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Bright Phoebus to get vinyl re issue at last!!!

Postby yomptepi » 05 Jun 2017, 01:15

http://brightphoebus.dominomart.com/bri ... tandard-lp


Bright Phoebus, Lal and Mike Waterson’s 1972 folk-noir masterpiece, has long been recognised as one of British music's legendary lost records. Following the parting of ways of The Watersons and freed from the strictures of folk orthodoxy, Lal and Mike Waterson’s love of words allowed them to serve the needs of their songs in ways that weren’t possible when singing already written songs.

Featuring performances from Lal, Mike and Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, amongst others, the album is now recognised as a forward-thinking benchmark for the genre. Fans include Arcade Fire, Stephen Malkmus, Billy Bragg, Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley – the latter two performed the record themselves in 2013 on the Bright Phoebus Revisited tour.

Domino are pleased to reissue Bright Phoebus – Songs By Lal And Mike Waterson on 4th August, this will be the first time since its release the album will be widely available. Additionally under the supervision of David Suff (Topic/Fledging) and Marry Waterson (daughter of Lal), the album has been remastered from the original tapes.

Standard LP
Gatefold sleeve
8 page large format booklet featuring photos and essay by Pete Paphides

4th August I cannot wait!!!
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Re: Bright Phoebus to get vinyl re issue at last!!!

Postby billy » 05 Jul 2017, 09:43

Fucking cool or what. The guy who had been sitting on the tapes snuffed it, so his family passed them on. Which is fair dos.
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Postby yomptepi » 05 Jul 2017, 17:30

I am so excited that I will finally get to own a copy. Only 1000 pressed originally, and 500 of those were unplayable due to being off centre pressings. I have ordered the single album version and I am patiently waiting for it to arrive.
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Postby Jumper K » 05 Jul 2017, 18:37

yomptepi wrote:http://brightphoebus.dominomart.com/bright-phoebus-standard-lp


Bright Phoebus, Lal and Mike Waterson’s 1972 folk-noir masterpiece, has long been recognised as one of British music's legendary lost records. Following the parting of ways of The Watersons and freed from the strictures of folk orthodoxy, Lal and Mike Waterson’s love of words allowed them to serve the needs of their songs in ways that weren’t possible when singing already written songs.

Featuring performances from Lal, Mike and Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, amongst others, the album is now recognised as a forward-thinking benchmark for the genre. Fans include Arcade Fire, Stephen Malkmus, Billy Bragg, Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley – the latter two performed the record themselves in 2013 on the Bright Phoebus Revisited tour.

Domino are pleased to reissue Bright Phoebus – Songs By Lal And Mike Waterson on 4th August, this will be the first time since its release the album will be widely available. Additionally under the supervision of David Suff (Topic/Fledging) and Marry Waterson (daughter of Lal), the album has been remastered from the original tapes.

Standard LP
Gatefold sleeve
8 page large format booklet featuring photos and essay by Pete Paphides

4th August I cannot wait!!!

Sounds dreadful!

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Postby yomptepi » 05 Jul 2017, 18:41

Jumper K wrote:Sounds dreadful!


Imagine you worst nightmare at the Green man festival, and double it. :D

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Postby Jumper K » 05 Jul 2017, 18:46

yomptepi wrote:
Jumper K wrote:Sounds dreadful!


Imagine you worst nightmare at the Green man festival, and double it. :D

It is a thing of wonder. Really.

Crikey. I'll be having nightmares about it tonight. Can't wait to critique it properly. :lol:

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Postby yomptepi » 05 Jul 2017, 18:51

I'll bring it over with me next time I am down!
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Postby Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman » 05 Jul 2017, 19:01

I am very interested.
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Postby yomptepi » 13 Jul 2017, 17:35

Oh Happy day!!!


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Postby Mike Boom » 13 Jul 2017, 17:49

Very nice.
Its a brilliant album, I only have a download, but I love it.

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Postby clive gash » 11 Aug 2017, 22:34

You need the demo disc - Lal sings "The Scarecrow".
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Postby Belle Lettre » 11 Aug 2017, 23:08

I have it!
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Postby Six String » 12 Aug 2017, 04:53

I thnk I need to own this.
Edit: ordered. It sounds fantastic. I bought the double lp. Might as well. It might never pass my way again.
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Re: Bright Phoebus to get vinyl re issue at last!!!

Postby andymacandy » 12 Aug 2017, 08:30

Good article in this months Mojo about it. Its one of those mythical lost releases that actually lives up to the hype.
And the cover always makes me smile-put it next to Larks' Tongues, and it brightens your whole day!
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Postby jimboo » 12 Aug 2017, 13:22

Oh dear ! Hey nanny no nonsense of the highest order ! Seriously ?
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Re: Bright Phoebus to get vinyl re issue at last!!!

Postby Six String » 18 Aug 2017, 16:46

It looks like my copy should be arriving today but the USPS tracking info is a bit cryptic or less specific than UPS or Fedex. I have never heard of this album yet it is chock full of some of my favorite folk musicians from the UK. Was it not promoted back when it came out?
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Postby andymacandy » 18 Aug 2017, 18:14

Six String wrote:It looks like my copy should be arriving today but the USPS tracking info is a bit cryptic or less specific than UPS or Fedex. I have never heard of this album yet it is chock full of some of my favorite folk musicians from the UK. Was it not promoted back when it came out?

Hardly. I think that only 1000 copies were pressed, and half of them had the whole in the wrong place!
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Re: Bright Phoebus to get vinyl re issue at last!!!

Postby pcqgod » 21 Aug 2017, 17:27

Sounds like something I would like. I was in a record store yesterday looking at it and pondering buying it, but I never read through this thread so I wasn't sure what exactly it was. Moral: Always read BCB posts!
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Postby jimboo » 21 Aug 2017, 20:29

pcqgod wrote:Sounds like something I would like. I was in a record store yesterday looking at it and pondering buying it, but I never read through this thread so I wasn't sure what exactly it was. Moral: Always read BCB posts!


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Re: Bright Phoebus to get vinyl re issue at last!!!

Postby Six String » 21 Aug 2017, 20:30

Alas, thanks to the nebulous info on the USPS tracking site my copy is still on the way. Maybe today.
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