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Sean Trane 
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 Topic: String Driven Thing
Posted: June 29 2005 at 06:04 |
These guys were on the Charisma label (at the VDGG, Genesis , Audience times) and were certainly progressive/experimental. They are as difficult as The Third Ear Band.
So prog or not? Inclusion or not?
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Dick Heath
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 07:23 |
 Sean Trane wrote:
These guys were on the Charisma label (at the VDGG, Genesis , Audience times) |
Don't forget Capability Brown from your list - my copy of Keep Death The Road (Drive On The Pavement), on an album bought from a radio station, had been scratched to death and so skips madly, therefore I'm longing for a remastered CD or two.
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Seyo
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 07:24 |
I vote YES. "Heartfeeder" from album "Machine That Cried" is one of the better prog anthems, including violinists Graham Smith, who would join VDGG afterwards. I don't know well the rest of the album but this song is a prog highlight. 
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abyssyinfinity
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 07:24 |
IMO of course, The machine that cried is a very good album, they remember me VDGG meet High Tide... 
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 07:46 |
I have not forgotten Capability Brown (especially the Lips cover album), Dick , and Lindisfarne also!
But what about String Driven Thing? The doctor's opinion is heartily awaited..,..
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Gluonio
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 07:59 |
I say yes because IMO The Machine that cried could easily have been a vdgg album!It's certainly prog!
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...But my dreams are for dreaming and best left that way-and my zero to your power of ten equals nothing at all...
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Dick Heath
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:00 |
Sean Trane wrote:
I have not forgotten Capability Brown (especially the Lips cover album), Dick ,
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Oh the lips cover.................................. could have a similar effect as the two Flash fold-out album sleeves
(Author dons dirty old mac and retires to a dark corner..........)
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Big Ears
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 10:58 |
I would say String Driven Thing are progressive. I Like Black-Eyed Queen - not sure which album though.
Edited by Big Ears
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Velvetclown
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 11:04 |
Yes Yes Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tonny Larz
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 11:22 |
Hey progsters...String driven thing are most certainly
(imo) progressive.
"The machine that cried" are an excellent choice
and please....notice that there are a copy of this gem
circulating (dont know wheter its a boot)with the
subtitle: "The machine that cried" The band´s official
version. Which i believe.....is the actual album...
with the full length song´s...as originally intended
by String driven thing!!!
Oh..and by the way..Capability Brown´s :"Voice"
(yes..the one with the lips) are absolutely brilliant
pop prog....with masterful vocal arrangements and
fabulous music!! So..dear progsters happy hunting!!
Tonny.
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"Everybody wants to go to heaven,but nobody want to die"
quote unknown.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 12:27 |
THE FAMOUS CHARISMA LABEL
Charisma CAS Series (1969-86) This series was begun by Charisma's original distributor, B&C Records. The two labels shared the series until late 1971. The "?" Column indicates whether or not I have a copy of the record in my collection (Yes/No).
| NUMBER |
ARTIST |
TITLE |
DATE |
US LABEL |
? |
| CAS 1001 |
Merrill Moore |
Tree Top Tall (B&C label) |
1969 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1002 |
Dion & The Belmonts |
Together Again (B&C) |
1969 |
ABC |
Y |
| CAS 1003 |
Pacific Gas & Electric |
Get It On (B&C) |
1969 |
Power |
Y |
| CAS 1004 |
Unknown |
(B&C) |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1005 |
Rare Bird |
Rare Bird |
11/69 |
Probe |
Y |
| CAS 1006 |
Unknown |
(probably B&C) |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1007 |
Van der Graaf Generator |
The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other |
1/70 |
Probe |
Y |
| CAS 1008 |
The Group Image
(Not released with this number; issued instead as Stable/B&C SLE 8005) |
A Mouth In The Country
(originally planned for B&C -- CAS 1008 is scratched out in the groove runoff) |
- |
- |
Y |
| CAS 1008 |
Joseph Eger |
Classical Heads |
3/70 |
Probe |
Y |
| CAS 1009 |
Gordon Turner |
Meditation |
3/70 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1010 |
Atomic Rooster |
Atomic Roooster (B&C) |
5/70 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1011 |
Rare Bird |
As Your Mind Flies By |
9/70 |
ABC |
Y |
| CAS 1012 |
Audience |
Friend's Friend's Friend |
5/70 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1013 |
unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1014 |
The Nice |
Five Bridges |
5/70 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1015 |
Keith Christmas |
Fable of the Wings (B&C) |
1970 |
Polydor |
Y |
| CAS 1016 |
Harold McNair |
The Fence (B&C) |
1970 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1017 |
Trevor Billmuss |
Family Apology |
9/70 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1018 |
Jackson Heights |
King Progress |
10/70 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1019 |
Shelagh McDonald |
Album (B&C) |
1970 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1020 |
Genesis |
Trespass |
10/70 |
Impulse |
Y |
| CAS 1021 |
Brian Davison's Every Which Way |
Brian Davison's Every Which Way |
9/70 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1022 |
Hannibal |
Hannibal (B&C) |
1970 |
Ampex? |
Y |
| CAS 1023 |
Carol Grimes & Delivery |
Fool's Meeting (B&C) |
1970 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1024 |
Steamhammer |
Mountains (B&C) |
1970 |
Capitol? |
Y |
| CAS 1025 |
Lindisfarne |
Nicely Out Of Tune |
10/70 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1026 |
Atomic Rooster |
Death Walks Behind You (B&C) |
12/70 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1027 |
Van der Graaf Generator |
H To He, Who Am The Only One |
11/70 |
Dunhill |
Y |
| CAS 1028 |
Everyone |
Everyone (B&C) |
1971 |
Ampex |
Y |
| CAS 1029 |
Steeleye Span |
Please to See the King (B&C) |
3/71 |
Big Tree |
Y |
| CAS 1030 |
The Nice |
Elegy |
4/71 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1031 |
Ginhouse |
Ginhouse (B&C) |
1971 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1032 |
Audience |
The House on the Hill |
4/71 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1033 |
Marc Ellington |
Rains/Reins of Changes (B&C) |
1971 |
Ampex |
Y |
| CAS 1034 |
Andy Roberts |
Home Grown (B&C) |
1971 |
Ampex |
Y |
| CAS 1035 |
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior |
Summer Solstice (B&C) |
1971 |
N/R? |
Y |
| CAS 1036 |
Birth Control |
Birth Control |
5/71 |
Ampex |
Y |
| CAS 1037 |
Peter Hammill |
Fool's Mate |
6/71 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1038 |
Wishful Thinking |
Hiroshima (B&C) |
1971 |
Ampex |
Y |
| CAS 1039 |
Atacama |
Atacama |
6/71 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1040 |
Leigh Stephens |
Leigh Stephens And A Cast of Thousands |
8/71 |
Philips |
Y |
| CAS 1041 |
Keith Christmas |
Pygmy (B&C) |
1971 |
Polydor |
Y |
| CAS 1042 |
Spirogyra |
St. Radigunds (B&C) |
1971 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1043 |
Shelagh McDonald |
Stargazer (B&C) |
1971 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1044 |
Paul Kent |
Paul Kent (B&C) |
1971 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1045 |
Harold McNair |
Harold McNair
(Last B&C LP in CAS series) |
1971 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1046 |
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
(Not released with this number; issued instead as Pegasus PEG6) |
Selections
(originally planned for B&C -- CAS 1046 is scratched out in the groove runoff) |
1971 |
Antilles |
Y |
| CAS 1047 |
Shirley Collins/Albion Country Band
(Not released with this number; issued instead as Pegasus PEG7) |
No Roses
(originally planned for B&C -- CAS 1047 is scratched out in the groove runoff) |
1971 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1048 |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1049 |
Monty Python |
Another Monty Python Record |
10/71 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1050 |
Lindisfarne |
Fog on the Tyne |
9/71 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1051 |
Van der Graaf Generator |
Pawn Hearts |
10/71 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1052 |
Genesis |
Nursery Cryme |
10/71 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1053 |
Bell + Arc |
Bell + Arc |
11/71 |
Columbia |
Y |
| CAS 1054 |
Audience |
Lunch |
2/72 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1055 |
Spreadeagle |
The Piece of Paper |
4/72 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1056 |
Capability Brown |
From Scratch |
4/72 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1057 |
Lindisfarne |
Dingly Dell |
9/72 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1058 |
Genesis |
Foxtrot |
9/72 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1059 |
Bo Hansson |
Lord of the Rings |
9/72 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1060 |
Atacama |
As The Sun Burns Up Above |
9/72 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1061 |
Graham Bell |
Graham Bell |
1/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1062 |
String Driven Thing |
String Driven Thing |
10/72 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1063 |
Monty Python |
Monty Python's Previous Record |
12/72 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1064 |
Jo'burg Hawk |
Jo'burg Hawk |
1/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1065 |
Darien Spirit |
Elegy to Marilyn |
4/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1066 |
Clifford T. Ward |
Home Thoughts |
4/73 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1067 |
Peter Hammill |
Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night |
4/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1068 |
Capability Brown |
Voice |
7/73 |
Passport |
Y |
| CAS 1069 |
Alan Hull |
Pipe Dream |
7/73 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1070 |
String Driven Thing |
The Machine That Cried |
8/73 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1071 |
Hot Thumbs O'Riley |
Hot Thumbs O'Riley |
7/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1072 |
Le Orme |
Felona & Sorona |
7/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1073 |
Bo Hansson |
Magician's Hat |
9/73 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1074 |
Genesis |
Selling England by the Pound |
9/73 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1075 |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1076 |
Lindisfarne |
Roll On Ruby |
11/73 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1077 |
Clifford T. Ward |
Mantle Pieces |
11/73 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1078 |
Various Artists |
The Parlour Song Book |
11/73 |
N/R |
N |
| CAS 1079 |
Doggerel Bank |
Silver Faces |
10/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1080 |
Monty Python |
The Monty Python Matching Tie & Handkerchief |
11/73 |
Arista |
Y |
| CAS 1081 |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1082 |
National Youth Jazz Orchestra |
National Youth Jazz Orchestra |
10/73 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1083 |
Peter Hammill |
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage |
2/74 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1084 |
Robert John Godfrey |
The Fall of Hyperion |
3/74 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1085 |
Jack the Lad |
Jack the Lad |
3/74 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1086 |
Sir John Betjeman |
Betjeman's Banana Blush |
3/74 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1087 |
Refugee |
Refugee |
3/74 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1088 |
Bernard Haitink/Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Mahler - Original Soundtrack |
4/74 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1089 |
Peter Hammill |
In Camera |
8/74 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1090 |
Bert Jansch |
L.A. Turnaround |
9/74 |
Kicking Mule |
Y |
| CAS 1091 |
Gary Shearston |
Dingo |
9/74 |
Antilles |
Y |
| CAS 1092 |
Unicorn |
Blue Pine Trees |
9/74 |
Capitol |
Y |
| CAS 1093 |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1094 |
Jack the Lad |
The Old Straight Track |
10/74 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1095 |
G.T. Moore & the Reggae Guitars |
G.T. Moore & the Reggae Guitars |
10/74 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1096 |
Sir John Betjeman |
Late Flowering Love |
11/74 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1097 |
String Driven Thing |
Please Mind Your Head |
11/74 |
20th Century |
Y |
| CAS 1098 |
Clifford T. Ward |
Escalator |
3/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1099 |
Peter Hammill |
Nadir's Big Chance |
2/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1100 |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1101 |
Various Artists |
Beyond An Empty Dream |
4/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1102 |
Doggerel Bank |
Mr Skillicorn Dances |
4/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1103 |
Monty Python |
The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
8/75 |
Arista |
Y |
| CAS 1104 |
Howard Werth & The Moonbeams |
King Brilliant |
9/75 |
Rocket |
Y |
| CAS 1105 |
G.T. Moore & the Reggae Guitars |
Reggae Blue |
9/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1106 |
Gary Shearston |
The Greatest Stone on Earth and other Two Bob Wonders |
9/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1107 |
Bert Jansch |
Santa Barbara Honeymoon |
10/75 |
Kicking Mule |
Y |
| CAS 1108 |
Lindisfarne |
Finest Hour |
10/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1109 |
Van der Graaf Generator |
Godbluff |
10/75 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1110 |
Jack the Lad |
Rough Diamond |
10/75 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1111 |
Steve Hackett |
Voyage of the Acolyte |
11/75 |
Chrysalis |
Y |
| CAS 1112 |
String Driven Thing |
Keep Yer 'and On It |
1/76 |
20th Century |
Y |
| CAS 1113 |
Bo Hansson |
Attic Thoughts |
1/76 |
Sire |
Y |
| CAS 1114 |
Robert MacLeod |
Between the Poppy and the Snow |
3/76 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1115 |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1116 |
Van der Graaf Generator |
Still Life |
4/76 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1117 |
Brand X |
Unorthodox Behaviour |
5/76 |
Passport |
Y |
| CAS 1118 |
Chris White |
Mouth Music |
9/76 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1119 |
R.D. Livingstone |
Home From Home |
9/76 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1120 |
Van der Graaf Generator |
World Record |
10/76 |
Mercury |
Y |
| CAS 1121 |
