FOREST - Full Circle - Original UK LP - Harvest NO EMI Acid Folk Psych Prog

	£		96
	$		127

New Page 1   Forest were an English psychedelic-folk / acid-folk trio who formed in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, in 1966. Made up of brothers Martin Welham, Adrian Welham and school friend Dez Allenby, they started out performing unaccompanied traditional folk music in a similar vein to contemporaries The Watersons and The Young Tradition. The band were pioneers of the nascent 1960s underground acoustic-psychedelic/acid-folk scene writing unconventionally crafted songs evoking Britain's ancient groves using a variety of acoustic instruments.

Beginning life under the name The Foresters of Walesby, the group began singing unaccompanied vocal harmony folk songs in Lincolnshire folk clubs. After relocating to Birmingham in 1968, they shortened their name to Forest and soon progressed to writing within the burgeoning psychedelic/acid folk movement in the wake of the Incredible String Band's emergence in the mid-1960s. They were championed by DJ John Peel and performed several sessions for BBC Radio 1.

In 1969, they were signed by Blackhill Enterprises and were amongst the first wave of signings for EMI's new progressive Harvest Records label. The non-album single "Searching for Shadows" was released in 1969, followed by Forest's debut eponymous album which featured an array of acoustic medieval sounding instruments, contrapunctal harmonies and pastoral lyrical imagery.

Full Circle was released a year later, an eclectic set of songs with dark themes that saw more disparate styles incorporated into their brand of pagan folk, including the neo-classical piece 'Graveyard' and the bleakly baroque "Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf". Opening track "Hawk The Hawker" was given a country hint by the inclusion of steel guitar (played by session musician Gordon Huntley) and the traditional folk piece 'Famine Song' saw the band return to their unaccompanied three-part harmony roots. Both gatefold album covers featured strikingly haunting artwork by artist Joan Melville.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Hawk The Hawker
Bluebell Dance
The Midnight Hanging Of A Runaway Serf
To Julie
Gypsy Girl & Rambleaway

Side Two

Do Not Walk In The Rain
Much Ado About Nothing
Graveyard
Famine Song
Autumn Childhood

Released on 'Harvest Records' in 1970

Catalogue No. SHVL 784

Disc is in G condition ---- vinyl shows a lot of surface wear, scuffing and scratches. I have played it through and it does not skip although there is noticeable surface noise throughout, and also some clicks & pops (especially during 'quiet bits').

Low start price due to the condition of this item - please do not expect an audiophile experience from this one. If you want a better copy, please wait for one elsewhere!

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (light shelfwear)

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FOREST

Full Circle

Original UK LP released on Harvest Records in 1970.
Textured gatefold sleeve.
Green Harvest labels with no 'EMI Box' & 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' rim text.

SHVL 784 A-2G   /   SHVL 784 B-2G

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