Artist: HEDGEHOG PIE

Title: "The Green Lady" (LP) 

Format: Vinyl LP - Rare Original UK Rubber records first edition pressing of the totally classic 2nd HEDGEHOG PIE album "THE GREEN LADY". Original English pressing on the obscure Rubber records label from 1975 of this FANTASTIC electric folk-psych/rock masterpiece.Comparisons to Trees,Fairport Convention,Spirogyra,Steeleye Span and Pentangle are deserved as this is absolutely top shelf electric UK folk-rock with fuzzy guitar overtones that cause psych collectors to breathe heavy. Hedgehog Pie were at the fore-front of the electric folk movement, weaving jazz and rock grooves into their arrangements of traditional and self-composed songs and tunes. Their three studio albums are all stone cold classics,they toured with the likes of John Martyn, Richard Thompson and as headliners throughout the mid 70s.From their first release in 1975 to their demise was a very short but intensely creative five years.The first line-up,a full-blooded 6-piece band, features Martin Jenkins (later Whippersnapper, Bert Jansch Band) alongside the core members Mick Doonan, Jed Grimes and Stu and Margi Luckley. 

"The Green Lady" is the fabulous second album by this truly outstanding British folk-rock band . The LP comes housed in a beautiful laminated gatefold sleeve with a colorful cover painting,and various monochrome photographs of the band performing and in the studio on the inside. Boasting ten tracks, including four instrumentals,suggested a new direction for the band, moving away from a strictly traditional style to incorporating jazz and hard rock elements. These new ingredients were especially evident on the vocal tracks. Side two's "The Gardener" (trad.), "Daemon Merchant" and "Dreamer", served to free the band from their purer folk roots. Only the title song, which could easily have passed for a Steeleye Span recording, and the preceding instrumental, "Hunter's House/The Oak Tree" , sounded like holdovers from earlier sessions ~ Great Band,Great Album,A Classic!

HEDGEHOG PIE: Margi Luckley (Vocals); Michael Doonan (Flutes & Piccolos) ; Jed Grimes (Electric & Acoustic Guitars) ; Martin Jenkins (Vocals,Cello Mandolin,Mandolin,Violins & Tambourine) ; Stu Luckley (Vocals,Bass Guitar) ; Dik (Drums,Congas & Piano) 

Tracklisting:

Side 1:

1.The Burning Of Auchendoon  

2.Forest Child 

3.Go With The Flow

4.Hunter's House / The Oak Tree

5.The Green Lady

Side 2:

1.Cool Reelies

2.The Gardener

3.Daemon Merchants

4.Camlaan Battle

5.Dreamer

Produced By Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span)

Country / Label / Catalogue Number: UK : Rubber Records : RUB 014

Release Date: 1975 - Original First Edition Private Rubber Records Pressing    

Condition:

LP Sleeve: Excellent (With a couple of small lamination creases on the spine and lower right corner) 

Labels: Mint- (Clean and unmarked with no writing or stickers)   

Vinyl: near Excellent (Light visual hairlines and paperscuffs ~ plays with the very occassional audible background sound, nothing intrusive)   

Comments: Here is your chance to buy a GREAT and RARE album by HEDGEHOG PIE titled "The Green Lady" ,an original release of the album from 1975. This is the original 1st and only release of the album on the collectable Rubber Records label,the LP comes housed in a stunning laminated psychedelic (The Green Lady) gatefold sleeve (RUB 014). There were only ever very few copies of this album produced and it is highly sought after now by folk-rock collectors. On this album the band contains the former Dando Shaft member Martin Jenkins.Without any hype this is truly one of the very best albums to come out of the 1970's electric folk/rock scene.Great songs,inspired playing,stunning vocals and musicianship.A great and unhesitatingly recommended album.

The 'Tapestry of Delights' book has the following to say about Hedgehog Pie: "A Geordie folk-rock band whose albums were released on the small independent Newcastle-upon-Tyne-based Rubber label.Their albums are now quite rare and conjure up a fresh and vibrant interpretation of the genre" 
This LP was only available for a very short time on the tiny independent Rubber Records label before being quickly deleted.For anyone unfamiliar with the name, if you like Fairports,Trees,Steeleye Span (this lp is produced by Steeleye's Rick Kemp) or any of the more well known electric folk bands of the 1970s, or even up to date, you will love this album. Musically it displays a sophistication ,accomplishment and originality that was rarely equalled .A majestic folk-rock album which is becoming extremely hard to find these days ~ Don't Miss This One!! 

This fabulous HEDGEHOG PIE original vinyl LP would be a GREAT addition to any serious 1970's electric folk-psych/rock collection

Please check out my other HEDGEHOG PIE LP's and similar original UK Folk / Rock albums currently listed on eBay 

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UK - £3.65 First Class Recorded Delivery 

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