Supernatural Fairy Tales
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Supernatural Fairy Tales is the only LP
by Art, a re-named band 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".
All members of Art sooner or later met again in Spooky Tooth
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Art, a re-named band formerly known as The V.I.P.'s
The V.I.P.'s
The V.I.P.'s were a British R&B musical ensemble formed in Carlisle, Cumberland, in late 1963, out of an earlier outfit known as The Ramrods, who had formed in Carlisle in 1960...
. The album contains mostly band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
compositions plus a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of The Young Rascals' "Come on Up" and Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...
's "For What It's Worth".
All members of Art sooner or later met again in Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth are an English rock band principally active, with intermittent breakups, between 1967 to 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform occasionally.-Career:...
.
Side one
- "I Think I'm Going Weird" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "What's that Sound" (StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
) - "African Thing" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "Room With a View" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "Flying Anchors" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "Supernatural Fairy Tale" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
Side two
- "Love Is Real" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "Come on Up" (CavaliereFelix CavaliereFelix Cavaliere is an American songwriter, singer, music producer, and musician.Although he was a member of Joey Dee and His Starlighters best known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", he is best known for his association with The Young Rascals during the 1960s. The other members of The Rascals...
) - "Brothers, Dads and Mothers" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "Talkin' to Myself" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "Alive Not Dead" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
- "Rome Take Away Three" (Grosvenor, Harrison, Ridley, Kellie)
Personnel
- Luther GrosvenorLuther GrosvenorLuther James Grosvenor is an English rock musician, who played guitar in Spooky Tooth, briefly in Stealers Wheel and, under the pseudonym "Ariel Bender", in Mott the Hoople and Widowmaker....
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Mike HarrisonMike Harrison (musician)Mike Harrison is an English musician, most notable as a principal lead singer of Spooky Tooth and as a solo artist. He has also been the lead singer in the The V.I.P.'s, Art and the Hamburg Blues Band, among others...
– vocals, keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:... - Mike KellieMike KellieMike Kellie is an English drummer. Most notably, he has played in Spooky Tooth and The Only Ones. Kellie has also played with Peter Frampton and in various bands with Chris Wood....
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion - Greg RidleyGreg RidleyAlfred Gregory 'Greg' Ridley was one of the more visible rock bassists in England, and a founding member of the successful rock band Humble Pie...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitar