Sunday Boot Fair

An early visit to the boot fair this morning and got these -

Francose Hardy - In Vogue (Pye)
Francoise Hardy - s/t (Pye)
The Petula Clark Album (Pye)
The Most Of The Animals (MFP)
Melanie - Gather Me (Buddah)

Nothing more than a quid and three of them were 75p each,and three singles for two quid. Nice getting some more Hardy albums,which will now complement the "In English" album on Marble Arch.

Also yesterday got the current issue of Shindig maagazine which is now being sold in WH Smiths as well as Borders.


Went back later and got these -

MFSB - Universal Love (Philadelphia Int. LP)  - great version of K Gee
Shadows - Specs Appeal (EMI)  - saved money here but a one tracker anyway
Various - Has It Dawned On You? (Dawn LP)  - nice comp with some funky rock tracks

plus the Burundi  Blacxk single on Barclay,which is not so easy to get these days.

Saga Records

The story of Saga Records is a strange one - and i only managed to get a few decent ones on the lable,but now a CD of the best tracks have been released which has peaked my interest somewhat -


Various Artists
Swinging London: A Trunk Full Of 60's Pop Exotica: The Accidental Genius Of Saga Records
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Primarily a classical music record label Saga dabbled in Pop music through the 1960's. Early on it made a short lived business arrangement with Joe Meek to back and distribute his Triumph label. As the decade progressed Saga developed a Production Library arm, the company also being into Film Production, and did record real pop artists .

The tapes for the majority of these pop recordings have been squirreled away in the depths of the British Library where they were placed by the retiring owner of Saga some 15 years ago. None but the Five Day Week Straw people have been available for nigh on 40 years.

Thus Swinging London as a collection, is a fascinating glimpse of the late 60's sounds mirrored through a contemporary London production house . The sounds are not clearly of any one particular genre, as they blend elements of Pop ,Psych, Lounge and Rock into a late 60's groovy melange, and are all the more enjoyable for it. Vocal and instrumental, if these tracks had been released through Deram or Regal
Zonophone at the time they would not have been out of place.

'First Impression' Swinging London / 'Five Day Week Straw People' Five Day Week Straw People / 'Magic Mixture' I'm So Sad / 'Katch 22' There Ain't No Use In Hanging On / 'Good Earth' That's The Life / 'Blackbirds' Girl I'm Wondering / 'Dave Moses Group' Quite Fast / 'Graham Walker Sound' Big Match / 'Katch 22' Thoughts On A Rainy Day / 'Magic Mixture' New Man / 'Underground Sound' Arcipelago / 'Dave Peace Quartet' Couldn't Bear The Sight / 'Blackbirds' She / 'Five's Company' If This Is Love / 'Family Affair' Someone Is Calling Your Name / 'First Impression' All Lead Back To You / 'Herbie & The Royalists' Long Voyage / 'Katch 22' Don't Listen / 'Linda & Noel' Mr. Bantam's Fair / 'Graham Walker Sound' Crossroads / 'New World': Scheherazade / 'Herbie & The Royalists' My Life Has Just Blown A Fuse / 'Underground Set' Shake 26 / 'Five Day Week Straw People' Sunday Morning / 'Magic Mixture' Moonbeams / 'Alex Campbell' Victoria Dines Alone

Sounds a good compilation to me!!!