Various - I'm A Freak, Baby... (A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72)

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1-1	–Stray	All In Your Mind Written-By – D. Bromham*, G. Giles*, R. Cole*, S. Gadd*	9:21
1-2	–The Open Mind	Cast A Spell Written-By – M. Brancaccio*, T. Schindler*	2:09
1-3	–The Mooche	Hot Smoke And Sassafras Written-By – R. Prince*, R. Cox*	3:12
1-4	–Crushed Butler	My Son's Alive Written-By – D. Read*, J. Hector*	4:01
1-5	–Chicken Shack	Going Down Written-By – D. Nix*	3:33
1-6	–Cycle	Father Of Time Written-By – J. Whittingham*	4:11
1-7	–The Deviants	I'm Coming Home Written-By – M. Farren*, R. Hunter*, S. Bishop*	5:56
1-8	–The Pink Fairies	Do It Written-By – D. Sanderson*, J. C. Alder*, P. Rudolph*, R. Hunter*	3:03
1-9	–Factory	Time Machine Written-By – T. Qunta*	5:48
1-10	–The Groundhogs	Cherry Red Written-By – T. McPhee*	5:45
1-11	–Wicked Lady*	I'm A Freak Written-By – B. Jeffries*, D. Smith*, M. Weaver*	4:57
1-12	–Charge	Rock My Soul Written-By – D. Ellis*	3:44
1-13	–Hawkwind Zoo	Sweet Mistress Of Pain Written-By – D. Brock*	5:25
1-14	–Stonehouse*	Nightmare Written-By – P. Spearing*	4:40
1-15	–The Iron Maiden*	Falling Written-By – B. Skeels*, S. Drewett*, T. Thoms*	6:02
1-16	–Barnabus	Apocalypse Written-By – J. Storer*, K. Hancock*, L. Bates*, T. Cox*	6:29
2-1	–Writing On The Wall	Bogeyman Written-By – B. Scott*, J. Scott*, W. Finlayson*	3:42
2-2	–Deep Purple	Fireball Written-By – I. Gillan*, I. Paice*, J. Lord*, R. Blackmore*, R. Glover*	3:20
2-3	–Jerusalem	Primitive Man Written-By – B. Hinde*, B. Cooke*, L. Williams*, P. Dean*, R. Sparrow*	5:54
2-4	–Edgar Broughton Band*	Love In The Rain Written-By – E. Broughton*	3:42
2-5	–Hellmet	Trust Written-By – T. Aiken*	6:29
2-6	–Second Hand	Rhubarb! Written-By – B. Gibbons*, K. Elliott*	3:44
2-7	–Little Free Rock	Dream Written-By – F. Newbold*	3:46
2-8	–Iron Claw	Skullcrusher Written-By – A. Wilson*, M. Waller*	6:03
2-9	–Dark	Zero Time Written-By – S. Giles*	6:45
2-10	–The Velvet Frogs	Jehovah Written-By – D. Muchmore*	6:59
2-11	–The Move	Brontosaurus Written-By – R. Wood*	4:24
2-12	–Stack Waddy	Bring It To Jerome Written-By – J. Green*	5:16
2-13	–Samuel Prody	Mr. Make Believe Written-By – T. Savva*	3:16
2-14	–Bare Sole	Flash Written-By – B. Harrison*, D. George*, R. Foster*, R. Newlove*	4:25
2-15	–The Phoenix	Street Walking Woman Written-By – I. Knight*	3:14
2-16	–Skid Row	Go, I'm Never Gonna Let You Written-By – B. Shiels*	8:51
3-1	–The Gun	Race With The Devil Written-By – A. Gurvitz*	3:37
3-2	–Blonde On Blonde	Heart Without A Home Written-By – G. Johnson*	5:28
3-3	–Third World War	Ascension Day Written-By – J. Avery*, T. Stamp*	4:49
3-4	–Egor	Street Written-By – E. Taylor*, J. Flite*, M. Foster*, N. Diss*	7:56
3-5	–Sam Gopal	Escalator Written-By – I. Willis*	2:51
3-6	–Uriah Heep	Gypsy Written-By – D. Byron*, M. Box*	2:56
3-7	–The Mickey Finn	Garden Of My Mind Written-By – A. Mark*, M. Waller*	2:31
3-8	–The Yardbirds	Think About It Written By – K. Relf*Written-By – J. McCarty*, J. Page*	3:45
3-9	–Morning After	Trying To Find My Way Back Home Written-By – M. Hume*	2:54
3-10	–Velvett Fogg	Yellow Cave Woman Written-By – K. Law*	6:56
3-11	–Andromeda	Too Old Written-By – J. Du Cann*	5:00
3-12	–Fleetwood Mac	The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) Written-By – P. Green*	4:36
3-13	–Sweet Slag	Twisted Trip Woman Written-By – M. Kerensky*	7:11
3-14	–The Kult	Occult Written-By – M. O'Driscoll*, P. O’Driscoll*, R. Melhuish*, R. Searle*	3:04
3-15	–The Taste*	Born On The Wrong Side Of Time Written-By – R. Gallagher*	4:00
3-16	–Fusion Farm	Hollis Brown Written-By – B. Dylan*	7:15

