The Beginning of Doves

~ Release by Marc Bolan (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Compilation consisting of "...pre-fame demo tracks from 1966 and 1967."

The following tracks were recorded early 1966 after a meeting with Simon Napier-Bell, same day:

  1. Black and White Incident
  2. Observations
  3. Pictures of the Purple People
  4. Jasmine '49
  5. Charlie
  6. Hippy Gumbo

"Others from around this time...":

  1. You Got the Power
  2. Eastern Spell

All of(?) these tracks were released on Parlophone in 1966.

Later recording sessions (1966-97?):

"...dated back to his days with Decca,":

  1. Rings of Fortune
  2. Beyond the Rising Sun

"...given to John's Children.":

  1. Sally Was an Angel
  2. Lunacy's Back
  3. Jasper C Debussy

"Then last but not least came new material..."

  1. The Beginning of Doves
  2. One Inch Rock

All info taken from accompanying liner notes.

Annotation last modified on 2009-06-21 14:27 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1One Inch Rock
2:19
2Mustang Ford
1:47
3Sally Was an Angel
2:45
4Hippy Gumbo
1:55
5Black and White Incident
1:46
6You Got the Power
1:50
7The Beginning of Doves
1:49
8Charlie
1:56
9Jasmine ’49
2:29
10Observations
2:14
11Rings of Fortune
2:32
12Eastern Spell
1:30
13Lunacy’s Back
2:20
14Jasper C Debussy
recording of:
Jasper C. Debussy
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:11
15Beyond the Rising Sun
2:17
16Pictures of the Purple People
2:21

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Release

ASIN:DE: B00005B0QF [info]