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The Incredible String Band

Their debut: sixteen songs recorded in one afternoon, with Williamson, Heron and Clive Palmer.
Robin Williamson, 1966

Side A is "Maybe Someday", "October Song", "When the Music Starts to Play", "Schaeffer's Jig", "Womankind", "The Tree", "Whistle Tune" and "Dandelion Blues"; side B "How Happy I Am", "Empty Pocket Blues", "Smoke Shovelling Song", "Can't Keep Me Here", "Good as Gone", "Footsteps of the Heron", "Niggertown" (a traditional song arranged by Palmer, a title we reproduce only as listed) and "Everything's Fine Right Now". There are nine solo songs, four duets and three by all three. Williamson played vocals, guitar, violin, tin whistle, fiddle and mandolin, Heron vocals and guitar, and Palmer banjo, guitar and kazoo; the trio broke up right after recording.

AllMusic's Lindsay Planer gave it four stars as their most simple album; Pitchfork's Andrew Gaerig gave 5.2 out of 10. Heron later said it was his favorite of the band's releases.

Track listing

  1. Maybe Someday2:20
  2. October Song4:09
  3. When the Music Starts to Play2:43
  4. Schaeffer's Jig0:58
  5. Womankind3:45
  6. The Tree2:55
  7. Whistle Tune1:02
  8. Dandelion Blues3:02
  9. How Happy I Am2:20
  10. Empty Pocket Blues4:47
  11. Smoke Shovelling Song3:47
  12. Can't Keep Me Here2:14
  13. Good as Gone3:30
  14. Footsteps of the Heron3:14
  15. Everything's Fine Right Now2:12

Sources

  1. The Incredible String Band (album), Wikipedia
  2. Robin Williamson, Wikipedia