The Eighteenth Day Of May: The Eighteenth Day Of May 2020

 

The Eighteenth Day of May were a six-piece, London based group who combined elements of

traditional and contemporary folk with a psychedelic jangle. The group's sole album is now finally released on vinyl together with rarities and unreleased recordings made for an unfinished second album before the group split at the end of 2006.
English folk-rock quartet the Eighteenth Day of May construct alternately rousing and pastoral songs in the tradition of Fairport Convention, Pentangle, and Steeleye Span.
                  

The international collective formed initially around the trio of American vocalist and flutist Alison Brice, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Richard Olsen, and English multi-instrumentalist Ben Phillipson. They added drummer Karl Sabino, bass player Mark Nicholas, and violist Alison Cotton in 2004 and

began work on an album. A hazy, mesmerising glow hovers over the proceedings, from its lilting melody to its enveloping wall of sound arrangement and production which make excellent use of dulcimer, mandolin, and glockenspiel throughout. ‘Sir Casey Jones’ is not the old Grateful Dead nugget, but a jangly Byrdsian effort which flexes their poppier muscles and again makes excellent use of mandolin, and ‘The Highest Tree’ brings a countrified hoedown vibe to the party. Their eponymous debut was released on Hannibal Records in 2006.
              

When it comes to British folk-rock, Fairport Convention's 1969 classic Liege & Lief occupies the same influential trophy case as the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, and Nirvana's Nevermind. London folk revivalists Eighteenth Day of May have studied that

record well, alternating between male and female lead vocals, bending traditional pieces into pastoral folk-rock hymns and utilizing an arsenal of traditional instruments without ever sacrificing the cool strains of an electric guitar through a vintage amplifier. Like fellow new traditionalists Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, EDM evoke the countryside in all of its sunlight splendor and rainy gloom, peppering their eponymous debut with descending autoharps, bells, dulcimers, and the occasional flute solo, and for the first few songs they sound like clipper ship full of wind.
                                

      
The lush "Eighteen Days," "Sir Casey Jones" with its Volunteers-era Jefferson Airplane harmonies, and

the rolling "Highest Tree" are mini road trips set to music, but by the time a plodding cover of Bert Jansch's "Deed I Do" appears, the record begins a slow descent into a midtempo sinkhole filled with lush but forgettable folk-pop. The members of this talented collective have obviously done their homework, and their reverence is admirable, but there is so little danger on this excruciatingly safe debut that it ultimately renders itself invisible.
                      

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The Eighteenth Day Of May – The Eighteenth Day Of May
Label: Cardinal Fuzz – CFUL0152, Feeding Tube Records – FTR515
Format: 2 x CD, Limited Edition, Reissue
Country: UK & US
Released: May 18, 2020
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock

CD1.

                   

01. Eighteen Days   6:24
02. Sir Casey Jones   3:14
03. The Highest Tree   3:27
04. Deed I Do   3:56
05. Hide + Seek   3:03
06. Twig Folly Close   2:04
07. Lady Margaret   6:47
08. Cold Early Morning   3:53
09. Monday Morning's No Good Coming Down   3:21
10. The Waterman's Song To His Daughter   5:11

CD2.

                     

01. Seven Dials   4:26
02. Up The Hill   3:11
03. The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood   6:12
04. The Man Who Would Be King   3:15
05. Stone Cold   5:56
06. Tell Me Tomorrow   4:44
07. Mary Ann   4:13
08. Dawn   2:04
09. Co'dine   4:35
10. Flowers Of The Forest   5:09

LINE - UP

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Mark Nicholas
Drums, Percussion, Autoharp, Vocals – Karl Sabino
Viola – Alison CottonVocals, Acoustic Guitar [6 String], 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Richard Olson
Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin – Ben PhillipsonVocals, Harmonium, Flute, Dulcimer – Allison Brice   

