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The sound of rainy afternoons in a London squat, old copies of OZ on a white table, joss-sticks burning, gooseberry wine and Moroccan hash. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bright Carvings","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50425182486859,"sku":"2202974","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5033281012696_4d35474d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726787710"},{"product_id":"elandill","title":"Elandill","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lovely, unusual piece of British, pastoral, progressive, chamber rock. Five elegant, melodic well-structured and always engaging songs with deeply trippy lyrics, spiced up by episodes of west coast-inspired lead guitar and flute jamming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClearly dating from the classic “turnover” year of 1970\/1 this album would have fitted perfectly on “pink scroll” era charisma records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hear echoes of very early Yes, Trespass-era Genesis, Audience, Jethro Tull and family but really it is its own self. Carefully restored from the only known acetate by Reynolds Mastering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bright Carvings","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51446017589579,"sku":"R8493-7746","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5033281012733.jpg?v=1741948572"},{"product_id":"ote-shodigs","title":"Ote Sho'Digs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sound of the pre-Afghan\/Greatcoat UK underground exudes from every inch of The Ultra Smooth Swagger Band who merge Neil Young- esque west-coast jams, melodic progressive Help Yourself\/Man-style twin-guitar smokers and propulsive Pink Fairies style rockers on this LP, originally recorded in 1972. Eight tracks carefully recovered from the original tape, opening with the sucker-punch of Turn Me on Dead Man, ending with the 11-minute guitar-fest: It Grows on You. 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Across eleven tracks the band conduct a series of woodland rites featuring electric guitar, sitar and violin amongst many others to create a potent brew that occasionally bubbles over into darkness with fuzz guitars emerging through the cauldron smoke. Strongly influenced by the incredible string band and tyrannosaurus rex, this is for lovers of ley lines, tarot cards, windowpane acid and elderflower wine. Harvest time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bright Carvings","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53138900746571,"sku":"R8266-3012","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2b1a3542-7977-4d79-852f-cf7c26387749_2048x2048_dff9effc-dad0-4ceb-b005-e7d0f89178e2.webp?v=1754663276"},{"product_id":"summer-s-day-kg","title":"Summer's Day","description":"\u003cp\u003ePROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND ZEITGEIST APPEAR ON THE LEGENDARY 1971 PRIVATE PRESS ALBUM K.C.S. 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Based in NW London the band are driven by a brilliant lead guitarist delivering lyrical, incisive riffs and soaring solos, all drenched with glorious vintage tone. With all but one track self-penned, the album showcases a confident group of musicians, captured in remarkable fidelity at Sky Studios in Bedfordshire. 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