Name: Tea and Symphony - The English Baroque Sound 1968-1974
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

XXQLP2064

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Colour

Blue

Colour details

Light Blue.

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Discogs ID

[r14766934]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Double 180 Gram Vinyl with Bonus Track.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-01-31

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

029667000864

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Ace Records is a UK label that was conceived in the 70s by Ted Carroll, Roger Armstrong, and Trevor Churchill. Originally selling secondhand 45s on a London market stall, they later set up Chiswick Records and focused on releasing work by "pub rock" bands. As the 80s arrived, Ace shifted its focus to the reissue market and became known as Ace Records of Camden Town. Today, Ace has established itself as a reputable name in the reissue market with numerous sub-labels catering to various musical styles.

With an extensive catalog spanning R&B, blues, soul, funk, jazz, rock 'n' roll, folk, country, punk, rockabilly, psychobilly, cajun,z ydeco,and world music,Ace offers something for every music lover. In addition to their own releases,Ace frequently licenses and acquires labels like Flair and Modern which allows them to reissue original releases and compile new ones in different formats.

It's worth noting that LP releases from Ace have been reissued under the same cat# but with different label designs over time. When submitting requests or searching for specific releases,it's important to include both an indication of the label design present and supporting images if possible.

Compiled and annotated by Bob Stanley. When psychedelia had run its course in Britain at the end of the 60s, the predominant trend was to get hairier and heavier and more long-winded. Many musicians, however, were still hung up on the trappings of psychedelia’s home-grown strain, having found a musical home in its mournful evocations of Victoriana, its village green gentility and its nods to the pleasures of suburbia. They wanted to carry on using woodwinds, cellos and melancholic melodies. As the advent of the singer-songwriter offered another possible avenue for these refuseniks, a new brand of pop was discernible - the English Baroque sound. First compiled by writer and Saint Etienne member Bob Stanley 15 years ago, the original Tea And Symphony CD now sells for between £50 and £100. This new and improved edition is the first time the title has ever appeared on vinyl and features several tracks that haven’t been reissued before; Lora Findlay’s distinctive artwork has similarly been given a fresh lick of paint.

A definitive collection of English Baroque, this compilation includes familiar classics like Colin Blunstone’s Say You Don’t Mind and Honeybus’ I Can’t Let Maggie Go, as well Vigrass and Osborne’s original recording of the Justin Hayward hit Forever Autumn and master of the observational, homespun pop Clifford T Ward’s Coathanger. In-demand rarities include Jon Plum’s gothic tale Alice, Mike Batt’s exquisite Fading Yellow and Bombadil’s When The City Sleeps, a rare Barclay James Harvest spin-off single. To the delight of people who thought the mine of great 60s and 70s 45s had been exhausted, previously undiscovered gems by the likes of Matthew Bones (the Kinks-like parlour piece Two Sugars), Erasmus Chorum (the epic Mary Jane) and Les Payne continue to be unearthed. Here are more than 20 of baroque pop’s finest moments. Make yourself a pot of tea, find yourself a comfy armchair, place a ginger cat on your lap and sit back.

Tea and Symphony - The English Baroque Sound 1968-1974

Music GB