EAST OF EDEN - Eight Miles High - A Collection Of Rare Early Tracks And British Radio Sessions (1968-1971) (2LP) - FRA Verne Limited Press - LISTEN - VERY RARE

This is a real treat for fans of this excellent band, and at the same time for lovers of old, classic progressive rock! On the first disc this limited, DOUBLE LP collects excellent recordings not previously published on official vinyls, released only as bonus tracks on the Esoteric reissues of two classic CDs: "Mercator Projected" (1969) and "Snafu" (1970). Above all we have here as many as 30 excellent, thrilling minutes from a recording session made between these two albums! Besides this, two incredibly nice demo recordings from summer 1968, lasting 20 minutes in total, and a mega rarity, that is both sides of the debut, psychedelic single "King Of Siam/Ballad Of Harvey Kaye", released in 1968 (by Polydor). The second record is filled with great, unknown recordings made for BBC radio in 1970-1971 - the vast majority of them in 1970, with the "Snafu" line-up!. The sound quality of sides 3 and 4 is really very good (it is great to listen to), though not perfect. I draw attention to the nice and carefully prepared sleeve and vinyl label - all strongly referring to the graphic designs of the Deram label of the era. In addition, the back of the sleeve contains several nice photos of the band. ATTENTION! Almost all the recordings from the first vinyl appeared 12 years ago, on Verne's first release, "Kings Of Siam". Unfortunately, the record, released in an almost identical sleeve and poorly pressed (on coloured vinyl), did not give full satisfaction, so I assure you that the current, expanded edition will delight all fans of progressive playing! A MUST! Condition: MINT, NEW, unsealed. (JL)