DULCIMER And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy LP MERCURY 1971 US orig+foc

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 PETE HODGE, JEM NORTH, DAVE EAVES 

Dulcimer were one of the more enigmatic folk-based progressive rock outfits of the early '70s, 

fitting into an odd coterie of British-spawned bands that ranged from Amazing Blondel on the cult side 

of the field to Jethro Tull at the arena scale of things -- Dulcimer were closer to the former than 

the latter. Cotswold-born Peter Hodge (vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, harmonica, keyboards) 

had been on the English folk revival scene of the early to mid-'60s, and in 1967 formed his first group, 

a duo christened Kelpie, in tandem with Dave Eaves (guitars, vocals, harmonium, Jew's harp, 

glockenspiel, piano), who had originally taken up the guitar in the wake of England's first rock & roll boom, 

and the rise of Cliff Richard & the Shadows. The trio fell into place with the arrival of bassist Jem North, 

who was also Hodge's cousin. Their interests were all rooted in English folk music, but they also 

had sufficient awareness of popular music -- and enough of a sense of what they could incorporate 

of it into their sound -- that their music ended up being far more than the sum of its parts

"AND I TURNED AS I HAD TURNED AS A BOY"

Produced by Larry Page

1971     LP     MERCURY RECORDS      STEREO   SR 61355

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER (UNIPAK STYLE)

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LABEL:  MERCURY -  RED LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SR 61355

Catalog on labels: SR-61355 (Side 1 / Side 2)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SRM-61355-A  A-M1   -1-1

Other (Stamped, scratched out): SRM-1-611

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SRM-61355-B  B-M1   -1-1

Other (Etched, scratched out): SRM-1-611

On labels: Produced by Larry Page

Arranged by Dulcimer

rim text reads "Manufactured And Distributed By Mercury Record Productions, Inc."

On Inside Sleeve: This record was recorded at lansdowne Studios, London...

All words and music played and arranged by Dulcimer

All selections published by Page Full of Hits, Inc. (BMI)

All lyrics © 1971 Dulcimer Music Ltd.

Sleeve design by Linda Glover (Design Machine)

On Back Sleeve: 

Mercury Record Productions Inc., 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601 - Printed in U.S.A.

from my records collection

tracklist

Side A: SONNET TO THE FALL - PILGRIM FROM THE CITY

MORMAN'S CASKET - GHOST OF THE WANDERING MINSTREL BOY

GLOUCESTER CITY - STARLIGHT

Side B: CARAVAN - LISA'S SONG - TIME IN MY LIFE

FRUIT OF THE MUSICAL TREE - WHILE IT LASTED - SUZANNE

  grading

RECORD EX but (please, also read above description) 

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

The debut album by this English progressive/folk trio has aged extremely well. 

The songs, although not strikingly original, offer an eerie mix of traditional- and fantasy-based 

(and even science fiction-inspired) lyrics that are rather striking to hear in the 21st century. 

And much of the music successfully melds archaic and progressive influences 

within an acoustic instrument framework, reminiscent in some respects of the bolder 

work of Amazing Blondel, but with a greater emphasis on lyricism...(AllMusic)