VA – High In The Morning (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1973) [2022] [3CD-Set]

Three CD set. 2022 instalment of Grapefruit’s popular year-by-year overviews of the more melodic end of the early 70s UK progressive rock scene. A four-hour compilation featuring big hits, key album tracks, cult classics and rarities from 1973. 1973 was another significant year in British pop, with the recent arrival of glam inspiring many underground bands to adopt a more streamlined sound. That more song-based approach helped give the 1973 singles chart a new energy, with memorable 45s from Mott The Hoople, Manfred Mann’s Earthband, Faces, Status Quo, Medicine Head and Nazareth. Though they fell short of the charts, some of the era’s more idiosyncratic singer-songwriter talents – Kevin Ayers, Al Stewart, Kevin Coyne – also issued much-loved, radio-friendly singles. On the live circuit, the UK free festival scene was dominated by a new hippie/glam/space rock convergence, with brand leaders Hawkwind joined by the likes of The Pink Fairies and Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come. Featuring all of the above names as well as Thin Lizzy, The Kinks, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Caravan, Procol Harum, Stealers Wheel, Roy Wood, Rare Bird, Badfinger, Free, Family and many others, ‘High In The Morning’ is a fascinating three-CD, four-hour appraisal of the 1973 British rock and pop scene. Housed in a clamshell box that features a classic crowd shot from that year’s Windsor free festival, ‘High In The Morning’ includes a 48-page booklet that’s packed with rare photos, quotes and biographical information.

CD 1
01. Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis (Album Version) – 04:59
02. Manfred Mann’s Earthband – Joybringer – 03:24
03. Caravan – Surprise, Surprise – 04:05
04. Kevin Coyne – Marlene – 02:44
05. Spirogyra – The Sergeant Says – 03:40
06. Rococo – Wildfire – 03:52
07. Dr Marigold’s – Medusa – 05:32
08. Thin Lizzy – Randolph’s Tango – 03:50
09. Procol Harum – A Rum Tale – 03:19
10. Al Stewart – Terminal Eyes – 03:23
11. Bachdenkel – An Appointment With The Master (Single Version) – 03:39
12. Stealers Wheel – Star – 02:57
13. Duncan Browne – Ragged Rain Life – 02:58
14. Rare Bird – High In The Morning – 03:31
15. Joe Soap – Birdman – 03:30
16. Hawkwind – Urban Guerrilla – 03:40
17. Badfinger – Love Is Easy – 03:08
18. Paul Brett – Mr. Custer – 03:05
19. Mouse – All The Fallen Teen Angels – 03:32
20. Mick Audsley – Towers – 03:24
21. Ducks Deluxe – Too Hot To Handle (Alternative Early Mix) – 04:08
22. Patto – Pick Up The Phone – 03:13

CD 2
01. Roxy Music – Do The Strand – 04:02
02. Kevin Ayers – Caribbean Moon – 03:03
03. Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – I Don’t Wanna Love You – 03:04
04. Free – Travellin’ In Style – 04:03
05. Prowler – Pale Green Vauxhall Driving Man – 03:35
06. Duffy – Running Away – 02:38
07. England’s Glory – Showdown – 02:28
08. Shoot – On The Frontier – 04:26
09. Status Quo – Caroline (Album Version) – 04:18
10. Fantasy – The Award – 04:50
11. Greenslade – Temple Song – 03:34
12. Rupert Hine – Orange Song – 04:06
13. Medicine Head – Rising Sun – 04:44
14. Ithaca – Dreams (Story Of Our Time/beneath This Sky) – 03:01
15. Libido – Hold On To Your Fire – 03:10
16. Family – Sweet Desiree – 03:40
17. The Spencer Davis Group – Legal Eagle Shuffle – 02:18
18. Kingdom Come – Come Alive – 03:55
19. Pink Fairies – City Kids – 03:43
20. Streak – Dirty Dick – 04:07
21. Writing On The Wall – Buffalo (Full-Length Version) – 06:53

CD 3
01. Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Swampsnake – 04:56
02. Nazareth – Broken Down Angel – 03:44
03. Silverhead – 16 And Savaged – 04:24
04. Fairfield Ski – Man From Galilee – 03:28
05. Liverpool Echo – Girl Said To Me – 02:31
06. The Big Three – Always – 02:01
07. Hemlock – Fool’s Gold – 02:40
08. Faces – Pool Hall Richard – 04:25
09. Tucky Buzzard – Gold Medallions – 04:32
10. Curved Air – World – 01:38
11. Complex – Moving Moor – 03:19
12. Jade Warrior – English Morning – 04:22
13. Shape Of The Rain – I Don’t Need Nobody – 02:58
14. Frank White – Not Fade Away – 03:06
15. Roy Wood – Forever – 04:18
16. Byzantium – I’ll Always Be Your Friend – 04:08
17. Patrick Campbell-Lyons – Out On The Road – 03:19
18. Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts – Bank Holiday – 04:42
19. The Kinks – Sitting In The Midday Sun – 03:46
20. Reform – I’m Gonna Get You – 02:58
21. Bryan Ferry – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (Album Version) – 05:21
22. Stackridge – Do The Stanley – 02:55

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