ANDROMEDA - Return To Sanity - A Collection Of Rare Tracks 1968-1970 - UK Far Out Limited Press - VERY RARE

Limited to 500 copies, a beautifully produced (gatefold, laminated sleeve with nice photos of the band) British black vinyl, containing recordings not previously released on LP by one of the best British (somewhat forgotten) rock bands active in the late 60s - resembling a more progressive blend of the styles of Led Zeppelin and Cream. This 55-minute record contains all five tracks from an excellent BBC radio recording session (in perfect quality) from October 1968, two finished tracks from June 1969 that did not fit on the classic album, and several studio recordings from the period before and after the album - including, among others, a great version of "Seven Lonely Streets" - known from Atomic Rooster's second album. The quality of almost all the recordings is ideal, only two tracks from 1968 can be described as very good. I repeat: none of these tracks appeared on the band's only album from 1969, while four recordings of poorer quality appeared in 1990 on the LP "Seven Lonely Streets". The guitarist John Cann later played on two classic albums by the already mentioned Atomic Rooster, and the bassist Mick Hawksworth founded the excellent Fuzzy Duck. An absolute must! (JL)