Paul Ryan |
Scorpio Rising |
10/76 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1122 |
A.F.T. |
Automatic Fine Tuning |
10/76 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1123 |
Barry Humphries |
Housewife Superstar |
10/76 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1124 |
Adrian Wagner |
Instincts |
3/77 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1125 |
Peter Hammill |
Over |
3/77 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1126 |
Brand X |
Morroccan Roll |
4/77 |
Passport |
Y |
| CAS 1127 |
Bert Jansch |
A Rare Conundrum |
4/77 |
Kicking Mule |
Y |
| CAS 1128 |
Joseph Eger/London Philharmonic Orchestra |
20th Century Classics: Shostakovich |
7/77 |
N/R |
N |
| CAS 1129 |
Joseph Eger/London Philharmonic Orchestra |
20th Century Classics: Stravinsky |
7/77 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1130 |
Sir John Betjeman |
Betjeman's Britain |
5/77 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1131 |
Van der Graaf |
The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome |
9/77 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1132 |
Bo Hansson |
Music Inspired by Watership Down |
9/77 |
Sire |
Y |
| CAS 1133 |
Pacific Eardrum |
Pacific Eardrum |
10/77 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1134 |
Monty Python |
The Monty Python Instant Record |
11/77 |
Arista |
Y |
| CAS 1135 |
Adrian Wagner |
The Last Inca |
4/78 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1136 |
Pacific Eardrum |
Beyond Panic |
8/78 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1137 |
Peter Hammill |
The Future Now |
9/78 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1138 |
Brand X |
Masques |
9/78 |
Passport |
Y |
| CAS 1139 |
Vivian Stanshall |
Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End |
10/78 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1140 |
Barry Humphries |
The Sound of Edna |
11/78 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1141 |
R.D. Laing |
Life Before Death |
11/78 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1142 |
Blue Max |
Blue Max |
11/78 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1143 |
Link Wray |
Bullshot |
1979 |
Visa |
Y |
| CAS 1144 |
Darling |
Put It Down to Experience |
6/79 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1145 |
Dazzlers
(Not released with this number; issued instead as Charisma CLASS 7) |
Feeling Free
(this information per the Charisma boxed set) |
- |
- |
- |
| CAS 1146 |
Peter Hammill |
pH7 |
10/79 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1147 |
Brand X |
Product |
10/79 |
Passport |
Y |
| CAS 1148 |
Tony Banks |
A Curious Feeling |
10/79 |
Charisma |
Y |
| CAS 1149 |
Mike Rutherford |
Smallcreep's Day |
2/80 |
Passport |
Y |
| CAS 1150 |
Phoenix |
In Full View |
2/80 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1151 |
Brand X |
Do They Hurt? |
5/80 |
Passport |
Y |
| CAS 1152 |
Monty Python |
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album |
10/80 |
Arista |
Y |
| CAS 1153 |
Vivian Stanshall |
Teddy Boys Don't Knit |
6/81 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1154 |
Sir John Betjeman |
Varsity Rag |
9/81 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1155 |
Afraid of Mice |
Afraid of Mice |
12/81 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1156 |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |
N |
| CAS 1157 |
John Arlott |
John Arlott Talks Cricket |
6/82 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1158 |
Michael Nyman |
The Draughtman's Contract - Original Soundtrack |
1/83 |
Varese |
Y |
| CAS 1159 |
Various Artists |
Songs for a Modern Church |
4/83 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1160 |
Peter O'Sullevan |
Peter O'Sullevan Talks Turf |
5/83 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1161 |
The Opposition |
Intimacy |
6/83 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1162 |
Rick Wakeman |
G'Ole! - Original Soundtrack |
4/83 |
Varese |
Y |
| CAS 1163 |
Rick Wakeman |
Cost of Living |
10/83 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1164 |
Unity |
Heat Your Body Up |
10/83 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1165 |
Alexis Korner |
Juvenile Delinquent |
5/84 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1166 |
Peter Hammill |
The Love Songs |
9/84 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1167 |
Peter Gabriel |
Music from the Film Birdy |
3/85 |
Geffen |
Y |
| CAS 1168 |
Mercy Ray |
Swoop, Swoop, Rock, Rock |
4/85 |
N/R |
Y |
| CAS 1169 |
World's Famous Supreme Team |
Rappin' |
1/86 |
Island |
Y |
| CAS 1170 |
Malcolm McLaren |
Swamp Thing |
1/86 |
Island |
Y |
| CAS 1171 |
Julian Lennon |
The Secret Value of Daydreaming |
2/86 |
Atlantic |
Y |
| CAS 1172 |
Keep It Dark |
First Down & Ten |
2/86 |
Elektra |
Y |
| CAS 1173 |
Tony Banks |
Soundtracks |
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Atlantic |
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Twelfth Night |
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3/86 |
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Tonny Larz
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 12:46 |
Uhmmm...what a lovely wantlist you provided, Dick Heath.
