{"product_id":"beeside-the-complete-recordings","title":"Beeside – The Complete Recordings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe greatest, most important cache of unreleased vintage British psychedelia to have surfaced for decades, \u003cem\u003eBeeside: The Complete Recordings\u003c\/em\u003e gathers together everything ever recorded by the iconic \u003cstrong\u003eTintern Abbey\u003c\/strong\u003e. A legendary name from the British psychedelic scene, Tintern Abbey’s enduring reputation rests on one of the definitive forty-fives to emerge from the genre, the November 1967 coupling of ‘\u003cem\u003eBeeside\u003c\/em\u003e’ backed with ‘\u003cem\u003eVacuum Cleaner\u003c\/em\u003e’ which originally appeared on Deram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince its release, just a small handful of skeletal demo recordings have trickled out, all of which were essentially minor addenda to the band’s little-documented but legendary career. Now, Grapefruit has finally unearthed the full, definitive story. After two decades of planning, research, tape transfer and sound restoration, \u003cem\u003eBeeside: The Complete Recordings\u003c\/em\u003e features over two hours of music recorded by Tintern Abbey between the summer of 1967 (when they spent a month in a Cornwall cottage, rehearsing and taping their performances prior to their London launch) and the end of 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 90 minutes of previously unreleased and unheard material, indeed, everything on the 68-minute Disc Two is now receiving its first-ever public airing. Alongside that genre-defining Deram single and those previously-leaked demos are some astonishing treasures. Included are two finished masters of the intended late 1967 follow-up 45 ‘\u003cem\u003eSnowman\u003c\/em\u003e’ (a disorientating melange of sinister Mellotron, disembodied voices and backward tapes that was abandoned when original guitarist Don Smith left the group); the Arabic-sounding ‘\u003cem\u003eMy Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e’ and the ‘\u003cem\u003eSF Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e’- anticipating ‘\u003cem\u003eLet The Wind Blow\u003c\/em\u003e’, along with late 1968 creations like ‘\u003cem\u003eRaspberry Ripple\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eLife Goes By\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eMy House\u003c\/em\u003e’ suggesting that, even at the point of their collapse, Tintern Abbey remained a vital, vibrant unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new 6000 word essay with band quotes and previously unpublished photos and memorabilia, this lovingly-assembled 2-CD set is the final word on a group that turned out to be as mysterious and elusive as the Wordsworth poem that inspired their name.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapefruit","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Purple","offer_id":50402492809547,"sku":"1157794","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402492711243,"sku":"1125063","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/19259eb0-d277-4bef-8d41-2eff0a250456_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726547358","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/beeside-the-complete-recordings","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}