Plain and Fancy

1966-69 Terry Reid - Superlungs / The Complete Studio Recordings (2004 two disc set)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Terry Reid - The Other Side of The River (1973 uk, fascinating acid psych bluesy rock with unreleased material, 2016 digipak remaster)

British musician Terry Reid is a relatively unsung legend. With his incredible voice (that earned him the nickname “Superlungs”), spot-on songwriting, and underrated guitar skills, Reid invented new sounds and others followed suit. His 1973 LP, River, is an under-the-radar but deeply loved album. Our special new release, The Other Side Of The River, features all previously unreleased material from the River sessions, including six never-before-heard Reid compositions and five very different alternate takes of tracks from River.

Over the decades, as River went in and out of print, there were rumors of a mythological double album’s worth of unreleased material. The rumors turned out to be true, as the entire album was recorded twice: once with British producer Eddy Offord and again with the legendary Tom Dowd. The sessions captured Reid’s free-associative mix of folk, blues, rock, jazz, bossa-nova, soul, and samba, recalling at times Tim Buckley and Van Morrison, while featuring some remarkable guests including Gilberto Gil on percussion, Ike & Tina Turner’s Ikettes on vocals, and David Lindley, of psych band Kaleidoscope, on violin.

The Other Side Of The River includes songs that even Terry had forgotten – rockers in the style of the River track “Dean,” Latin grooves with percussionist Willie Bobo, and beautifully sparse vocal material not unlike David Crosby’s If Only I Could Remember My Name and John Martyn’s Solid Air.

Reid’s vocal prowess earned him offers to front both Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, but he turned down both opportunities to carve out a distinctive solo career. Instead, he rocked on the sidelines, ultimately touring with Cream and Fleetwood Mac, writing songs for CSNY, and opening for The Rolling Stones on their 1969 tour. More recently, Terry’s songs have been covered by a number of younger artists including the Raconteurs, and his voice can be heard on DJ Shadow’s track “Listen”. This spring he will be touring the East Coast and U.K. Though his “superlungs” would have no doubt served Zepp well, perhaps his solo status allowed him to be more experimental and nuanced than he would’ve been able to be as a mainstream frontman, and for that we are grateful. The Other Side Of The River stands alone as a fresh and utterly groundbreaking Terry Reid gem.

LITA

Tracks

1. Let's Go Down - 6:51

2. Avenue (F# Boogie) - 6:04

3. Things To Try - 6:30

4. Country Brazilian Funk - 9:14

5. River - 5:55

6. Listen With Eyes - 3:48

7. Anyway - 5:46

8. Celtic Melody - 1:54

9. Funny - 8:06

10.Late Night Idea - 2:22

11.Sabyla - 5:33

All compositions by Terry Reid

Personnel

*Terry Reid - Guitar, Vocals

*Leo Miles - Bass

*Conrad Isidore - Drums

*David Lindley - Steel Guitar, Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar

*Willie Bobo - Percussion

1968-91 Terry Reid - Original Album Series (2015 five discs edition)

1974 Terry Reid - Seed of Memory (2004 remaster)

Monday, April 14, 2025

Billy Gray - Feeling Gray? (1972 uk / italy, primo blues classic rock, with prog touches, 2010 remaster)

It's 1972. Prog has been a reality for a couple of years, but the counterculture is already knocking at the door with its hard, self-conscious sound. Meanwhile, the epigones of post beat and psychedelia are playing their last cards of trustworthiness because from the following year on, that kind of proposal will be less and less accepted by an increasingly militant and less compassionate public. It is therefore in time William Gray, aka Bill, better known as the guitarist of Trip to place for Polydor his first blues rock album “Feeling Gray” which, however, despite the undoubted quality of the product, will not give him much satisfaction.

Bill was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1947 and at not even 20 years of age already had on his resume a successful 45 recorded for Philips as guitarist for the Anteeks: “I Don't Want You” / “Ball and Chain,” now priced at about 290 pounds.

Settling in London in the spring of 66, he joined David Bowie's The Buzz as a replacement for guitarist John Hutchison, and with them recorded a demo of the single “I dig everything” written by Bowie himself. In The Buzz's version, however, the song never saw the light of day having left then-producer Tony Hatch dissatisfied and he fell back on studio musicians for the release.

