• NEW REMASTERED 3CD CLAMSHELL BOXED SET FEATURING ALL OF THE RECORDINGS BY PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND HIGH TIDE.
• FEATURING THE ALBUMS ‘SEA SHANTIES’, ‘HIGH TIDE’ AND AN ADDITIONAL CD OF DEMOS AND STUDIO OUT-TAKES RECORDED IN 1969 AND 1970.
• REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.
• WITH AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET FEATURING AN ESSAY AND A REPRODUCTION POSTER.
• REVIEWS AND FEATURES IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, UNCUT, MOJO, RECORD
COLLECTOR AND CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINES WITH COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES
AND FANZINES.
Formed in London in 1969, High Tide featured the intense guitar
playing of Tony Hill (formerly with The Misunderstood), the violin and
keyboard skills of Simon House, bassist Peter Pavli and drummer Roger
Hadden. The band was managed by Clearwater, also home to Hawkwind, Skin
Alley and Cochise and were signed to Liberty Records soon after their
formation. Their debut album, the stunning ‘Sea Shanties’ was recorded
at Olympic studios and some of the heaviest gothic psychedelic rock
record ever recorded. Issued in a striking sleeve designed by artist
Paul Whitehead, the album is now regarded as a true classic of the era.
Their second album, ‘High Tide’, was recorded in 1970 and was another
wonderful work. Despite their originality both critical acclaim and
commercial success eluded the band and by the close of 1970 they had
disbanded. Tony Hill would continue to plough his own musical furrow as
one of Britain’s most original guitarists while Simon House would join
the Third Ear Band before becoming a member of Hawkwind. Peter Pavli
would go on to join author Michael Moorcock’s band Deep Fix.
Five decades on from their release, the two albums are now regarded
by aficionados of this musical era as essential listening. ‘The Complete
Liberty Recordings’ features both albums released on the label along
with ten bonus tracks drawn from demos and studio out-takes from
sessions in 1969 and 1970 and has been newly remastered from the
original master tapes. The set features an illustrated booklet with an
essay and a rare reproduction poster.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
Sea Shanties
Released as Liberty LBS 83264 in December 1969
1 Futilist’s Lament
2 Death Warmed Up
3 Pushed, But Not Forgotten
4 Walking Down Their Outlook
5 Missing Out
6 Nowhere
DISC TWO
High Tide
Released as Liberty LBS 83294 in 1970
1 Blankman Cries Again
2 The Joke
3 Saneonymous Bonus track
4 The Great Universal Protection Racket (Recorded at Morgan Studios 10 April 1970)
DISC THREE
Demos & Studios Sessions 1969 & 1970
1 Pushed, But Not Forgotten (demo) (Apple Studios March 1969)
2 Death Warmed Up (demo) (Apple Studios March 1969) 3 Dilemma (Apple Studios March 1969)
4 The Great Universal Protection Racket (Recorded at Olympic Studios 18 June 1969)
5 Time Gauges (Recorded at Olympic Studios 8 July 1969) 6 The Joke (first version) (Recorded at Olympic Studios May 1970)
7 Blankman Cries Again (first version) (Recorded at Olympic Studios May 1970)
8 Ice Age (Recorded in 1970)