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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Trees - On the Shore (1970 uk, beautiful progressive folk, 2nd album 2007 remaster edition, with bonus disc)



Having honed their repertoire on the road, Trees returned to the studio in October 1970 to cut their second and last LP, the masterful On The Shore. Another beautifully-judged blend of original and traditional material, it received extravagant praise but failed to break through commercially, spelling the end for the band’s original incarnation.

It makes its long-awaited reappearance on vinyl here, as a deluxe double LP set. Featuring a gatefold sleeve packed with rare images, a lavish 12-page booklet with an introduction from their guitarist David Costa and a detailed band history, and numerous bonus tracks, it is the fullest edition of this classic album ever assembled.

‘An exceptionally intoxicating brew of gothic folk songs, eastern-tinged guitars, male-female vocal interplay and solid drum grooves. Impeccable stuff’
Shindig magazine

A splendid fusion of austere English folk and the fluid guitar lines of America’s West Coast, and as good as anything produced by their contemporaries in the field’
Record Collector


Tracks
1. Soldiers Three (traditional) - 1:51
2. Murdoch (Bias Boshell) - 5:10
3. Streets of Derry" (traditional) - 6:09
4. Sally Free and Easy (Cyril Tawney) - 1:12
5. Fool (Boshell, David Costa) - 10:12
6. Adam's Toon (A. Della Halle) - 5:22
7. Geordie (traditional) - 5:06
8. While the Iron is Hot (Boshell) - 3:21
9. Little Sadie (traditional) - 3:11
10.Polly on the Shore (traditional) - 7:31


Bonus Disc
1. Soldiers Three (remix) - 1:50
2. Murdoch (remix) - 6:36
3. Streets of Derry (remix) - 7:34
4. Fool (remix) - 5:24
5. Geordie (remix) - 5:09
6. Little Sadie (remix) - 2:40
7. Polly on the Shore (remix) - 6:09
8. Forest Fire (1971 BBC session) - 4:06
9. Little Black Cloud (1970 demo) - 2:14

Trees
*Bias Boshell - Guitars, Piano, Acoustic 12-String, Vocals
*Celia Humphris - Vocals, Keyboards
*Barry Clarke - Lead Guitar
*Unwin Brown - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
*David Costa - Acoustic Guitar, Electric 12-String, Dulcimer
Guest Musicians
*Tony Cox - Bass (on track 4)
*Michael Jeffries - Harp

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22 comments:

  1. spaceboy5367May 29, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Haven't heard this in a long time, thanks Marios!

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  2. Hajul EllahMay 30, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    One of my best-loved folk albums. Thanks, Marios.

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  3. trismegistosMay 30, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Ευχαριστώ Μάριε, καταπληκτική φωνή και άλμπουμ.

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  4. JeanBernardFranceMay 30, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Thanks for this great album,one of the best seventies UK modern folk album.

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  5. moon loonMay 31, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Hey Marios, not something I would normally listen too, but this amazing.

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  6. NagleJune 1, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    Excellent post! Thanks so much!

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  7. muzicprogJune 1, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    hi, great upload. briliant production of the original record coz the alternatives takes r 2 much orchestr´d and da sound is near 2 ECLECTION (i.e) a kinda orchestr´d folk.
    The originalr so great but the alternatives also r.
    A six stars 4 dis and in FLAC!.
    Danks so much
    MUZICPROG

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  8. MIFJune 2, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Thanks Marios for this new post of Trees, a very nice album by an excellent group

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  9. DanielJune 2, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Thanks Marios, it's beautiful. I think this is at the same level of Fairport Convention and Pentangle.

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  10. HotroderJune 3, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    This is a great edition of this classic.
    Thanks Marios for your hard work.

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  11. AnonymousJune 4, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    Thanks a million!!!
    Please link for Garden of jane!!

    Some of us dont have accses to PROGBLOCK

    thanks

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  12. Jamie (tacobueno)June 14, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    The descriptive for this album sounds intriguing - thanks Marios for posting it.

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  13. mscmichaelAugust 25, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Beautiful album. Thanks very much for this bonus tracks edition...

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  14. leonidas bromellApril 5, 2012 at 3:41 AM

    thanks a lot!!

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  15. Phil GJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:47 PM

    M - can you re-up the first ablbum ('Garden...')? Part one works, 2 doesn't. Thanks and Happy New Year!

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  16. Phil GJanuary 5, 2013 at 2:20 AM

    Ha, good one. Like a harder-edged Fairport, lovely stuff.

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  17. DOOMSTERFebruary 15, 2017 at 6:07 PM

    GRAN BLOG E INCREIBLE MUSICA.

    CUAL ES EL PASSWORD DEL ARCHIVO?

    PASSWORD????

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  18. MariosFebruary 15, 2017 at 6:27 PM

    Pass; xara

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  19. DOOMSTERFebruary 15, 2017 at 6:52 PM

    Muchas graciassssss.

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  20. KlausSeptember 25, 2017 at 9:48 AM

    Had to open the .cue in the editor and change .wav to .flac (line 7) but now it works like a charm.

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  21. Mr.G.March 30, 2019 at 12:41 AM

    Thanks. For PC play note all tracks of
    each record are in one .flac file.

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  22. Mr.G.March 30, 2019 at 1:09 AM

    * The bonus disk is a "refurbishment" of the original LP,
    (preserved in disk 1) played by the band in 2007 with additional
    instruments "to breathe some new life" in it, as mentioned in
    the booklet. Two (2) extra tracks (from the BBC and a demo)
    are also included.

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