Mellow Candle -Swaddling Songs LP (Rare Deram Original)
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Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs LP
(*Please note* This item is being re-listed due to a fraudulent bidder.)
Rare original edition of this Deram LP and one of the nicer copies to grace eBay so far - Minimal Cover and Vinyl wear, Ex and Ex.
From Dublin, Ireland, Mellow Candle specialised in imaginative psychedelic folk, with two excellent female singers. At the time they recorded their first 45, Clodagh Simonds was just 15, and Feeling High, despite being distributed by CBS failed to create much impact. The "SNB" label disappeared soon afterwards, and it wasn't until the 18th April 1971 that they signed to Decca's Deram label with a new bassist Frank Boylan from the Dublin beat group The Creatures and Glaswegian drummer William Murray also added to give a more solid rock sound.
The sheer quality of their performance on Swaddling Songs makes it perplexing that the band did't get more recognition at the time. Originals now command a price from £750 upwards and it is the most expensive album on Deram. Less fragile than Trees and more mystical than Fairport, the sound is full of surprises and the songs are strong. Lyrically much revolves around loneliness, not in a self-pitying way, but rather accepted as one of the facts of life.
Being sold on behalf of David Tibet from his extensive personal record collection - See my other listings for other obscure/outsider records. Please do not hesitate to contact me for foreign shipping quotes.
(Please note that the records are graded by myself using the Record Collector guide.)
