RARE 1969 PROMO BREAD LOVE & DREAMS #1 UK FOLK PSYCH
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1969 RARE ORIGINAL U.K. FOLKPSYCH COLLECTIBLE!
BREAD LOVE & DREAMS
\ USA - LONDON RECORDS - PS 566 - PROMOTIONAL
Widely sought after ...
Original 1969 = RARE PROMOTIONAL COPY = first pressing vinyl of the very first BREAD LOVE & DREAMS album, top sought folkpsych gem with females vocal blendings...
Another acid-folk act coming from Scotland, this time Edinburgh, BREAD LOVE AND DREAM was a trio lead by Glaswegian David McNiven, joining in with a two-women act: Carolyn Davis on guitar and Angie Rew on flute and lead vocals. They toured around Scotland for a while and started a loyal local following, but they sounded much influenced by another Scot act THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND, which was not surprising since they ruled acid folk and it was not the first band inspired by Incredible String Band : indeed the Irish Dr STRANGELY STRANGE sounds much like Bread Love & Dreams.
The first Bread Love & Dreams album, much like the band’s brief career, is a study in glimpses of underappreciated talent. It would be followed up with the more eclectic and ambitious duo of records ‘Amaryllis’ and ‘The Strange Tale of Captain Shannon and the Hunchback from Gigha’. The former explored the ‘acid’ side of acid folk more fully then the debut; and the latter employed a broader array of guest musicians including Carolyn Davis, who departed the band after this first album.
This opening album exhibits charms that draw fans like into acid folk, more so than their more well-known works. This one is rather sparse despite having both Angie Rew and Carolyn Davis to accompany multi-instrumentalist David McNiven on the abundant vocals that fill every track. The latter two albums featured only Rew and McNiven for the most part, with more emphasis on varied instrumental arrangements and psych-leaning lyrics as opposed to rich vocal harmonies. The band also doesn’t seem to be taking themselves all that seriously on this record, with songs like the hangover anthem “Switch out the Sun” and the amusing “The Yellow-Bellied Redback” showing a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor on the band’s part.
At times the trio doesn’t stray far from what most would consider traditional folk, particularly in the middle of the album with the laconic “Lady of the Night”, the almost too-staid “Falling Over Backwards” and the slightly self-indulgent ballad “Poet's Song”. But elsewhere there are flashes of creativity. “Main Street” layers backing vocals from both ladies with harmonica and an upbeat tempo for what is probably the liveliest song on the album. McNiven lapses into ballad-like vocals and acoustic guitar- strumming on “Mirrors”, but here again the vocal harmonies are quite beautiful and the string arrangements and other keyboard flourishes make for a charming vignette.
Bread Love and Dreams were clearly heavily influenced by the Incredible String Band, and although they began their brief career in a similar vein, the duo of McNiven and Rew would never reach the level of creativity or establish the following that kept Incredible String Band going for so long. Too bad.
Switch Out The Sun
Virgin Kiss
The Least Said
Falling Over Backards
Lady Of The Night
Main Street
Artificial Light
Until She Needs You
Mirrors
Poet's Song
The Yellow-Bellied Redback
95 Octane Gravy
CONDITION: The cover: round white promo sticker on back cover...and while the cover looks very clean, the bottom lefthand corner is not stiff as at one time it came together with moisture, otherwise the front cover appears very clean "EX" (excellent) ...there are about 10 small spots of mildew at bottom right back cover(only), and very little shelf wear only starting.
The VINYL: all glossy clean and clear M- ...looks and plays TOP LEVEL....nice upgrade or first time score to hotly sought after 41 year old original ....
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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