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Steve Howe - Mothballs
Before joining Yes, Steve Howe had actuated in several bands, creating a great reputation in the underground scene from the late 60s. This is a compilation that shows us his work in these bands, and also as a session player.
This is an important album for those who are interested in how Steve developed his style, and for lovers of the psychedelic music that was so common in the 60s. I must warn you that this compilation has many trivial pop songs that will not change your life. Don't expect a masterpiece!
1. Maybellene - Steve Howe, The Syndicats
2. True to Me - Steve Howe, The Syndicats
3. Howlin' for My Baby - Steve Howe, The Syndicats
4. What to Do - Steve Howe, The Syndicats
5. Leave My Kitten Alone - Steve Howe, The Syndicats
6. Don't Know What to Do - Steve Howe, The Syndicats
7. On the Horizon - Steve Howe, The Syndicats
8. Stop Wait a Minute - Steve Howe, In Crowd
9. You're on Your Own - Steve Howe, In Crowd
10. Why Must They Criticise - Steve Howe, In Crowd
11. I Don't Mind - Steve Howe, In Crowd
12. Finger Poppin' - Steve Howe, In Crowd
13. So Bad - Steve Howe
14. You Never Can Stay in One Place - Steve Howe
15. Real Life Permanent Dream - Steve Howe, Tomorrow
16. Am I Glad to See You - Steve Howe, Tomorrow
17. Blow Up - Steve Howe, Tomorrow
18. Three Jolly Little Dwarfs - Steve Howe, Tomorrow
19. Revolution - Steve Howe, Tomorrow
20. My White Bicycle - Steve Howe, Tomorrow
21. Kid Was a Killer - Steve Howe, Keith West
22. Come Over Stranger - Steve Howe
23. Beyond Winter - Bodast, Steve Howe
24. Nothing to Cry For - Bodast, Steve Howe
25. Nether Street - Bodast, Steve Howe
Tomorrow
(featuring Steve Howe - future Yes member)
Live & unreleased
1967 December 22
Christmas on Earth Festival
Live at the Kensington Olympia
London , UK
Bitrate: 256 kbps
Source: Audience Recording
Setlist:
01 - Am I Glad to See You (unused Blow Up film demo)
02 - Blow Up (unused Blow Up film demo)
03 - Three Jolly Little Dwarfs (Top Gear session)
04 - Revolution (Top Gear session)
05 - Caught in a Web (live)
06 - Shotgun & the Duck (live)
07 - My White Bicycle (live)
08 - Real Life Permanent Dream (live)
09 - Revolution (live)
10 - Why (live)
11 - Mr. Rainbow (live)
12 - Strawberry Fields Forever (live)
Lineup:
Keith West - Lead Vocals
Steve Howe - Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Junior Wood - Bass
Twink Alder - Drums
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Mark Wirtz - Keyboards (?)
TOMORROW – TOMORROW – 1968 (UK) psychedelic rock
Tomorrow was one of the leading psychedelic bands of the era. West, Howe and Wood had all earlier played with the In Crowd, a mid-sixties R&B group who released three singles, one of which, That's How Strong My Love Is, reached No 48 in May 1965. They changed their name to Tomorrow at the dawning of the psychedelic era in 1967. While playing with this band, West was working on the 'Teenage Opera' project with German producer Mark Wirtz. This was never actually completed, but two tracks from the projected album, Excerpt From A Teenage Opera and Sam, reached Nos 2 and 38 respectively in 1967. Meanwhile, neither of Tomorrow's singles - the fine psychedelic version of My White Bicycle and the psych-pop number Revolution broke through. Both were included on their album, composed largely of Hopkins/Burgess songs and produced by Mark Wirtz. Among the more interesting tracks on the album were The Journey Of Timothy Chase, Auntie Mary's Dress Shop, the Eastern-influenced Real Life Permanent Dream and a competent version of Lennon/McCartney's Strawberry Fields Forever. This group failed to survive the psychedelic era, but Howe went on to form Bodast and later to play with Yes. Twink, meanwhile joined Aquarian Age and then The Pretty Things. John Wood was also in Aquarian Age. He later found fortune, if not fame, working as a croupé in Mediterranean casinos. The band also appeared in 'Smashing Time', a movie which included Lynne Redgrave but don't perform any music, although they mimed to Skip Bifferty's. They once shared the stage with Jimi Hendrix at the UFO club in 1967.
TrackList:
1 My White Bicycle 3:18
2 Colonel Brown 2:53
3 Real Life Permanent Dream 3:17
4 Shy Boy 2:27
5 Revolution 3:50
6 The Incredible Journey of Timothy Chase 3:18
7 Auntie Mary's Dress Shop 2:46
8 Strawberry Fields Forever 3:59
9 Three Jolly Little Dwarfs 2:28
10 Now Your Time Has Come 4:53
11 Hallucinations 2:43
12 Claramount Lake 3:02
13 Real Life Permanent Dream (Alternative Early Mono Version - Previously Unreleased) 2:24
14 Why 3:59
15 Revolution (Phased Mono Version) 3:50
16 Now Your Time Has Come 3:05
The Aquarian Age
17 10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box 3:27
18 Good Wizard Meets Naughty Wizard 4:42
19 Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:12
Keith West
20 On A Saturday 3:13
21 The Kid Was A Killer 2:31
22 She 2:30
23 The Visit 4:05
Musician :
STEVE HOWE gtr
TWINK (JOHN ALDER) drms
KEITH WEST vcls A
JOHN WOOD bs
A fantastic work of very early psychedelia. Formed in the same mold of Pink Floyd, Keith West and Steve Howe make a powerful combination. "My White Bicycle" is one of the best psychedelic songs ever and the "Strawberry Fields Forever" cover is just as good as the original. A must have for British psychedelic fans.
