Blues Helping



2008 issue UK 15-track CD album - After a first single released under the name The Human Beans the band became Love Sculpture and recorded [title]Blues Helping[/title] which features such stunning tracks as 'Summertime' and the title track plus 4 Bonus Recordings including 'River To Another Day', 'Brand New Woman' and The Human Beans tracks 'Morning Dew' & 'It's A Wonder'.

1. The Stumble
2. Three O' Clock Blues
3. I Believe To My Soul
4. So Unkind
5. Summertime
6. On The Road Again
7. Don't Answer The Door
8. Wang Dang Doodle
9. Come Back Baby
10. Shake Your Hips
11. Blues Helping
12. Morning Dew - The Human Beans - Bonus Track
13. It's A Wonder - The Human Beans - Bonus Track
14. River To Another Day - Bonus Track
15. Brand New Woman - Bonus Track

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Forms And Feelings

Description
DAVE EDMUNDS’ importance in the history of Welsh rock music cannot be understated. In the 70’s he became an icon recording for Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label and working with GEORGE HARRISON. Edmunds’ recording career began with the trio LOVE SCULPTURE, revealing EDMUNDS to be a guitar hero of extreme prowess.

After a first single released under the name THE HUMAN BEANS the band became LOVE SCULPTURE and recorded “Blues Helping”, a classic album of Blues Rock for EMI’s Parlophone label. In 1969 the band veered to a more underground direction to record their classic top ten hit ‘SABRE DANCE’, championed by DJ John Peel. The ensuing album (engineered by future YES producer EDDIE OFFORD) was equally stunning.

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce this expanded “Forms and Feelings”, re-mastered from the original tapes. Includes ‘Mars’ (removed from the UK edition of the original album in 1969) and six bonus tracks, plus booklet with new essay and previously unseen photographs.

Tracklist
1. In The Land Of The Few
2. Seagull
3. Nobody’s Talking
4. Why (How-Now)
5. Farandole
6. You Can’t Catch Me
7. People, People
8. Mars
9. Sabre Dance
Bonus Tracks:
10. Think Of Love
11. Seagull (Mono Single Version)
12. Farandole (Mono Single Version)
13. In The Land Of The Few (Mono Single Version)
14. People People (Mono Single Version)
15. Sabre Dance (Single Version)

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Dave Edmunds is one of the most underrated guitarists in the industry. When lists of the greats are published, Dave's name is rarely included. However, listen to these Love Sculpture recordings or his solo album called "Rockpile" (not the band) and you'll hear one of the purist R&R gunslingers of all time.

EMI reissued these albums in digipaks in 1999, but without any bonus material. I'll definitely spring for them again.

It's interesting that "Mars" is being included. I heard years ago that it was removed from the original album due to objections from Gustav Holst's family. I wonder if they changed their minds, died off and the next generation doesn't care, or if its something to do with the copyright laws....

Yes....I have two copies of the vinyl album. One with "Mars" and one without.

Update: Pushed back to April 28th.