PHASE WE'RE GOING THROUG Fruits De Mer PSYCH LP LTD:150

	A$		27
	$		18

ARTIST:      VARIOUS ARTISTS -
TITLE:          "A PHASE WE'RE GOING THROUGH"

SUB-TITLE:     "FRUITS DE MER VOLUME 11" .

FORMAT:     …vinyl LP…
LABEL:         FRUITS DE MER .
CAT. #:          CRUSTACEAN-11  .
DATE OF RELEASE:   JUNE 2010 .
PRESSED IN:    USA .
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING?   Yes...only 500 pressed, most on light grey vinyl, except for 150 on DARK grey marbled vinyl and a few (about 10) each on yellow, purple, green, and red marbled vinyl...good luck with them!)...this is one of the DARK grey marbled vinyl copies...

CONDITION:

COVER: (MINT)...

VINYL: (MINT)...brand spanking new...as shiny as the minute it rolled off the presses...

LABELS: (Side One: MINT / Side Two: MINT)...

The label folk had this to say:

"- an album of songs which were drenched in phasing at the time, or have been now, or should and could have been, in our opinion.

Orchestral pop, freakbeat, pure psychedelia, acid-rock and more get the Fruits de Mer treatment and come out sounding all groovy-like.

It's our first album and, of course, it's only available on coloured vinyl - and it's limited to 500 copies in a psyched out sleeve".

Let me just add:...this is a freakin' AWWWWESOME LP...it's never been released on CD and it's long out of print already.

Initial pressings (of which this is one) came with a psych-y colour insert  with all the track info PLUS a larger foldout poster version of same.

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And here's what the good folk over at the awesome prog/psych site Head Full Of Snow, had to say:

For those that don’t already know, Fruits de Mer Records (to quote co-founder Andy Bracken from our recent interview with the label) "release limited edition 7" vinyl records of songs originating in the late 1960s/early 1970s, in a psych, kraut, folk, prog vein, covered and reinterpreted by contemporary artists."

"A Phase We’re Going Through" is their first foray into the album market and hopefully, on this evidence anyway, it won’t be the last.

Described in the press tackle as "… an album of songs that were drenched in phasing when first recorded, or have been now, or would if only we and the bands had been paying proper attention …" A Phase We’re Going Through lives up to its remit with 11 trippy tracks plucked from the ether of the late sixties and given a thoroughly phased seeing to by an assortment of bands still living the psychedelic dream.

An eclectic mix of originals has been chosen for the Fruits de Mer cover treatment, including The Who’s ‘In the City’, July’s eerie ‘My Clown’ and Billy Nicholls’ spirited ‘London Social Degree‘. These are given rousing reinterpretations by Permanent Clear Light, The Swims and Zombies of the Stratosphere respectively. The Swims’ version of ‘My Clown’ is particularly atmospheric, nicely harking back to the July forerunner that appeared on their sole and ultra-rare eponymously titled 1968 album.

The Monkees, Jimi Hendrix, Caleb Quaye and The Bee Gees also come in for some royal treatment with The Luck of Eden Hall covering ‘Love is Only Sleeping’, Cranium Pie (who, incidentally, did a sterling version of Dantalian’s Chariot’s ‘Madman Running Through the Fields’ back on FdM Vol. 7) doing a spectral ‘Little Wing’, The Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder tackling ‘Baby, Your Phrasing is Bad’ and Sidewalk Society giving their take on The Brothers Gibb’s ‘Red Chair, Fade Away’.

All good stuff, which brings us seamlessly to the highlight of A Phase We’re Going Through, The Chemistry Set’s ‘Silver Birch’.

I have to admit I’m unfamiliar with the original, a tale of an abandoned bride by none other than Del Shannon, taken from his brief voyage into the acid-spiked waters of psych, 1968?s "The Further Adventures of Charles Westover". The Chemistry Set ensures it remains a haunting and trippy affair, swathed in vocal effects and atmospheric, non-intrusive phasing. It brings to mind The Bobcats’ meditative ‘Lord John’ and has inspired me to seek out a copy of the Charles Westover album, so I can hear the original.

Elsewhere, and as stated the other week, the Geese version of Pink Floyd’s ‘Point Me at the Sky‘ is a space-rock, acid-frazzled corker, and the only minor quibble I have regarding A Phase We’re Going Through is that, perhaps, The Marshmallow Staircase’s version of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘Plastic Fantastic Lover’ is a little too phased, rendering it a touch on the muggy side for these ears. But that’s personal choice and doesn’t hamper the enjoyment of an otherwise excellent release.

With "A Phase We’re Going Through" being this good, hopefully the wait for Vol.2 won’t be a long one.

He's right on the money (except...the Jefferson Airplane cover is actually great!!).

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Here's the full track listing:

The Luck of Eden Hall 'Love is Only Sleeping', (original by The Monkees)

Permanent Clear Light 'In the City', (The Who)

Sidewalk Society 'Red Chair, Fade Away', (The Bee Gees)

Rob Clarke and the Wooltones 'Mind of a Child', (Clouds)

The Chemistry Set 'Silver Birch', (Del Shannon)

The Swims 'My Clown', (July)

Zombies of the Stratosphere 'London Social Degree', (Billy Nicholls)

The Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder 'Baby, Your Phrasing is Bad', (Caleb)

The Marshmallow Staircase 'Plastic Fantastic Lover', (Jefferson Airplane)

Geese 'Point Me At The Sky', (Pink Floyd)

Cranium Pie 'Little Wing', (Jimi Hendrix)

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Thanks for considering this item. Best of luck if you decide to bid...Cheers, Jules.

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