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Grapefruit Records
• Marketed By – Cherry Red Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Cherry Red Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – GZ Media – C60135
• Manufactured By – GZ Media – C60136
• Manufactured By – GZ Media – C60137

Credits

• Compiled By, Liner Notes – David Wells
• Design – Andy Morten
• Remastered By – Simon Murphy

Notes

Tracks taken:
1-1 from LP " Stray " ( 1970 )
1-2 from single B-side ( 1969 )
1-3 from single A-side ( 1969 )
1-4 not originally issued, recorded early 1970
1-5 from LP " Imagination Lady " ( 1972 )
1-6 from LP " Cycle " ( 1971 )
1-7 from LP " Ptooff! " ( 1968 )
1-8 from single B-side ( 1971 )
1-9 from single A-side ( 1971 )
1-10 from LP " Split " ( 1971 )
1-11 not originally issued, recorded early 1972
1-12 from LP " Charge " ( 1973 )
1-13 not originally issued, recorded late 1969
1-14 from LP " Stonehouse Creek " ( 1971 )
1-15 from single A-side ( 1970 )
1-16 previously unissued, recorded November 1971
2-1 from LP " The Power Of The Picts " ( 1969 )
2-2 from LP " Fireball " ( 1971 )
2-3 from LP " Jerusalem " ( 1972 )
2-4 from LP " Wasa Wasa " ( 1969 )
2-5 previously unreleased, recorded 1970
2-6 from LP " Reality " ( 1969 )
2-7 from LP " Little Free Rock " ( 1969 )
2-8 not originally issued, recorded December 1970
2-9 from LP " Round The Edges " ( 1972 )
2-10 not originally issued, recorded late 1968
2-11 from single A-side ( 1970 )
2-12 from LP " Stack Waddy " ( 1971 )
2-13 from LP " Samuel Prody " ( 1971 )
2-14 not originally issued, recorded 1969
2-15 previously unissued, recorded 1969
2-16 from LP " 34 Hours " ( 1971 )
3-1 from single A-side ( 1968 )
3-2 from LP " Rebirth " ( 1970 )
3-3 from LP " Third World War " ( 1971 )
3-4 from LP Various Artist " Oddsocks " ( 1971 )
3-5 from LP " Escalator " ( 1969 )
3-6 from LP " ...Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble... " ( 1970 )
3-7 from single A-side ( 1967 )
3-8 from single B-side ( 1968 )
3-9 from LP " Blue Blood " ( 1971 )
3-10 from LP " Velvett Fogg " ( 1969 )
3-11 from LP " Andromeda " ( 1969 )
3-12 from single A-side ( 1970 )
3-13 from LP " Tracking With Close-Ups " ( 1971 )
3-14 previously unissued, recorded circa May 1969
3-15 from single A-side ( 1969 )
3-16 from LP " Rush Job " ( 1971 )

The 3 CDs are housed with a 36 page booklet in a cardboard box.

Dedicated to Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (1945-2015) and John Whittingham (1950-2015)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5013929183209
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): CRSEGBOX032/CD1 C60135
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1 Variant 1): CRSEGBOX032/CD1 CB2802
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): CRSEGBOX032/CD2 C60136
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): CRSEGBOX032/CD3 C60137
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 3 Variant 1): CRSEGBOX032/CD3 C80122
• Mastering SID Code (All discs): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code (All discs): IFPI 5J27

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