Release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the classic and highly regarded album Windy Daze by OPEN ROAD. The band was formed by drummer John Carr and bassist / guitarist Mike Thomson in 1970. Both Carr and Thomson had been part of Donovan’s band for his 1970 album Open Road (Donovan’s first album to be recorded after he had split with producer Mickie Most). Upon the completion of sessions Donovan undertook some live concerts with his new band, which he named Open Road. After performing some concerts in Europe, Donovan and Open Road performed at the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight festival before Donovan parted company with his band. Carr and Thomson began to perform as Open Road recruiting Simon Lanzon on keyboards and guitarist Barry Husband. Open Road were the first progressive group to sign with the newly formed Greenwich Gramophone label (a subsidiary of Chapter 1 Records) and they entered Olympic Studios in April 1971 to begin work on their only album; WINDY DAZE. This Esoteric Recordings edition has been newly re-mastered from recently discovered first generation original master tapes and has been expanded to a two-disc set include the band’s 1972 single and their unreleased second album. The release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay.
Esoteric Recordings – ECLEC22769, Cherry Red – ECLEC22769 Format: 2 x CD, Reissue, Remastered Country: Europe Released: Jun 25, 2021 Genre: Rock Style: CD One: Winy Daze 1-1 Mother Earth (2021 Remaster) Written-By – John Carr 5:17 1-2 Secret Of Life (2021 Remaster) Written-By – Barry Husband 4:34 1-3 She's My Sister (2021 Remaster) Written-By – Mike Thomson 2:47 1-4 Mystic Woman (2021 Remaster) Written-By – John Carr 5:28 1-5 Sweet Liquor Woman (2021 Remaster) Written-By – Mike Thomson 4:00 1-6 Waterwheel (2021 Remaster) Written-By – Barry Husband, Simon Lanzon 3:57 1-7 Boy, You've Got The Sun In Your Eyes (2021 Remaster) Written-By – Barry Husband 5:25 1-8 Shimmers Of Sound (2021 Remaster) Written-By – Barry Husband, Gwyneth Griffiths, Simon Lanzon 6:49 Bonus Tracks 1-9 Swamp Fever (2021 Remaster) Written-By – John Carr 3:39 1-10 Lost And Found (2021 Remaster) Written-By – John Carr 4:14 CD Two: The Open Road (The Unreleased Album) 2-1 Leading Me On Written-By – John Carr 4:27 2-2 Funny 4:04 2-3 Going For A Quck One (Right Now) Written-By – John Carr, Vic Smith 3:52 2-4 Children Of The Sun Written-By – John Carr, Vic Smith 4:30 2-5 Control Interferes With The Flow Written-By – John Carr 4:03 2-6 Can I See You (2021 Remaster) Written-By – John Carr, Mike Thomson 3:48 2-7 Express Train Written-By – John Carr 3:42 2-8 Every Little Thing Written-By – John Carr 3:59 2-9 Take A Look Around Written-By – John Carr 5:55 Recorded At – Olympic Sound Studios Recorded At – Morgan Studios Phonographic Copyright ? – Cherry Red Records Ltd. Remastered At – The Audio Archiving Company Bass, Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals – Mike Thomson Cover [Original design] – Doug Smith (12), Open Road (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Scribble (5) Design [CD package] – Meriel Waissman Drums, Percussion, Vocals – John Carr Engineer – George Chkiantz, Robin Black, Vic Smith (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9) Keyboards, Piano, Accordion, Vocals – Simon Lanzon Lead Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Barry Husband Liner Notes – Malcolm Dome Photography By [Cover] – Shepard Sherbell Producer – Open Road (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Tony Reeves, Vic Smith (tracks: 1-9, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-9) Remastered By [Digitally] – Paschal Byrne Research, Compiled By, Coordinator – Mark Powell The new 2021 remastered and expanded version on CD