{"product_id":"various-incident-at-a-free-festival","title":"Various - Incident at a Free Festival","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtist: Various  |  Label: Ace |  Format: CD  |  Genre: Rock | CD Condition: New |  Jewel Box Condition: Sealed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarious Artists \u003cbr\u003eIncident at a Free Festival\u003cbr\u003eAce CDCHD 1619 - import 2 LPs on 1 CD \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Incident At a Free Festival” is a tribute to the mid-afternoon slots at Deeply Vale, Bickershaw, Krumlin, Weeley, and Plumpton – early 70s festivals that don’t get the column inches afforded the Isle of Wight or Glastonbury Fayre, but which would have been rites of passage for thousands of kids. Bands lower down the bill would have been charged with waking up the gentle hippies and appealing to both the greasy bikers and the girls in knee-high boots who wanted to wiggle their hips. And the best way to do that was with volume, riffs and percussion. \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCompiled by the venerated Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs of Saint Etienne, this is the heavier side of the early 70s they summarised on the acclaimed “English Weather” collection. There’s an air of menace and illicit thrills among tracks by Andwella, Stack Waddy and Leaf Hound (whose “Grower of Mushroom” album is worth well over £1,000). Bigger names include the rabble-rousing Edgar Broughton Band and kings of the festival freakout, Hawkwind. They are represented by the rare Ejection single. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFor every mystical Tyrannosaurus Rex performance there was something like Atomic Rooster’s Tomorrow Night or Curved Air’s Back Street Luv to capture the spirit of the day and stir the loins of festival goers; the tracks on “Incident At a Free Festival” were inspired by both Chicago’s percussive wig-outs and the Pink Fairies’ anarchic spirit. The sounds were heavy and frequently funky, with a definite scent of danger. Their message was clear and simple: clap your hands, stamp your feet, hold on to your mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Contains;\u003cbr\u003eChasing Shadows - Deep Purple \u003cbr\u003eOne Way Glass - Manfred Mann Chapter III\u003cbr\u003eHold Onto Your Mind - Andwella \u003cbr\u003eHot Pants - Alan Parker \u0026amp; Alan Hawkshaw \u003cbr\u003eDo It - The Pink Fairies \u003cbr\u003eTomorrow Night - Atomic Rooster \u003cbr\u003eTaken All the Good Things - Stray \u003cbr\u003eOut Demons Out - Edgar Broughton Band \u003cbr\u003eFor Mad Men Only - May Blitz \u003cbr\u003eBackstreet Luv - Curved Air \u003cbr\u003eEjection - Hawkwind \u003cbr\u003eMeat Pies Ave Come But Band's Not Ere Yet - Stackwaddy \u003cbr\u003eLovely Lady Rock - James Hogg \u003cbr\u003eThird World - Paladin \u003cbr\u003eTaking Some Time On - Barclay James Harvest \u003cbr\u003eRicochet - Jonesy \u003cbr\u003eLed Balloon - Steve Gray \u003cbr\u003eBig Boobs Boogie - Slowload \u003cbr\u003eFreelance Fiend - Leaf Hound \u003cbr\u003eConfunktion - Dave Richmond \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNEW SEALED import \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2 LPs on 1 CD \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ace \/ Steve Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48818466947323,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4553\/files\/Screenshot2024-03-03at9.16.06PM.png?v=1709522178","url":"https:\/\/orbitrecords.com\/products\/various-incident-at-a-free-festival","provider":"Orbit Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}