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Dust on the Nettles

Dust on the Nettles (Grapefruit CRSEGBOX030)

Dust on the Nettles
A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-72
Various Artists

Grapefruit/Cherry Red CRSEGBOX030 (3 CD, UK, 2015)

Compiled and annotated by David Wells;
Project management by John Reed and David Wells;
Mastered by Simon Murphy for Another Planet Music;
Design and artwork by Andy Morten for Pepperbox

Musicians

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Tracks

CD 1

  1. Pentangle: Let No Man Steal Your Thyme (Roud 3) (2.47)
    from The Pentangle (Transatlantic TRA 162, 05/1968)
  2. Magnet: Willow’s Song (4.44)
    from The Wicker Man (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Trunk BARKED 4, 1998, recorded 1972)
  3. Wight: Come All You Travellers (2.37)
    7" single (French Festival SPX 147, 9/1970)
  4. Spirogyra: Love Is a Funny Thing (2.11)
    from St. Radigunds (B&C CAS 1042, 09/1971)
  5. Gary Farr: Images of Passing Clouds (3.51)
    previously unissued demo version, recorded 1968
  6. Synanthesia: Peek Strangely and Worried Evening (2.48)
    from Synanthesia (RCA Victor SF 8058, 11/1969)
  7. Bob & Carole Pegg: Glass of Water (2.17)
    from And Now It Is So Early: Songs of Sydney Carter (Galliard GAL 4017, 1972)
  8. Vashti Bunyan: Winter Is Blue (2.57)
    from Tonite Let’a All Make Love in London (Instant INLP 002, 7/1968)
  9. Comus: Winter Is a Coloured Bird (8.00)
    7" single (Dawn DNX 2506, 1/1971)
  10. Chrissie Quayle: The Seagulls Scream (4.04)
    from Sounds Like West Conrwall (Sentinel SENS 1001, 1970)
  11. Clive Palmer: Stories of Jesus (2.44)
    not originally issued, recorded 1967
  12. Steve Peregrin Took’s Shagrat: Amanda (3.13)
    not originally issued, recorded c. 11/1969
  13. Bridget St. John: Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity (4.00)
    from Ask Me No Questions (Dandelion 63750, 8/1969)
  14. Mark Fry: Roses for Columbus (5.19)
    from Dreaming With Alice (Italian ZSLT 70006, 6/1972)
  15. Dando Shaft: Till the Morning Comes (1.49)
    from Dando Shaft (RCA Neon NE 5, 5/1971)
  16. Mary-Anne: Black Girl (Roud 3421) (4.35)
    from Me (Joy JOYS 162, 4/1970)
  17. Trees: The Garden of Jane Delawney (4.08)
    from The Garden of Jane Delawney (CBS 63837, 5/1970)
  18. Principal Edwards Magic Theatre: Weirdsong of Breaking Through at Last (2.58)
    from The Asmoto Running Band (Dandelion DAN 8002, 2/1971)
  19. Oberon: Minas Tirith (8.18)
    from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Acorn OBE LPS 1, 8/1971)
  20. Paper Bubble: Prisoners, Victims, Strangers, Friends (5.15)
    previously unreleased, recorded 10/1970

