SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: VARIOUS ARTISTS – DEEP IN THE WOODS: PASTORAL PSYCHEDELIA & FUNKY FOLK 1968-1975

Various Artists
Deep In The Woods: Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
Cherry Red Records

Cherry Red is one of those record labels renowned around the world for their practically immaculate reissue series, particularly when it comes to thematic series comprising multiple vinyl albums, CDs, or files. Nothing new in respect of being immaculate when it comes to their new themed compilation titled Deep in the Woods: Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975. 

This 3-CD set includes a careful selection of late 60s to mid-70s folk artists from UK and Ireland picking up on everything from psych rock studio techniques so popular at the time, eastern folk inflections to jazz and soul and coming up with some wonderfully hip sounds that still stand the test of time.

As is usually the case with such Cherry Red compilations, this set, compiled by Richard Norris, includes detailed liner notes on each artist and selection as well as a 7000 word essay explaining the whole genre. And yes, we can use that immaculate term again.

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