((UK) heavy psych) Andromeda – The Definitive Collection 2 CD - 1969, FLAC (image + .cue)

Andromeda – The Definitive Collection 2 CD

Страна: UK
Жанр: (UK) heavy psych
Год выпуска: 1969
Формат: FLAC (image + .cue)
Трэклист:
CD1
1 Too Old
2 The Day of the Change
3 Now the Sun Shines
4 Turns to Dust
5 Return to Sanity
6 The Reason
7 I Can Stop the Song
8 When to Stop
9 Go Your Way
10 Keep Out 'Cos I'm Dying
11 The Garden of Happiness
12 Return to Exodus
13 Journey's End (Reprise)
14 Let's All Wacth the Sky Fall Down
15 Darkness of Her Room
16 See Into the Stars

CD2
1 The Day of the Change
2 The Reason
3 Return to Sanity
4 Keep Out 'Cos I'm Dying
5 Search On
6 Ode to the Sea
7 Lonely Street's
8 Sleep Like a Child
9 I Was Left Behind
10 I Just Wanna Live My Life
11 The Lodger
12 Dreamland
13 Round House Blues (Live)
14 Walking On (Live)
15 I'm Searching (Live)
16 Acidus (Live)
17 All in You
18 Step this Way
Доп. информация: Late sixties adventurous Rock act. Their sole album now commands prices as high
as £150 a copy. Frontman John Cann, who had begun his musical career with THE
SONICS, was prior to ANDROMEDA with ATTACK, releasing four singles, and FIVE DAY
WEEK STRAWPEOPLE with whom he cut one now extremely rare album. This latter act
comprised Cann, bassist Mick Hawksworth and drummer Jack 'Collins' McCulloch,
brother of WINGS member Jimmy McCulloch. Both Cann and Hawksworth were also part
of THE MAILTOWN BLUES BAND and in keeping with the fluidity of the times
McCulloch and Hawksworth and released a single as part of ONE IN A MILLION. This
outfit evolved into ANDROMEDA immediately finding favour with Radio One disc
jockey John Peel who had them perform on his Top Gear programme in October of
1968 and plans were laid to record the debut ANDROMEDA album for Peel's
Dandelion label, home of cult act TRACTOR. After an optomistic start matters
took an about turn when the band exchanged McCulloch for ex-NEAT CHANGE man Ian
McClane. Peel was not in favour and the proposed deal evaporated.

Undaunted ANDROMEDA gigged extensively, even having BLACK SABBATH support them
in their hometown of Birmingham. The band also put in numerous live radio
appearances leading to further record company interest at Track Records where it
was mooted that THE WHO's Pete Townshend wished to produce the band. This deal
also fell by the wayside but the band was soon picked up by RCA Records. The
album garnered some ecstatic reviews but received very little exposure
effectively signalling the end for the band.

When ANDROMEDA began to lose headway Cann founded Rock institution ATOMIC
ROOSTER with keyboard wizard Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer. ANDROMEDA
struggled on playing out their last live gigs with ex-HORSE man Rod Roach.
Hawksworth created FUZZY DUCK before teaming up with TEN YEARS LATER.

McClane founded MOON with JUICY LUCY singer Ray Owen. Cann was also to work with
his own act HARD STUFF before reforming ATOMIC ROOSTER. The guitarist also had a
stint with THIN LIZZY for a German tour. By 2000 Cann had apparently resurrected
ATOMIC ROOSTER.