(This is about the UK premiere press only - other issues may differ in track choice, versions or audio.) It was a blessing back then getting so much good music with top audio for 85p and now this budget sampler has even more going for it. Edgar Broughton Band "Call Me A Liar" is a version originally issued as B-side of the "Hotel Room" '45. It has showed up as live versions on CD:s later, but to my knowledge this is the only LP with the studio original - a slow heavy rocker with big bass and harsh guitars. Roy Harper's "Living Here Alone" originally planned for an album that was cancelled. A cool folky tune developing into soft psych with layers of acoustic guitars and vocals. Jimmy Page appeared on many Harper recordings at this time. The sleeve doesn't say what musicians participated, but the guitars here sounds a lot like what Page did on LZ III or IV so my guess is he was in. As far as I know the song has never been re-issued in any form and this remains one of few places where you can hear it. The other eight tracks are the album versions. For a fan of Move and early ELO it's fun having numbers from both Move's "Message From The Country" and the ELO debute. As the bands had the same core and existed simultaniously at this time it's only logical they appear on the same sampler. First UK had label as shown here, thick vinyl and thin matt cover with "85p" sticker and poly lined Harvest ad inner. (SÄM*)(HÄVL*)
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