Incredible String Band
Like the mysterious alchemical formula chanted on their song "Koeeoaddi There," The Incredible String Band held a certain elemental mystique, composed of equal parts magic and imagination. With its two principal songwriters Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, the ISB's heyday was the 1967-72 period, when their albums were navigated by producer Joe Boyd and their live shows mixed mime, improvisational theatre, and rambling compositions played on an increasing number of ethnically exotic instruments in front of devoted audiences of chemically-fueled fans. But before the haze-daze of psychedelia, before the wondrous adventures of Hirem Pawnitof, Cousin Caterpillar, Big Ted, The Little Cloud, Black Jack Davey, Malcolm, Rose, or even Liccy, there was the more humble...
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Like the mysterious alchemical formula chanted on their song "Koeeoaddi There," The Incredible String Band held a certain elemental mystique, composed of equal parts magic and imagination. With its two principal songwriters Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, the ISB's heyday was the 1967-72 period, when their albums were navigated by producer Joe Boyd and their live shows mixed mime, improvisational theatre, and rambling compositions played on an increasing number of ethnically exotic instruments in front of devoted audiences of chemically-fueled fans. But before the haze-daze of psychedelia, before the wondrous adventures of Hirem Pawnitof, Cousin Caterpillar, Big Ted, The Little Cloud, Black Jack Davey, Malcolm, Rose, or even Liccy, there was the more humble...
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The Big Huge
Recorded in 1968, as the Incredible String Band popularity was peaking, the band by this point had more or less stabilized to quartet form with Williamson, Heron and Licorice being joined by Heron’s then-girlfriend, Rose Simpson, on violin and percus…
Wee Tam
Wee Tam and The Big Huge were originally released in 1968 as both a double LP in the UK, and individually as two separate albums in the US. They mark a creative high point for the Incredible String Band that is only matched by their other 1968 master…
Incredible String band
Beginning as a duo in Edinburg, Scotland, acoustic musicians Robin Williamson and Clive Palmer sought to stretch the boundaries of contemporary folk music from the start. Composing much of their own material rather than relying solely on the hideboun…
The Hangman\'s Beautiful Daughter
The 1968 release of The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter, the third Incredible String Band album, was met with wide acclaim, both critically and commercially, reaching # in the UK. Sitar, oud, panpipe, jaw harp, water harp, penny whistle, chananai, harps…
The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion was the second LP by The Incredible String Band, released in July 1967. Since recording their debut album the previous year, the original trio had been reduced to two, Mike Heron and Robin Williamson. They …
Be Glad For The Song Has No Ending
A television special on the I.S.B., made circa 1968/69, but never seen until now. This 80 minute DVD vividly encapsulates the intensity of The Incredible String Band in the late 1960's. Live sequences show the band at the height of their powers, cast…
Philadelphia Folk Fest 1969
An official bootleg featuring the INCREDIBLE STRING BAND performing live at the 1969 Philadelphia Folk Festival. Widely considered to be one of the bandis best live recordings, the album features eight wonderful songs.
Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air
During their lifespan, The Incredible String Band contained several wives, children and pets, and were a five-piece when they disbanded in November 1974. Basically, everyone else acted as a supporting cast to the songwriting nucleus of Robin Williams…
I looked up
New remastered edition, originally issued in 1970, I LOOKED UP represents the end of the Robin/Mike/Likky/Rose period of the Incredible String Band. Later that same year would see te release of the 2-lp set U, which would introduce new faces and infl…
U
Their 1970 album intended as a soundtrack to their theatrical stage show, this was subtitled A Surreal Parade in Song and Dance. Includes the epic 'Rainbow'. Never before on CD, this the amazing Elektra remastered edition."U" is something special, an…
The Chelsea Sessions 1967
This album is essentially the first recording by Robin Williamson and Mike Heron as a duo. What's most exciting about this album is that fans can witness these songs take creative flight for the first time. Most of these selections found their way on…
Changing Horses
They really don't write them like this any more. "Big Ted's dead / He was a great old pig," sings Robin Williamson. "He'd eat most anything / Never wore a wig." Although the Incredible String Band had always been delightfully ramshackle, 1969's Chang…