NOTES

Released in a gatefold card sleeve. Limited to 400 copies.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-10 and 2-7 to 2-10 recorded at Concrete Island in 2005
Tracks 2-1 to 2-5 recorded at Bark Studios in January 2006
Track 2-6 recorded at Zed One rehearsal studios

Tracks 1-1 to 1-10 and 2-10 appeared on the intiial release of the album

Flac Size: 500 MB

Marianne Faithfull: 29 December 1946 - 30 January 2025

 

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) was an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her UK top 5 single "As Tears Go By"

and became one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States. Her father was a British Intelligence officer who also taught Italian literature at London University, and her mother was a distant relative of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the notorious author whose work helped define the concepts of sadism and masochism.
                  

In her teens, Faithfull took up singing, appearing at folk clubs, and was introduced to the rarefied

atmosphere of the music community in London. Born in Hampstead, London, Faithfull began her career in 1964 after attending a party for the Rolling Stones, where she was discovered by Andrew Loog Oldham. Her debut studio album Marianne Faithfull (1965, released simultaneously with her studio album Come My Way) was a huge success followed by a number of albums on Decca Records. From 1966 to 1970, she had a highly publicised romantic relationship with Mick Jagger.
               

Her popularity was enhanced by her film roles, such as those in I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967),

The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968) and Hamlet (1969). However, her popularity was overshadowed by personal problems in the 1970s. During this time, she was anorexic, homeless and addicted to heroin.
                   

Faithfull was noted for her distinctive voice; her melodic and high-registered vocals prevailed during

her 1960s career, but these were altered by severe laryngitis coupled with persistent drug abuse during the 1970s, which left her voice permanently raspy, cracked and lower in pitch. This new sound was praised as "whisky soaked" by some critics and seen as having helped to capture the raw emotions expressed in Faithfull's music. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Faithfull at number 173 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
                   

MARIANNE FAITHFULL - LOVE IN A MIST 1967
                                

Marianne Faithfull – Love In A Mist
Label: Decca – UICY-3299, Universal Music – UICY-3299
Series: Wonder Garden Pop
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered Mar 21, 2002
Released: 1967
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style:  Avantgarde

TRACKS

                        

01. Yesterday
02. You Can't Go Where The Roses Go
03. Our Love Has Gone
04. Don't Make Promises You Can't Keep
05. In The Night Time
06. This Little Bird
07. Ne Me Quite Pas
08. Counting
09. Reason To Believe
10. Coquillage
11. With You In Mind
12. Young Girl Blues
13. Good Guy
14. I Have A Love
15. Hang On To A Dream
16. Rosie, Rosie
17. Monday, Monday

Flac Size: 311 MB

MARIANNE FAITHFULL - BLAZING AWAY 1990
                

Marianne Faithfull – Blazing Away
Label: Island Records – 842 794-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Apr 17, 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Ballad, Synth-pop, Vocal

TRACKS

                          

01. Les Prisons Du Roy   6:46
Written-By – I. Gordon, M. Rivgauche
02. Strange Weather   5:12
Written-By – K. Brennan, T. Waits
03. Guilt   7:51
Written-By – B. Reynolds
04. Working Class Hero   6:07
Written-By – J. Lennon
05. Sister Morphine   7:25
Written-By – M. Jagger/K. Richards, M. Faithfull
06. As Tears Go By   4:25
Written-By – A. Oldham, M. Jagger/K. Richards
07. Why'd Ya Do It?   6:31
Written-By – B. Reynolds, H. Williams, J. Movety, M. Faithfull, S. York, T.  Stannard
08. When I Find My Life   2:59
Written-By – B. Reynolds, M. Faithfull
09. Ballad Of Lucy Jordan   5:08
Written-By – S. Silverstein
10. Times Square    4:57
Rhythm Guitar – Mac Rebennack
Written-By – B. Reynolds
11. Blazing Away   4:10
Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Fernando Saunders
Drums – Charlie Drayton
Guitar – Barry Reynolds
Keyboards – Kevin Savanger
Pedal Steel Guitar – Gib Wharton
Percussion – Don Alias
Producer – Fernando Saunders, Hal Willner
Written-By – B. Reynolds, M. Faithfull
12. She Moved Through The Fair   2:09
Arranged By – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Traditional
13. Broken English   7:37
Written-By – B. Reynolds, J. Movety, M. Faithfull, S. York, T. Stannard

