Circus Days, Vol. 4-5 [Import]

circus days, vol. 4-5 [import]

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25 rare British psychedelic obscurities from 1967-1972,including cuts by Opus, Andromeda, Bent Frame, The Answers &Broken Toys. Over 77 minutes of music. 1998 BAMcarusorelease.

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Circus Days, Vol. 4-5 [Import]
Circus Days, Vol. 3
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • OBSCURE BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA
  • Rare UK garage rock
 Circus Days, Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bam Caruso UK
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ASIN: B00000GB16
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

  1. I'm Alone Today - The Fruit Machine
  2. Asariah's Dance - The Green Scarab
  3. Amsterdam - Circus
  4. Veils Of Mourning Lace - Tamara Koran/Perception
  5. Rainmaker - Rhubarb Rhubarb
  6. Mind Fascination - The Wire Machine
  7. Mystery Track - Circus Days, Vol.3: Psychedelia 1966-1970
  8. Finding It Rough - Hat And Tie
  9. Good Job With Prospects - The Actress
  10. Reputation - Shy Limbs
  11. Too Much In Love To Hear - The Churchills
  12. Do It Again - The Lovin'
  13. It's A Dream - The Summer Set
  14. Drop Everything & Run - Thane Russal
  15. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Mirage
  16. Mystery Track - Circus Days, Vol.3: Psychedelia 1966-1970
  17. Love - Shy Limbs
  18. Resurrection City - Earth
  19. Take Me In Your Garden - Druid Chase
  20. And Life Goes On - The Mirage
  21. You Had Better Change Your Evil Ways - The Mariane
  22. Rejected - The Fenmen
  23. Jane - The Living Daylights
  24. My Door - The Mirage
  25. Edward Never Lies - The Medium
  26. Virginia Water - Cats Pyjamas
  27. Kamakazi Moth - Jerusalem
  28. Shout It - Kate

Album Description

28 obscure psychedelic tracks from 1966-1970. Includes cuts by Fruit Machine, The Green Scarab, The Living Daylights, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Earth and Druid Chase. 1998 BAMcaruso release.

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28 Track Psychedelic Rarites from 1966-70.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars OBSCURE BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA.......2000-07-21

Another volume brought out by obscurity specialists Bam caruso,starting off where volumes 1+2 left off.This time focusing on psychedelia.Some of the stuff featured on here is musically very good like the actress song job with prospects which catches your ear.This one comes with a couple of pictures but no info like volumes 1+2 plus this time 2 mystery tracks I like buying this series because I like the surprise of what the songs are like.

4 out of 5 stars Rare UK garage rock.......1999-07-22

David Bowie once said that the differance between British & American Psych is that British kids went to art school! Those fimilar with the "60s punk" comps of US bands should ckeck out this CD of their UK contemparies. It's cleaner, tighter & more creative than US garage rock (but, to be honest, less intence). Best moments: "resurection city" by Earth (who, by releasing their 45, forced another band with the same name to change to Black Sabbath!) and the early metal of "kamakhazie moth" by Jeruslem.
Circus Days, Vol. 1 & 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Living In The Past - Hold My Calls...
  • Fantastic!
  • CIRCUS DAYS VOL.1&2.
 Circus Days, Vol. 1 & 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bam Caruso UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000GX0L
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

  1. Ice Cream Man - Clover
  2. Nobbody Wants You - Los Brincos
  3. Moneylender - Rhubarb Rhubarb
  4. Bedazzled - Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
  5. Honey Machine - Lomax All Stars
  6. Auntie Annie Place - Star
  7. Someday - Head West
  8. Why May I Not Know - Waterloo
  9. Polevault Man - Johnny Burton
  10. Shapes & Shadows - Tandem
  11. I See The Morning - The Penny Peeps
  12. Alice - Jon Plum
  13. Wheel Of Fortune - Nick Garrie
  14. Running To The Convent - Dry Ice
  15. Garden Of Earthly Delights - Arzachel
  16. I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind - Vashti
  17. The Mystery Track - Various Artists
  18. Psychedlic Wilderness - The Green Scarab
  19. Follow Me - The Fruit Machine
  20. I Got No Time - Orange Peel
  21. Dreams Of Dreams - Smoke
  22. The Bird - Nimrod
  23. Circus With A Femal Clown - The Fingers
  24. Castles In Te Sky - Blonde On Blonde
  25. The Doves - The Wire Machine
  26. You're Still Mine - The Eggy
  27. Circles - Blonde On Blonde

