An unexpected surprise mini-masterpiece appears from nowhere: 25 Views of Worthing [temp link only]

 

 

From discogs

Twenty-Five Views of Worthing were formed in 1970 by Watford school friends Roger Hillier and Mark Sugden out of the ashes of their psychedelic band Primrose Path.

They were signed to a management deal with Island Artists in 1972 and supported the likes of Genesis, Caravan and Mott the Hoople, although a recording contract with Island Records never transpired.

Thankfully the band recorded several tracks using downtime at Island's Basing Street Studio, which have never previously been released. Continuing with various line-ups throughout the ‘70s, the band also cut a rare independent EP in 1977.

Mixing the Canterbury sound with a dash of art-rock, their music is recommended for fans of Soft Machine, Caravan, Egg and Hatfield & the North.

The band left behind a rich legacy of recorded material which is finally presented on a LP for the first time and released in November 2020 .

With a name like Rat Brain Incision, there's no way you can go wrong, musically speaking:

Can you believe how insane that sax riff is that starts off the song? I mean, what chance of pop radio success would that have held, less than 0.0000001 percent, or perhaps let's just round it off to plain 0%? But oh how wonderful it is to hear for these tired old ears! As far as I'm concerned, that one track is worth everything Billy Joel ever wrote... apologies to any of his fans out there...

As an example of the more Canterbury influenced composition here's More Feathers More Dogs:

What an absolute delight. To think there might be more treasures hiding from us back there in the distant past, almost 50 years ago now.  The feeling is almost as wonderful as when the absolutely stunning hardcore true-progrock band Level F was brought to light. And also Bozon. 

Unbelievable finds...

Many thanks to the wonderful friends who draw my attention to these beautiful pearls, so unworthy of being forgotten and consigned to oblivion, by the common trashy tastes in music.