Forest - Forest/Full Circle

Artist:

Forest

UPC:

5017261202369

Description:

Contains 2 LPs on 1 CD.
Personnel: Forest (vocals); Martin Welham (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, pipe, piano, harmonium, percussion); Derek Allenby (vocals, mandolin, harmonica, harmonium, percussion); Hadrian Welham (guitar, mandolin, cello, pipe, harmonica, electric harpsichord, harmonium, organ); Gordon Huntley (steel guitar).
Liner Note Author: John Peel.
Arranger: Martin Welham.
The popular multi-ethnic `60s potpourri of pop, folk, paganism, and pure whimsy purveyed by Donovan and the Incredible String Band created a demand for similar sounds. Island Records snapped up Incredible String Band associates Dr. Strangely Strange, while EMI found its own band of merry minstrels in one of UK disc-jockey John Peel`s favorites, Forest. The band crafted two wonderful albums, collected in this double-disc set, then returned to their home county of Lincolnshire, leaving their music for the ages.
1969`s FOREST overcomes rough production with sublime harmonies, inventive arrangements, and strong songwriting. These dozen tracks, brimming with the band`s beguiling blend of guitars, hand percussion, pastoral pipes, Pan flutes, and organs, are every bit as timeless as the country airs of outfits such as Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. "Sylvie," "Nothing Else Will Matter," and "Fading Light" even embrace pop choruses. 1970`s FULL CIRCLE incorporates crystalline production into an even stronger set. Forest, working with producer Malcolm Jones, here opt for sparer, more adventurous arrangements, borrowing freely from progressive, country, and psychedelic forms. The fragile fairytale "Bluebell Dance" stands out, but each of these 10 tracks is a masterpiece.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Bad Penny
2. Glade Somewhere, A
3. Lovemakers` Ways
4. While You`re Gone
5. Sylvie (We`d Better Not Pretend)
6. Fantasy You, A
7. Fading Light
8. Do You Want Some Smoke?
9. Don`t Want to Go
10. Nothing Else Will Matter
11. Mirror of Life
12. Rain Is on My Balcony

DISC 2:

1. Hawk the Hawker
2. Bluebell
3. Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf, The
4. To Julie
5. Gypsy Girl & Rambleway
6. Do Not Walk in the Rain
7. Much Ado About Nothing
8. Graveyard
9. Famine Song
10. Autumn Childhood

Album Information

Release Date:

01/23/1996

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

Beat Goes On

Producer:

Forest; Andrew King; Malcolm Jones

Catalog Number:

BGOCD 236

Original Release Year:

1994

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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