WEST KEITH Cross The Bridge - The Anthology 1965-1999

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• First ever anthology of singer songwriter Keith West compiled by West himself.

• Stretching from his first recordings with Four + One in 1965 up to a 1999 cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Lay Lady Lay’ with guitarist Steve Howe.

• Includes Keith West’s UK #2 hit ‘Excerpt From A Teenage Opera’ plus its follow up ‘Sam (From A Teenage Opera)’ plus six tracks by his cult psychedelic band Tomorrow including a recently discovered demo version of their debut single ‘My White Bicycle’ taken from acetate.

• Features all nine recordings by his mod soul group The In Crowd comprising the A and B sides of their four singles including their UK #48 hit ‘That’s How Strong My Love Is’, an originally unreleased cover of Ike And Tina Turner’s ‘Finger Poppin’’ and two tracks recorded for the Michelangelo Antonioni film Blow-Up but not used.

CD 1 covers Keith’s 1960s recordings with his evolving band initially named Four + One then The In Crowd and finally Tomorrow. Guitarist Steve Howe (later of Yes), joined The In Crowd before their second single and also features in Tomorrow alongside future Pretty Things and Pink Fairies drummer John ‘Twink’ Alder. As The In Crowd they gained a mod following playing venues such as The Marquee, Tottenham’s Club Noreik and Portsmouth’s The Birdcage while Tomorrow were regulars at The UFO Club and played the legendary 14 Hour Technicolor Dream event at Alexandra Palace. Also featured are Keith’s three 1960s solo singles plus a cancelled fourth single and demos.

CD 2 shows that Keith’s 1970s and 1980s recordings are little known gems ripe for discovery. These include his singles for the Deram label, tracks from his 1974 solo album ‘Wherever My Love Goes' and 1975 recordings with Moonrider, a group that also featured Bruce Thomas (later of Elvis Costello and The Attractions) and John Weider (formerly of Eric Burdon and The Animals). Keith has donated three previously unreleased demos from his archive. His excellent 1986 collaboration with Howe ‘Cross That Bridge’ provides the Anthology’s title.

Notes are by MOJO magazine’s Lois Wilson and draw from a new interview with Keith West.

Detailný popis:

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE
1960s Recordings
1. Four + One – Time Is On My Side
2. Four + One – Don’t Lie To Me
3. The In Crowd – That’s How Strong My Love Is
4. The In Crowd – Things She Says
5. The In Crowd – Stop! Wait A Minute
6. The In Crowd – You’re On Your Own
7. The In Crowd – Why Must They Criticise
8. The In Crowd – I Don’t Mind
9. The In Crowd – Finger Poppin’
10. The In Crowd – Am I Glad To See You
11. The In Crowd – Blow Up
12. Tomorrow – My White Bicycle (Acetate Version)
13. Tomorrow – Claramount Lake
14. Tomorrow – Revolution (mono)
15. Tomorrow – Three Jolly Little Dwarfs (mono)
16. Tomorrow – Real Life Permanent Dream (mono)
17. Tomorrow – Hallucinations (mono)
18. Keith West – Excerpt From “A Teenage Opera” (Grocer Jack) (mono)
19. Keith West – Sam (From “A Teenage Opera”) (mono)
20. Keith West – On A Saturday
21. Keith West – The Kid Was A Killer
22. Keith West – The Visit
23. Keith West – She
24. Keith West – A Little Understanding (1969 Demo)
25. Keith West – West Country (1969 Demo)

DISC TWO
1970s Recordings plus
1. Keith West - Riding For A Fall
2. Keith West - Days About To Rain
3. Keith West - Havin’ Someone
4. Keith West - Know There’s No Livin’ Without You
5. Keith West - The Power And The Glory
6. Keith West - West Country
7. Keith West - Leitmotif
8. Keith West - Hope You’re Feeling Better
9. Keith West - Marshwood
10. Keith West - Wherever My Love Goes
11. Keith West - Sad Song
12. Moonrider - Having Someone
13. Moonrider - Our Day’s Gonna Come
14. Moonrider - Livin’ On Main Street
15. Moonrider - Gold Digger
16. Keith West - Baby Blue (Demo)
17. Keith West - Sunday Mood (Demo)*
18. Keith West - Happy (Demo)*
19. Keith West - Lost Highway (Demo)*
20. Keith West & Steve Howe – Cross That Bridge
21. Steve Howe With Keith West – Lay Lady Lay
*Previously Unreleased