Supernatural Fairy Tales is the only album by Art, who were formerly known as The V.I.P.'s. The album contains mostly band compositions plus a cover of The Young Rascals' "Come on Up" and Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth". Unusual for 1967, the album was issued in mono only.
Supernatural Fairy Tales | |
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Studio album by Art | |
Released | November 1967 |
Genre | Psychedelic rock |
Label | Island |
Producer | Guy Stevens |
Singles from Supernatural Fairy Tales | |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Shortly after this album's release the band dissolved, with all four musicians of the final line-up forming the band Spooky Tooth later in 1967 with the American musician Gary Wright.
Track listing
editExcept where noted, all songs written by Luther Grosvenor, Mike Harrison, Mike Kellie and Greg Ridley.
Side one
edit- "I Think I'm Going Weird" - 3:21
- "What's That Sound (For What It's Worth)" - (Stephen Stills) - 2:41
- "African Thing" - 4:06
- "Room with a View" - 3:40
- "Flying Anchors" - 2:43
- "Supernatural Fairy Tale" - 3:36
Side two
edit- "Love Is Real" - 3:19
- "Come on Up" (Felix Cavaliere) - 3:01
- "Brothers, Dads and Mothers" - 3:02
- "Talkin' to Myself" - 1:41
- "Alive Not Dead" - 2:14
- "Rome Take Away Three" - 2:59
Bonus tracks
edit- "Love is Real"
- "I Think I'm Going Weird"
- "Room With a View"
- "Flying Anchors"
- "Supernatural Fairy Tales"
- "Talkin' to Myself"
Personnel
edit- Art
- Mike Harrison – vocals, piano
- Luther Grosvenor – guitars, vocals
- Greg Ridley – bass
- Mike Kellie – drums
- Technical
- Chris Blackwell - production supervision
- Hapshash and the Coloured Coat - sleeve design
References
edit- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Supernatural Fairytales - Art | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.