Billy Nicholls "Would You Believe" Expanded Vinyl Reissue

[Mang]

Apologias if this has already been mentioned elsewhere but Castle/Sanctuary have just reished this marvel of UK popsike on double vinyl featuring the original album and loads of demos/mono single versions etc. - limited to 1000 and all numbered. 14.99 from Intoxica! or Sister Ray. Bargain!!

[Campag Record]

Cheers....think I'll have to invest in one of those. Funnily enough I was just talking to friend about it at the weekend and how the previous reissue is selling for quite a healthy sum so this latest issue has come as a nice surprise

[BlackRegent]

Thanks for the heads up. Duly ordered

[antwhiplash2]

Am i the only one?
Bought the 1st repress when it came out a few years ago, nearly shaking with anticipation of this long lost clasic, could it really be the holy grail, the greatest UK psychedelic album of all time?
Well, no actually. One spin & sold.
The most dissapointing "lost classic" i can remember hearing.
Would love to know what other Vultures feel about it, is it just hard to get into & a few more spins would have rewarded me?

[Crawdaddy Simon]

I will probably get the new issue to replace my CD, but I would tend to agree with antwhiplash2 that it's not quite the British Pet Sounds. I do like "Daytime Girl" and "Come Again" (especially as recorded by Del Shannon) a lot, and the accompanying demos as I remember hearing them were pretty great, but I love Billy Nicholls' fab second LP Love Songs so much more!

[jakartajive]

I just got sent a freebie of the new double Lp re-ish with all the bells and whistles of demos and alt takes and the like added on and have had nothing else on the decks for about a week now. Hadn't listened to the LP in an age, but can't get enough of it yet again this tyme around.

For those of you not familiar with the record, 'tis truly a marvel of euphoric, slightly dazed, sunshine psychedelia. Hits like The Beach Boys if they had a mutant love child with The Small Faces. 'Girl from New York' is one of the greatest songs of all time; you can't beat a banjo interlude a la 'Would you believe' and what's not to dig about anything that has Stevie M on backing vocals. A confection of delights and guaranteed to imbue a warm afterglow upon you as the Indian summer slowly fades away into Autumn.

To these ears, as close as the UK came to a 'Pet Sounds'-esque symphonic SuperPop record, but all washed with the kind of early acid wash that things like 'Through My Eyes' or 'The Walker' by The Creation also ripple and shine with,

Still a few left as well, so personally I'd receommend shelling the sixteen quid.

http://www.freakemporium.com/site/re...leasepage.html

[peter sundae]

I just got sent a freebie of the new double Lp re-ish with all the bells and whistles of demos and alt takes and the like added on and have had nothing else on the decks for about a week now. Hadn't listened to the LP in an age, but can't get enough of it yet again this tyme around.

For those of you not familiar with the record, 'tis truly a marvel of euphoric, slightly dazed, sunshine psychedelia. Hits like The Beach Boys if they had a mutant love child with The Small Faces. 'Girl from New York' is one of the greatest songs of all time; you can't beat a banjo interlude a la 'Would you believe' and what's not to dig about anything that has Stevie M on backing vocals. A confection of delights and guaranteed to imbue a warm afterglow upon you as the Indian summer slowly fades away into Autumn.

To these ears, as close as the UK came to a 'Pet Sounds'-esque symphonic SuperPop record, but all washed with the kind of early acid wash that things like 'Through My Eyes' or 'The Walker' by The Creation also ripple and shine with,

Still a few left as well, so personally I'd receommend shelling the sixteen quid.

http://www.freakemporium.com/site/re...leasepage.html

Umm did someone send you a free copy in return for a review..Hugh ?

[Sie-Fly]

I just got sent a freebie of the new double Lp re-ish with all the bells and whistles of demos and alt takes and the like added on and have had nothing else on the decks for about a week now. Hadn't listened to the LP in an age, but can't get enough of it yet again this tyme around.

