Album
The Incredible String Band
1966 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Incredible String Band is a Rock album by The Incredible String Band, originally released in 1966. On Gatefold: 36 pressings tracked.
About
This 1966 debut album from one of the folk music world’s most ambitious players is also the band’s most straightforward. Their name is not an empty boast, but the obvious truth. With Robin Williamson on guitar, mandolin and violin, Mike Heron on mandolin and guitar and Clive Palmer, who would leave after this release, on banjo and guitar, the trio work the strings on tracks like “Schaeffer’s Jig” and “Everything’s Fine Right Now” with a grace that settles nicely near tracks such as the forlorn “October Song” and “Womankind.” “Dandelion Blues” features their off-handed harmonies. “How Happy I Am” is not quite a celebration; in a little over two minutes it conveys an old-world weariness. “Empty Pocket Blues” is sheer elegance with a flute that ties together the Celtic ends of the group. “Whistle Tune” is a sweet minute-long interlude. Each ISB album is a distinct entity; they consistently broke new ground. Their absurdist sensibilities would become more pronounced over the years (it’s apparent on “Smoke Shovelling Song”), but this is a seminal album of the ‘60s folk boom.
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Tracklist
- 1Maybe Someday2:17
- 2October Song4:08
- 3When the Music Starts to Play2:41
- 4Schaeffer's Jig0:55
- 5Womankind3:43
- 6The Tree2:53
- 7Whistle Tune0:59
- 8Dandelion Blues2:58
- 9How Happy I Am2:18
- 10Empty Pocket Blues4:45
- 11Smoke Shovelling Song3:45
- 12Can't Keep Me Here2:12
- 13Good As Gone3:28
- 14Footsteps of the Heron3:12
- 15Niggertown2:06
- 16Everything's Fine Right Now2:12
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- lo-fi
- earnest
- bohemian
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Clive PalmerBANJO, GUITAR, VOCALS, KAZOO BANJO GUITAR
- Mike HeronLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS
- Robin WilliamsonFIDDLE, GUITAR, VOCALS, MANDOLIN, WHISTLE VIOLIN, GUITAR, VOCALS, MANDOLIN FIDDLE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 36 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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