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FAMILY

ROGER CHAPMAN, JOHN WHITNEY, RIC GRECH, JIM KING, ROB TOWNSHEND

A blues-based band with art rock inclinations, Family were one of the more interesting groups 

of hippie-era Britain. Fronted by the deft and frequently excellent guitar playing of 

John "Charlie" Whitney and the raspy, whiskey-and-cigarette voice of Roger Chapman, 

Family were much loved in England and Europe but barely achieved cult status in America.

 While bands like Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, and the Keith Emerson-led Nice 

(and later Emerson, Lake & Palmer) sold lots of records, Family, who frequently toured 

with these bands, were left in the shadows, an odd band loved by a small but rabid group of fans.

Although the band's first official release was Music in a Doll's House in 1968, 

the roots of the band went back as far as the early '60s, 

when Whitney started a rhythm & blues/soul band called the Farinas

1969      LP        REPRISE  RECORDS       STEREO  RSLP 6340

MADE IN ENGLAND     ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

3-COLOUR + STEAMBOAT LABEL+POP SERIES

LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE (on front) + FLIPBACK

WITH LYRICS INSERT    WITHOUT POSTER

Barcode: none

LABEL: REPRISE  -  "3-COLOUR" + STEAMBOAT LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (front) 6340   (spine & rear) RSLP 6340

Catalog on labels: RSLP 6340 (RSLP 6340-A / RSLP 6340-B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): RSLP 6340A-2   *T

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): RSLP 6340B-2   *T

On labels: POP SERIES

? 1969

Distributed by Pye Records Ltd......

Manufactures and owner of the recorded work 

Broadcasting and copying prohibited  

Made in England

Produced by John Gilbert and Glyn Johns for Dukeslodge Enterprises

Published by Dukeslodge Enterprises

Administered by Apple

On Back Sleeve: Special thanks to Nicky Hopkins and friends of Family

Warner Bros. Records Ltd.

Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943,895

tracklisting

Side 1: THE WEAVER'S ANSWER - OBSERVATIONS FROM A HILL

HUNG UP OWN - SUMMER '67 - HOW HI THE LI

Side 2: SECOND GENERATION WOMAN - FROM PAST ARCHIVES - DIM

PROCESSIONS - FACE IN THE CLOUD - EMOTIONS

  grading

RECORD VG+ but  (please, read above description)

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

Family Entertainment followed on the heels of Family's Music in a Doll's House with the band's first incarnation: 

Roger Chapman (harmonica/tenor sax/vocals), Rick Grech (violin/cello/bass guitar/vocals), 

Rob Townsend (percussion/drums), John "Charlie" Whitney (guitar/pedal steel guitar/keyboards), 

and Jim King (harmonica/keyboards/soprano sax/tenor sax/vocals). 

While not totally dismissing their psychedelic leanings, much of the material bears a stronger acoustic influence, 

in much the same manner as Fairport Convention and Traffic were also exploring. 

The jazzy sitar lead of "Face in the Cloud" and the even more prominent Eastern-flavored "Summer '67" 

somewhat date the affair, and are contrasted by the beautifully noir and trippy "How-Hi-the-Li" 

(which may have been the impetus for Chicago's "Wishing You Were Here") and the upbeat "Hung Up Down," 

sporting Grech's unmistakable violin as it wafts over the rural and slightly surreal lyrics. 

These sides are set against the edgy "Weaver's Answer," which immediately establishes 

a broader spectrum of styles, most notably given Chapman's commanding if not slightly intimidating vocals. 

Whitney's blistering fretwork yields bite to the Grech-penned "Second Generation Woman," 

while "Emotions," another full-tilt rocker, is infused with an apparent R&B homage...(AllMusic)