PATH TO THE FOREST : THE FACTORY Advance Promo Copy
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The Factory who recorded "Path Through The Forest" were actually a very young UK combo who were originally
called Souvenir Badge Factory. The personnel was Jack Brand-bass guitar and vocals, Ian Oates-lead guitar and
Jack MacLeod-drums. During the early 90's a limited CD anthology was issued that was in fact legitimate
(Britone Records.) This short lived compilation carried all of the 4 tracks from The Factory's 2 official singles
with out-takes which included covers of Fairport Convention's "Mr. Lacey" and also of raw reading of Family's
"Second Generation Woman."
Now to describe the record, "Path Through The Forest" is a mysterious and completely intoxicating journey into a
psychedelic netherworld. The song actually transports the listener into a nightmarish, multicolored void and leaves
you there to find your own way out. Every psychedelic effect and gimmick is thrown into the mix, screeching guitar
effects, underwater bass pulsations and of course the heavily phased, disorienting vocals all add up to a record is
impossible to forget once you have heard it. It's not a surprise that it turns up for 4 figure sums these days.
When I first got the record I was very eager to hear the flipside which had not yet been compiled at that time. "Gone"
does not disappoint, it being a lethal, full bore, acid drenched cover version of a Paul Reverve and the Raiders nugget.
This track appears to have 2 singers on it, the one taking the lead actually sounds a bit like the Zombies Colin Blunstone.
It is most likely this singer is the lead voice on The Factory's stellar second single "Try A Little Sunshine" .
CONDITION REPORT
A Side = VGood - Plays - No Audible noises during Music
B Side = Good - Plays - No Audible noises during Music
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