THIRD EAR BAND Alchemy LP HARVEST 1969 UK orig 3rd Press+foc SHVL 756 JOHN PEEL

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  THIRD EAR BAND

 GLEN SWEENEY, PAUL MINNS, RICHARD COFF, MEL DAVIS

plus JOHN PEEL and DAVE TOMLIN

Although they were loosely affiliated with the British progressive rock scene 

of the late '60s and early '70s, Third Ear Band was in some ways more 

of an experimental ensemble performing contemporary compositional work. 

For one thing, they didn't use electric instruments, 

or even guitars, instead employing violin, viola, oboe, cello, and hand percussion. 

More important, they didn't play conventional rock "songs." 

They featured extended instrumental pieces that often built up from a drone, or hypnotic pattern, 

to a dense, raga-like crescendo, somewhat in the manner of some of Terry Riley's work. 

Their "progressive rock" tag probably arose because they recorded for Harvest Records, 

Britain's leading art rock label, which was home to Pink Floyd, Kevin Ayers, 

Pete Brown, Edgar Broughton, and many other progressive acts

"ALCHEMY"

Produced by Peter Jenner

1969     LP     HARVEST RECORDS      SHVL 756     STEREO

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL COPY    THIRD PRESSING

This version: Third pressing with EMI logo on the label.

Without "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE....." On The Labels

[First pressing without the EMI logo on the label.

And "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS,SEE PRICE LIST" On The Labels - Text In 4 Lines.

Second pressing without the EMI logo on the label.

Without "SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE....." On The Labels]

Released in a gatefold and fully laminated cover (outside)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: HARVEST -  GREEN/YELLOW HARVEST with EMI logo on LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover (rear only): SHVL 756     

Catalog on labels: SVHL 756 (SHVL.756A) / SVHL 756 (SHVL.756B) 

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): SHVL 756 A-2

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): SHVL 756 B-2

On labels: top rim text reads "EMI Records Ltd.........Recorded Work Reserved"

bottom rim text reads "Unauthorised Public.....Prohibited - Made in Gt Britain"

?1969 EMI Records Ltd.

All tracks composed by Glen Sweeney, Richard Coff and Paul Minns

Produced by Peter Jenner of Blackhill Enterprises

(on Side B only): except* by Dave Tomlin

Rights Society / Publishing: Essex International

On Inside Sleeve: Liner notes by Glen and Third Ear Band

?1969

All songs by Glen, Richard, Paul, except Lark Rise by Dave Tomlin.

Published by Arf Arf Music

Produced by: Peter Jenner of Blackhill Enterprise

Recorded at: E.M.I. Studios, St. Johns Wood, London

EMI The Greatest Recording Organisation In The World

EMI (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) 

HARVEST A Company Of The EMI Group

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: MOSAIC - GHETTO RAGA - DRUID ONE - STONE CIRCLE

Side B: EGYPTIAN BOOK OD THE DEAD - AREA THREE

  grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description) 

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Started in 1968 by percussionist Glen Sweeney and reedist Paul Minns, Third Ear Band was formed 

from the ashes of a previous Sweeney project, the psych band Hydrogen Juke Box. 

While generally overlooked in the history of British and improvised music, Third Ear Band developed 

a distinctive and aesthetically important sound -- equal parts Indian, psychedelic, and minimalist -- 

dubbed "electric-acid-raga" by Sweeney. Alchemy, their first release, is a wonderful record. 

With shorter tracks than found on later albums, Third Ear Band here makes excursions into improvised 

chamber music.Comparisons could be drawn to Soft Machine or the Dream Syndicate, 

but neither quite has the sense of "collective first" nor the repetitive insistence of Third Ear Band. 

The songs, to quote Sweeney again, are "alike or unlike as trees." For those even vaguely interested 

in the history of innovative music, Alchemy is worth hunting down...(AllMusic)