For those of you not familiar with the record, 'tis truly a marvel of euphoric, slightly dazed, sunshine psychedelia. Hits like The Beach Boys if they had a mutant love child with The Small Faces. 'Girl from New York' is one of the greatest songs of all time; you can't beat a banjo interlude a la 'Would you believe' and what's not to dig about anything that has Stevie M on backing vocals. A confection of delights and guaranteed to imbue a warm afterglow upon you as the Indian summer slowly fades away into Autumn.

To these ears, as close as the UK came to a 'Pet Sounds'-esque symphonic SuperPop record, but all washed with the kind of early acid wash that things like 'Through My Eyes' or 'The Walker' by The Creation also ripple and shine with,

Still a few left as well, so personally I'd receommend shelling the sixteen quid.

http://www.freakemporium.com/site/re...leasepage.html

it's a great record but the creation are a million miles higher..they mixed aggresion and tension with their pop art sound and that for me gives them the edge..hugh have you heard the mark eric album?

[jakartajive]

it's a great record but the creation are a million miles higher..they mixed aggresion and tension with their pop art sound and that for me gives them the edge..hugh have you heard the mark eric album?

Given the choice of the two, I'd be with you, Sie, and opt for The Creation any time, obviously, though it is a bit like having to choose between one of Slim Jim's strawberry and prosecco confections and a double vodka, really, no? Both equally effective and worthy in their own place and time. It's only really 'Girl from New York' that has that edginess to it on the LP, innit.

Have heard the mark Eric and dug it a lot.
Still haven't sourced a cheapo copy yet, mind!

[Rich45s]

Cheers for the thread bumpage on this, forgot all about picking it up.

Just got one from eBay from Sister Ray, if anyone is that way enclined they guarantee a numbered copy under 100 from them.

[ROCKPROF]

I reckon the lp is a nice little grower myself,although the reissue with its single sleeve and nowt else was a little dissapointing.

[Sie-Fly]

I reckon the lp is a nice little grower myself,although the reissue with its single sleeve and nowt else was a little dissapointing.

agreed..it took me a long time to get it - in this case thank heavens for reissues

[BlackRegent]

It pretty much hit me first play. Just a great record.

[eagerbeaver]

Am i the only one?
Bought the 1st repress when it came out a few years ago, nearly shaking with anticipation of this long lost clasic, could it really be the holy grail, the greatest UK psychedelic album of all time?
Well, no actually. One spin & sold.
The most dissapointing "lost classic" i can remember hearing.
Would love to know what other Vultures feel about it, is it just hard to get into & a few more spins would have rewarded me?

i heard it when it was reissued about ten yrs back and thought it fell straight into the "quite good" pile. "London Social Degree" (geddit) was a highlight but I didn't rate the LP that much otherwise. I'd give it another go though.

[Joe M'geek]

Given the choice of the two, I'd be with you, Sie, and opt for The Creation any time, obviously, though it is a bit like having to choose between one of Slim Jim's strawberry and prosecco confections and a double vodka, really, no? Both equally effective and worthy in their own place and time. It's only really 'Girl from New York' that has that edginess to it on the LP, innit.

Have heard the mark Eric and dug it a lot.
Still haven't sourced a cheapo copy yet, mind!

Mark Eric is great...i definitely see him and Billy Nichols as us/uk equivilents- slightly popsikey, weird voices! My copy was £15 a while back...it's one of those that seems to turn up quite a lot, and you just have to watch a few to turn it up cheap. Think I prefer it to Billy Nichols...Del S definitely did a better job of singing his songs. His voice is hard to get past, for me

I don't really 'get' the fuss over The Creation. I'd probably love them if they released two singles- Makin' time and 'how does it feel to feel', but there's so much mediocre material- though I may only think this 'cos of getting 'volume 2' of those cds on retroactive(?) rather than vol 1

[Joe M'geek]

just thought of another uk thing that reminds me of Mark Eric (tangent) - 'big sam' by Peter Lee Stirling... on the flip of 'Mr Average Man'