FUCHSIA-UK ONLY ACID FOLK RARITY-PEGASUS LABEL

£ 124

$ 164

£ 124 Sold For

Jun 14, 2009 Sold Date

Jun 4, 2009 Start Date

£ 10 Start price

15 Number Of Bids

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VERY SOUGHT AFTER UK ONLY ACID / PSYCH FOLK RARITY ON THE PEGASUS LABEL - I KNOW HOW THIS TERM IS SO MISUSED OF LATE BUT THIS IS THE REAL DEAL - GENTLE AND TRIPPY, FOLKY, PROGGY AND A TOUGH ALBUM TO LOCATE OF LATE / LAST COPY WENT FOR ALMOST £200-00 / I HAVE DONE A LOW START AND ALSO GIVEN YOU A CHANCE FOR A DECENT PRICED BUY IT NOW IN CASE THE BIDDING GETS OUT HAND !!!!

SLEEVE IS NICE AND TEXTURED AND IN VG+ / APPROACHING EX - SOME LIGHT RING WEAR AND EDGE WEAR - NOTHING AT ALL SERIOUS AND THE VINYL IS VG+ - PLAYS EX - I MAY BE UNDERGRADING A TOUCH HERE - SHINY VINYL IN LOVELY SHAPE AND NOISE FREE !!

MUST INSIST THAT WHEREVER THIS GOES SIGNED FOR IS ADDED ON - HAD SOME 'LOST' VINYL LATELY SO NOW INSISTING ON SIGNED FOR AND WITH AN ITEM OF THIS RARITY IT MAKES SENSE FOR BOTH PARTIES.

THANKS FOR LOOKING - HIT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE AUCTION.FORGIVE THE FLASH ON THE PHOTOS - THE TEXTURED SLEEVE IS TRICKY TO SHOW OFF! - THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PEG 8 / PEGASUS LABEL - SOME ONLINE REVIEWS TO GET YOU GOING !!

Only album by obscure British Prog band Fuchsia is one of the most unusual and precious gems of the genre. The band, led by guitarist / singer Tony Durant, who also wrote most of the band’s material, was a sextet (all of them were students at Exeter University), which included bassist Michael Day and drummer Michael Gregory. The other three members were female string players (two violins and cello), who also provided backing vocals. This highly unusual and unique lineup created a completely original sound and musical approach, mixing elements of Prog, Folk-Rock and Classical Music in a highly adventurous and unheard-off (at the time) manner. They recorded their eponymous album, which was released on the Pegasus label, but failed (not surprisingly) to get anywhere beyond a few positive reviews. They failed to get a record deal for their next album and eventually disbanded. Durant continued his musical career for many years and Gregory became on of Britain’s most well known Folk-Rock drummers. In retrospect, this lovely piece of music still sounds highly unusual today, and lost nothing of its charm and beauty. Highly recommended!

Finally I can burn out my old CD edition (no label, no lyrics, awful sound, maybe a pirate one) of the lonely album by Fuchsia and rejoice with a remastered one, so I'm replacing the rating. The richness of the songs is now much more perceptible with the vivid sound and all lyrics (all pretty remarkable in a gothic romantic Browning or Wordsworth's style) as an additional company.

This lost gem of psychedelic chamber folk must be cheerfully recommended to all folk and psych-folk lovers and if you listen Espers or Feathers (especially the first) you'll note a handful of similarities in sound and ethereal and moony atmosphere. I don't know why but I also recall a little of Cocteau Twins, maybe because of the three delightful female voices, unfortunately only doing backing vocals. Yet I've always appreciated Tony Durant's tender and sober voice - even his acoustic guitar strumming is splendid, giving to it a minstrel effect.

The long tracks are exhilarating with ever changing structures and unpredictable ways; the shorter tracks are full of pastoral delicacies, like resting in bed until late, fluffy kittens and british wolfhounds barking outside the country house. Folk Essential!

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