This 4CD set has been newly remastered and is a fine tribute to one of Britain's great unsung underground acts of the early 1970s includes all of Skin Alley's albums and rare single tracks, along with the shelved Stop Verushka! Soundtrack and the version of 'Sun Music' from Glastonbury Fayre. Formed in 1968, Skin Alley were part of the infamous Clearwater stable that included fellow acts such as Hawkwind, High Tide, Trees and Cochise. The band's infectious fusion of jazz and rock was suited to the time and the band became a regular attraction on the underground festival and concert circuit. Skin Alley recorded their self-titled debut album for CBS Records in November 1969 with former Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor producing. The band's second album, 'To Pagham and Beyond' was recorded in 1970, along with a shelved soundtrack album for an unreleased film about the German model Verushka. In June 1971 Skin Alley performed at the legendary Glastonbury Fayre and the following year they contributed a track to the fund-raising triple album of the same name which also featured The Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Gong and Hawkwind among others. Signing to Transatlantic Records in 1972 they released the album 'Two Quid Deal' later that year. Their final album, 'Skintight', was issued in 1973.

Track List

1. Living in Sin
2. Tell Me
3. Mother Please Help Your Child
4. Marsha
5. Country Aire
6. All Alone
7. Night Time
8. Concerto Grosso (Take Heed)
9. (Going Down the) Highway
10. Better Be Blind (B-Side of Single)
11. Tell Me (Single Version)
12. Shower Music (From Stop Verushka)
13. Sofa Taxi and Sand Themes (From Stop Verushka)
14. Cemetery Scene (From Stop Verushka)
15. First Drug Scene (From Stop Verushka)
16. Big Brother Is Watching You
17. Take Me to Your Leader's Daughter
18. Walking in the Park
19. The Queen of Bad Intentions
20. Sweaty Betty
21. Easy to Lie
22. Russian Boogaloo (From Stop Verushka)
23. Skin Valley Serenade (From Stop Verushka)
24. Sun Music (From Stop Verushka)
25. Bird Music (From Stop Verushka)
26. Snow Music (From Stop Verushka)
27. Nick's Seven
28. So Many People
29. Bad Words and Evil People
30. Graveyard Shuffle
31. So Glad
32. A Final Coat
33. Skin Valley Serenade
34. The Demagogue
35. Sun Music
36. You Got Me Danglin' (A-Side of Single)
37. Sun Music ('Glastonbury Fayre' Version)
38. If I Only Had Time
39. At a Quarter to One
40. How Long?
41. Surprise Awakening
42. Broken Eggs
43. Maverick Woman Blues
44. The Heap Turns Human
45. What Good Does It Do?
46. Mr. Heavy
47. Instermental
48. In the Midnight Hour (A-Side of Single)
49. Broken Eggs (Single Version)

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