Flac Size: 403 MB

MARIANNE FAITHFULL - VAGABOND WAYS 1996
                    

Marianne Faithfull – Vagabond Ways
Label: BMG – BMGCAT445CD
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Digisleeve, Expanded Edition
Country: Europe
Released: 1996
Genre:Jazz, Rock, Pop
Style: Vocal, Ballad

TRACKS

               

01. Vagabond Ways   3:24
Bass – Christopher Thomas
Drums – Brian Blade
Guitar [Infinite] – Victor Indrizzo
Guitar, Slide Guitar – Barry Reynolds
Piano, Synthesizer – Glenn Patscha
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – David Courts, Marianne Faithfull
02. Incarceration Of A Flower Child   5:35
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Michael Chaves
Backing Vocals – Daryl Johnson
Bass – Christopher Thomas
Drums, Percussion – Danny Frankel
Guitar [Tremolo] – Barry Reynolds
Loops – Mark Howard
Piano, Organ – Glenn Patscha
Synthesizer [Bass Synth] – Roger Waters
Synthesizer [Synth Filter] – Daryl Johnson, Mark Howard
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Roger Waters
03. File It Under Fun From The Past   4:51
Bass – Christopher Thomas
Cello – Stephanie File
Drums – Brian Blade
Piano, Guitar – Barry Reynolds
Synthesizer, Piano – Glenn Patscha
Viola – Novi Novog
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Barry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull
04. Electra   3:25
Cello – Stephanie File
Double Bass – Christopher Thomas
Guitar, Slide Guitar – Barry Reynolds
Piano, Bass [Pedals], Vibraphone, Arranged By [Strings] – Glenn Patscha
Viola – Novi Novog
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Barry Reynolds, Frank McGuinness, Marianne Faithfull
05. Wilder Shores Of Love   5:40
Drums – Brian Blade
Guitar, Bass – Barry Reynolds
Keyboards – Glenn Patscha
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Barry Reynolds, Guy Pratt, Marianne Faithfull
06. Marathon Kiss   4:01
Backing Vocals – Emmylou Harris
Drums – Brian Blade
Guitar – Daniel Lanois
Synthesizer, Piano, Bass [Bass Pedals] – Glenn Patscha
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Daniel Lanois
07. For Wanting You   3:58
Cello – Stephanie File
Double Bass – Christopher Thomas
Piano, Bass [Pedals], Vibraphone, Arranged By [String] – Glenn Patscha
Viola – Novi Novog
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Elton John / Bernie Taupin
08. Great Expectations   3:14
Drums, Guitar, Bass, Organ, Percussion, Drum Machine [Roland 808] – Daniel Lanois
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Daniel Lanois, Marianne Faithfull
09. Tower Of Song   4:36
Bass – Christopher Thomas
Drums – Brian Blade
Guitar, Slide Guitar – Barry Reynolds
Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Glenn Patscha
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Leonard Cohen
10. After The Ceasefire   4:24
Loops – Daniel Lanois
Percussion – Mark Howard
Piano, Vibraphone – Glenn Patscha
Vocals – Marianne Faithfull
Written-By – Daniel Lanois, Marianne Faithfull

BONUS TRACKS        

    
11. Blood In My Eyes   4:10
Written-By – Bob Dylan, Traditional
12. Drifting   5:08
Written-By – Daniel Lanois, Marianne Faithfull
13. Vagabond Ways (Demo)   3:08
Written-By – David Courts, Marianne Faithfull
14. Incarceration Of A Flower Child (Demo)   4:53
Written-By – Roger Waters
15. Electra (Demo)   3:31
Written-By – Barry Reynolds, Frank McGuinness, Marianne Faithfull
16. Tower Of Song (Demo)   3:32
Written-By – Leonard Cohen