Album Description

Collection with 27 U.K. psycho freakbeat groups, that were once part of the Cam Caruso label. Phil Smee, who did the Syd Barrett box for EMI, compiled this release. 27 tracks, one apiece from artists such as Clover, Los Brincos, RhubarbRhubarb, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore and Lomax All Stars. Over77 minutes of music. 1998 BAMCaruso release.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Living In The Past - Hold My Calls..........2001-08-28

I really enjoy 60's garage-rock both musically and as archeology, but I understand a lot of others don't or won't. Visitors to these pages may already be aware that archival collections of the hundreds and hundreds of one- and no-hit wonders emulating the groundbreaking new sound of the Beatles/Stones/Who/Kinks/etc already comprise a thriving music subgenre, with the premier comp of the lot being Rhino's four-disc revamp of Lenny Kaye's original NUGGETS. (To those who still don't get it about the 70s - 'Nuggets' was a 1972 release fondly looking back at an already-archaic, primitive sound from FOUR YEARS PREVIOUS. We're now at a point where pretty much everything released in the last 20 years is sonically interchangable...going on 21.) Essential fun as much of it is, quite a lot of the American stuff runs to a punky sameness and may wear out its welcome, which may be why I personally prefer the UK obscurities a wee bit better, as the songwriting and sound quality almost always exhibit more craft and polish. Take for example CIRCUS DAYS, a British pop-sike version of 'Nuggets'. The odds and sods compiled are less interested in the punky Stones-like aggression more associated with American garage-rock; the overwhelming influences here are post-Mahareshi Beatles, early Floyd, Procol, Moodies, all with a stately aura of utter Englishness that, after all, ruled the musical roost in those days. The six volumes are collected on four separate cds (don't ask me, I don't get it either) and each features 25-30 tracks of material that runs the gamut from ghastly-yet-fascinating to gloriously phantasmagorical. (If you're into this era, you grade with a very affectionate curve.) You might not care for any of it, but these are the undeniable seeds of transition to everything that followed as 'rock'n'roll' became, in the late 60s/early 70s, just plain 'rock' and all the critics abandoned ship. Other 60s comps of similar indirect interest to prog/psych/hard rock fans are AIP's ELECTRIC SUGARCUBE FLASHBACK and their ENGLISH FREAKBEAT series, the Pye collection FREAKBEAT FREAKOUT, Arf Arf's American series (HEAVY DOSE OF LYTE PSYCH, OVERDOSE OF HEAVY PSYCH, LETHAL DOSE OF HARD PSYCH, & 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE CALICO WALL ), Gear Fab's outstanding PSYCHEDELIC CROWN JEWELS, VOL 1, QDK Media's LOVE PEACE AND POETRY VOL 1 and, of course, NUGGETS, the one that instigated the whole mess in the first place. Habit-forming, if you're susceptible.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2001-01-29

I have the entire Circus Days series (started with volume three) and lemme tell you; this is some GREAT stuff, and this volume is perhaps the best. Don't be turned off by the shoddy packaging (compared with even PEBBLES it falls flat), but dear god...

OK...this isn't really like Nuggets. It tends to not be as much "garage rock" as it is eclectic and tuneful. That, to me, is a GOOD thing, and you've got some remarkable variety here. "What May I Not Know" (or whatever it's called...can't see the tracklisting) is absolutely AMAZING...at parts, it almost sounds like Jethro Tull! You get the feeling here that MANY of these songs could've been hits...they just weren't, perhaps due to underexposure.

