Disc 1: Soundtrack
1-1 Enigmatic Insomniac Machine
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
4:57
1-2 Sacrifice
Written By M. Stellman, R. Cartwright
7:12
1-3 The Death Of Don Quixote
Written By B. Leatherbarrow, R. Cartwright
13:22
1-4 Third Sonnet To Sundry Notes Of Music
Music By R. Cartwright
Words By [Poem] W. Shakespeare
7:17
1-5 To A Broken Guitar
Written By B. Leatherbarrow, R. Cartwright
2:38
1-6 Pinky: A Mystery Cycle
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
9:44
Bonus Tracks A & B Sides Of Non Album Single
1-7 Ballad (Of The Big Girl Now And The Mere Boy)
Written By D. Jones, L. Adey, R. Cartwright
2:40
1-8 Lament For The Earth
Written By M. Stellman, R. Cartwright
4:55
disc 2: The Asmoto Running Band
2-1 McAlpine’s Dream
Written By D. Jones, M. Stellman, R. Cartwright
6:12
2-2 McAlpine Versus The Asmoto
Written By R. Cartwright
6:14
2-3 The Asmoto Running Band (Hou’Amih)
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
3:10
2-4 Asmoto Celebration
Written By R. Cartwright
1:51
2-5 Further Asmoto Celebration (After The Ball)
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
1:17
2-6 Total Glycerol Esther
Written By R. Cartwright
2:43
2-7 Freef (‘R) All
Written By D. Jones, R. Swallow
5:06
2-8 Autumn Lady Dancing Song
Written By G. Hadley, R. Cartwright
6:50
2-9 The Kettering Song
Written By G. Hadley, R. Cartwright
3:56
2-10 Weirdsong Of Breaking Through At Last
Written By M. Nettles, R. Cartwright
3:02
disc 3: Hidden Treasure: Sessions, Live And Demos
BBC Top Gear, 1969
3-1 Ballad (Of The Big Girl Now And The Mere Boy)
Written By D. Jones, L. Adey, R. Cartwright
2:50
3-2 Third Sonnet To Sundry Notes Of Music
Music By R. Cartwright
Words By [Poem] W. Shakespeare
4:52
3-3 Pinky: A Mystery Cycle
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
7:13
BBC Top Gear, 1970
3-4 King Of The
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
7:18
3-5 The Fortieth Day Of Winter
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
3:00
Live At Hampstead Theatre
3-6 Vollabast
Written By R. Cartwright
6:58
3-7 Two Women
Written By G. Hadley, R. Cartwright
4:17
3-8 Weasel (In The Wardrobe)
Written By D. Jones, M. Nettles, R. Cartwright
13:03
3-9 Scarlet Halfman
Written By D. Jones, R. Cartwright
8:26
3-10 The Egg And The Antrobus
Written By M. Nettles, R. Cartwright
5:25
Demo's
3-11 Rainy Day Anne
Written By D. Jones, M. Nettles, R. Cartwright
3:56
3-12 Dear John & Mary (A State Of Affairs)
Written By D. Jones, M. Nettles, R. Cartwright
3:39
3-13 Ministry Of Madness
Written By D. Jones, M. Nettles, R. Cartwright
2:58
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Recorded at Trident Studios, at Tangerine Studios, at BBC Studios, at Hampstead Theatre, London, at Morgan Studios.
Acoustic Guitar - Roger Swallow (track 2-7)
Arranged By Root Cartwright (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Bass Guitar - Jeremy Ensor (tracks: 1-1 to 3-5), Joe Read (tracks: 3-6 to 3-13), Root Cartwright (track
2-9)
Double Bass - David Jones (track 3-7)
Drums - Terry Budd (tracks: 3-6 to 3-13)
Drums, Percussion - Roger Swallow (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
Guitar, Compiled By Root Cartwright
Lead Vocals - Martin Stellman, Vivienne McAuliffe (tracks: 1-1 to 3-5)
Mandolin - Root Cartwright (track 3-11)
Organ - Bindy Bourquin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Percussion - David Jones, Lyn Edwards (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 3-1 to 3-5), Terry Budd (track 3-7)
Producer - John Peel (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Nick Mason (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Principal Edwards Magic
Theatre (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Violin - Beth Wood (track 3-9)
Violin, Recorder, Piano - Bindy Bourquin
Vocals - Beth Wood (tracks: 3-6 to 3-13), Bindy Bourquin (tracks: 3-6 to 3-13)
Voice [Speaking] – Monica Nettles (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Tracks 1-1 to 1-6 originally released as LP " Soundtrack " in 1969.
Tracks 1-7 & 1-8 originally released as single A and B-side in 1969.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-10 originally released as LP " The Asmoto Running Band " in 1971.
Tracks 3-1 to 3-13 previously unreleased.
Tracks 1-1 to 1-8 recorded at Trident Studios, London
Tracks 2-1 to 2-10 recorded at Tangerine Studios, London
Tracks 3-1 to 3-3 recorded for " Top Gear " at BBC Studios, London, February 24, 1969. Taken from an off-air recording made
Tracks 3-4 & 3-5 recorded for " Top Gear " at BBC Studios, London, January 13, 1970. Taken from the original master tapes
Tracks 3-6 to 3-10 recorded live at Hampstead Theatre, London, September 1971
Tracks 3-1 to 3-13 demos recorded at Morgan Studios, London, October 1971
This 3CD set brings together both albums recorded for Dandelion Records – Soundtrack and The Asmoto Running Band – plus five recently unearthed BBC session tracks, unreleased demos and a fantastic live recording made at London’s Hampstead Theatre in September 1971. Together, those unreleased recordings shed new light on this most intriguing of groups, and point towards the direction a third Principal Edwards Magic Theatre album might have taken.
The 3 CDs are housed with a 20 page booklet in a cardboard box. |
