An all but ubiquitous figure in the colourful and crazy backstory of the nonstop London folk/psych/glam/ theatrical demi-mondes, Dana Gillespie is forever both a challenging artiste and a legendary beauty. Her two1968-69 Decca/London Records albums, Foolish Seasons and Box of Surprises, are classics of their kind, wherein she totally masters and slightly twists the 'swinging' pop-cultural mix around her, and looks forward to her forays into theatre/glam/post rock, spiritual music, and her beloved blues... like the soundtrack to a hell of a movie which *should* have been made... had there only been talent and courage enough to make it! From Northern Soul/Freakbeat- like dancers, to swinging London anthems, to quirky, oddly theatrical story songs, to folk blues, perhaps this collection is all the movie we need! Both her marvellous 68-69 Decca/ London LPs on one CD

Tracklist:

You Just Gotta Know My Mind
Tears in My Eyes
Life Is Short
Souvenirs of Stefan
Can't You See I'm Dreaming
No! No! No!
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
London Social Degree
Dead 1
Foolish Seasons 1
Where Will You Be 1
Hard Lovin' Loser 1
Box of Surprises 1
Like I'm a Clown 1
Taffy 1
When Darkness Fell 1
For David, the Next Day 1
If You're Dreaming 1
Foolish Seasons 2
Grecian Ode 2
By Chasing Dreams 2
I Was a Book 2
Describing You 2
I Would Cry

UPC: 735850275000
Label: Rev-ola
Release Date: 12.7.18
Format: CD

Dana Gillespie - London Social Degree (CD)