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Bridget St. John

Dandelion Albums And BBC Recordings Collection Box Set

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Discovered by John PEEL, Bridget St John grew up in a British middle-class family living in the London district of East Sheen. During her childhood, she took a few music lessons, which allowed her to play the piano and violin, and she wrote poetry. She eventually set her texts to music and sang them while accompanying herself on guitar. St. John studied French at the University of Sheffield. She was discovered by disc jockey John Peel, who played a demo by the singer during his show The Night Ride, broadcast on BBC Radio 1. The DJ founded the independent label Dandelion Records, which released St. John’s first three albums. The first, titled Ask Me No Questions, was released in 19691. The record was produced by John Peel and recorded in the space of one night2. A national tour was set up by the label, although the singer had never performed on a stage outside her university at that point. Songs for the Gentle Man was released in 1971. It was recorded at Sound Techniques studios by producer Ron Geesin3. The following year, Dandelion released Thank You For, with a more rock sound. St. John’s 4th album, Jumblequeen, on which several members of Ten Years After played, was recorded for the Chrysalis label in 1974. That same year, Melody Maker readers placed Bridget St John in 5th position among their favorite female singers in a poll organized by the music magazine. But faced with the lack of commercial success of her records, she decided to bring her recording career to an end. In 1976, she settled in New York in the Greenwich Village neighborhood. St. John was invited to sing on several records by Mike Oldfield and Kevin Ayers. The singer continued to perform on stage. A new album, titled Take the Fifth, was released in 1996. Cherry Red is now reissuing in a Clamshell box set the artist’s first 3 albums, accompanied by BBC recordings made between 1968 and 1972.

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  • Album Dandelion Albums And BBC Recordings Collection Coffret
  • Artist Bridget St. John
  • Release date 2024-11-01
  • Label Cherry Red
  • Format CD
  • Country UK
  • EAN 5013929101708
  • Number of discs 4
  • Number of tracks 66

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Disc 1

  1. To B Without A Hitch
  2. Autumn Lullaby
  3. Curl Your Toes
  4. Like Never Before
  5. The Curious Crystals Of Unusual Purity
  6. Barefeet And Hot Pavements
  7. I Like To Be With You In The Sun
  8. Lizard-Long-Tongue Boy
  9. Hello Again (Of Course)
  10. Many Happy Returns
  11. Broken Faith
  12. Ask Me No Questions
  13. Suzanne
  14. The Road Was Lonely

Disc 2

  1. A Day A Way
  2. City-Crazy
  3. Early Morning Song
  4. Back To Stay
  5. Seagull-Sunday
  6. If You'd Been There
  7. Song For The Laird Of Connaught Hall - Part 2
  8. Making Losing Better
  9. The Lady And The Gentle Man
  10. Downderry Daze
  11. The Pebble And The Man
  12. It Seems Very Strange

Disc 3

  1. Nice
  2. Thank You For...
  3. Lazarus
  4. Good Baby Goodbye
  5. Love Minus Zero, No Limit
  6. Silver Coin
  7. Happy Day
  8. Fly High
  9. To Leave Your Cover
  10. Every Day
  11. A Song Is As Long As It Wants To Go On
  12. Passing Thru'
  13. There's A Place I Know
  14. Nice (Live)
  15. Silver Coin (Live)
  16. Fly High (Live)
  17. Lazarus (Live)
  18. The River (Live)
  19. Thank You For (Live)
  20. Ask Me No Questions (Live)
  21. If You've Got Money (Live)

Disc 4

  1. To B Without A Hitch
  2. Ask Me No Questions
  3. Many Happy Returns
  4. Hello Again (Of Course)
  5. Rochefort
  6. Lizard Long Tongue Boy
  7. The River
  8. Song To Keep You Company
  9. Night In The City
  10. Lazarus
  11. Curl Your Toes
  12. Thank You For...
  13. Leaves Of Lime
  14. City Crazy
  15. The Pebble And The Man
  16. Back To Stay
  17. Song For The Laird Of Connaught Pt 2
  18. Jolie Madame
  19. The Spider And The Fly