Jan Dukes de Grey LP sorcerers UK MONO PSYCH PROG FOLK

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Original UK MONO pressing on the Decca Nova label. The laminated sleeve and record are in very good+ condition.

Very rare and highly collectible folk/psych on the famous Decca Nova label. Musically this is freaked out acid folk. British folk with a mystic psychedelic touch to it, world influences and multi-instrumentation.
Very rare psych/folk outing on Decca Nova (1970) - the Incredible String Band spring to mind - they're multi-instrumentalists, and work with similar textures and rhythms, but without the mystical lyricism that marks ISB out. Excellent selection of songs with Derek Noy's 12 string guitar to the forefront. other Instruments played by the group:flute,clarinet,bass guitar,6 string guitar,tenor sax,organ,piano,celeste,trumpet,congad rums,bongos,tablas,chimes,cymbals+ chanter

Sleeve notes on the back: ‘Derek Noy and Mick Bairstow come from Yorkshire and their music is basically vocals backed by 12 string guitar with either flute or clarinet playing against the melody line, however they both play a variety of instruments which they use on stage as much as possible, but in recording of course these extra talents can be used to greater advantage. Derek wrote all the songs on the album and they are mostly based on experiences he has had over the past few years.’

This was recorded between 8th-11th October, 69. This truly is a superb listen and its a very rare record, it will be seldomly seen or offered and its sure to interest collectors of the rare and unusual. Musically not too disimiliar to the Incredible String Band or Dr. Strangely Strange, the quoted cover notes do not mention enough the varied instruments used here, but there are many. A very rare progressive folk album that I would bet many collectors have never ever seen before either.

The Tapestry of Delights book reads the following about this album:
MICHAEL BAIRSTOW flute, clarinet, sax, trumpet, perc, keyb'ds A B
DEREK NOY vcls, gtr, keyb'ds, bs, perc A B
DENIS CONLAN drms  B
ALBUMS:
1(A) SORCERERS (Decca Nova (S)DN 8) 1969 R1
2(B) MICE AND RATS IN THE LOFT (Transatlantic TRA 234) 1971 R1
These are two totally uncommercial "folk" albums by a Yorkshire act. That doesn't mean they use any traditional songs. On Sorcerers, all tracks are composed and sung by Noy, with inventive but not always coherent accompaniment on wind instruments by Bairstow. Though some of the material is a bit bland, this album has its share of completely uncommon, yet strangely innocent melodies, put forward in a strongly self-willed way. There are no less than 18 tracks on this album. Check out the strangely twisted Dominique on side two.

Track Listing: Dragons; Rags, Old Iron; 28th June, Village Song; High Price Room; Sorcerers; Ode to a Schoolgirl; The Cheering Crowd; Out of the Eastern Hills; MSS; Texas; Yorkshire Indian Sitting in the Sun; Wonder Child; Dominique; Trust me Now; Forms; City After 3.00am; Butterfly; Turkish Time.

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