When posting good compilations here I keep repeating the same phrases about rare tracks, original audio and exclusive cuts. This doesn't answer to that 100%, but close enough. There's no exclusive cuts as on the surrounding Island "You Can All Join In" and "Bumpers" samplers and the audio isn't totally up there with the original albums, still as good as expected with fiftyfive minutes of engravings squeezed into a single LP. Some of the original albums can be hard to find in original shape today and there's lots of good music from those with Nick Drake, King Crimson, Fairport Convention, Quintessence and more. However the cut that always made this for me was '45 only - Heavy Jelly's "Keep Singing That Same Old Song". It's heavy melodic psych with some awsome guitars, produced by Guy Stevens and clocking in at over eight minutes. Unfortunately that's the one track having mediocre audio. Most of it is mono, but slightly enhanced at parts with tiny stereo effects, coming through compact and lo-fi. Even so the number is great enough to enjoy. Back then I looked eveywhere to find a corresponding album. Little did I know that Heavy Jelly actually was a reformed Skip Bifferty and remained on Island for this single only, later to become backing band for Jackie Lomax. The song has been re-issued on the re-mastered 2CD compilation "The Story Of Skip Bifferty" together with its B-side "Blue". This sampler had contemporary release in Germany (Island 88519 DY). UK reissue on pink rim came with same number and tracking. Early UK press had label as shown here and thin matt cover with "14' 6" sticker. (SÄM*)(ÖSÄP*) (GÖJ*)
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