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Village Thing

Catalogue number	Artist	Title	Release date	Deletion date	Label design	Comments
VTS 1	Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra	The Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra Presents	1970		V1	Cushio Foot Stomp; Funny Side of the Street; Silk Pyjamas; Company Policy; On Sunday; Second Fiddle; T'aint No Sin; Sleepy Time Blues; My Pet; Nothing Else Will Do Babe; Sporting Life Blues; Men of Harlech. Barry Back, Dave Creech, John Turner, and Andy Leggett, assisted by Ian Hunt on guitar and Julie Bridson on vocals. Ian A. Anderson appears on snores and rattling teacups!
VTS 2	Sun Also Rises	The Sun Also Rises	1970		V1	Until I Do; Wizard Shep; Part of the Room; Green lane; Tales of Jasmine and Suicide; Flowers; Song of Consolation; Suddenly It's Evening; Death. Includes an insert. Band is Graham and Anne Hemmingway. Also includes John Turner on string bass and Andy Leggett on whistle and front sleeve illustration. Both are from The Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra.
VTS 3	Ian A. Anderson	Royal York Crescent	11/70		V1	No Way To Get Along; Please Re-adjust Your Time; Goblets and Elms; Shining Grey; The Worm; Hero; Silect Night No. 2; Mr Cornelius; The Maker/The Man In the High Castle/The Last Conjuring; Ginger Man; Working Man. Included a lyric insert on thin yellow card. Also includes Ian Hunt on guitar and vocals, John Turner on string bass and piano, Ian Turner on bongoes, Andy Leggett on whistle and recorder, plus Pete Siddons (instrument?) and Sun Also Rises. On catalogue long enough to appear on the second label design. Sleeve by Plastic Dog with a Rodney Matthews dragon wrapping itself around Anderson's neck. Royal York Crescent was a rather run-down road in the Clifton area of Bristol where lived many musicians and artists in the late 1960s and early 1970s (Stackridge lived a couple of roads up in West Mall). The road is now one of the most exclusive and expensive addresses in Bristol! The sleeve shows Mr. Anderson, joined by many fellow travellers, including Andy Leggett, Ian Hunt, John Turner, Maggie Holland, and Ian Turner (AKA 'Heavy Drummer').
VTS 4	Wizz Jones	The Legendary Me	1970		V1	See How the Time Is Flying; The Legendary Me; When I Cease To Care; Nobody Told You So; Beggar Man Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning; Dazzling Stranger; If Only I'd Known; Slow Down To My Speed; Stick a Little Label On It*. Semi-cryptic sleeve notes mean that it is an assumption that Reina (?), Ralph (?) and Pete Berryman play on this LP. John Turner plays bass. Ron Geesin is joint engineer on this LP - this is about the same time that he was involved with the recording and writing of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother LP. Includes what I believe to be the only released recording* made live at Bristol's famous Troubador Folk Club.
VTS 5	Steve Tilston	An Acoustic Confusion	1971		V1	I Really Wanted You; Simplicity; Time Has Shown Me Your Face; It's Not My Place To fail; Train Time; Sleepy Time on Peel Street; Prospect of Love; Green Toothed Gardener; Normandy Day; Rock & Roll Star. Also includes Dave Evans on guitar and vocals, Keith Warmington on harmonica and vocals, John Turner on string bass and Pete Finch on violin. Graphics by Plastic Dog. Jerry Gilbert wrote the sleeve notes. The record stayed on catalogue long enough to appear on the secnd label design.
VTS 6	Dave Evans	The Words in Between	1971		V1	Album also included Keith Warmngton on harmonica, Pete Airey (later in a non-recording line-up of Gryphon) on guitar, and Adrienne on vocals. Produced by Ian A. Anderson. Sleeve by Plastic Dog.
VTS 7	Fred Wedlock	The Folker	1971		V2	The Folker; British Bobbt; Moreton Bay; Thees Got'n Wur Thee Casn't Back'n, Asn't; Spencer the Rover; Skinheads; Bristol Buses; Bruton Town; Lurn Theeself Fawk. Sleeve is credited to Rod and Terry [Rodney Matthews and Terry Brace]. The record was on catalogue long enough to be issued on the short-lived third label design. Also includes Mike (Stackridge) Evans, fiddle, Ian Hunt, flashy guitar, The Deaf Clifton Sunflower (?), and the Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra.
VTS 8	Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra	Piggery Jokery	1971		V2	Sadie Green; Motorway Song; High Society; The Wiltshire Plumbers Saga; Sweet Miss Emmaline; Let Your Linen Hang Low; Basin Street Blues; Meet Me Where They Play the Blues; Desperate Dan; The Silly Organ Story; Shim Sham Shimmy; Royal Garden Blues. The Piggies live from The Room at the Top Club, Redruth, and recorded by Ian A. Anderson. The line-up for this LP is Andy Leggett, David Creech, and Barry Back. Bill Cole adds string bass and sousaphone! Sleeve by Rodney Matthews of Plastic Dog. Both Andy Leggett and Barry Back appear on the sleeve resplendent in Plastic Dog t-shirts, whilst Dave "The Crutch" Creech is self-referentially photographed standing in Royal York Crescent, Clifton. Andy Leggett plays, amongst other things, a ballcockaphone!