So there. It's great. About the only song I don't like, in fact, is Ice Cream Man, so feel free to ignore that..;)

5 out of 5 stars CIRCUS DAYS VOL.1&2........2000-07-18

This collection of obscure british acts of the 60s&early 70s,features groups who never made any real impact at the time.Also acts which did not make it to the shelves either,it is a very good collection even though their is no sleeve notes on any of the groups featured, but this is understandable due to the material compiled.This cd also features a mystery track just entitled mystery track.Some of the songs get you hooked,my 2 favourite ones are by Waterloo why may I not know and Arzachels garden of earthly delights both are Hammond organ led.They are also like a lot of the tracks on this cd highly sought after by record collecters.If Bam caruso had never bought this series out their are 3 or 4 more in the range,a lot of this material would probably have never seen the light of day any where else.I recomend you buy this collection to own a piece of music history until now was forgotten and lying dormant in some archive and its at a good price to.
Circus Days Vol 6 UK Psychedelia 1966-1972
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • 24 obscure British psychedelic wonders
  • Interesting curio of lost psychedelic classics, UK style
 Circus Days Vol 6 UK Psychedelia 1966-1972
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bam Caruso UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JKGA
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

  1. Dream, Dream, Dream - Clover
  2. Barefoot & Tip Toe - The Sweetshop
  3. You Outside - Dave Justin
  4. Liquid Blue - Cecil McCartney
  5. Take A Walk In The Sun - Pattern People
  6. The Elastic Band - Juice
  7. Mistery Track - Mystery Track
  8. Eiderdown Clown - The Scots Of St. James
  9. Memories Of Melinda - Together
  10. Tracy Smith - Price & Sheridan
  11. Fire - The Cymbeline
  12. Second Glance - The Timothy Grass
  13. Red Brick House - Queen Flora's Recollections
  14. Little Man - Motivation
  15. Regency Gardens - Leze Majesty
  16. Dream Song - Sparrow
  17. Don't Make A Sound - Kate
  18. Remember - The Idle Hands
  19. The Nymphs Of Umtwalumi Wood - Green Pavane
  20. Father Good's Space Flight - The Amelia Smile
  21. Red Chalk Hill - The Factory
  22. Call Me A Friend - The Essence
  23. Smokey Wood - Peter & The Wolves
  24. 200 Million Red Ants - The Majamood

Album Description

24 British psychedelic obscurities from 1966-1972. Includes tracks by Clover, The Sweetshop, Dave Justin, Cecil McCartney, Pattern People, Juice, The Scots Of St. James, Sparrow, Motivation and The Essence. Over 77 minutes of music. 1998 BAMCaruso release. The full title is 'Circus Days Volume 6 U.K. Psychedelia 1966-1972'.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 24 obscure British psychedelic wonders.......2004-04-25

Strange Things brings about a plethora of musical pop gems from the past, artists who probably never even qualified for the `One Hit Wonder' club, but their accomplishments are recognized here. Some of these are a bit rough and certainly dusty, but well worth looking into if you enjoy early, obscure English psychedelic pop.

Track one features the Clovers singing `Dream, Dream, Dream', a haunting melody that meanders at a wonderfully slow pace. The falsetto voice accompanied by similarly sounding background singers massages the sensory lobes of your brain, lulling you into a near state of semi-conscious bliss.

Track two `Barefoot & Tiptoe' by The Sweetshop is a light, psychedelic pop type musical commercial for Vitalis, a hair care product akin to Brlycream, but not as greasy. It's quite an interesting lost piece of advertising from a different time, a different place.

Track three `You Outside' by Dave Justin is a pretty rousing piece of pop that sounds very much like the kind of song you might hear in a bar and sing along with...the singing and musical style reminds me of a little bit of The Royal Guardsmen. The song is loose and seems to lack a great deal of production, but it works well as it's performed with a familiarity of someone who has performed it many times before, and has gotten better and better along the way.

