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MEDICINE HEAD New Bottles, Old Medicine (2010 issue UK 21-track
CD album - When, in early 1970, legendary Radio 1 DJ John Peel
ventured up to Wolverhampton's Lafayette club to do a gig, he came
upon two guys who called themselves Medicine Head, the uniquely
configured duo of John Fiddler and Peter Hope-Evans. So impressed
was Peel that he signed Medicine Head to his label, Dandelion Records
and later that year released 'New Bottles, Old Medicine' the 1st of
three studio albums that Medicine Head would release on the revered
label. The walrus-moustached Fiddler would simultaneously sing, play
guitar and operate a bass drum and hi-hat cymbal with his foot,
augmented by the equally hirsute Hope-Evans on harmonica, jaws
harp, mouth bow and strange concoctions of percussion. More art
school than rock'n'roll, Medicine Head wrote poetic, spiritual,
thoughtful, folk-rock tunes that have stood the test of time. This 2010
issue comes expanded with 7 Bonus Recordings including
'Coast To Coast', 'All For Tomorrow', '[And The] Pictures In The Sky',
'Natural Sight' and live versions of 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues',
'Blue Suede Shoes' & 'To Train Time'. Complete with a picture booklet
containing lyrics and extensive sleevenotes featuring an interview with
songwriter and one half of Medicine Head, John Fiddler)
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