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by daveyclaret » Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:41 am
'During my student days, 1970-73, I acquired a low budget album called 'Nice Enough To Eat'. It was a compilation of various bands but I absolutely played it to death. King Crimson, Spooky Tooth, Quintessence and Blodwyn Pig were some of the bands on it, with Spooky Tooth's 'Better by You, Better Than Me being an absolute Better. Do compilations count?'
I have that album and the low budget one before that from Island Records called 'You Can All Join In'. It came out early 1970s showcasing some known and some up and coming bands as Free, Jethro Tull, Traffic, Fairport Convention, Spooky Tooth, who were with the Island label. The playlist of the album:
1. A Song For Jeffrey - Jethro Tull 2. Sunshine Help Me - Spooky Tooth 3. I'm A Mover - Free 4. What's That Sound - Art 5. Pearly Queen - Tramline 6. You Can All Join In - Traffic 7. Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention 8. Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana 9. Dusty - John Martyn 10. I'll Go Girl - Clouds 11. Somebody Help Me - Spencer Davis Group 12. Gasoline Alley - Wynder K Frog.
The album cost14/6 (fourteen shillings and sixpence) at the time, around 70p in today's money. Same album on vinyl is now going for £18 on Amazon. I was a big Free fan at the time of the album and their track on the album, 'I'm A Mover' is the standout track for me with Paul Rodgers in great voice and Paul Kossoff's guitar work.
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