Track four `Liquid Blue' by Cecil McCartney (any relation to Paul? I have no idea...) uses some very interesting musical instruments to make it sound sort of `old timey' but the lyrics certain put it into psychedelic overdrive. There's an orchestral touch that rounds the song out quite nicely as the singer switches between singing and speaking parts.

Track five `Take a Walk In the Sun' by Pattern People has a more pop produced feel to it, sounding similar to the group The Association crossed with The Mamas and The Poppas presenting a well crafted melody. It's very bouncy, but avoids one of the pitfalls of pop, lacking the sugary sweetness normally built in to you average pop song.

Track six `The Elastic Band' by Juice is one of my favorite tracks, a wonderful mix of 60's pop, with a slight dash of psych in the mix to give it an edge. It's got a great sort of catchy pop groove, and wonderfully crafted, yet very simple lyrics sung with great energy and just a whole lot of fun.

Track seven is a mystery track. What is it? It's a mystery...buy it and find out. Why should I spoil it? I'll just say it isn't one of my favorites, but I did like the instrumentals on it, relaying a strong English 60's feel. It did seem a bit overproduced, but still it ain't bad.

Track eight `Eiderdown Clown' by The Scots of St. James is a great song that starts out in a herky jerky fashion, but smoothes out giving a glimpse of it's thick bluesy roots.

Track nine `Memories of Melinda' by Together is a light, sweet but not sugary pop composition that holds together well, making it incredibly catchy. Imagine The Archies, but much, much better.

Track ten `Tracy Smith' by Price & Sheridan is another I didn't really care for, but it's not bad. Melodic like a Monkees song, with less fun.
Track 11 `Fire' by The Cymbeline, sounds a lot like The Beach Boys, but with a more Midwestern feel, and a little more fast paced, with some interesting choices in instruments.

Track 12 `Second Glance' by The Timothy Grass sounds early Floydian steeped in blues funkadelic. I liked it muchly.

Track 13 `Red Brick House' by Queen Flora's Recollections suffers probably due to poor quality of the source material, but it actually fits the song, which is a bit repetitive but much like a group sing-a-long song you'd sing in a pub.

Track 14 `Little Man' by Motivation...eh, not bad, but not my favorite. Nice find, though. I liked the organ music that accompanied it, though...

Track 15 `Regency Gardens' by Leze Majesty sounds like a psychedelic church hymn, with pipe organ and all...

Track 16 `Don't Make A Sound' by Sparrow sounds like a spooky, melodic song sung by a female with a really good voice. Very sort of sultry and sexy...the hint of violin midway through was a nice tough, though...

Track 17 `Dream Song' by Kate sounds very Monkees, without the Davy Jones. Really nice melody...

Track 18 `Remember' by The Idle Hands is a quirky pop song that grew on me...sounds like less drugged up Doors. I likie...

Track 19 `The Nymphs Of Umtwalumi Wood' by Green Pavane sort of defies description...reminds me a little of the Who's Boris the Spider...very weird...

Track 20 `Father Good's Space Flight' by The Amelia Smile seems very pre-glamish, sounding like early Sweet. Didn't care for it much...

Track 21 `Red Chalk Hill' by The Factory is a wonderfully creepy little pop song with a slow bounce and lots of melancholy. One of the most interesting things about this track was the about the only instrument used was a piano, and it works well. Sounds a little rough, but one of my more favorite tracks.

Track 22 `Call Me A Friend' by The Essence is another great track...a hard driving popish tune full of urgency sung by a man who's either smokes too much or sings with gravel in his mouth...either way, it works for me.

Track 23 `Smokey Wood' by Peter & The Wolves is a wonderfully haunting melody sung by someone sounding like Davy Jones of the Monkees, with better range.

Track 24 `200 Million Red Ants' by The Majamood sounds very folksy with a dash of blues and twangy guitar. Very unusual...

