their brilliant debut album. One side was given over to the What Love (Suite), an ambitious live 19-minute piece which is at times brilliant and at other times flawed. The other side contained songs like She The Will O'The Wind which had a beautiful flute piece; the more strident Howard Christman's Older which bordered on the menacing; the melodic Lydia Purple and the beautifully haunting One Act Play. What Love was later commissioned as a film soundtrack by the Canadian Film Board and they were also invited to write music for their country's Pavilion at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan.

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01. Love's made a fool of you 2:52
02. Jed collder 3:19
03. Down country girls 1:49
04. Home again 3:42
05. Lost hearts 3:26
06. Strange images 2:04
07. Why i sing the blues 4:10
08. Another day 5:17
09. Axiom of maria 7:03
10. Can i break your heart 5:04
11. O come all ye faithful 1:15

Nigel Olsson - Vocals, Vocal Harmony
Caleb Quaye - Piano
Rick Wills - Bass, Vocals
John Wilson - Drums
Ricky Wills - Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Group Member
Mick Grabham - Guitar (Acoustic), Soloist, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Group Member, Keyboards, Guitar
Steve Marriott - Piano, Vocals
Tim Renwick - Guitar, Soloist
John Gilbert - Vocals, Group Member
Cal Batchelor - Guitar
Stuart Brown - Guitar, Vocals
B.J. Cole - Dobro, Guitar (Steel), Guitar, Art Conception, Group Member, Pedal Steel, Arranger

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"Clearlight Symphony – part one" – 20:12
Side two
"Clearlight Symphony – part two" – 20:35

Cyrille Verdeaux – grand piano, organ, Mellotron (both sides), synthesized bass (side one), gong (side two)
Tim Blake – synthesizer VCS3, percussions (side one)
Steve Hillage – electric guitar (side one)
Didier Malherbe – tenor sax (side one, but a saxophone is also heard on side two)
Christian Boulé – electric guitar (side two)
Gilbert Artman – drums, vibraphone, percussion C.N.D.P. (side two)
Martin Isaacs – bass (side two)

1. Free to Be Stoned (7:38)
2. After Hours (10:45)
3. In Another Way (3:31)
4. Best Suit (10:15)
5. Death, the Lover (7:18)

- Stephen Amazing / bass
- Andy Clark / keyboards, vocals, poetry
- Simon Andrew Clark / keyboards, vocals
- Del Coverly / percussion
- Michael Hutchinson / guitar
- Mick Hutchinson / guitar

see also: 1969 ~ A=MH2

64:
01. Because 2:22
02. Who Does He Think He Is 1:58
03. Move On 2:14
04. Whenever Youґre Around 2:55
05. I Want You Still 1:38
06. Long Ago 2:13
07. Come On Over 2:13
08. Blue Monday 2:59
09. Sometimes 2:53
10. Any Time You Want Love 2:14
11. I Cried Over You 2:29
12. Ol' Sol 2:01

65:
13. Any Way You Want It 2:31
14. I Canґt Stop Loving You 1:59
15. I Canґt Stand It 1:34
16. What Is There To say 1:49
17. Everybody Knows 1:43
18. Crying Over You 2:08
19. Say You Want Me 1:46
20. When 2:30
21. Donґt You Know 1:37
22. To Me 1:44
23. Itґs Not True 2:02

bonus:
24. I Knew It All The Time 2:24
25. Concentration Baby 2:31
26. Man In A Pin-Stripped Suite 1:56
27. Children 2:59
28. Always Me 2:25
29. Southern Man 3:58

01. Country Grave-Yard 8:20
02. The Picture Of Dorian Gray 8:30
03. The Swan Is A Murderer (Part 1) 3:54
04. The Swan Is A Murderer (Part 2) 5:09
05. Oliver 9:33
06. My Little Cloud Land 7:47

- Claudio Simonetti / keyboards
- Massimo Morante / guitars
- Fabio Pignatelli / bass
- Tony Tartarini / lead voice
- Carlo Bordini / drums, percussion

"Mambo Sun" – 3:40
"Cosmic Dancer" – 4:30
"Jeepster" – 4:12
"Monolith" – 3:49
"Lean Woman Blues" – 3:02
"Get It On" – 4:27
"Planet Queen" – 3:13
"Girl" – 2:32
"The Motivator" – 4:00
"Life's a Gas" – 2:24
"Rip Off" – 3:40

30th Anniversary Special Edition bonus tracks
"Rip Off" [Work in Progress] – 2:30
"Mambo Sun" [Work in Progress] – 3:57
"Cosmic Dancer" [Work in Progress] – 5:15
"Monolith" [Work in Progress] – 4:47
"Get It On" [Work in Progress] – 4:43
"Planet Queen" [Work in Progress] – 0:56
"The Motivator" [Work in Progress] – 4:19
"Life's a Gas" [Work in Progress] – 3:14
Marc Bolan - vocals, guitars;
Micky Finn - percussion, vocals;

Steve Currie - bass;
Will Legend - drums;
Ian McDonald - saxophones;
Burt Collins - flugel horn;
Howard Kaylan - backing vocals;
Mark Volman - backing vocals.
Rick Wakeman – keyboards on "Get It On"

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01. Surfin Bird 2:23
02. King of The Surf 2:30
03. Henrietta 2:36
04. Miserlou 2:08
05. Malaguena 2:36
06. It's So Easy 2:06
07. Tube City 3:23
08. My Woodie 1:56
09. Bird Bath 2:38
10. Kuk 2:06
11. Money 3:12
12. Sleeper 2:34
13. Surfin' Bird (demo version) 2:21
14. Bird Dance Beat 2:08
15. Walkin' My Baby 2:30
16. Dancin' With Santa 2:31

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