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Incredible String Band, The ?– Changing Horses

Label: Elektra ?– EKS 74057 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold 
Country: UK Released: 1969 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk, Psychedelic Rock

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Big Ted Bass, Vocals – Rose*Electric Guitar, Vocals, Piano – Mike Heron (2)Guitar, Vocals – LicoriceHarmonica – Walter GundyLead Vocals, Washboard, Piano – Robin Williamson 4:21 A2 White Bird Bass – Rose*Flute, Sarangi, Banjo [Chinese], Percussion, Vocals – Robin WilliamsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2)Organ, Vocals – Licorice 14:46 A3 Dust Be Diamonds Bass – Rose*Guitar, Vibraphone – Mike Heron (2)Lead Vocals, Percussion, Electric Guitar – Robin WilliamsonOrgan, Kazoo – Licorice 6:14 B1 Sleepers, Awake Vocals – Licorice, Mike Heron (2), Robin Williamson, Rose* 3:44 B2 Mr. & Mrs. Bass, Vocals – Rose*Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Mike Heron (2)Lead Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Organ – Robin WilliamsonOrgan, Vocals – Licorice 4:54 B3 Creation Bass, Percussion, Vocals – Rose*Lead Vocals, Guitar, Sintir [Gimbri], Violin – Robin WilliamsonOrgan, Piano – Ivan PawlePercussion, Kazoo, Vocals – LicoricePercussion, Sitar, Mandolin, Vocals – Mike Heron (2) 16:04

Companies etc

• Produced For – Witchseason Productions Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
• Printed By – E.J. Day Group

Credits

• Artwork [Inside Left Panel] – Robin Williamson
• Artwork [Inside Right Panel] – Mike Heron (2)
• Design [Sleeve Design] – William S. Harvey
• Engineer – John Wood
• Lyrics By – Williamson* (tracks: A3)
• Music By [Tune] – Heron* (tracks: A3)
• Photography By – Janet Shankman
• Producer – Joe Boyd
• Written-By – Heron* (tracks: A2, B1), Williamson* (tracks: A1, B2, B3)

Notes

First issued on red Elektra labels with white 'E' logo in a gatefold cover with lyrics on rear and illustrations by Robin Williamson and Mike Heron on the inside panels.

Artist Biography by Jim Powers

One of the most engaging groups to emerge from the esoteric '60s was the Incredible String Band. Basically the duo of Mike Heron and Robin Williamson, its sound was comprised of haunting Celtic folk melodies augmented by a variety of Middle Eastern and Asian instruments. Heron was a member of several rock bands in England in the early '60s, while Williamson and Clive Palmer played as a bluegrass and Scottish folk duo. Heron was asked to join as rhythm guitarist, and the trio named itself the Incredible String Band.

The band was spotted at a club by Joe Boyd, who was opening a British wing of Elektra Records. The trio gave Boyd a demo tape of mostly American bluegrass standards with a few original songs, which impressed him more than the standards. The Incredible String Band, released in 1966, featured mostly original numbers enthusiastically played in American and Celtic folk styles. Following the album's release, Williamson spent several months studying music in Morocco, and Palmer left the group to travel to Afghanistan. For the String Band's second album, The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion, exotic touches such as the Middle Eastern oud, Indian sitars, and tambouras began to permeate the group's sound. The band's lyrics also became more whimsical; highlights include Williamson's tale of insomnia "No Sleep Blues" and Heron's amorous "Painting Box."

The press raved about the Incredible String Band, and their next album, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, was the band's brief flirtation with stardom. Although the music was less commercial than its predecessor, the LP reached the Top Ten in the British album charts and was also the group's highest Billboard chart placing in America, reaching number 161. The songs became less structured, as on the opening, "Koeeoaddi There," which changed tempo frequently as it cascaded joyously with sitars and jaw harp. The album's centerpiece, "A Very Cellular Song," was a suite of short pieces sewn together with the folk song "Bid You Goodnight." For Wee Tam and the Big Huge, the Incredible String Band were augmented by Williamson and Heron's girlfriends, Licorice McKechnie and Rose Simpson.

The group also began to electrically amplify its instruments. This expanded lineup performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969, but due to circumstances it was not one of the band's most memorable performances. The Incredibles' slot was originally to be Friday night after Joan Baez; however, due to heavy rain, the band opted not to perform. FolksingerMelanie took The Incredibles' place and went down extremely well, writing her big hit "Candles in the Rain" about that moment. the Incredible String Band got a lukewarm reception the next afternoon between Creedence Clearwater Revival and Canned Heat.

At the turn of the '70s, the Incredible String Band began to lose some of their momentum. The album Changing Horses was not as engaging as the band's previous collections, and the group's eclecticism became a liability rather than an asset. Bassist and pantomimist Malcolm LeMaistre joined in 1971 for U, a well-received stage show that did not translate as easily to record. The band made the transition to electric rock & roll in 1972. <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC1265085"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>