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Circus Days: A Collection of Demos and Studio Recordings 1967-69
FormatCDLabelAcmeGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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Sink into a vision of a dreamy psychedelic universe which seems to have been Peter Dunton's own on Circus Days, the third collection of previously unreleased recordings from Dunton's late 1960's British psychedelic band, Please. If Sonny Rollins is the 'Saxophone Colossus', surely Peter Dunton is a top contender for Underground Psychedelia Colossus: Neon Pearl (1967); the Flies (1968); Please (1967 and 1969); Gun (1969); songwriting for Infinity (1969-70); and of course, the band he is best known for, one of the most important underground psychedelic bands to ever devise trippy music and lay it down on tape, T2 (1969-1972). Psychedelic music lovers like us love Peter Dunton's music. Madlib loves him too. Dunton wrote an incredible amount of material during the psychedelic era. Like so many other musicians before him, he moved on, thinking that these recordings had no magic to them. But nothing could have been less true. Getting to hear the demo version of the monumental 'Morning' from T2's epochal 'It'll All Work Out in Boomland' is a chill-maker if ever there was one. This release follows on from two other superb albums of unreleased music by Please, '1968-1969' and 'Seeing Stars'. The music on Circus Days can easily be filed next to that of contemporary bands like Blossom Toes, Forever Amber, Tomorrow, July, and an album which is now lauded as one of the best of the era, Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies. Circus Days contains the previously mentioned essential highlight -- the original 1969 demo version of 'Morning,' later to appear on T2's fabulous It'll All Work Out in Boomland album. Other earlier demos including the classic 'Gently As You Feel,' and 'To Dream,' a which features additional female vocals. Booklet includes lyrics and some background on the 1960's work life of Peter Dunton. Last but certainly not least, our Acme/Lion Circus Days CD edition includes three bonus tracks not on the LP version.
Release notes
(Full title on front cover): "Circus Days - A Collection Of Demos And Studio Recordings 1967-1969" (From liner notes): "1967-69 recordings taken from surving reel-to-reel tapes, acetates and cassettes. Every effort has been made to improve the sound where possible." Track 8 is not listed on the back cover art, but it is listed on the CD insert artwork. The CD version contains three bonus tracks which are not on the vinyl version. Packaging: standard cardboard digipak style cover (satin…
| 1 | One More Chance | 4:36 | |
| 2 | Said And Done | 3:07 | |
| 3 | Morning (Demo) | 8:03 | |
| 4 | Nothing's What It Seems | 2:43 | |
| 5 | Lord Of Misrule | 3:15 | |
| 6 | Eternity | 3:19 | |
| 7 | Gently As You Feel (Acoustic Demo) | 2:43 | |
| 8 | To Dream | 3:31 | |
| 9 | Don't Mind Me | 2:59 | |
| 10 | Circus Man | 3:21 | |
| 11 | Silence Falling | 3:18 | |
| 12 | Feeling Fine | 2:20 | |
| 13 | Freddie Said He | 1:55 | |
| 14 | Gently As You Feel (Acoustic Demo 2) | 3:11 |
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