{"title":"July","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-second-of-july","title":"The Second of July","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe obscure west London psychedelic rock act, July, arose from the ashes of rhythm and blues group The Tomcats, who had some success in Spain in the mid-60s after absorbing members of fellow musical travelers, Second Thoughts. Back in London in 1968, co-founder Tom Newman, later known for his engineering and production work on Tubular Bells, shifted the group into psychedelic mode with his guitar friend, Pete Cook, writing material that would draw the guitarist\/bandleader Spencer Davis in a management role, leading to a contract with Major Minor records for their self-titled debut LP, which failed to chart, but the inclusion of songs such as \u003ci\u003eMy Clown, Dandelion Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Way \u003c\/i\u003eon various compilations have assured a strong underground following. The rare demos that make up \u003ci\u003eThe Second Of July \u003c\/i\u003edate from before the debut album was recorded and reveal the group in all their evolving experimental glory, the sound not only blending psychedelic rock and pop with lush harmonies, intricate lead guitar and scintillating keyboards, but also here including Indian elements such as sitar and tabla (and Indian-derived chord sequences), plus trippy tape loops and phasing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trading Places","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50415148990795,"sku":"1107181","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8bc0cf13-d09c-4e77-a38b-007447398c0d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726687875"},{"product_id":"the-wight-album","title":"The Wight Album","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuly – the quintessential cult 60s British psychedelic group – are back with a brand new record. While their now legendary eponymous debut from 1968 owed much to the colourful ingenuity of \u003ci\u003eSgt. Pepper\u003c\/i\u003e, so July’s new creation is a playful homage in its title and artwork to \u003ci\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/i\u003e, albeit reflecting co-founder Tom Newman’srecording base on the Isle Of Wight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe West London group have been praised by successive generations of bands, who have been influenced by that seminal debut album. For example, The Horrors’ Rhys Webb has played onstage with July in recent years. July in 2020 consist of Tom and his old cohort Peter Cook – the band originally reunited in 2009 to play a string of acclaimed shows and also to make new albums. In 2013, they unveiled the aptly- titled \u003ci\u003eResurrection\u003c\/i\u003e but \u003ci\u003eThe Wight Album\u003c\/i\u003e is an altogether more ambitious musical venture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis strictly limited double vinyl edition is available for a short time only in a plush gatefold sleeve on white vinyl! There is no direct CD equivalent, although the new album is available as the final disc of the new July 6-CD box set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapefruit","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50448365715787,"sku":"1094101","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/03009f05-95ba-46e1-82b7-3fa5e47855b1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727090697"},{"product_id":"the-complete-recordings-1","title":"The Complete Recordings","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased by the \u003cstrong\u003eMajor Minor\u003c\/strong\u003e label in 1968, the self-titled \u003cem\u003eJuly\u003c\/em\u003e album has long been acknowledged by genre enthusiasts as one of the classic UK psychedelic one-shots. It mixes the ambition and experimentation of \u003cem\u003eSgt. Pepper\u003c\/em\u003e with a lo-fi charm and endearing garage band artlessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also one of the most hotly-pursued artefacts of the British psychedelic era, with an original UK copy (only graded at VG++) recently selling on eBay for around £3700. This definitive 6-CD overview of the band’s activities includes newly-remastered versions of the album in both mono and stereo formats (the latter only previously available on the original 1968 American release).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe various single issues are also included, featuring a completely different recording of album nugget \"The Way.\" Disc Three contains \u003cem\u003eThe Second Of July\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of pre-album demos that appeared in the mid-Nineties to capitalise on the band’s growing reputation as original copies of their LP began to sell for increasingly large sums of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe remainder of the boxed set consists of more recent July recordings following their triumphant return to live work a few years ago. Disc Four is the aborted album \u003cem\u003eTemporal Anomaly\u003c\/em\u003e, which was recorded circa 2010 but gains a first-ever release. Disc 5 is the appropriately-titled \u003cem\u003eResurrection\u003c\/em\u003e, which received a limited release in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDisc Six comprises the latest July magnum opus, \u003cem\u003eThe Wight Album\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been pieced together over the last few years by Tom Newman and Peter Cook at Tom's recording studio on the Isle of Wight. Now finally completed, \u003cem\u003eThe Wight Album\u003c\/em\u003e - described by Tom as “the greatest July album” – brings the July story bang up to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHoused in a clamshell box, and with a 40-page booklet containing a 7000 word essay on the band featuring new quotes and some priceless period photos, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Recordings\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic look at the studio activities of one of the biggest cults to emerge from the original British psychedelic scene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapefruit","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50486577987915,"sku":"1094099","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/393d735b-3a2b-4874-882e-a759ab793c2e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727611714"},{"product_id":"july-4","title":"July","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuly were a psychedelic rock band from Ealing, London that lasted barely a year, leaving behind one of the most sought-after LPs of the British psychedelic boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band's music was a blend of psychedelic rock and psychedelic pop, marked by lush harmonies, acoustic guitars, keyboards, and intricate lead guitar work. 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