Oberon  ‎– A Midsummer's Night Dream

OBERON

A midsummer's night dream

NEW CD

REISSUE

SOMMOR
SECTION: PSYCHEDELIC, PROGRESSIVE, FOLK > 60's & 70's
Cat. No. : SOMM018
First ever legit reissue of one the rarest psych- folk albums from the UK, originally released in 1971 as a private edition of 99 copies. Oberon consisted of seven young musicians who met while studying at Radley College in Oxford. Influenced by Fairport Convention, Pentangle, King Crimson, Incredible String Band, Sandy Denny and such, they created this stunning piece of progressive folk. Fantastic sound and recording quality, killer flute, guitar, violin, haunting vocals and medieval atmosphere.

Digitally remastered by band member / sound engineer Jeremy Birchall, sounding better than ever.Fold- out insert with extensive liner notes and rare pictures.

"At one point the UK's most valuable folk album, this has a dark, claustrophobic sound, heightened by eerie, acid- induced lyrics. Probably the most notable track is "Minas Tirith", a sinister extended psych- folk excursion which suddenly explodes into a bizarre and metallic (in the literal sense) drum solo. Also notable are "The Hunt", a strange piece of progressive- folk and a doomy opening version of "Nottamun Town". - Richard Falk (Galactic Ramble)

"From the murkiest crypts of the progressive folk underground comes this extraordinary LP, with a sound and atmosphere like nothing else. At least one of the few copies pressed should be preserved in the British Museum" - Patrick Lundborg (Galactic Ramble)

Tracklist: Nottamun Town - Peggy - The Hunt - Syrinx - Summertime - Time Past, Time Come - Minas Tirith - Epitaph

Oberon (7) ‎– A Midsummer's Night Dream
Label:
Sommor ‎– SOMMCD018
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:
Spain
Released:
04 Dec 2014
Genre:
Folk, World, & Country
Style:
Folk, Psychedelic
Tracklist
1     Nottanum Town     
2     Peggy     
3     The Hunt     
4     Syrinx     
5     Summertime     
6     Time Past, Time Come     
7     Minas Tirith     
8     Epitaph     
Companies, etc.

    Marketed By – Guerssen Records
    Distributed By – Guerssen Records
    Recorded By – Acorn Records Limited

Credits

    Bass – Bernie Birchall
    Cover [Design] – Robin Clutterbuck
    Flute – Charlie Seaward
    Guitar – Chris Smith (81), Jan Scrimgeour, Robin Clutterbuck
    Percussion – Nick Powell (5)
    Remastered By [Digitally] – Jeremy Birchall
    Violin – Julian Smedley
    Vocals – Jan Scrimgeour, Julian Smedley, Robin Clutterbuck

Notes
Includes liner notes and rare pictures.