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The 2-LP set Beeside: The Anthology unearths 24 tracks of music recorded by Tintern Abbey between the summer of 1967 (when they spent a month in a Cornwall cottage, rehearsing and taping their performances prior to their London launch) and the end of 1968.
Alongside that genre-defining Deram single and those previously-leaked demos are some astonishing treasures. Among the highlights: the intended late 1967 follow-up 45 "Snowman" (a disorientating melange of sinister Mellotron, disembodied voices and backward tapes that was abandoned when original guitarist Don Smith left the group); the Arabicsounding "My Prayer," and the SF Sorrow-anticipating "Let The Wind Blow," along with late 1968 creations like "Raspberry Ripple," "Life Goes By," and "My House," suggesting that, even at the point of their collapse, Tintern Abbey remained a vital, vibrant unit.
The package features a 4-page insert boasting a comprehensive essay with band quotes and previously unpublished photos and memorabilia tucked inside a beautiful gatefold jacket containing a purple vinyl pressing limited to 1500 copies worldwide. This lovingly-assembled 2LP set is the final word on a group that turned out to be as mysterious and elusive as the Wordsworth poem that inspired their name.
Tracklist
Side A
1 Beeside
2 Vacuum Cleaner
3 Tanya
4 Bodmin Blow
5 My Prayer (Early Version)
6 Let the Wind Blow
Side B
1 Stickleback
2 Busy Bee
3 Do What You Must
4 Hookah
5 Nightfall
6 Mrs. Daisy (Polydor Version)
7 Blue Pants
Side C
1 People Cant See (Acetate Version)
2 How Do I Feel Today? (Decca Acetate Version)
3 Magic Horsemen
4 My Zoo
5 My House
6 Life Goes By
Side D
1 Reaching for Nothing
2 Witchcraft
3 Something
4 Strange Dame
5 Snowman (Master 2)