JAN DUKES DE GREY Sorcerers LP DECCA NOVA 1969 UK orig First Press+Mono DN 8
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JAN DUKES DE GREYDEREK NOY, MICHAEL BAIRSTOW
Jan Dukes De Grey was a strange progressive folk-rock outfit who were one of the last acts
of their kind signed to England's Decca Records -- not to the Deram imprint, which had started out
as a progressive label before getting sidetracked and muddled, but on the Decca Nova line,
a short-lived, true progressive rock label. The group started out as a duo of Michael Bairstow
and Derek Noy, multi-instrumentalists who stood midway between Tyrannosaurus Rex
(the pre-T.Rex Marc Bolan acoustic outfit) and Jethro Tull, doing all original material by Noy,
very short all-acoustic songs, some with strange lyrics and highlighted by odd,
dissonant flute passages. Their debut album, Sorcerers, was filled with interesting
and sometimes memorable melodies, but its sound was so spare, almost minimalist,
that there was no hope of getting serious airplay or sales
"SORCERERS"
Produced by David Hitchcock
1969 LP DECCA NOVA RECORDS MONO DN 8
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
with an "indicator hole" in the backcover to let the inner sleeve
peep through: red = mono, blue = stereo.
Released in a full laminated cover (on front) printed by Senol Printing Limited
WITH 'RED/WHITE' COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: DECCA NOVA Series - LIGHT BLUE LABEL - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (rear): RED-MONO DN 8 BLUE-STEREO SDN 8 (spine): M DN 8 S SDN 8
Catalog on labels: DN 8 (ARL 9272P / ARL 9273P)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): ARL-9272.P-1A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): ARL-9273.P-1A
On labels: rim text reads "Made in England ? The Decca Record Co. Ltd.'"
MONO (written twice, on left & right side of the labels)
?1969 on both labels (on the labels the release year appears at 6 o'clock)
Rights Society: Palace Music
On Back Sleeve: U.K. Patents Applications No. 43212/68
All songs written by Derek Noy
Recorded on 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th of October, 1969
© 1970, The Decca Record Company Limited, London
The Decca Record Company Limited, Decca House, 9 Albert Embankment, London S.E.1
Sleeve printed in England by Senol Printing Limited
Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: DRAGONS - RAGS, OLD IRON - 28TH JUNE, VILLAGE SONG
HIGH PRICED ROOM - SORCERERS - ODE TO A SCHOOLGIRL
THE CHEERING CROWD - OUT OF THE EASTERN HILLS
M.S.S. - TEXAS - YORKSHIRE INDIAN SITTING IN THE SUN
Side B: WONDER CHILD - DOMINIQUE - TRUST ME NOW - FORMS
CITY AFTER 3.00 A.M. - BUTTERFLY - TURKISH TIME
grading
RECORD from VG(+) to VG+ but(please, also read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) (please, see pictures and read above description)
Sorcerers arrived later that year, jam-packed with 18 songs showcasing the duo's folkie leanings
and expansive musicianship on guitars, woodwinds, brass, keyboards, and percussion.
Every number conjures up its own time and place, from the quiet pastoral delights of "28th June, Village Song"
to the urban pulse of "City After 3.00 AM," the homage to the vast expanses of an idealized "Texas,"
and the Eastern promise of "Turkish Time." Moods shift dramatically from the anger-drenched "M.S.S."
to the medieval musings of "Dragons" and the wonder of a "Butterfly." With most songs clocking in
at under three minutes, there's little time for experimentation, and thus Jan Dukes de Grey are far less adventurous
than many of their contemporaries. However, their subtle use of multiple instruments within a pure folk context
definitely has its charms. For those who prefer their folk without all the excessive excursions into eccentricity,
Sorcerers will cast a mighty spell...(AllMusic)
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