Old Boot Wine

by Spirogyra

Old Boot Wine cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1972
  • Label: Pegasus
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 39:05
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: George Benson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Adopting a slightly harder, more electric edge than their debut, the British ensemble's sophomore effort further explores the eccentricities of acid folk. The intricate interplay between acoustic guitars, violins, and Martin Cockerham's cynical, surreal lyricism creates a uniquely unsettling and complex sound. It stands as a fascinating, highly idiosyncratic addition to the 1970s underground progressive folk revival.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, progressive, suite, melodic, folk, acoustic, spirituality, ritualistic, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Dangerous Dave (4:17)
  2. Van Allen's Belt (2:48)
  3. Runaway (4:57)
  4. Grandad (3:23)
  5. Wings of Thunder (3:13)
  6. World's Eye (7:35)
  7. Don't Let It Get You (4:26)
  8. Disraeli's Problem (4:16)
  9. A Canterbury Tale (4:07)

Credits

  • George Benson - primary artist
  • Goffin And King - written-by
  • Jerry Wexler - written-by
  • Beasley Smith - written-by
  • Haven Gillespie - written-by

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