High In The Morning - British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1973
High In The Morning is the latest instalment of Grapefruit's popular year-by-year overviews of the more melodic end of the early 70s UK progressive rock scene. This four-hour compilation features big hits, key album tracks, cult classics, and rarities from 1973.
1973 was another significant year in British pop, with the recent arrival of glam – including the Bryan Ferry-led Roxy Music, who proved that "avant rock" could be a commercial proposition – inspiring many underground bands to adopt a more streamlined sound. This more song-based approach helped give the 1973 singles chart a new energy, with memorable 45s from Mott The Hoople, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Faces, Status Quo, Medicine Head, and Nazareth.
Though they fell short of the charts, some of the era's more idiosyncratic singer-songwriter talents – Kevin Ayers, Al Stewart, Kevin Coyne – also issued much-loved, radio-friendly singles. On the live circuit, the UK free festival scene was dominated by a new hippie/glam/space rock convergence, with brand leaders Hawkwind joined by the likes of The Pink Fairies and Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come.
Featuring all of the above names as well as Thin Lizzy, The Kinks, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Caravan, Procol Harum, Stealers Wheel, Roy Wood, Rare Bird, Badfinger, Free, Family and many others, High In The Morning is a fascinating three-CD, four-hour appraisal of the 1973 British rock and pop scene. Housed in a clamshell box that features a classic crowd shot from that year's Windsor free festival, High In The Morning includes a 48-page booklet that's packed with rare photos, quotes, and biographical information.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
"ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS (album version) - Mott The Hoople"
"JOYBRINGER – Manfred Mann's Earthband"
"SURPRISE, SURPRISE - Caravan"
"MARLENE – Kevin Coyne"
"THE SERGEANT SAYS - Spirogyra"
And so on for DISC TWO and DISC THREE. Each disc features a unique selection of songs from various artists of the era.
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High In The Morning - British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1973
High In The Morning is the latest instalment of Grapefruit's popular year-by-year overviews of the more melodic end of the early 70s UK progressive rock scene. This four-hour compilation features big hits, key album tracks, cult classics, and rarities from 1973.
1973 was another significant year in British pop, with the recent arrival of glam – including the Bryan Ferry-led Roxy Music, who proved that "avant rock" could be a commercial proposition – inspiring many underground bands to adopt a more streamlined sound. This more song-based approach helped give the 1973 singles chart a new energy, with memorable 45s from Mott The Hoople, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Faces, Status Quo, Medicine Head, and Nazareth.
Though they fell short of the charts, some of the era's more idiosyncratic singer-songwriter talents – Kevin Ayers, Al Stewart, Kevin Coyne – also issued much-loved, radio-friendly singles. On the live circuit, the UK free festival scene was dominated by a new hippie/glam/space rock convergence, with brand leaders Hawkwind joined by the likes of The Pink Fairies and Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come.
Featuring all of the above names as well as Thin Lizzy, The Kinks, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Caravan, Procol Harum, Stealers Wheel, Roy Wood, Rare Bird, Badfinger, Free, Family and many others, High In The Morning is a fascinating three-CD, four-hour appraisal of the 1973 British rock and pop scene. Housed in a clamshell box that features a classic crowd shot from that year's Windsor free festival, High In The Morning includes a 48-page booklet that's packed with rare photos, quotes, and biographical information.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
"ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS (album version) - Mott The Hoople"
"JOYBRINGER – Manfred Mann's Earthband"
"SURPRISE, SURPRISE - Caravan"
"MARLENE – Kevin Coyne"
"THE SERGEANT SAYS - Spirogyra"
And so on for DISC TWO and DISC THREE. Each disc features a unique selection of songs from various artists of the era.
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High In The Morning is the latest instalment of Grapefruit's popular year-by-year overviews of the more melodic end of the early 70s UK progressive rock scene. This four-hour compilation features big hits, key album tracks, cult classics, and rarities from 1973.
1973 was another significant year in British pop, with the recent arrival of glam – including the Bryan Ferry-led Roxy Music, who proved that "avant rock" could be a commercial proposition – inspiring many underground bands to adopt a more streamlined sound. This more song-based approach helped give the 1973 singles chart a new energy, with memorable 45s from Mott The Hoople, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Faces, Status Quo, Medicine Head, and Nazareth.
Though they fell short of the charts, some of the era's more idiosyncratic singer-songwriter talents – Kevin Ayers, Al Stewart, Kevin Coyne – also issued much-loved, radio-friendly singles. On the live circuit, the UK free festival scene was dominated by a new hippie/glam/space rock convergence, with brand leaders Hawkwind joined by the likes of The Pink Fairies and Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come.
Featuring all of the above names as well as Thin Lizzy, The Kinks, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Caravan, Procol Harum, Stealers Wheel, Roy Wood, Rare Bird, Badfinger, Free, Family and many others, High In The Morning is a fascinating three-CD, four-hour appraisal of the 1973 British rock and pop scene. Housed in a clamshell box that features a classic crowd shot from that year's Windsor free festival, High In The Morning includes a 48-page booklet that's packed with rare photos, quotes, and biographical information.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
"ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS (album version) - Mott The Hoople"
"JOYBRINGER – Manfred Mann's Earthband"
"SURPRISE, SURPRISE - Caravan"
"MARLENE – Kevin Coyne"
"THE SERGEANT SAYS - Spirogyra"
And so on for DISC TWO and DISC THREE. Each disc features a unique selection of songs from various artists of the era.
