Formed in Bristol in 1969, Stackridge were one of the most unique British bands of the era. Possessing a gift for melody, musicianship and a fine sense of humour, their concerts were legendary. The band appeared at the very first Glastonbury festival and soon after signed to MCA Records. A succession of wonderful albums in the 1970s earned the band a loyal following but following line-up changes and the release of the album “Mr. Mick” they disbanded.
It was therefore a pleasant surprise when in 1999 the album “Something for the Weekend” was released. Sporadic reunions followed and a mini-album release via the Stackridge website, “Lemon,” also appeared, but in 2008 Stackridge returned with a masterpiece, the excellent album “A Victory for Common Sense” (which featured original members James Warren, Andy Davis, Mutter Slater and Jim “Crun” Walter). Produced by Chris Hughes, the album received excellent critical reviews.
Stackridge continued to tour, but by 2015 both Mutter Slater and Crun Walter had departed. On 19th December 2015 Stackridge made their farewell performance at a concert in Bristol (for which they were joined by guest Mutter Slater), which was recorded and later released as the double album “The Final Bow.”
This collection gathers together the albums “Something for the Weekend,” the “Lemon” mini- album, “A Victory for Common Sense” and “The Final Bow: Bristol 2015.” It also features additional bonus tracks such as the 2006 re-recording of “Purple Spaceships Over Yatton,” “Seek and You Will Find” and both songs from the rare “Dummies” CD single.
• A newsly remastered clamshell boxset featuring the later reunion albums by Stackridge
• Features the albums “Something For The Weekend,” “A Vicotiry For Common Sense” & “The Final Bow, Bristol 2015.”
• Included illustrated booklet with essay
• Coverage on all specialist radio, reviews in Progressive RockJournal, Classic Rock, Uncut, Mojo, Record Collector & Prog Magazines & all specialist press plus overage on relevant websites and fanzines.
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Tracklist:
DISC ONE – Something for the Weekend
1 It’s a Fascinating World
2 Ruth, Did You Read My Mind
3 Something About the Beatles
4 Help Under Doors
5 The Vegan’s Hatred of Fish
6 Sliding Down the Razorblade of Love
7 The Youth of Today
8 Have Faith in Love
9 Five-Poster Bedlam
10 Wildebeeste
11 Grooving Along on the Highway on a Monday Morning Once
12 Someday They’ll Find Out
13 Drinking & Driving
14 It Must Be Time for Bed
Bonus Tracks:
15 The Final Bow
16 Big Baby
17 Charles Louis Dance
18 Wonderful Day
19 Bread & Water
20 Dirty Little Nightingale
21 First Name of Love
22 Beating a Path
DISC TWO – A Victory for Common Sense
1 Boots and Shoes
2 The Old Country
3 (Waiting for You and) England to Return
4 Red Squirrel
5 North St. Grande
6 Long Dark River
7 Lost and Found
8 Cheese and Ham
9 The Day the World Stopped Turning
Bonus Tracks:
10 Seek and You Will Find
11 Beside the Sea
12 Dummies
13 Purple Spaceships Over Yatton (2006 version)
DISC THREE – The Final Bow, Bristol 2015
1 Over the Horizon
2 The Road to Venezuela
3 The Last Plimsoll
4 Red Squirrel
5 Syracuse the Elephant
6 Fundamentally Yours
7 Highbury Incident
8 Teatime
9 God Speed the Plough
10 Long Dark River
11 Purple Spaceships Over Yatton
DISC FOUR – The Final Bow, Bristol 2015
1 All I Do is Dream of You
2 Fish in a Glass
3 Something About the Beatles
4 No Ones More Important Than the Earthworm
5 Lost and Found
6 Boots and Shoes
7 The Final Bow
8 Lummy Days
9 Slark
10 Dora the Female Explorer
11 Do the Stanley Aviator Brass