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Hi James may take you up on the offer one day,but will have to have a few little words with the bank manager first like,"THIS IS A STICK UP.....YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE",ha ha ha.WinkLOL

Amazes me how many Canterbury style musicians appear with other bands,like playing Canis Lupis by Darryl Ways Wolf the other day noticed John Etheridge and Dek Messecar in the credits.Been wondering if its possible to draw up a Canterbury family tree of who's who,and which bands they played with.Could throw up a few interesting connections and collaborations.Wonder if its been done before?Ermm
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Well you're in only Trowbridge, so if you need anything rare or bizarre, I maybe able to assist you in the future.
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Tend to obtain a few albums through HMV,but still compare prices with other online stores.
E-Bay shops sometimes offer albums at a reasonable price,and do occationally buy from there.
Apart from that its shopping around.Smile
 
 
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I only tend to use three:

Wayside Music
Greg Walker
Amazon UK (or occasionally US) as well as Amazon vendors

I've also used eBay a few times and that's where I got some of my Elton Dean CDs.
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well Raff I'm sure there are better, but you might try
http://www.shroomangel.com/shroom/rs.asp









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That's quite funny... I am listening to an album that has a strong Canterbury connection, and as I clicked on this thread it suddenly dawned on me. The album in question is Colosseum II's Strange New Flesh, where Neil Murray (of Gilgamesh and National Health fame) plays the bass.

I know I will sound like a total n00b now, but I'd like to ask you about the online CD shops you generally use, and which are the ones that offer the best value for money and the best service.
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Having a bit of trouble with one of my usual online cd shops at the moment.Have Gilgamesh's first album on order with them.Started off as in stock,then went 2-7 days,now out of stock and on speciel order.Getting a bit worried that they will not be able to get it.Knowing my luck if I cancel it and try elsewhere it will come in.
Hate it when that happens.Cry
National Healths D S L Coda is a really good album.Alan Gowen wrote some really good music.Would love to find out how the tracks Arriving Twice and TNTFX fits into the Gilgamesh albums.
Oh well,the wait wont kill me,but the suspence is unbearable,AGhhhhhhhh......Wacko
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Have you tried Gilgamesh yet, Ruben?
 
I remember seeing one of the Gilgamesh albums at the BTF store in Milan sometime last year... I don't remember for what reason on earth I didn't buy it, but I didn't, and now I regret having done so. Hopefully I'll get hold of it somewhere else.


I've only heard one of their albums That's Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into, but I really need the debut too, I especially love the Snakes and Arrows cover artwork as well. Big%20smile
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Have you tried Gilgamesh yet, Ruben?
 
I remember seeing one of the Gilgamesh albums at the BTF store in Milan sometime last year... I don't remember for what reason on earth I didn't buy it, but I didn't, and now I regret having done so. Hopefully I'll get hold of it somewhere else.

Gilgamesh resemble Hatfield and the North, with whom they played some double gigs with 8 musicians on stage. they are slightly jazzier than the Hatfields though, and they are purely instrumental. there is a lot of humor in Gilgamesh too, but it is musical only, without the silly lyrics. Alan Gowen is one of my favorite keyboarders. sadly he died of a brain tumor. National Health recorded the album "D. S. al Coda" in honor of him; all the compositions on that album are by Gowen


Also check out Soft Heap and Soft Head as well, for more Alan Gowen penned tunes.  I've yet to hear Soft Head (I know where I can find a copy, but it's $20!) but I have heard Soft Heap's first album and it's excellent, especially Gowan's keyboard work.

The band is:

Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Alan Gowan, Pip Pyle.

Note the first letter of the band members' forenames spell HEAP. Wink

Soft Head are the same lineup, but with Dave somebody on drums, rather than the mightly Pip, who I believe may have been touring wih Hatfield and the North at the time (not National Healh, 'cause Gowan would have been with him).


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Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

For those interested:
Eclectic have announced that they'll be re-issuing on cd the 4 first Supersister albums (was announced in PE).
 
 


I'm certainly interested. Hopefully they'll be packed with great bonus stuff.  I know they recorded many brilliant  tracks that never made it to any of the original albums.
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Have you tried Gilgamesh yet, Ruben?
 
