1971 stands as an odd, rather surreal year in British pop history: while American soft-rockers and singer-songwriters were dominating the album charts, the year in which the country ch-ch-changed over to decimal currency saw the homegrown pop/rock scene becoming increasingly eccentric. Peephole In My Brain documents the progressive-pop sounds of the year as the underground rock scene crossed over to the mainstream. The 71 tracks from ’71 include major hits for the likes of Curved Air, Atomic Rooster and John Kongos as well as a selection of key album cuts from Procol Harum, ELP, Magna Carta, Barclay James Harvest, Cressida, Help Yourself, Legend and many others. There's bona fide classic 45s from Kevin Ayers, Medicine Head, Wishful Thinking and The Move along with the song that Bowie wrote for his old friend Dana Gillespie, a clutch of righteously obscure but fascinating singles, a handful of essential singer/songwriter cuts and a raft of unissued-at-the-time nuggets from bands who existed outside of the major label pop bubble.

Featuring a 40-page booklet crammed with rare illustrations and the stories behind the songs, Peephole In My Brain is an essential addition to Grapefruit’s acclaimed year-by-year series of late Sixties / early Seventies British rock and pop.

Disc One 1. Andy Warhol (Original 1971 Demo Album Version) – Dana Gillespie 2. Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes – Kevin Ayers 3. Hey Willy – The Hollies 4. Mr. Middleton’s Lament – Corn & Seed Merchants 5. Dearest Eloise – Stray 6. Deborah – Help Yourself 7. Dora, The Female Explorer – Stackridge 8. Ursula (The Swansea Song) – Barclay James Harvest 9. More Rain – Samurai 10. Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye – Cressida 11. Tonight – The Move 12. Down Smokey Lane – Fickle Pickle 13. Woman – Shape Of The Rain 14. Going Back Home – Unicorn 15. Castle On The Hill – The Factory 16. Time For The Leaving – Magna Carta 17. I Feel Like Sleeping – Legend 18. Indian Queens – Michael Chapman 19. Hotel Room – Edgar Broughton Band 20. Safari – Peter Cowap 21. Jennifer – Cliff Wade 22. Old People’s Home – Deep Feeling 23. Hiroshima – Wishful Thinking

Disc Two 1. Sugar Sugar – Sakkarin 2. Backstreet Luv – Curved Air 3. Memorial Drive – Procol Harum 4. Oh Carol I’m So Sad – Rockin’ Horse 5. To Each And Everyone – Gerry Rafferty 6. Caroline Goodbye – Colin Blunstone 7. Maisie Jones – Nimbo 8. Hangin’ On An Eyelid – Second Hand 9. I Was Fooling – Zior 10. Mrs. Speed – Fusion Farm 11. Waterwheel – Open Road 12. Anniversary – Ray Fenwick 13. Mister Westwood – Pluto 14. Frightened – Bear Foot 15. Weather Or Not – Bronx Cheer 16. Talking To The Flowers – Rick Price 17. Ferris Street – Beau 18. Southbound Lane – Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts 19. The Flying Machines – Don Crown & His Busking Budgies 20. Billy’s Gotta Run – The Doggs 21. Love’s A Way – Bill Nelson 22. While The Sun Still Shnes – Fields 23. The Saddest Day Of My Life – Nirvana 24. Are You Ready Eddy? – Emerson Lake & Palmer

Disc Three 1. Mean Girl (Early Mix) – Status Quo 2. Devil’s Answer (Single Version) – Atomic Rooster 3. Rock’n’roll Wedding – Sweeny Bean 4. (And The) Pictures In The Sky – Medicine Head 5. God’s Children – The Kinks 6. This Time Tomorrow – Airbus 7. Summer – Octopus 8. Sepheryn – Curtiss Maldoon 9. I Don’t Care – Blonde On Blonde 10. Sunlight Gate – Pete Atkin 11. Dangling In The Cool* – Montage 12. Tokoloshe Man (Single Edit) – John Kongos 13. Strange Locomotion – Siren 14. Mister Ten Per Cent – The Red Sox 15. Where I Belong – Knocker Jungle 16. It Don’t Come Easy * – Wil Malone 17. Eternal Messenger (Single Version) – Kingdom Come 18. Encounter – Edwards Hand 19. So Be It* – Lifeblud 20. Grandfather – Dear Mr. Time 21. Hobo – Bullet 22. Turning Green (Album Version) – Jackie Mcauley 23. Sea Side Shuffle – Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs 24. Bill Bailey – Phase 3