Album
I Looked Up
1970 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
I Looked Up is a Rock album by The Incredible String Band, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 25 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
The Incredible String Band played a variety of folk music, from British and Celtic-inspired odes to Appalachian mountain jams all with the enthusiasm of young, excited true believers. The inspired ambitions of the group’s two songwriters, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, ensured that there would be few dry spots and 1970’s <i>I Looked Up</i> is another grand pleasure where the band’s dexterous instrumental approach keeps things intriguing from start to finish. Mike Heron’s “Black Jack Davey” begins the set at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The sawing fiddle matches the power of the traditional melody until it feels as if ISB were a credible, lifelong practitioner of traditional American hillbilly music. Heron’s “Letter” includes electric instrumentation and the addition of Fairport Convention’s drummer Dave Mattacks driving the group. Williamson trends towards the long, meandering and obscure with his elongated tale of Lord Randall on the nearly eleven-minute “Picture’s In a Mirror,” while his “When You Find Out Who You Are” makes its first overt nod towards Scientology. Heron’s “Far As You” ends things in a traditional British-folk mode.
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Tracklist
- 1Black Jack Davey3:58
- 2Letter3:09
- 3Picture's In a Mirror10:45
- 4This Moment6:08
- 5When You Find Out Who You Are10:58
- 6Fair As You6:24
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- whimsical
- bohemian
- lush
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dave MattacksDRUMS
- Licorice McKechnieVOCALS, DRUMS, DULCIMER, BASS BASS DULCIMER, VOCALS
- Mike HeronVOCALS, PIANO, HARPSICHORD, ORGAN GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS, HARPSICHORD
- Robin WilliamsonVOCALS, GUITAR, VIOLIN, FLUTE, PERCUSSION, GUIMBRI GUIMBRI, FLUTE LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
- Rose SimpsonVOCALS, BASS, VIOLIN BASS BASS, VOCALS
- LicoriceBASS DULCIMER, VOCALS VOCALS
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 25 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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