VAGABOND WAYS LYRICS
     

Oh, doctor please, oh, doctor please
I drink and I take Drugs
I love sex and I move around
I had my first baby in forteen
and I guess I do have vagabond ways

Oh, doctor please, oh, doctor please
I think you've made a mistake, I'm fine and I don't need people
You don't understand all my choices
But yes, I guess I do have vagabond ways
Yes, I guess I do have vagabond ways

Please, don't lock me up
Please, let me stay free
If you let me go I promise I'll never come back
I'll take a ship across the sea
I'm young and poor, and yes I'm afraid
But I'll stay myself and keep my vagabond ways

It was a long time ago, they took her child away and she was sterilized
She died of the drink and the drugs
And yes, I guess she kept those vagabond ways
Yes, I guess she kept those vagabond ways
Yes, I guess she kept those vagabond ways

Flac Size: 400 MB

Marianne Faithfull on Urban Aspirines HERE

The David: Another Day, Another Lifetime 1968

 

The David was an American garage rock/psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles, in southern California who were active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They are known for songs such as "40 Miles," which became a minor hit in Bakersfield. They began with a basic garage approach but later expanded

their creative palette to incorporate esoteric and baroque elements on the 1967 album, Another Day, Another Lifetime. They continued for a few more years but disbanded in the early 1970s.
The band was started by the neighbors in Brentwood CA, Tim Harrison (drums) and Warren Hansen (vocals and keyboards). Their friends from the Palisades High School, Mike Butte on guitar and Chuck Spieth on bass, joined.
                     

The lead guitarist Mark Bird was the last. Initially named 'The Reasons' the changed the name due to a quote of their manager, who told, to get a hit record is as difficult as a fight between David and Goliath. The group often played gigs in the Los Angeles area and their manager, Steven Vail, succeeded in

getting the band signed to 20th Century Fox's record label. They recorded two 7-inch singles for 20th Century Fox. The first of these was recorded in the fall of 1966 and released in early 1967. It featured the song, "40 Miles," which became a hit in Bakersfield California, reaching #19 on the local charts, and was backed with the B-side "Bus Token." They followed up with another 45, "People Saying, People Seeing," which came out in April. Shortly thereafter, Mike Butte departed from the group, and 20th Century Fox released them from their contract.
                   

The band was able to secure arrangements with VMC Records (Vance Music Company) and became the first act to sign with the label. They went into the studio to record a full-length album, Another Day,

Another Lifetime, which included baroque orchestration arranged by Gene Page on some of its tracks and saw the band further explore eclectic and esoteric influences in a fashion not dissimilar to the Left Banke, but retaining the harder rocking garage-based edge of their previous work. Warren Hanson wrote all of the songs on the album during the sessions and invented an instrument called the "plasmatar," which sounds similar to an electric cello and can be heard on some of tracks.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER LIFETIME 1968

                          

Recorded in 1967, but released in early 1968, another example of a solid one-and-done album from a group of 4 fairly young guys who absolutely vanished from the face of the earth after this release. An all-too common theme among late-60s bands. The album has psychedelic influences a-plenty, but also

features some high-brow orchestration. They don't overkill us with the orchestration, so it remains tolerable throughout the listening experience. It's definitely a pop album, but not too lightweight. Quite a few of these tracks have some nice fuzz tone guitar. Vocal harmonies and backing vocals are present throughout, but Warren Hansen handles the lion's share of the lead vocals. Loads of 60's flavor here. Very of its time.
         