The Buzzes nevertheless continued to accompany Bowie live for four more months before the reef, but in September they had to give up on Bill Gray of all people, lured by a tempting offer from our own Ricky Maiocchi, then sojourning in London in search of musicians.

Maiocchi, by the way, had already recruited on bass one Arvid Andersen, a quirky beatnik of Scandinavian descent, and a young guitarist of good hope named Ritchie Blackmore, a longtime friend of Arvid's from the days when they were part of first Neil Christian's Crusaders, then Screamin Lord Sutch & The Savages, and finally the Three Musketeers.

Thus, they lacked a drummer, later found in the figure of Ian Broad (formerly a militant in Rory Storm & The Hurricanes with whom Ringo Starr also played) and another guitarist, who was indeed William Gray. And so, here Maiocchi and the Trip began their Italian adventure.

Maiocchi, however, is very centralizing, and Blackmore, who often steals his thunder, does not like the former Chameleon's constant calls for calm. Ian Broad then turns out to be wretchedly undisciplined and scurrilous. After just three weeks Blackmore and Broad leave, the Trips abandon Maiocchi, recruit Sinnone and Vescovi, and proceed on their way.

Bill Gray, for his part will stay with them for two albums, The Trip and Charon, and then he too will drop out due to supposed differences with Vescovi who, some say, apparently was not exactly a model of democracy. Others murmur instead that Vescovi and Andersen were unhappy with the idea that Gray was working on solo material, but that is part of the gossip.

The fact remains that Billy leaves, a year later he meets former Rokes Shel Shapiro, and before long he is at Regson Studios in Milan recording with four other musicians (including Gian Luigi Pezzera and Shapiro himself) his “Feeling Gray?” nine tracks, half an hour long.

Musically there is not much to say about it: nothing prog, nothing innovative, so really nothing earth-shattering, but on the other hand a very pleasant record, very well played, polished and never banal despite the fact that it is evidently Anglophone blues rock. Between the grooves the experience of the musicians shines through, and even if we wanted to mistakenly consider it a filler or worse an exercise in style it is really worth a listen. Thus, if only and only for the sheer pleasure of the music. And also to evoke once again the great spirit of William, who left really too soon.

The album contains nine tracks, all sung in English, composed by Gray himself, who passed away in 1984.

by John Nicolò Martin

Tracks

1. Harleytown - 3:27

2. Leavin' A Big Town - 3:04

3. Summer Nights - 3:16

4. Falling Off The Edge - 3:06

5. Midnight Swinger - 3:27

6. Writing On The Wall - 3:42

7. Borderline - 3:41

8. Ann - 2:39

9. Blue / Gray - 5:49

All Music and Lyrics by Billy Gray

Musicians

*Billy Gray - Lead Vocal, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Slide Guitar

*Adalberto Andreozzi - Guitar

*Roby Favero - Bass

*Gaby Moschini - Drums, Percussion

*Gian Luigi Pezzera - Piano

*Shel Shapiro - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Bill Quateman - Bill Quateman (1973 us, magnificent folk rock, 2000 remaster)

Bill Quateman (born November 4, 1947, Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer-songwriter. Quateman released four albums in the 1970s and charted with the single “Only Love”, which reached No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.

He started his music career as a singer/songwriter during the 70’s folk music era in Chicago. His first record deal in 1972 was with Clive Davis at Columbia. The album was successful, with two fairly big hits. While working on his second album, the Clive Davis scandal hit Columbia. The new management wanted to go into a different direction than Quateman. He got dropped from Columbia.

He was picked up by RCA years later. The success of the first album couldn’t be recreated. The next three albums did well enough, but not nearly as well as his first. The three albums were heavily produced. His first album was sparse and fit the definition of that singer/songwriter era, the next three were more corporate of the time. Quateman temporarily retired from the music industry to raise his children.

