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About this book
The Incredible String Band evoke love and devotion to all those who fall under their spell. Their world is not ours, but a land of mythical creatures and fey beings.
This book looks at all their recorded output from the first album which saw the turning point from the mix of old time American music and Scottish dance tunes to the first steps in songwriting, through albums which still maintain a legendary reputation, 5000 Spirits and Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. Looking at their increasingly eclectic instrumentation and fantastical songwriting, there is also fresh look at the slightly lesser-known albums that followed and the later version of the band that moved steadily towards the rock mainstream before imploding in 1974. There is also a look at the albums that appeared when the band briefly reformed in the 21st century and a run through the best of the posthumous live albums and compilations of unreleased material.
The band went from major success to cult status. They suffered mockery in the punk period to finally becoming a highly respected band, whose albums still sell steadily to this day. This book will follow that journey and examine every stop along the way.
Tim Moon was born in 1953 in the village of Shelf in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Music was around the house in the form of LPs of musicals and Frank Sinatra, and then one day his father brought home an acoustic guitar, spurred on by the British skiffle boom. Tim was mesmerised and his interest was aroused again by the emergence of The Beatles which prompted him to acquire his own guitar. Tim has written for various music publications and presents a couple of folk based radio programmes. He gigs, acts and is otherwise happily retired in his seaside home in Filey, North Yorkshire, UK.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
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- 1. We’re All Still Here; No One Has Gone Away
- 2. The Incredible String Band (1966)
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- 3. The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of an Onion (1967)
- 4. The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter (1968)
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- 5. Wee Tam and The Big Huge (1968)
- 6. Changing Horses (1969)
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- 7. I Looked Up (1970)
- 8. U (1970)
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- 9. Be Glad For The Song Has No Ending (1971)
- 10. Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air (1971)
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- 11. Earthspan (1972)
- 12. No Ruinous Feud (1973)
- 13. Hard Rope & Silken Twine (1974)
- 14. Smiling Men With Bad Reputations and Myrrh
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- 15. After The String Band
- 16. Other Albums You May Wish to Explore
- 17. The 21st Century Albums: Nebulous Nearnesses and Everything Is Fine
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- 18. Talking of the End, But We’re All Still Here