JAN DUKES DE GREY Sorcerers LP DECCA NOVA 1969 UK orig First Press+Stereo SDN 8

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 DEREK 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      STEREO   SDN 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 'BLUE/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: SDN 8 (ZAL 9272P / ZAL 9273P) 

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): ZAL-9272.P-1W

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): ZAL-9273.P-1W

On labels: rim text reads "Made in England ? The Decca Record Co. Ltd.'"

STEREO (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

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 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)