In the 2000s, he reemerged to perform publicly for a brief period. He released the 1973 album (in theory his second album) he worked on at Columbia, and two more albums. He published a book based on raising his daughter as a single parent. He became a health coach and eventually founded a Natural Medicine Company. He is currently the International Director of Advanced Bio Cell.

Tracks

1. My Music - 4:09

2. Circles - 3:58

3. Only Love - 3:02

4. Keep Dreaming - 4:40

5. Only The Bears Are The Same - 3:10

6. Get It Right On Out There - 6:03

7. What Are You Looking For - 4:54

8. Your Love Can Make It Real - 4:57

9. Too Many Mornings - 4:30

Words and Music by Bill Quateman

Personnel

*Bill Quateman - Vocals, Guitar, Piano

*Tom Radtke - Drums

*Sid Sims - Bass

*Clive Anstee - Cello

*Ken Ascher - Keyboards

*Jeffery Brown - Cor Anglais

*Ray Copper - Percussion

*Lesley Duncan - Background Vocals

*Davey Johnstone - Guitar

*Paul Keogh - Guitar

*Caleb Quaye - Guitar

*Denny Seiwell - Drums

*Liza Streik - Background Vocals

Friday, April 11, 2025

Dave Loggins - Apprentice (In A Musical Workshop) (1974 us, wonderful country soft rock, 2006 reissue)

Kenny Loggins' second cousin hit the big time for a couple of months in 1975 with "Please Come to Boston," a serviceable and sentimental soft rock gem from his second album, Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop). Part of the lexicon of harmless '70s singer/songwriters like Dan Fogelberg and James Taylor, Dave Loggins never again regained the momentum spawned by that track, but its appearance on nearly every AM pop compilation illuminates the tune's timelessness. While the rest of Apprentice doesn't deviate from the warm, dull tones of the single -- even the full-on "My Father's Fiddle" and "Girl from Knoxville" sound like the Band-lite -- it's an expertly crafted slice of commercially made diner pie that resonates squarely in the moment and vanishes two steps out of the door.

by James Christopher Monger

Tracks

1. Someday - 3:26

2. My Lover's Keeper - 3:21

3. Second Hand Lady - 3:03

4. Let Me Go Now - 3:00

5. So You Couldn't Get To Me - 2:57

6. Please Come To Boston - 4:07

7. Girl From Knoxville - 2:54

8. Sunset Woman - 5:06

9. My Father's Fiddle - 4:52

10.Wonder'n As The Day Goes By - 3:15

All songs by Dave Loggins

Musicians

*Dave Loggins - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

*Jerry Carrigan - Drums

*John Guerin - Drums

*Kenny Malone - Drums

*John Raines - Drums

*Larry London - Drums

*Norbert Putnam - Bass

*Lee Sklar - Bass

*Shane Keister - Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Piano

*William Smith - Piano

*David Briggs - Piano

*Steve Gibson - Lead Acoustic, Electric Guitar

*Billy Sanford - Electric Guitar

*Mike Noble - Acoustic Guitar

*Mac Gayden - Electric Guitar

*Johnny Gimble - Fiddle

*Byron Bach - Cello

*Al Deleonibus - Accordian

*Weldon Myrick - Steel Guitar

*Shane Keister - Moog

*Farrell Morris - Percussion

*Brenda Gordon - Backing Vocals

*Pat Coulter - Backing Vocals

*Brooks Hunnicutt - Backing Vocals

1970 Atomic Rooster - Atomic Rooster (2016 Japan Mini LP SHM remaster)

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Atomic Rooster - In Hearing Of (1971-72 uk, tremendous hard psych prog rock, 2004 remaster and expanded, 2016 japan SHM remaster)

In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster is a remarkable album, but not for the most obvious reasons. On first listen, it’s a heavy psych-prog album by a band centred around former Crazy World of Arthur Brown organ-botherer Vincent Crane and the band’s only album featuring the vocal talents of former Leaf Hound vocalist Peter French (who would later release a solo album with the wonderful title Ducks in Flight), but that’s not the most remarkable thing about it. What is remarkable is that it was recorded by a band that didn’t actually exist.

