Showing posts with label England (Band). Show all posts
Showing posts with label England (Band). Show all posts

December 04, 2021

England – The Last Of The Jubblies (1976/77, CD, England)



Best known for their classic Garden Shed, England will forever be remembered as one of the few "new" bands of the late 70s United Kingdom brave enough to make unadulterated, symphonic prog (on a major label, no less) at the height of punk. The Last of the Jubblies consists of demo recordings made after the band found themselves without a label when Garden Shed bombed commercially. The line-up is the same as Garden Shed except for bass player Martin Henderson, replaced by some guy only known as "Jaffa." There is a lot more emphasis here on long, instrumental passages than on the first album. Also, they seem to be turning away from the bright, sunny melodics that characterized songs such as "Three Piece Suite" and "Paraffinalea," moving into darker territory they began first to explore on "Poisoned Youth." This may or may not sit well with fans of the first album. In any case, the music is still of high quality, making The Last of the Jubblies a worthwhile progressive rock artifact from this dark period in prog-rock history. (exposé)

November 03, 2018

Robert Webb ‎– Liquorish Allsorts (2014, CD, England)

Risultati immagini per Robert Webb ‎Liquorice Allsorts
First solo album by the keyboard player of the legendary progressive rock group England. Includes recordings covering over 40 years of Robert's career.

"Robert Webb was the main music-writing contributor on England's highly-acclaimed album ”Garden Shed” in the 70's. Yet, as both keyboard player and vocalist the story doesn’t end there.
Robert’s music-making career has taken many twists and turns: from pop to rock, rock to baroque, film music to theatrical music, and from cover bands to jazz choir arrangements. As Robert himself has said, “my intent has always been either to make pop music more artistic, or art music more popular”.
”Liqourish Allsorts” includes recordings covering over 40 years. The album has brought together various recordings from Robert's work in the field: from early studio sessions, through unreleased home recordings and onto current music work. The latter include rock band performances by England, Baroque Nouveau and The Samurai of Prog." (CDbaby)

September 04, 2018

England ‎– Live In Japan: Kikimimi (2006, CD, England)


England ‎– The Imperial Hotel (2006, CD Single, England)

 
Recording of rare England track from 1975 given away at the concert England did in Japan in 2006

Fan Club/ Promo, released in 2006

Songs:
1. The Imperial Hotel (24:39)

Recorded in 1975

Musicians:
Robert Webb / keyboards, vocals, Moog bass
Jamie Moses / guitars, vocals
Mark Ibbotson / drums, vocals

Releases information
CD PROG 001 (2006)
(A free issue released by Club Citta and Strange Days Records under licence from Garden Shed Music)

April 22, 2018

England ‎– Garden Shed - Golden Edition (2015, 2xCD, England)

CD 1 Original Recording From 1977
1-1 Midnight Madness (6:55)
1-2 All Alone (1:52)
1-3 Three Piece Suite (12:57)
1-4 Paraffinalea (4:11)
1-5 Yellow (5:24)
1-6 Poisoned Youth (16:15)

CD 2 Bonus Tracks
2-1 Nanagram Live 2006 (5:09)
2-2 Carmina Burana (4:00)
2-3 Fags, Booze & Lottery (4:47)
2-4 The Ladies' Valley (7:42)
2-5 Masters Of War (4:27)
2-6 Three Piece Suite (Olympic Version, 1976) (11:44)
2-7 Heebeegeebee (5:37)
2-8 Nanagram (4:15)

Note: A release issued in a digipak. Includes an exclusive 28 page booklet with lots of artwork and photos, song texts, production & recording information about all songs and extensive private / background info about the bonus tracks written by Robert Webb. 
Several bonus tracks have previously been unreleased. Music remastered from the original master tapes.

March 11, 2018

England ‎– Box of Circles (2017, CD, England)

The music on this album has taken a long while to finalise. One or two tracks have appeared as 'bonus tracks' on previous England albums, but now for the first time the 'concept album', if we dare use that term, is complete. Many guest singers and instrumentalists have added their musicianship to the original 1977 line up. So... Marc Atkinson (of Riversea), Jenny Darren, and Henry Dagg (to name a few) appear. Additionally, later band members from the Baja Festival days (2006), Al Johnson, Maggie Alexander and Steve Laffy have been a major influence in the development of ideas. As is conventional in defining 'progressive rock music', there is a strong western classical music influence: classical choir singing (Sjaak vander Bent, Baritone), 'early music' singing (Clara and Nina Kanter), and symphonic keyboard ideas, mostly on 'authentic analogue instruments' such as the Mellotron and Minimoog synthesiser. Extra-ordinary ideas, extra-ordinarily performed.