Al Stewart -"Zero She Flies"

I have the same Al Stewart record but it is correctly labelled. I also have Fill Your Head With Rock, one of the greatest samplers in the history of samplers. 

Flock - Tired of Waiting (the Kinks song with Jerry Goodman's manic violin)

Black Widdow - Come to the Sabbatt (their albums were much better than that track, you know)

Argent - the superb Dance in the Smoke

Byrds - can't remember which Byrds track was included

Skin Alley - wonderful, underrated band playing the Tull like Living in Sin. 

All the best, Guy 

Thanks for the reply Guy,

Your info fits in with the label on my Al Stewart LP. The Byrds title track is listed as Gunga Din.

Wonder if my album has a rarity value; not that I want to sell it. I have a first pressing of "Bedsitter Images" which I gather is quite rare, not that I want to sell that either.

Hang onto that - "the only vinyl copy of "Bedsitter Images" I have ever seen was in Bath public library in the mid 70's. 

I liked him but it was never cool at school to say you liked him or Joni Mitchell.

Tog

I have an Original copy of that Guy

Al was quite popular in the late 60's with my university friends, particularly " Love Chronicles". Bought this in '69. Don't know if it was because the "F" word appears in the lyrics or not. Very controversial back then.

Where did you go to school - no Al, no Joni .... I'd have dropped out. 

Great record Blueknowz - just look at that track list. Both CBS and Island released stonking samplers in those days. There is not a duff track on it. By the way, good luck to Everton this season. love to see them shake things up a bit: spend little or no money, always give 100% and play in blue (2 out of 3 things in common with us Tractor Boys)

Graham - if you wrote in to Record Collector they would let you know the history and its value. 

All the best, Guy

Guy,

          I e-mailed them about 2 years ago after buying a copy of the 2008 Rare Record Price Guide book, but didn't get a reply. I haven't seen it listed in later copies. Perhaps I should try again.

A.T.B. Graham

My copy came with two books.

Just dug it out, and will give it their first play for a few years later.

Stu

Came across this on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/first-...iveASIN%3DB004CXCC7U

Blue,

I hope you bought a copy?

And are not selling off your collection?

Its a good album but a bit thin sounding as a few were back in the day.

Stu

I thought Zero She Flies was Al's best LP, though the speeded-up guitar in Small Fruit Song is a bit obvious. Manuscript's a nice song. Saw him during the folky boom in Bristol in 1970 ('I took my love to Clifton in the rain') - very good but very full of his own hipness! And Love Chronicles became the most famous UK LP at that point to use the 'F' word, though no doubt not the first. Those first 3 CBS LPs are nice to have on the shelf...

Anyone remember Mick Softley?

 Al didnt hit the main stream until he hooked up with Alan Parsons.

The year of the cat made him Big in 77.

He was never a great 6 string player,He could put together a chord or three,enough to write a song.

Always needed better players around him imo. 

Stu

Talking of CBS compilations, I just picked up the Rock Machine ones from 1968 - some great Austin Powers style sleevenotes! Bizarre collection of artistes, though.

Sorry for the late response but this is not the 1st pressing, but a later release.  I understand that the later release contained amended tracks.

Below is an image of the original album cover. It has a gold "stereo" sticker on the back. This is the copy I have. I believe there is also a mono release of this.

The above is the 1970 version : 

 Bed-Sitter Images is the debut studio album of folk artist Al Stewart, released in 1967, and again in a revised edition with a new cover picture in 1970. 

By sheffieldgraham at 2011-08-30

Mick Softely was a great artist I have three albums by him and recommend them all as pretty essential for any lover of pysch folk 

1. Songs For Swingin' Survivors (1965)
2. Sunrise (1970)
3. Street Singer (1971)

Mick was also on those CBS compilations - Time Machine and Waterfall were featured tracks if my memory serves me well. 

Folks, don't write Al Stewart's later efforts off - he didn't stop in the early 70s, but continues to make fine records even today. Sure YOTC has been played to death, but it still stands up as a great record in my humble view. 

All the best, Guy 

+1 for YOTC - especially the live performance from OGWT in 76 (on the DVDs and YouTube).

Thanks for the info on Mick Softley. Saw him in 72 at a folk club in Bristol but not heard the LPs.

My MOFI half speed mastered YOTC was a much prized treasure (sadly lost)  I will track down an unplayed replacement one day. I saw him in concert several times and he was always great and used first class musicians such as Tim Renwick.