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MOURNING PHASE - mourning phase (1971, uk)
gatefold sleeve
Fmt: LP Ltd 500   sclp 013   5033281011347  
 
Tracklist A1Ring Out The Bells A2August Song A3Smile Song A4Dross B1Putresence B2Damn Your Eyes B3 Contrived
 
Sleevenotes by the 3 surviving band members including the long lost Mike Conn, the
songwriter. This is the first ever legal edition, all previous editions were without the band’s
consent. Reproduces the 2nd, hitherto unseen, handmade cover and band photos. Phenomenally
rare test pressing, thought to have been around 25 made. Only 2 had hand- drawn covers, one
is long lost in a private collection, and here seen for the first time ever is the accompanying
decorated sleeve. They were made for mike conn and his ex partner. Mourning phase have
remained shrouded in mystery since 1971. Mike Conn lives in a cave in Spain, still playing
music, and has pursued the life of a hermit since leaving England. The co-singer, Joy, became
a session artist working with Mickey Jupp amongst others, and performed on Top of The Pops
singing a british top 10 hit that is simply one of the most terrible songs ever made, she has been
in hiding in the Norfolk hinterlands ever since. The 3 surviving members tell their stories in the
sleevenotes. Musically extremely complex progressive folk rock, with unique, literate lyrics that
poetically manifest the gnarled emotions of a bitter break up, with acerbic guitar strumming and
controlled anger. An original example recently sold for £9000 on discogs.