Album
The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
1967 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion is a Folk album by The Incredible String Band, originally released in 1967. On Gatefold: 69 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
A trip to Morocco helped Robin Williamson tilt the group’s sound towards more exotic instrumentation. Clive Palmer had departed the group and Williamson and Mike Heron went to work with now legendary producer Joe Boyd to meet the Summer of Love with a diverse collection of songs that perfectly capture ISB’s unusual wit and wisdom. This is loose, raw folk music played by virtuoso musicians. Heron’s “Chinese White” begins with a few Middle-Eastern touches and even a wild, rambling tune like Williamson’s “The Mad Hatter’s Song” adds a spinning sitar to its backwoods flow. Heron’s “Little Cloud” adds additional percussion to the quirky vocal interplay. Williamson’s “The First Girl I Loved” went on to be covered by Judy Collins on her stellar <i>Who Knows Where The Time Goes</i> collection and is performed here closer to a traditional folk song. “The Hedgehog’s Song” is a playful and skillful piece. Each ISB album has its own distinctive flavor.
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Tracklist
- 1Chinese White3:37
- 2No Sleep Blues3:49
- 3Painting Box4:00
- 4The Mad Hatter's Song5:36
- 5Little Cloud4:01
- 6The Eyes of Fate3:59
- 7Blues for the Muse2:45
- 8The Hedgehog's Song3:27
- 9The First Girl I Loved4:51
- 10You Know What I Could Be2:43
- 11My Name Is Death2:42
- 12Gently Tender4:45
- 13Way Back In the 1960s3:10
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Psychedelic & Freak Folk
- lo-fi
- whimsical
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- LicoriceVOCALS, FINGER CYMBALS FINGER CYMBALS, VOCALS VOCALS
- Mike HeronHARMONICA, GUITAR VOCALS, GUITAR, HARMONICA GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS
- Robin WilliamsonGUIMBRI , GUITAR, FLUTE, SITAR , TAMBURA , DRUMS, RATTLE , OUD , GUIMBRI VOCALS, GUITAR, FLUTE, SITAR, TAMBORA, PERCUSSION, OUD , FINGER CYMBALS VOCALS, TAMBURA , GUITAR, FLUTE, SITAR, PERCUSSION, OUD , GUIMBRI
- Danny ThompsonBASS
- John HopkinsPIANO
- Nazir JairazbhoySITAR, TAMBORA SITAR, TAMBURA
- SomaSITAR, TAMBORA SITAR, TAMBURA
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 69 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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