3.75ips 4trk REEL TAPE -ELEKTRA X 4037 The INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - The

Factory Prerecorded Reel To Reel Tape 3-3/4 IPS 4-TRACK REEL TAPE ELEKTRA X 4037 THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND THE BIG HUGE Very Good * box is a little rough Both sides of this 4-track reel tape play from start to finish with no problems of any sort. The sound quality and the stereo presentation of this low speed tape are both very good. The tape is still fresh, shiny and supple and it’s packed evenly on the reel. A new leader and tail have been spliced onto the ends of this tape. Please see the photos to check general condition of the reel and the box. If you are not familiar with this album it has been posted on YouTube. Wee Tam and the Big Huge is the fourth album by the Scottish psychedelic folk group, The Incredible String Band , released in Europe as both a double LP and separate single LPs in November 1968 by Elektra Records. In the US, however, the two discs were released separately as Wee Tam and The Big Huge. Consisting of a varied selection of songs by Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, with intriguing and poetic lyrics, the album is rich with eclectic and adept instrumentation and arrangements. Around 15 instruments are featured, played mainly by the two band members Williamson and Heron but also, in supporting roles, on a few tracks by Rose Simpson and Licorice McKechnie. Williamson explained the title as follows: "I saw a man with a huge big dog, [and] we knew somebody called Wee Tam, in Edinburgh. It seemed like it was a good idea in terms of one person looking up at the stars; Wee Tam and the Big Huge. Just like the vastness of the universe”. The Incredible String Band were fairly busy in the latter half of 1968. With their popularity and reputation growing on both sides of the Atlantic, they began selling out large venues like the Fillmore and the Royal Albert Hall. As Heron explains, "...we were touring maybe six months of the year and by that time we all lived together, in eight cottages joined together in this place called Glen Row. When we were not on the road we were either in the studio or playing each other songs we'd written. So it came out of the experience of just being in each other's company all the time". With their recent exposure to the musical style of the U.S., the band returned to Britain hoping to incorporate both their British and American influences. The internal politics of the band also changed as Heron and Williamson each desired to have a say on one another's arrangements. More important was the emergence of Simpson balancing out the role of McKechnie, which further developed into a positive effect on the band. With the incorporation of the two new personnel, live performances could more closely resemble album pieces, which was in the band's mind as Wee Tam and the Big Huge was simpler in comparison to its predecessor. Recording took place between April and August 1968 on an intermittent basis at Sound Techniques Studios in Chelsea, London. The tracks were more conventional in concept, but the band still continued to use eastern instrumentals in the album's development. Wee Tam and the Big Huge, like on past albums, exudes a specific message of serenity, harmony, and overall well-being. The album had an optimistic outlook on life, nature, and the universe while retaining a sense of eclecticism.[8] Heron and Williamson's interaction on each other's compositions also played a large role, noticeable on the instrumental development of the tracks. The whole process was completed with less overdubbing than on past albums, due to the more standard arrangements and lengthier recording period. In November 1968, Wee Tam and the Big Huge was released by Elektra Records as EKL 4036. In the UK, the album was released as a double LP, but in the U.S. the albums were released individually as Wee Tam and The Big Huge . This affected sales and chart position in the U.S., but, more importantly, it diluted the single thematic continuum the band had expected the album would express. For the double album he front and back covers were featured as both covers and lyric sheets, as the design simply showed the lyrics of all the tracks. For the individual albums, there are images of Williamson and Heron posing in a garden. The inside of the gatefold sleeve presents a poem by Williamson along with accompanying pictures on each fold. Upon release, the album, again, earned the band success in the UK, but after the decision by Elektra's American office to split the album, the sales fared less successfully. Still, Wee Tam managed to reach number 174 on the Billboard 200, and The Big Huge also charted at number 180. Side One 1. "Cousin Caterpillar” — Heron 5:15 2. "The Iron Stone” — Williamson 6:33 3. "Douglas Traherne Harding” — Heron 6:15 4. "The Circle Is Unbroken” — Williamson 4:47 Side Two 1. “Maya” — Williamson 9:24 2. "Greatest Friend” — Heron 3:30 3. "The Son of Noah's Brother” — Williamson 0:16 4. "Lordly Nightshade” — Williamson 5:13 5. "The Mountain of God” — Williamson 1:51 The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) were a British psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron in Edinburgh in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially in the British counterculture, notably with their albums The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion , The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter , and Wee Tam and the Big Huge . They became pioneers in psychedelic folk and, through integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music. Following Palmer's early departure, Williamson and Heron performed as a duo, later augmented by other musicians. The band split up in 1974. They reformed in 1999 and continued to perform with changing lineups until 2006. Stylistically the ISB were centred around the idioms of conventional folk and pop, but their notable experimentation with musical form, instrumentation and styles (e.g. Indian and Moroccan) led them to innovative, often eclectic, compositions. In 1967–68 they were described as part of pop music's "underground". Williamson claimed that, as both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones saw them play before Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Their Satanic Majesties Request were recorded, the ISB were an influence on those albums. Chris Cutler commented that "They were one of the most important bands of that era ... Instead of AABABA etc., their developments would go linearly, A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M and beyond; no one else thought that way ever … " One of Bob Dylan's favourite songs was 'October Song' from ISB's debut album. Robert Plant claimed that Led Zeppelin found their way by playing "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter ”, and later successfully incorporated Moroccan rhythms on "Dancing Days ” . Box Condition: See Pictures Tape Condition: Tape is complete and plays as it should Shipping Information
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