Peephole In My Brain: British Progressive Pop Peephole In My Brain: British Progressive Pop CD

Three CD set. 1971 stands as an odd, rather surreal year in British pop history: while American soft-rockers and singer-songwriters were dominating the album charts, the year in which the country ch-ch-changed over to decimal currency saw the homegrown pop/rock scene becoming increasingly eccentric. Peephole In My Brain documents the progressive-pop sounds of the year as the underground rock scene crossed over to the mainstream. Our 71 tracks from '71 include major hits for the likes of Curved Air, Atomic Rooster and John Kongos as well as a selection of key album cuts from Procol Harum, ELP, Magna Carta, Barclay James Harvest, Cressida, Help Yourself, Legend and many others. We also include tracks that were first issued in 1971 but which would only make a mark later on: Status Quo would have to wait a while for 'Mean Girl' to hit the charts, Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs would find success twelve months later when 'Sea Side Shuffle' was reissued, and the Curtiss Maldoon album track 'Sepheryn' would be discovered more than twenty years later by Madonna, who used it as the basis for 'Ray Of Light'. We disinter bona fide classic 45s from Kevin Ayers, Medicine Head, Wishful Thinking and The Move along with the song that Bowie wrote for his old friend Dana Gillespie, a clutch of righteously obscure but fascinating singles, a handful of essential singer/songwriter cuts and a raft of unissued-at-the-time nuggets from bands who existed outside of the major label pop bubble. Featuring a 40-page booklet crammed with rare illustrations and the stories behind the songs, Peephole In My Brain is an essential addition to Grapefruit's acclaimed year-by-year series of late Sixties/early Seventies British rock and pop.

1. Andy Warhol (Original 1971 Demo Album Version) û Dana Gillespie 2. Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes û Kevin Ayers 3. Hey Willy û The Hollies 4. Mr. MiddletonÆs Lament û Corn ; Seed Merchants 5. Dearest Eloise - Stray 6. Deborah û Help Yourself 7. Dora, The Female Explorer û Stackridge 8. Ursula (The Swansea Song) û Barclay James Harvest 9. More Rain û Samurai 10. Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye û Cressida 11. Tonight û The Move 12. Down Smokey Lane û Fickle Pickle 13. Woman û Shape Of The Rain 14. Going Back Home û Unicorn 15. Castle On The Hill û The Factory 16. Time For The Leaving û Magna Carta 17. I Feel Like Sleeping û Legend 18. Indian Queens û Michael Chapman 19. Hotel Room û Edgar Broughton Band 20. Safari û Peter Cowap 21. Jennifer û Cliff Wade 22. Old PeopleÆs Home û Deep Feeling 23. Hiroshima û Wishful Thinking 24. Sugar Sugar û Sakkarin 25. Backstreet Luv û Curved Air 26. Memorial Drive û Procol Harum 27. Oh Carol IÆm So Sad û RockinÆ Horse 28. To Each And Everyone û Gerry Rafferty 29. Caroline Goodbye û Colin Blunstone 30. Maisie Jones û Nimbo 31. HanginÆ On An Eyelid û Second Hand 32. I Was Fooling û Zior 33. Mrs. Speed û Fusion Farm 34. Waterwheel û Open Road 35. Anniversary û Ray Fenwick 36. Mister Westwood û Pluto 37. Frightened û Bear Foot 38. Weather Or Not û Bronx Cheer 39. Talking To The Flowers û Rick Price 40. Ferris Street û Beau 41. Southbound Lane û Brett Marvin ; The Thunderbolts 42. The Flying Machines û Don Crown ; His Busking Budgies 43. BillyÆs Gotta Run û The Doggs 44. LoveÆs A Way û Bill Nelson 45. While The Sun Still Shnes û Fields 46. The Saddest Day Of My Life û Nirvana 47. Are You Ready Eddy? û Emerson Lake ; Palmer 48. Mean Girl (Early Mix) û Status Quo 49. DevilÆs Answer (Single Version) û Atomic Rooster 50. RockÆnÆroll Wedding û Sweeny Bean 51. (And The) Pictures In The Sky û Medicine Head 52. GodÆs Children û The Kinks 53. This Time Tomorrow û Airbus 54. Summer û Octopus 55. Sepheryn û Curtiss Maldoon 56. I DonÆt Care û Blonde On Blonde 57. Sunlight Gate û Pete Atkin 58. Dangling In The Cool* û Montage 59. Tokoloshe Man (Single Edit) û John Kongos 60. Strange Locomotion û Siren 61. Mister Ten Per Cent û The Red Sox 62. Where I Belong û Knocker Jungle 63. It DonÆt Come Easy û Wil Malone 64. Eternal Messenger (Single Version) û Kingdom Come 65. Encounter û Edwards Hand 66. So Be It û Lifeblud 67. Grandfather û Dear Mr. Time 68. Hobo û Bullet 69. Turning Green (Album Version) û Jackie Mcauley 70. Sea Side Shuffle û Terry Dactyl ; The Dinosaurs 71. Bill Bailey û Phase 3