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    Posted: May 19 2012 at 23:40
This may sound a bit odd, but I'm looking for something with whimsy and especially twee, like A Trick of the Tail. (Songs like Mad Man Moon and Ripples.) I guess Anthony Phillips's The Geese and the Ghost album kind of fits, but it lacks twee LOL. 
Probably features lots of 12 string and vocals with audible English accents.
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Whimsy?...

Maybe Mr Toad (pastoral Prog like early Genesis), Caravan or Modest Midget (100% whimsical!)... Samples:





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I'd second Caravan, and any of Morgan's records
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going out on a limb I would suggest Principle Edwards Magic Theatre and Stackridge
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Pavlov's Dog perhaps but not for any of the reasons mentioned hoho...

On a more serious note: Hatfield and the North.
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Caravan and Hatfield & The North is where to start.
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Eno's '73-'77 records sound quite whimsical, but I wouldn't say that "Here Come the Warm Jets" has the "twee" factor.
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Harmonium - Si on avait somethingsomething.
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
'70s Beatles albums.
Some j-pop.
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

going out on a limb I would suggest Principle Edwards Magic Theatre and Stackridge
This is great. I tried them both out and they're really good. Stackridge especially is the best of what was recommended so far, though there were some other good ones others mentioned.. I'm already a huge Caravan fan, I should have mentioned them, but I didn't really want that keyboard sound. Thanks for Stackridge, it really has that mix of whimsy and good English twee I was looking for.
But if any one has any more by all means keep 'em coming.


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Focus is quite whimsical as well:




and if you are into weird experimental jazzy things Gong and Matching Mole:




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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

going out on a limb I would suggest Principle Edwards Magic Theatre and Stackridge
 
I'll raise a toast to that choice!
 
Get the album called "Mr. Mick" ... as for Principal Edwards ... might be a bit tougher to find ... dear mrs. oreilly ...
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Easy one. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd.



Also, from the Moody Blues:
He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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Originally posted by KingCrInuYasha KingCrInuYasha wrote:

Easy one. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd.



Doh! ... How could I forget that one? This one is by far my biggest favorite on this LP, believe it or not.
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Pretty much anything in the Canterbury sub.
 
I recommend Hatfield And The North, Caravan, National Health, and the first two Soft Machine albums to start.
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Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

Pretty much anything in the Canterbury sub.
 
I recommend Hatfield And The North, Caravan, National Health, and the first two Soft Machine albums to start.
This, + PF - Piper.
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 - Piper?

OK, let's just say "Piper" + "A Saucerful of Secrets". 
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For something with whimsy I would suggest a lot of tracks by Jethro Tull with mainly Ian Anderson and his accoustic guitar from the period between Aqualung and Broadsword, omitting 'A'.

These would be:
Cheap Day Return
Wond'ring Aloud
Slipstream
Just Trying To Be
Life Is A Long Song
Up The 'Pool
Dr. Bogenbroom
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
Requiem
One White Duck / 0=Nothing At All
Summerday Sands
A Small Cigar
Strip Cartoon
Moths
One Brown Mouse
A Stitch In Time
Jack-A-Lynn
Down At The End Of Your Road

and a few I missed. These are more or less my definition of whimsical music.
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Here's what I don't get, why did the OP mention Geese and Ghost, which really isn't whimsical, but apparently overlooked Wise After The Event.  Confused

Anyway, the first thing that comes to mind for me is The Cheerful Insanity of Giles Giles and Fripp.
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Incredible Sting Band tunes and lyrics sometimes feel like they're created by people with the memory-span of a goldfish. It all kind of makes sense, though: 
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Here's what I don't get, why did the OP mention Geese and Ghost, which really isn't whimsical, but apparently overlooked Wise After The Event.  Confused

Anyway, the first thing that comes to mind for me is The Cheerful Insanity of Giles Giles and Fripp.
I think The Geese and the Ghost is extremely whimsical with all of that 12 string, flute, and oboe laced throughout, but to each his own I guess. I have never gotten my hands on Wise After the Event but I'll try and check it out and see, along with that Giles, Giles, and Fripp album.
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