[2025-01-24] Various "The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia And Funky Folk 1968-1975" 3CD set (Strawberry UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Nov 02, 2024 9:58 am

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Description
• Follow up to the 2022 release ‘Deep In The Woods’ curated by Richard Norris (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve/The Grid).

• The sequel, ‘The Magic Forest’ is another triple CD set assembling rare cuts and cult favourites from the worlds of psychedelic, pastoral and funky folk from 1968-1975.

• Boasting some overlooked gems from long collectable acts such as Mellow Candle, Forest, Agincourt, Knocker Jungle, Zior and many more.

• Housed in a 3 CD digipak in a striking wraparound collage by Lyndon Pike.

Celebrating the collision of traditional folk with new psychedelic studio techniques, new and exotic textures, and a developing groove. It’s a wide and broad range of styles, drawing from folk, its oral storytelling tradition, and also from jazz, beat, rhythm and blues, and the more mind opening sounds of psychedelia.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Fat Mattress – Magic Forest
2. The Woods Band – Dreams
3. Mellow Candle – Sheep Season
4. Shelagh McDonald – Stargazer
5. Knocker Jungle – I Don’t Know Why
6. Amber – She Shell Rock Me
7. Prelude – God
8. Paul Brett – Empty Dreams/Flying Machines
9. Gary Farr – Don’t Know Why You Bother Child
10. Aidan Nolan - Out On A Limb
11. Keith West – Leit Motif
12. Agincourt – Barn Owl Blues
13. Julian Jay Savarin – Cycle
14. Natural Acoustic Band – Learning To Live
15. Forest – Fading Light
16. Zior – I Was Fooling
17. Affinity – Night Flight
18. Clifford T Ward – A Dream
19. Kevin Lamb – Frost On The Pasture
20. Barrington Davis – Strange Days
21. John Williams – I Wonder Why

[CD2]
1. Sandy Denny – Next Time Around
2. Fairfield Parlour – Aries
3. Family – My Friend The Sun
4. Chris Harwood – When I Come Home
5. Heron – Yellow Roses
6. Jade – Fly On Strangewings
7. Merrell Fankhauser & H.M.S. Bounty – Ice Cube Island
8. Fresh Maggots – Rosemary Hill
9. The Coterie – Dawn
10. The Music Box – Downstairs On The Floor
11. Tim Hollier – Seagull’s Song
12. Bill Nelson – House Of Sand
13. John St. Field (Jackie Levin) – Soft Lowland Tongue
14. Ian A Anderson – One More Chance
15. The Occasional Word – Missed My Times
16. Paper Bubble – Sorry About That
17. Ancient Grease – Mystic Mountain
18. Oberon – Summertime
19. Tim Rose – If I Were A Carpenter
20. Mark Fry – The Witch

[CD3]
1. Jade Warrior – Morning Hymn
2. The Ghost – Hearts And Flowers
3. Honeybus – For Where Have You Been
4. Majority One – Rainbow Rockin’ Chair
5. Fotheringay – The Pond And The Stream
6. Friends – One Sweet Day
7. Pentangle – The Snows
8. Maldoon – Sit And Talk About It
9. Comus – In The Lost Queen’s Eyes
10. Ithaca – Questions
11. Bruce Spelman – Sandcastles
12. Carolanne Pegg - A Witch’s Guide To The Underground
13. Alan Hull – Picture A Little Girl
14. John Fandinando & Peter Howell – Jabberwocky
15. Mortimer – Last Of The “H”
16. Roy Harper – Sophisticated Beggar
17. Marsha Hunt – Southern Man
18. Snafu – Goodbye USA
19. Siren – Asylum
20. Bridget St. John – Ask Me No Questions

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Linda · **Posted:** Fri Jan 24, 2025 10:41 pm

The packshot in the first post has been updated.

NoURider · **Joined:** 21 Jul 2006 **Posts:** 3309

Just received last night. As someone who has most of the VA releases from Strawberry, Grapefruit, Dr Bird and other labels under Cherry Red, the packaging is definitely different. Typically the 3-4 disc sets are simple boxes with discs in card sleeves. This one is the first that I recall using digipack packaging (typically used for the larger - Cherry Red boxes). Will be interesting to see if continued on the other pre-orders I have in the queue. Obvious digipack costs more to manufacturer, but prices are still aligned with previous. I see it as a good sign for the health of the company, though have to admit, I do like the card boxes as they take a up a little less room (even if I have to protect the discs with the sleeves.).

Looking forward to listening to this set (love them all).

[2025-01-24] Various "The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia And Funky Folk 1968-1975" 3CD set (Strawberry UK)

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