The initial sessions for the album were recorded with vocalist and guitar wrangler John Cann and drummer Paul Hammond, both of whom left the band shortly before or after French joined (various sources contradict each other on when exactly this was). Crane then wiped a lot of Cann’s guitar work from the album, opting for more emphasis on his piano and organ work. Cann’s sterling fretwork wizardry is all over In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster, so who knows what great stuff was wiped after he’d left the sessions – Chances are we’ll never know because neither Crane or Cann are still with us, having passed away in 1989 and 2011 respectively. Hammond also passed away in 1992, but unlike Cann, his musical contribution to the album was undiluted, in fact his drumming is a major feature throughout.

Stars of the show though are Crane and French, with Atomic Rooster’s lynchpin being an organ-grinding marvel and Crane possessing one of the greatest rock yelps the vast majority of rock fans never heard. Crane and French finished the album together utilising what Hammond and Cann had left behind (one can only imagine that neither of them could afford legal representation at the time, or the split was considerably more amicable than average) and despite all the odds, it was a strong album, boasting eight tracks, two of which, “A Spoonful of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down” and “The Rock” are oddly enjoyable instrumental work outs. It is Cann’s vocals, not French’s on the sinuous “Black Snake”, but it doesn’t jar the listener, indeed his vocals suit the song far better than French’s more histrionic voice would have done, so it’s evident that Crane was being careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

With great heavy-prog tunes like “Breakthrough”, “Break the Ice” and “The Price” dotted throughout, In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster is one of those albums that deserves wider recognition by fans of 70s rock. It’s well paced, doesn’t outstay it’s welcome and despite it’s tortured genesis, the musicianship is top-notch throughout. If there is one way it could be improved, maybe I would have sequenced the album so that “Head in the Sky” opened the album with it’s squall of sound, instead of being stuck two third of the way through the album, on the second side. This is a minor quibble though, as In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster is one of those albums ripe for rediscovery for an audience who may want to investigate 70s hard rock beyond the ongoing Led Zeppelin reissue programme.

by Jon Bryan, October 1, 2014

Tracks

1. Breakthrough (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 6:18

2. Break The Ice (John Cann) - 5:00

3. Decision/Indecision (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 3:50

4. A Spoonfull Of Bromide (Vincent Crane) - 4:39

5. Black Snake (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 5:59

6. Head In The Sky (John Cann) - 5:39

7. The Rock (Vincent Crane) - 4:32

8. The Price (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 5:16

9. Devil's Answer (John Cann) -3:29

10.Breakthrough (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 7:20

11.A Spoonful Of Bromide (Vincent Crane) - 4:47

Bonus Tracks 9-11

Track 9 USA Version

Tracks 10-11 BBC In Concert Paris Theatre 27/7/72

Tracks

1. Breakthrough (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 6:18

2. Break The Ice (John Cann) - 5:00

3. Decision/Indecision (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 3:50

4. A Spoonfull Of Bromide (Vincent Crane) - 4:39

5. Black Snake (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 5:59

6. Head In The Sky (John Cann) - 5:39

7. The Rock (Vincent Crane) - 4:32

8. The Price (Vincent Crane, Pat Darnell) - 5:16

9. Devil's Answer (John Cann) -3:29

Bonus Track 9 USA Version

Atomic Rooster

*Vincent Crane - Hammond Organ, Keyboard, Bass, Piano, Vocals

*John Du Cann - Guitars

*Pete French - Vocals

*Paul Hammond - Drums, Percussion

*Steve Bolton: Guitar (Bonus Tracks)

*Ric Parnell: Drums (Bonus Tracks)

1970 Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You (2016 Japan SHM)

1970-72/81 Atomic Rooster - Devil's Answer / Rare Live Recordings
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Jesse Colin Young - Songbird (1975 us, beautiful adult soft rock, 2002 remaster)

Buoyed by the positive reaction he received opening Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's summer 1974 stadium tour, Jesse Colin Young cut another album of attractive, frequently country-tinged music with his usual backup band, in which keyboardist Scott Lawrence and reed player Jim Rothermel had become near collaborators. Young repeated "Josiane" and "Sugar Babe" from his Youngbloods days and took on such unlikely subjects as the plight of Native Americans ("Before You Came"), while his romantic life seemed to be suffering ("Again") and he felt the need to answer his critics ("Slick City"). But his pleasure in playing music remained contagious, especially on the title track, and his fans responded, making Songbird his highest-charting album ever.

by William Ruhlmann

Jesse Colin Young, the frontman and co-founder of the seminal Sixties group the Youngbloods, died Sunday, March 16th 2025. He was 83.

