Bringing together all his 1960s studio recordings, plus demo and live recordings; with extensive notes.
The three albums for John Peel’s Dandelion label, plus live material, and recordings made for the BBC between 1968 and 1972. Clickety-click, sixty-six tracks.
‘Bridget St John proved to be the closest Dandelion got to acid folk and psychedelia; her two later albums for the label contain flashes of avant- garde adventurousness, but are closer in spirit to Nick Drake or a post- Fotheringay Sandy Denny’ (Seasons They Change).
The discs are presented in mini LP sleeves; the booklet includes memorabilia and comprehensive notes.
Frightened… Rebellious Jukebox… Industrial Estate (Yeah Yeah)... Futures And Pasts…
Classic early-eighties jazz-funk for GRP, with Hoboglabotribin, Spinnin, and a nice cover of Miles’ Solar amongst the highlights of his teenage debut; likewise Weldon Irvine’s Mr Clean on the follow-up.
Her last Columbia, from 1979. This includes disco mixes of Love Dancin’, and the Diana Ross classic Touch Me In The Morning.