RELEASED 3.10.2013
· NEWLY REMASTERED & EXPANDED EDITION CD OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM FROM 1972 · WITH FOUR BONUS TRACKS · BOOKLET WITH FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK & ESSAY · REVIEWS IN "UNCUT”, "MOJO”, "RECORD COLLECTOR” & "CLASSIC ROCK PROG” MAGAZINES · COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES & FANZINES ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the release of a newly remastered edition of the classic second album by SPIROGYRA, "OLD BOOT WINE”. Initially formed by duo Martin Cockerham and Mark Francis in Bolton in 1968, the band expanded when Cockerham was a student in Canterbury at the end of 1969. The expanded line-up featured Martin Cockerham (guitar, vocals), Barbara Gaskin (lead vocals), Steve Borrill (bass) and Julian Cusack (violin, keyboards) and secured a contract with B&C Records in 1970. The band’s debut album was issued in 1971 and featured guest drummer Dave Mattacks and Tony Cox on VCS 3 Synthesiser. In 1972 the band’s second album was released on the Pegasus label, featuring a line-up of Martin Cockerham (guitar, vocals), Barbara Gaskin (lead vocals), Mark Francis (Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards) and Steve Borrill (bass), with guest musicians Dave Mattacks (drums), Julian Cusack (violin, keyboards), Rick Biddulph (mandolin), Alan Laing (cello). "OLD BOOT WINE” is a highly sought after and regarded album of the era. This Esoteric Recordings newly remastered edition celebrates this legendary album, adding four bonus tracks and featuring a booklet with new essay.
1. DANGEROUS DAVE 2. VAN ALLEN’S BELT 3. RUNAWAY 4. GRANDAD 5. WINGS OF THUNDER 6. WORLD’S EYES 7. DON’T LET IT GET YOU 8. DISRAELI’S PROBLEM 9. A CANTERBURY TALE BONUS TRACKS 10. COUNTING THE CARS 11. WINDOW 12. TURN AGAIN LANE 13. MELODY MAKER MAN