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4 out of 5 stars Interesting curio of lost psychedelic classics, UK style.......2002-09-22

Many of the songs are psychedelic in the manner that Beatles "When I'm 64" and King Crimson and the like are psychedelic (don't expect Jimi Hendrix- or The Who-style music). Many of the songs here are of recordings never before released. The quality of the songwriting is good and suggests how rich an era it really was that such talent could not contract themselves to a studio in an already flooded market. The song listing by Amazon isn't correct, however. Actually, the listing is: CLOVER: Dream, Dream, Dream / THE SWEETSHOP: Barefoot and TipToe / DAVE JUSTIN: You Outside / CECIL McCARTNEY: Liquid Blue / PATTERN PEOPLE: Take a Walk In the Sun / JUICE: The Elastic Band / MYSTERY TRACK / THE SCOTS OF ST. JAMES: Eiderdown Clown / TOGETHER: Memories of Melinda / PRICE AND SHERIDAN: Tracy Smith / THE CYMBELINE: Fire / THE TIMOTHY GRASS: Second Glance / QUEEN FLORA'S RECOLLECTIONS: Red Brick House / MOTIVATION: Little Man / LEZE MAJESTY: Regency Garden / SPARROW: Dream Song / KATE: Don't Make a Sound / THE IDLE HANDS: Remember / GREEN PAVANE: The Nymphs Of Umtwalumi Wood / THE AMELIA SMILE: Father Good's Space Flight / THE FACTORY: Red Chalk Hill (Demo) / THE ESSENCE: Call Me a Friend / PETER AND THE WOLVES: Smokey Wood / THE MAJAMOOD: 200 Million Red Ants
Circus Days, Vol. 4-5
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Amazing collection
  • Fruitier than the American stuff, but...
 Circus Days, Vol. 4-5
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bam Caruso UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000GB17
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

  1. Baby Come On - Opus
  2. Go Your Way - Andromeda
  3. Fairylights - Bent Frame
  4. Tawny Wood - The Answers
  5. To Girls - Juan & Junior
  6. Yes I Heard A Little Bird - Cardboard Orchestra
  7. Broken Toys - Broken Toys
  8. Until The Rain Comes - Shubert
  9. King & Queen - Temple Row
  10. Apple Pie - Jon Isherwood
  11. Little Girl Lost & Found - Peter & The Wolves
  12. Go Home Vila - Peter Janes
  13. Phoebes Flower Shop - The Cortinas
  14. She - Tuesday's Children
  15. Mystery Track - Unknown
  16. Night Is Like Day - Tomorrow's Thoughts
  17. Rainbows - Rainbows
  18. Sand & Water - The Worrying Kynde
  19. Ice Cream Man' (Psych Version) - Clover
  20. I Think I Need The Cash - The Secrets
  21. Rain, Rain, Rain - Threshold Of Pleasure
  22. Lanternlight - Peter & The Wolves
  23. I've Been Wrong, I've Been Right - David Copperfield Style
  24. Juliano The Bull - Jason Crest
  25. Lydia - Blue Yogurt

Album Description

25 rare British psychedelic obscurities from 1967-1972,including cuts by Opus, Andromeda, Bent Frame, The Answers &Broken Toys. Over 77 minutes of music. 1998 BAMcarusorelease.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Amazing collection.......2004-06-01

Let's put it this way, do you wish there were albums with material that sounded like the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour period? Well, if so, this acclaimed collection is for you. Now out or print, it has become quite a sought after item among psychedelic music enthusiasts.

4 out of 5 stars Fruitier than the American stuff, but..........2001-01-15

Circus Days is kind of like a "European Pop" version of Nuggets...you've got very few garage shredders here, but instead a focus on more tuneful compositions. It's largely hit and miss, but some of the stuff is absolutely delightful (I love King and Queen). Give it a try...
Circus Days Vol.4&5
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    		Circus Days Vol.4&5
    Various Artists
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