Gracious! - The Recordings 1970-1971 : 3 x CDs + NTSC (all region) DVD box set (due to weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed)
SKU
23-ECRUS4005
3CD + multi-region DVD clamshell box set anthology featuring all the recordings by the sadly under-recognized, progressive rock quintet Gracious! between 1970-1971.
Featuring Paul "Sandy" Davis (lead vocals, 12-string guitar), Alan Cowderoy (lead guitar, vocals), Martin Kitcat (Mellotron, organ, piano, vocals), Tim Wheatley (bass, vocals) and Robert Lipson (drums), the band first came to prominence in 1968 when they supported The Who on tour. They recorded a single for Polydor Records before a support slot for King Crimson in 1969 led to them purchasing a mellotron and changing style.
In 1970 their debut self-titled album appeared on the Vertigo label and the band were greeted with critical praise. This in turn led to Gracious! performing a set at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival (joining a bill that featured Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Who, Family, ELP, The Moody Blues and many more). Their set was recorded and filmed but was to remain unreleased until now!
In early 1971 the band recorded their second album at Olympic Studios. Originally entitled ‘Supernova’ and perhaps their finest work, the band was dropped by Vertigo prior to its release. The recordings eventually received a belated release on Philips Records under the title "This is... Gracious!" later in 1971.
"The Recordings 1970-1971" gathers together both albums and also includes a CD of the band's 1970 Isle of Wight Festival set and a multi-region DVD featuring the film of their Isle of Wight performance. The set also includes a lavishly illustrated booklet with many unseen photographs and a new essay with band interviews by Mike Barnes.”
DISC ONE: Gracious!
1. Introduction
2. Heaven
3. Hell
4. Fugue in D Minor
5. The Dream
DISC TWO: This is Gracious!
1. Super Nova
2. C.B.S.
3. What’s Come to Be
4. Blue Skies and Alibis
5. Hold Me Down
6. Once on a Windy Day (single version)
DISC THREE: Gracious! Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 - Previously unreleased
1. Super Nova
2. Once on a Windy Day
DISC FOUR - DVD (Multi-region): Gracious! Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 film - Previously unreleased
1. Super Nova
2. Once on a Windy Day
- Format TypeNTSC
- Region CodingAll Region
- LabelEsoteric
- UPC760137192268