I remember all of those wonderful bands/solo artists
..oh..yes im that old (not really in my mind..though!)
There are some wonderful stuff in there...NOW..how do we the prog society get the owners of those long lost
groups/solo artists to acknowledge that we really NEED
to get these brilliant artists out on cd!!??
Maybe we should all chant (same day..same time):
" We need Charisma-artist´s NOW !!"
Tonny.
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"Everybody wants to go to heaven,but nobody want to die"
quote unknown.
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Dick Heath
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Jazz-Rock Specialist
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 20:00 |
Tonny Larz wrote:
Uhmmm...what a lovely wantlist you provided, Dick Heath.
I remember all of those wonderful bands/solo artists
..oh..yes im that old (not really in my mind..though!)
There are some wonderful stuff in there...NOW..how do we the prog society get the owners of those long lost
groups/solo artists to acknowledge that we really NEED
to get these brilliant artists out on cd!!??
Maybe we should all chant (same day..same time):
" We need Charisma-artist´s NOW !!"
Tonny.
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John Arlott Talks Cricket (CAS 1157) looks essential to all Americans - Dallas B where are you???
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Nipsey88
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Posted: June 29 2005 at 22:03 |
Hmm...
Had The Machine That Cried album years ago, hated it and quickly sold
it. Sorry, I can't remember anything about it so I have no opinion as
to whether or not it is prog. Oh no, it appears that I have nothing to
add to this discussion....ABORT, ABORT! 
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
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Posted: June 30 2005 at 05:01 |
Dick,
quite a list you found there. No doubt, now Charisma was a major prog label. I was a little surprised that Brand X got a UK release under Charisma. Nice to see the month of release also, an info all too rarely present on both vinyls and Cds.
Can you tell me anything about ATACAMA (two albums), for that is terribly intriguing. Are they British or Chileans ?
Atacama is a desert in northern Chile some 80 km from the biggest source of water (Pacific Ocean), yet it has yet to rain there since the white man came in some almost 500 years ago! Reputed to be the driest place on Earth. Spent about a week in there after spending another week on the Altoplano (plateau at 4000 m above sea level) just looking at the black skies and stars in broad daylight. Awesome place.
Edited by Sean Trane
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Easy Livin
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin
Joined: February 21 2004
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Posted: June 30 2005 at 14:52 |
Back on SDT,
Wonderful band who made several excellent albums. Their use of violin plus male/female lead vocals gave them a pretty unique sound The first, self titled album made for a great opening statement, especially tracks like "Circus" "Easy to be free" and "The very last blue yodel".
"The machine that cried" was undoubtedly their best album, the opening track "Heartfeeder" being their absolute pinnacle.
"Keep you ‘and on it", with lead vocals by Kim Beacon who sang on Tony Bank’s solo album "A curious feeling" had some excellent tracks too, but I wasn’t impressed much with the more pop based "Please mind you head".
I saw them play live once when they supported Genesis on a Charisma tour around the time of "Foxtrot".
I suspect at the time they were considered to be "progressive", but with the rather narrower retrospective definition these days, no doubt some would argue against their credentials. Apart from occasional tracks such as "Heartfeeder", most of their songs had pretty basic structures, although they were developed well by the band.
By the way, their single "It’s a game" was rather embarrassingly covered by the bay City Rollers.
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Big Ears
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They needn't bother to be embarassed. The Bay city Rollers covered tracks by other good groups. Presumably SDT are paid royalties.
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Easy Livin
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin
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Since I'm into "String" (I jsut bumped an Incredible String Band thread), I thought I'd see if there are any more thoughts on this fine band.
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salmacis
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Content Addition
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Posted: March 28 2006 at 14:12 |
I only have one album on vinyl, 'The Machine That Cried', but had another (think it was 'Please Mind Your Head' if that's the one with the guy holding the tennis racket??). They definitely belong here on the basis of that album alone imo, as they have the sound of Audience/Curved Air, even a lighter VDGG at times, but I'm not sure that they ever rose above second division status. However, the album certainly has excellent moments- 'Heartfeeder', 'Night Club' and 'Sold Down The River' are my favourites. 
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
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Posted: March 28 2006 at 14:30 |
lateralbums have a definite country rock feel
On the whole I 'd rather not see them included
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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