these are some pretty far out mixes. really reminds me of the sixties music I grew up on, but taken to a whole other planet! very impressive.

Prolapse - Bruxelles (The Italian Flag, 	Radar Records, 1997)
Psychic TV ‎– The Orchids (Dreams Less Sweet, CBS, 1983)
This Moment Again and Again - Happiness is a hologram (https://soundcloud.com/thismomentagainandagain , 2013)
All in One - Days of my life (All in One, KPS Records, 1969)
Gary & Allen Porn - Cat Caravan (Creekside)
Swingin' Stars Orchestra - River Song (mid 70s group from Martinique, merci https://soundcloud.com/hidingplaceplace)
Mormos - N° 5 in the book (The Magic Spell Of Mother's Wrath, CBS, 1972)
The Ordells - Sippin' a Cup of Coffee (late 60s soul 45, merci encore https://soundcloud.com/hidingplaceplace)
Rodier Gauthier - L'Herbe (earlier Rodier 45, 1968, et encore, merci https://soundcloud.com/hidingplaceplace)
Laura J Martin & The Simonsound - Inside Your Bones(Inside Your Bones / Spy, Battered Ornaments, 2011)
Steve Warner - Fireflies (Candle Records, 1979)
Shalynn - Flower Song (private pop-psych 45, released in 1977, merci https://soundcloud.com/hidingplaceplace)
Harpers Bizarre ‎–  Witchi Tai To (Harpers Bizarre 4, Warner Bros. Records, 1969)
Blossom Dearie - That's Just The Way I Want To Be (That's Just The Way I Want To Be, Fontana, 1970 merci, Julien! https://soundcloud.com/julien-gasc)




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Peter Olof Fransson: Organ/Keyboard, Sound & Rhythmic Collages, Lead Vocals.
Svante Sjöstedt: Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals.

This composition "Unicorn Song" was recorded in August/September 2015.

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Unicorn Song

Peter Olof Fransson: Organ/Keyboard, Sound & Rhythmic Collages, Lead Vocals.
Svante Sjöstedt: Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals.

This composition "Something Comes" was partly recorded in May 2014, and in March/September 2015.

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Something Comes

Peter Olof Fransson: Organ/Keyboard, Sound & Rhythmic Collages, Lead Vocals.
Svante Sjöstedt: Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals.

This composition "Mr Soul Recycler" was recorded in November 2015.

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Mr Soul Recycler

Banana: Hice Una Cruz (sweet Argentinian beat ballad, 1968)

Jean Claude Vannier
L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches Alternate Takes
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Record Store Day 2016 Exclusive

Late in 2015, exactly ten years since Finders Keepers Records first liberated Jean Claude Vannier’s 1973 French Holy Grail concept LP L’Enfant Assassin Des Mouches, the label was handed a very unexpected anniversary gift in the form of a small clutch of lost Vannier studio master tapes.  Having worked closely with Jean Claude to leave no stone unturned both label and artist were shocked and delighted to be given what turned out to be further insights in to the musical ideas and ambitions of the 29-year-old composer during those mythical studio sessions which occurred a few months after the release of his seminal work on Histoire De Melody Nelson.

The original L’Enfant Assassin Des Mouches LP has been the source of inspiration and awe for artists of all disciplines, critics and connoisseurs alike while retaining a firm fixture in many a tome and top ten, accounting for indispensable moments in avant-garde pop and experimental rock music and (with FKs repressing schedule as testimony) continues to gain momentum. The fact that these masters were dubbed to a separate master tape as a proposed aborted major label single indicates that they were the first (and most exciting) tracks to emerge from the flamboyant visionary sessions which eventually trickled out on small independent French label stimulating record collector nirvana in the process.

Including new unheard instrumentation, alternative arrangements and mix board levels, this special limited release comes packaged in authentic 1970’s promo bag artwork and marks the first in a series of new vintage Vannier projects extracted from a new vault of genuinely, previously “lost” materials.

Jean Claude Vannier - L'Enfant Au Royaume Des Mouche (alt version)

Overland Express: Love is a Funny Thing (super obscure moody garage 45)

Spade: Just You and I (great weird melancholy garage pop NJ 45 1969)

Tim McKenna: Where Are You? (cool loner folk 45 out of Michigan, 1971)

Pre-order 'Union Cafe' on LP/CD/DL: http://phonofile.link/union-cafe

Erased Tapes has the huge privilege of reissuing the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s last ever studio album Union Cafe including a first time vinyl edition — out December 1st 2017 to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of founder Simon Jeffes’ passing in 1997.  

It was 1972 in the South of France when Simon had an unfortunate experience with food poisoning which lead to a much more fortunate circumstance when a vivid dream, induced from his illness and depicting a dystopian future, conceived the Penguin Cafe; a charming place where solace, harmony, and the orchestra’s unique music could be found amidst brutal concrete structures and darkness. For the following 25 years, Simon carried out this vision bringing brightness into a world full of noise. Sadly, after his passing, the original orchestra disbanded, but the doors to this happy place reopened when his son Arthur decided to continue his father’s legacy under the name Penguin Cafe.

The continuation of the PCO began at London’s Union Chapel in 2007 when Arthur and the original musicians commemorated Simon 10 years after his death. Another 10 years forward, 2017 will see Penguin Cafe pay tribute to him once again at the Union Chapel on December 11th where they will perform Union Cafe in full – a union from all corners of this magical world.

Union Cafe was the fifth, and the last studio album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It was initially released in 1993 merely on cassette and CD, and will now be given a new breath of life, for the first time available on vinyl, and another chance to reach old and new fans alike. 

“Union Cafe was the last studio album recorded by the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra and marked a move towards a definitive English pastoral sound combined with larger string arrangements set against longer solo piano pieces. With this last album they got even closer to the PCO idea of squaring the circle of intellectually challenging modern music that is still actually beautiful. For me this has always been a contender as my favourite PCO album, and the fact that it never ended up on vinyl was more to do with the way things were in the early 90s, and chance rather than it being deliberate. So in that sense this release is righting an old wrong. The slow development of the pieces means that you can really get lost in them and vinyl is of course the perfect way to do that.” — Arthur Jeffes

Arthur very kindly gave access to the original Union Cafe painting that currently lives in his North London home studio, created by Arthur’s mother Emily Young and now photographed by Alex Kozobolis for this special reissue edition.

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Olia Eichenbaum

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