Blue Beard – Losing You
Here’s a rarity for you.
‘Losing You’ is a psychedelic-edged track from little known rock act Blue Beard, who are so arcane, in fact, that their album never got beyond test pressings.
It’s taken from the recently released compilation Looking Towards the Sky, which collects together the psychedelic, prog and folk rock output of the UK’s indie label, Ember Records, between 1969 and 1972. Needless to say it’s obscurity heaven with acts so deep underground, you’ll need Steve Austin implants to hear them.
Exciting stuff! Featured acts include prog folk group 9.30 Fly, acoustic hippies Knocker Jungle, and the psych-popsters providing the title track Davey Payne & The Medium Wave. And no, I’ve not heard of any of them either.
Anyways, ‘Losing You’ by Blue Beard has a pleasingly jangly US garage-psych sound to it, give it a listen:
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Plundering the Ember vaults are Fantastic Voyage, the label dedicated to releasing pop, soul, blues, jazz and rock’n'roll from the 1920s(!) to the1970s.
There’ll be a review of Looking Towards the Sky up at HFoS, just as soon as my copy arrives. In the meantime, you can get a hold of the album yourself from Amazon.co.uk
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