Young relaunched his solo career and released a string of successful albums through the Seventies, including 1973’s Song for Juli and 1975’s Songbird. He was also part of the “No Nukes” concert series, with his rendition of “Get Together” featuring on the triple live album that included performances from the 1979 shows at Madison Square Garden.

Young’s recorded output slowed a bit in the Eighties and Nineties, but he remained busy and even co-founded his own label, Ridgetop Music, with his wife Connie in 1993. In 2012, a Lyme’s disease diagnosis forced Young off the road, but he turned to YouTube to share performances and document his recovery. He returned to the stage in 2016 and released what would be his final album, Dreamers, in 2019.

by Jon Blistein, March 17, 2025

Tracks

1. Songbird - 4:05

2. Before You Came - 5:58

3. Daniel - 4:33

4. Josianne - 3:31

5. Again - 4:11

6. Slick City - 3:25

7. 'Til You Come Back Home - 3:34

8. Sugar Babe - 3:28

9. Motorhome - 2:50

All compositions by Jesse Colin Young

Personnel

*Jesse Colin Young - Guitar, Harmony, Mandolin, Vocals

*Hank DeVito - Pedal Steel Guitar

*Jeff Myer - Drums, Percussion

*Jerry Corbitt - Vocal Harmony, Vocals

*Jim Rothermel - Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Wind

*John Tenney - Fiddle, Violin

*Kelly Bryan - Bass

*Peter Welker - Trumpet

*Rev. Ron Stallings - Tenor Saxophone

*Scott Lawrence - Keyboards, Vocal Harmony

*Suzi Young - Harmony Vocals

*Ted Ashford - Horn, Horn Arrangements

1974 Jesse Colin Young ‎– Light Shine

1976 Jesse Colin Young ‎– On The Road (Japan remaster)

1972 Jesse Colin Young ‎– Together

1982 Jesse Colin Young - The Perfect Stranger (Edsel)

1969 Elephant Mountain (Sundazed expanded and 2014 Japan Blu Spec Edition)
1970 The Youngbloods - Rock Festival
1971 Beautiful! Live In San Francisco (Sundazed edition)

1971 Youngbloods - Ride The Wind (2003 remaster)
1972 High On A Ridge Top (Sundazed remaster)

1972 Melton Levy And The Dey Brothers - Melton Levy And The Dey Brothers (2001 remaster)

Monday, April 7, 2025

Barry Melton - Bright Sun Is Shining (1970 us, sensational blues rock)

Over fifty years ago, during the “Summer of Love” – 1967 - Barry “The Fish” Melton celebrated his 20th birthday in June 1967. A few days later, he and his band, “Country Joe and the Fish,” were rocketed onto the world stage at the Monterey Pop Festival with such luminaries as the Jefferson Airplane, the Mamas and Papas, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, Simon and Garfunkel, the Who and a relatively unknown guitarist named Jimi Hendrix. And fifty years ago, in 1969, Barry appeared at the historic festival in Woodstock< New York and also appeared in the movie bearing the same name: “Woodstock.” During the five years between 1967 and 1971, Barry would tour arenas, concert halls, and stadiums through Europe and North America. He also launched his first solo effort, a blues/soul album half of which was recorded in New York with members of the Wilson Pickett Band and half of which was recorded in Chicago with a band featuring Donny Hathaway on piano, Morris Jennings on drums and Phillip Upchurch on bass.

Barry began the 1970’s with an album for Columbia Records produced by legendary guitarist Michael Bloomfield, Barry took up part-time residence in the United Kingdom and recorded two albums at Rockfield Studios in Wales; and he toured extensively in the U.K., France and the Netherlands; Barry and ultimately returned home to San Francisco to record his fifth album of the decade.