CD 2

  1. Gerald Moore: [To Be a] Pilgrim (4.25)
    not originally released, recorded 1972
  2. Melton Constable: River Lane (3.54)
    not originally released, recorded 1972
  3. Moonkyte: Way Out Hermit (4.20)
    from Count Me Out (Mother SMOT 1, 11/1971)
  4. Steeleye Span: All Things Are Quite Silent (Roud 2532) (2.38)
    from Hark! The Village Wait (RCA Victor SF 8113, 6/1970)
  5. Heron: Upon Reflection (2.38)
    from Heron (Dawn DNLS 3010, 11/1970)
  6. Parchment: Love Is Come Again (3.43)
    from Light Up the Tree (Pye NSPL 18388, 12/1972)
  7. Shelagh McDonald: Stargazer (4.12)
    from Stargazer (B&C CAS 1043, 9/1971)
  8. Tony, Caro & John: There Are No Greater Heroes (3.46)
    from All on the First Day (no label, 1972)
  9. Joan Armatrading: Visionary Mountains (1.48)
    from Whatever’s for Us (Cube HIFLY 12, 11/1972)
  10. Tuesday: Glow of the Firelight (2.56)
    previously unreleased, recorded 8/1972
  11. Warm Gold: Searching for Lambs (Roud 576; Henry H548) (2.18)
    from Sounds Like North Conrwall (Sentinel SENS 1011, 1972)
  12. Benjamin Delaney Lion: Samantha Carol Fragments (4.51)
    from Satori (Hollick & Taylor, 10/1969)
  13. Fairport Convention: Fotheringay (3.06)
    not originally issued demo version, recorded 2/1969
  14. Frozen Tear: You Know What Has to Be (4.06)
    7" single (RA 5001, 9/1969)
  15. Hunt Lunt & Cunningham: Meanwhile Back in the Forest (2.46)
    7" single (Pye 7N 45125, 3/1972)
  16. The Incredible String Band: First Girl I Loved (4.59)
    not originally issued demo version, recorded early 1967
  17. The Moths: Halfdan’s Daughter (2.57)
    from The Moths (Derey, 7/1970)
  18. Trader Horne: The Mutant (2.57)
    from Trader Horne (Dawn DNLS 3004, 3/1970)
  19. Dry Heart: Meeating By The Moonlight Mill (5.51)
    previously unreleased, recorded early 1970
  20. Tyrannosaurus Rex: Highways (Misty Mist) (1.31)
    not originally issued, recorded 8/1967
  21. Duncan Browne: Gabilan (4.06)
    from Give Me Take You (Immediate IMSP 018, 8/1968)
  22. Kevin Coyne: Sand All Yellow (5.44)
    from Case History (Dandelion 2310 228, 11/1972)

CD 3

  1. Bill Fay: Garden Song (3.04)
    from Sounds Like North Conrwall (Sentinel SENS 1011, 1972)
  2. C.O.B.: Music of the Ages (3.53)
    from Spirit of Love (CBS 69010, 11/1971)
  3. Everyone Involved: A Song for the System (2.56)
    from Either/Or (Arcturus ARC 4, 1972)
  4. Country Sun: The Colour Is Blue (2.58)
    from There Is Some Fun Going Forward (Dandelion 2485 021, 11/1972)
  5. Wild Country: Silent Village (3.52)
    7" single (Trafalgar TRAF1, 5/1970)
  6. Marc Brierley: Welcome to the Citadel (4.36)
    from Welcome to the Citadel (CBS 63478, 2/1969)
  7. The Occasional Word: The Evil Venus Tree (3.44)
    from The Year of the Great Leap Sideways (Dandelion DAN 63753, 2/1970)
  8. Anne Briggs: Standing on the Shore (4.34)
    from The Time Has Come (CBS 64612, 11/1971)
  9. Agincourt: Kind Sir (3.02)
    from Fly Away (Merlin HF 3, 1970)
  10. Mick Softley: Eagle (4.14)
    from Sunrise (CBS 64098, 11/1970)
  11. Fresh Maggots: Rosemary Hill (3.36)
    from Fresh Maggots (RCA SF 8205, 9/1971)
  12. Music Box: The Happy King (4.59)
    from Songs of Sunshine (Westwood MRS 013, 1972)
  13. Fuchsia: Me and My Kite (2.33)
    from Fuchsia (Pegasus PEG 8, 10/1971)
  14. The Sun Also Rises: Wizard Shep (5.04)
    from The Sun Also Rises (Village Thing VTS 2, 10/1970)
  15. Folkal Point: Scarborough Fair (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329) (3.55)
    from Folkal Point (Midas MR 003, 1972)
  16. Marie Celeste: Prisoner (3.28)
    from And Then Perhaps (no label, 4/1971)
  17. Simon Finn: Patrice (2.50)
    from Pass the Distance (Mushroom 100 MR2, 4/1971)
  18. Shide & Acorn: Girl of the Cosmos (5.36)
    from Under the Tree (Solent SM011, 6/1971)
  19. Chimera: Elegy to a Dead King (2.16)
    not originally released, recorded c. 1968
  20. Beau: Silence Returns (3.43)
    from Creation (Dandelion DAN 8006, 6/1971)
  21. Mother Nature: Orange Days and Purple Nights (3.58)
    7" single (B&C CB166, 10/1969)