I remember seeing one of the Gilgamesh albums at the BTF store in Milan sometime last year... I don't remember for what reason on earth I didn't buy it, but I didn't, and now I regret having done so. Hopefully I'll get hold of it somewhere else.

Gilgamesh resemble Hatfield and the North, with whom they played some double gigs with 8 musicians on stage. they are slightly jazzier than the Hatfields though, and they are purely instrumental. there is a lot of humor in Gilgamesh too, but it is musical only, without the silly lyrics. Alan Gowen is one of my favorite keyboarders. sadly he died of a brain tumor. National Health recorded the album "D. S. al Coda" in honor of him; all the compositions on that album are by Gowen


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Originally posted by James James wrote:

Have you tried Gilgamesh yet, Ruben?
 
I remember seeing one of the Gilgamesh albums at the BTF store in Milan sometime last year... I don't remember for what reason on earth I didn't buy it, but I didn't, and now I regret having done so. Hopefully I'll get hold of it somewhere else.
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Points: 65792 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2008 at 21:22
 ^ that was my intro to them..  wonderful set, and a great booklet
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The National Health "Complete" 2 disc set arrived today - what a nice thing to come home to after a hard day's work!
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WHOOPEE....Big%20smile
Two Moving Gelatine Plates albums dropped through the door this morning.Wow,there's some odd things going on in them.
Both of the cd's have bonus tracks from the album "Moving" on them.These tracks have a much more folky sound,and they are rather pleasant to the ears.Great stuff indeed.Thumbs%20Up
London Cab started off a giggling fit,Hearing three blind mice was expected,but its the way they done it that's so funny.Both of these albums were well worth tracking down,excellent.HeartLOL
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Have you tried Gilgamesh yet, Ruben?
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For those interested:
Eclectic have announced that they'll be re-issuing on cd the 4 first Supersister albums (was announced in PE).
 
 
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I've been having a sort of  Canterbury Renaissance in the past week and ordered some known albums to replace my MP3 copies of them.

Soft Machine - Third
Gong - You
Hatfield and the North - The Rotter's Club  (this'll be my first time listening to it, but I own their debut.)

I'm thinking on purchasing Soft Machine's Grides .  Any thoughts on the album aside from the great reviews praising it? I'll also get the 2 first Supersister albums as well and I've only heard their debut. Should be fun. Smile


Aside from all of that, are there any albums that you guys would like to recommend me? I'm looking for a groovier Canterbury sound. Try to avoid recommending me things like Soft Machine's Bundles or Matching Mole's Red Album, please.

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Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Speaking of early Soft Machine, what is the quality like in regards to the two remasters of Volume 1 and Volume 2, respectively?  I am very tempted in getting them to replace my 2-in-1 version of those two wonderful debut albums.
 
Checking round the web:
a) can't confirm these are remasters
b) if they are remasters, no review states so, let alone mentions audio quality
c) the release date seems up to 2 months away?
d) Amazon.UK lists price seems to be the same number in sterling as CD Universe lists in US Dollars.
e) hey, yet somebody else providing the liner notes - who he???
Personally I found the (assumed) remastering of Soft Machine and Volume 2 tracks featured on the Out-Bloody-Rageous compilation much superior to that audio quality heard on the twoforone CD - but Soft Machine was literally recorded overnight during one of the Hendrix package tours of the USA and you can almost bet as cheaply as possible. I'll contact the Hopper brothers for more detail.


They were released in 2007, Dick and I did read that they are remastered with new liner notes.  Let me check my sources.

Amazon says they were released on 17 April 2007.  According to the RateYourMusic entries, Volume Two on the American Water label is a  remaster, but this doesn't necessarily mean it is.

I really need to know the state of these two albums, before I decide whether to purchase them.  I'd love to hear Brian Hopper's comment, Dick.
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Interesting as I was looking to get that 2 in 1 version of the first two Soft Machine records...if audio quality is indeed an issue, I'll hold off - I've got that compilation and the songs off the first disc do sound pretty good.
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