In the 1980’s, Barry put together San Francisco’s historic supergroup, “Dinosaurs,” featuring Barry and John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service, guitar), Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane, drums), Peter Albin (Big Brother and the Holding Company, bass), and Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead songwriter, guitar). Other members of the band later included Merl Saunders and Papa John Creech. “Dinosaurs” recorded its debut album and opened for Tony Bennett at the 50th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge celebration in 1987.

In the 1990’s Barry’s career as a Public Defender mushroomed, beginning with a stint in the Mendocino County Public Defender’s Office, the Office of the (California) State Public Defender, and an appointment as the Public Defender of Yolo County, California, continuing into the early 21st Century. During this period, Barry played local venues in San Francisco and he toured annually in such diverse locations as England, France, Scotland, Thailand and Wales. He also recorded three collaborations with other guitarists including “Dual in the Desert,” with Rich Hopkins of Texas, “Can’t Stop to Boogie,” with Tetuzi Akiyama of Japan and Henry Kaiser of California, and “Revolution Down the Road,” with French guitarist Stéphane Missri and their band, “Jamasutra.”

Today, Barry lives in France half the year and spends the other half in the United States. In the past couple of years, he’s toured in France, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Counter-Culture

Tracks

1. Third Degree (Eddie Boyd) - 3:57

2. Something You Got (Chris Kenner) - 2:46

3. I Had A Dream (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 2:42

4. How Sweet It Is(To Be Loved By You) (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) - 3:06

5. Wine, Women, Whiskey (Alexander Lightfoot) - 2:24

6. Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp (Dallas Frazier) - 3:01

7. You've Got What It Takes (Billy Davis, Berry Gordy, Jr.) - 2:30

8. Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 2:42

9. I've Been In The Darkness (Barry Melton) - 3:13

10.It's A Mean Old World (Otis Rush) - 2:30

11.You've Really Got A Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson) - 2:49

12.The Sun Is Shining (Elmore James) - 2:56

Musicians

*Barry Melton - Guitar, Vocals

*Donny Hathaway - Piano

*Ed Bland - Orchestra Arranger, Conductor

*Gerald Sims - Rhythm Guitar

*Morris Jennings - Drums

*Phil Upchurch - Bass

1974 Chris Braun Band - Foreign Lady

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Chris Braun Band - Both Sides (1972 germany, krautrock little gem with soulful female vocals)

The Chris Braun Band, originally formed in Dortmund in 1970 as a rebranding of The Faces, showcased a dynamic blend of blues rock and progressive styles, drawing early comparisons to bands like Frumpy.

Led by Joachim Bernstein, the group initially gained recognition for their energetic live performances across dance schools and clubs throughout Germany. In 1970, vocalist Chris Braun joined the band, prompting a shift in their sound with the addition of Elmar Krohn on flute. The band’s achievements included a notable finish at the German Beat Festival in Recklinghausen. Despite limited commercial success, their recordings, including the acclaimed album ‘Both Sides’ (1972) on BASF, received critical praise for its musical depth and Braun’s distinctive vocal style. Over the years, the band underwent several lineup changes and stylistic shifts, contributing to the evolving landscape of German rock music until their dissolution around 1984.

The Chris Braun Band debut album ‘Both Sides’ won the German Record Award for Best New Artist in its release year. The award ceremony took place at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. On that occasion, the Chris Braun Band also performed there. Looking back, that was certainly one of the most spectacular moments in the band’s history for the Chris Braun Band.

by Klemen Breznikar

Tracks

1. Town Of Children`s Blocks - 5:00

2. Comfort Me In Hell - 2:13

3. Untrue World - 2:14

4. Magical Light - 2:54

5. Anxiety - 7:03

6. Paul - 4:19

7. Icy Shapes - 6:18

8. Things For You And Me - 5:15

9. April Fool - 0:11

Words and Music by Chris Braun

The Band

*Chris Braun - Lead Vocals

*Elmar Krohn - Electric, Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Percussion, Vocals

*Horst Schreiber - Electric, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals

*Jochen Bernstein - Bass

*Bill Bakine - Drums, Percussion