Not to overdo The Left Banke comparison, but any fan of that group will enjoy this a lot as well, as it has a similar fusion of pure pop hooks, imaginative baroque orchestration, and fragile romantic

songwriting. The David have more of a rock drive, however, are more apt to employ period psychedelic flourishes (such as the wobbling distorted guitar riffs on "Mirrors of Wood"), and take on more whimsical, less personal lyrical concerns. The beautiful, suite-like title cut, the organ-powered "Sweet December," and "Now to You" are highlights. A 2001 CD reissue on Jamie adds a couple of previously unreleased songs.
                    

Really awesome garage-y pop with kitchen sink symphonic production giving proceedings an epic and

unique feel. Aside from all the bells and whistles the songwriting is genuinely catchy and memorable with "Tell Me More" tapping into a British Invasion-level of hysteria. The self-made 'plasmatar' on "Time M" and "Mirrors of Wood" sounds like some kind of psychedelic cello and trips your brain into another dimension.
                                

The David – Another Day, Another Lifetime
Label: J/G – JAMIE 4018, Jamie – JAMIE 4018
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo 2001
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                               

01. Another Day, Another Lifetime / I Would Like To Know    5:54
02. I'm Not Alone    1:51
03. Sweet December    3:04
04. Tell Me More    2:31
05. Now To You    2:50
06. Professor Crawford    2:41
07. Time M    3:55
08. So Much More    2:18
09. Mirrors Of Wood    3:46
10. Of Our Other Days    2:07

PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED BONUS TRACKS        

    
11. I Don't Care    3:02
12. Mister, You're A Better Man Than I (Written-By – Mike Hugg)   2:52

LINE - UP

Bass – Chuck Spieth
Drums – Tim Harrison
Lead Guitar – Mark Bird
Rhythm Guitar - Mike Butte
Vocals, keyboards (Farfisa Compact Organ "Plasmatar", Written-By – Warren Hansen

NOTES

2001 Jamie / Guyden Dist. Corp.
The original session tapes remixed in Stereo.
Bonus tracks recorded March, 1968

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Captain Süün: Beach Burrito 2018

 

The first fruit to bear from this relationship, the Beach Burrito EP, is a laser-targeted detonation of

garage-psych, capable of putting most of their grizzled garage-psych elders to shame. Breezy jangle-pop gives way to ruthless fuzz breakdowns, and all of it rips hard enough to satisfy even the most discerning of the genre’s broad church.
                  

The quartet, whose expansive appreciation for psych far exceeds most, recognise the importance of

songs above all else. Frontman Dan Dale – a songwriter first and foremost – is incredibly skilled at tapping the well of the Lizard King, as well as influences ranging from John Martyn to The Byrds. The menacing and spacious ‘Amber’ and the Segall-infused stomper ‘Skyline’ conclusively prove that the Bristolian upstarts aren’t at all concerned with having big shoes to fill.
                           

Part of a number of releases that will forever define a particular time (2017-2018) and a particular place (Bristol) to me. Suun were the darlings of a little grungey revival scene at the time. Local record label

Stolen Body put out a beautiful ocean-swirl coloured vinyl of this all of this mixed with their genuinely brilliant melodic surfy garage-psych will give you warm feelings. This EP is a perfect introduction to the raw energy of the band, whilst showcasing that they are more than a one trick pony and can produce great tracks in record too.
                   

Formed via the spirit of adolescent excitement in Bristol at the tail end of 2016, Captain Süün are a

band well and truly beyond their tender years. Following a handful of gigs in 2017 - and a raucous set at Bristol Psych Fest’s opening event in July - they immediately caught the attention of revered Stolen Body Records, with a deal soon struck.
              

Captain Süün – Beach Burrito
Label: Stolen Body Records – SBR050
Format: CD, EP
Country: UK
Released: May 25, 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS
                             

01. Sky Line   3:57
02. Beach Burrito   3:57
03. Amber   5:25
04. In Your Mind   4:34

Total length: 17:53

                          

Flac Size: 117 MB