ANDWELLAS DREAM -LOVE & POETRY 1969 CBS ORIG.
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Description
THIS ALBUM DOES NOT COME UP THAT OFTEN & IS MUCH SOUGHT AFTER.
ISSUED IN 1969 ON CBS - CATALOGUE NO. 63673 (STEREO)
MATRIX NOS. A1/B1
LAMINATED COVER IS FREE FROM RIPS, TEARS OR GRAFITTI. STEREO STICKER TOP RIGHT BACK. THERE IS SOME LAMINATE LIFT ON FRONT LEFT, BUT NOTHING TOO SERIOUS. GRADED VG++
VINYL IS FREE FROM MARKS OR SCRATCHES AND RETAINS A BRIGHT SHINE. THERE IS A VERY TINY BIT OF NOISE ON INTRO TO SIDE 1 BUT NOTHING TO OVERPOWER THE MUSIC. THIS STILL GRADES AS EXCELLENT USING RCRRPG.
RCRRPG LISTS THIS ALBUM (MINT) AT £325
Andwella's Dream emerged in Belfast, Ireland in the mid 60's lead by the child prodigy Dave Lewis. Originally called The Method, the band was one of the founders of the Irish Rock scene. The Method performed on the same local circuit as Gary Moore (who once stood in for Dave at a gig) Phil Lynott and Rory Gallagher indeed the press at the time regarded Dave Lewis with respect equal to those of his peers. In the late 60's the Method moved to London and changed their name to Andwella's Dream - a name that came to Dave Lewis in a dream - and over two days in a studio in Denmark Street they recorded what was to become their masterpiece Love and Poetry. Accepted by many reviewers as one of the best British psychedelic albums of the 1960's Love and Poetry captures the cusp of the moment just before the abstract abandon of psychedelia mutated into the leaden predictability of progressive rock. Composed entirely of Dave Lewis songs, the album evokes the heady atmosphere of the late '60's with druggy, utopian themes and innocent musical experimentation. Hard psychedelic rock with blistering guitar work is mixed with contemporary pop themes given a liberal dose of backwards effects exotic percussion, orchestration, keyboards, flute and acoustic guitar. The blend of styles works to perfection and with the addition of perhaps one of the best psychedelic sleeve designs of the era the whole package oozes class.
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