The End Of The Line / Perspectives

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*16-page LP-sized booklet with photos and detailed liner notes.

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The End Of The Line / Perspectives 2CD
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Large booklet with photos and detailed liner notes.

Remastered from the original master tapes.

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1.	German Castles 03:52	buy track
2.	When The Madcap Meets The World 04:30	buy track
3.	Old Ways And Schooldays 02:51	buy track
4.	Music In The Night 02:45	buy track
5.	Suspended Animation 02:31	buy track
6.	The H.B.S. Song 02:07	buy track
7.	Yesterday Was Summer 03:20	buy track
8.	Rain 03:14	buy track
9.	The Castle 03:15	buy track
10.	Ouf Of The Fireglow 04:13	buy track
11.	The Keeper Of The Tower 03:16	buy track
12.	The Photograph 04:57	buy track
13.	After Time 02:57	buy track
14.	Aftermath 04:59	buy track
15.	Falling Leaves In Autumn 04:19	buy track
16.	Fat Old Engine 02:20	buy track
17.	Family Laughter 02:38	buy track
18.	Just An Illusion 02:49	buy track
19.	Klok 04:46	buy track
20.	Damascus 04:14	buy track
21.	Grasshopper 02:44	buy track
22.	Your Not Being There 03:05	buy track
23.	The Ballroom Of Despair 04:58	buy track
24.	Aftersong 02:35	buy track
25.	Village Vespers 04:27	buy track

about

The genesis of Havenstreet goes back to 1969, when Phil Ridgway and Jeff Vinter played in The Gas, an experimental psychedelic band heavily influenced by Barrett-era Pink Floyd. The two friends started to write their own songs, ending up as a folk duo. With the offer to record some of their material at a friend's studio, they recruited more musical friends…so Havenstreet was born.

The influences had expanded now to bands and artists such as Peter Hammill, Strawbs, Traffic, Procol Harum, Stackridge, Keith Tippett, Bert Jansch…In the early-mid 70s they recorded a couple of albums which circulated as private cassettes among friends and relatives. In 1977, Havenstreet released "The End Of The Line", a self-released album in a private edition of 250 copies. It was collection of very English songs with evocative, literate lyrics and a stunning progressive folk-rock sound. It featured one of the earliest known tributes to Syd Barrett on the song "When the madcap meets the world".

This expanded double set reissue of Havenstreet's sought after album includes:

The original "The End of the Line" album from 1977 (Tracks 1-13)

A new album called "Perspectives" (Tracks 14-25) which presents the best tracks from the privately pressed cassettes The Autumn Wind (1974) and Transition (1976) plus rehearsal recordings for The End of the Line (1975/1976) and previously unreleased recordings for the group's projected fourth album (1979), which was never completed. These amazing tracks range from electric acid-folk to Barrett-esque psych-pop, pastoral folk and Caravan styled prog-rock.

"Attractive songs combine with relaxed, amateurish male vocals and intricate lyrics to form a coherent work with a clear personality. Stylistically it's reminiscent of melodic, rural-prog-rock like Caravan or Hatfield & The North, with occasional flute and sax ornaments. A few tunes with full guitar-rock setting betray a possible Richard Thompson influence"- Patrick Lundborg (Galactic Ramble)

"…Combining the back-to-basics acoustic feel of the nu-folk generation with a swirly, psychedelic vibe, "The End of the Line" could actually be an album that was made in 2014. But this album was privately released in 1977. Now finally remastered and brought into the present, the retrospective feeling is amplified and should appeal greatly to fans of 70s folk and progressive music. This reissue is a must have even for the lucky few who own an original copy of the album as it comes with a bonus disc, "Perspectives", that compiles non-LP tracks from 1974-79. The quality of the extra material shines through…" - Michael Bjorn (Strange Days Magazine)

You can buy the 2LP / 2CD at: www.guerssen.com

credits

released September 12, 2014

Havenstreet: Richard Allan, Francis Bassett, Phil Ridgway, Andrew Russell, Helen Russell, Robin Smith, Jenny Tillyer, Jeff Vinter, Pete Wills.

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