Label:Barclay – 90009
Country:Canada
Used LP 1970
Disc:VG+ (feel slight surface noise at quiet parts, not bad shape overall)
Jacket:VG+/VG (light scuffs, punch hole on back (is not punctured))
The only album by Morning Calm, a French-British hippie folk group formed in Paris. The members were Irishman Leo Gillespie (vocals/guitar), British musician Jerry Field (violin) and Frenchman Didier Malherbe (flute) who would later become an early member of Gong. Recorded in a single take after the band was invited into a studio while performing on the streets of Paris in 1969, it seems this was essentially a project they were duped into, the title was chosen without their consent, they weren’t informed of the release, and they didn’t receive a single penny. However, judging from the members' subsequent achievements, it possesses a strange persuasiveness and a remarkable level of musical perfection that is immediately apparent. It’s that feeling where hippie, acid, psychedelic, organic, and chamber music blend together exquisitely. The cover ironically is also quite appealing.
パリで結成されたフランス系イギリス人のヒッピー系フォーク・グループMorning Calmによる唯一作。メンバーはアイルランド人Leo Gillespie(Vo/Gu)にGongの初期メンバーとなるイギリス人Jerry Field(Violin)とフランス人Didier Malherbe(Flute)の混成。69年パリの路上で演奏する内にスタジオへ誘われワンテイクで制作されたもので、タイトルも勝手につけられリリースも知らされず一銭も貰うこともできず云わば騙された作品だったようです。ですがメンバーのその後の功績から見てもやはり光るものがあったと思わせる不思議な説得力と楽曲の完成度を持ち合わせているのがすぐに感じ取れます。ヒッピー、アシッド、サイケデリック、オーガニック、室内楽等が絶妙に混じり合うこの感じ。ジャケも皮肉ですがいい感じなんですよね。
A1 - Robert Mc Williams
A3 - House In 73
B1 - Electric Circle
B2 - Kid Sister's Theory
B3 - Little Miss Rose