VTS 9	Ian A. Anderson	A Vulture Is Not a Bird You Can Trust	1971		V2	Also includes Roland (?), harp, Maggie Holland, guitar, Pete Siddons, bouzouki, Mike Cooper, National and slide guitars, the Machine Gun Company (Les Calvert, electric bass & organ, Ian Foster, drums, and Bill Boazman, Leslie'd guitar & vocals), and Mike Moran from Spring, vocals. Sleeve by Rodney Matthews of Plastic Dog. Also includes Ian Hunt, acoustic guitar and vocals, John Turner, string bass, Keith Warmington, harmonica, Pick (misspelled "Pique" here) Withers, drums, Kipps Brown, organ, and Pete Descindis, electric bass. Recorded at Rockfield in September 1971which explains how three-quarters of Neon label mellotron-led band Spring appear on this LP (Pick Withers, Kipps Brown & Peter Descindis) - Pat Moran, the fourth member of Spring sings on Anderson's next album. Spring were resident at Rockfield during this time.
VTS 10	Mudge and Clutterbuck	Mudge and Clutterbuck				Not released; what a shame with a name like that.
VTS 11	Hunt and Turner	Hunt and Turner	1972		V2	After loads of guest appearences on Village Thing and Saydisc releases they finally got a chance to do their own album.
VTS 12	Tight Like That	Hokum	1972		V2	Mississippi Mud; What Makes My Baby Cry?; Twentieth Century Rag; How Do You Want Your Rolling Done?; Everybody Loves My Baby; West End Rag; If I Had a Talking Picture of You; Death Letter; Muskrat Ramble; Selling Our Stuff; Spider John; Don't Put Your Hands On Me; Coney Island Washboard. Textured sleeve. Dave Peabody (ex-Honest John3), Hugh McNulty (ex-Honest John3), Dave Griffiths (ex-Panama Limited [Jug Band]), and Bill Shortt (ex-Original Downtown Syncopaters, Spencer's Washboard Kings, Bonzo Dog band & Temperence Seven) made up this blues, ragtime, goodtime combo. Includes Andy Leggett on loan from The Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra on jug).
VTS 13	Tucker Zimmerman	Tucker Zimmerman	1972		V2	A non-Bristol refugee from the Regal Zonophone label
VTS 14	Dave Evans	Elephantasia	1972		V2	Only Blue; Elephantasia; Lady Portia; That's My Way; On the Run; St. Agnes Park; Beauty Queen; Ten Ton Tasha; Earth, Wind, Sun & Rain; Take Me Easy. Also includes Keith Warmington on harmonica, John Merrett on electric bass, Rodney Matthews on percussion, and Steve Swindells on piano. Sleeve by Rodney Matthews of Plastic Dog. Sleeve has Transatlantic distribution details. Matthews and ex-Bristol Cathedral School chap Swindells were currently both in Bristol heavy rock band, Originn. Swindells was signed in a high-profile deal by RCA a couple of years later, and released a very good solo LP called "Messages". He then joined Pilot before turning up in Hawkwind alter-ego bands, Sonic Assassins and Hawklords. Another solo album appeared featuring Huw Lloyd Langton and Simon King from Hawkwind, and Nic Potter from Van der Graaf Generator and Rare Bird. Hawkwind sets still feature a Swindells song, "Shot Down In the Night".
VTSAM 15	Various Artists	Us	1972		V2	Only Blue (Dave Evans); West End Rag (Tight Like That); Beggarman (Whizz Jones); The Folker (Fred Wedlock); I Really Wanted You (Steve Tilston); One More Chance (Ian A. Anderson); Another Noral day (Tucker Zimmerman); Sweet Miss Emmaline (The Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra); Fafnir & the Knights (Sun Also Rises); Hold Me Now (Hunt & Turner). Record is re-mixed by Gef Lucena and David Wilkins. Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and the telltale SAM suffix to the catalogue number to show that it is a smapler LP. Includes one otherwise unavailable track, Fafnir and the Knights, by Sun Also Rises. The LP was originally sold at the argain price of 99p.
VTSAM 16	Various Artists	Matchbox Days	1972		V2
VTS 17	Derroll Adams	Feelin' Fine	1972		V2	Darling Corey; Apprenticed In London; Frieght Train Blues; Wildwood Flower; The Sky; Muleskinner Blues; Love Song; Mr. Rabbit; Deep Ellum Blues; Blue Ridge Mountains; Chattering Jaw; The Valley. Includes an inner sleeve printed on one side. Also includes Danny Adams on vocals, Wizz Jones on guitar and Roland (?) on guitar, harmonica and recorder. Sleeve by Rodney Matthews. The rear of the sleeve includes a write-up from the Melody maker, August 1972. Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and logo.
VTS 18	Ian A. Anderson	Singer Sleeps As Blaze rages	1972		V2	Hey, Space Pilot; Marie Celeste On Down; Spider John; A Sign Of the Times; Paper and Smoke; paint It Black; Pretty Peggyo; The Western Wind; Out Of the Side; Shirley Temple Meets Hawkwind. Also includes Roland (?), harp, Maggie Holland, guitar, Pete Siddons, bouzouki, Mike Cooper, National and slide guitars, the Machine Gun Company (Les Calvert, electric bass & organ, Ian Foster, drums, and Bill Boazman, Leslie'd guitar & vocals), and Mike Moran from Spring, vocals. Textured sleeve. Sleeve by Rodney Matthews. The rear of the sleeve includes a write-up from the Melody maker, August 1972. Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and logo. Also released on 8-track, but catalogue number unknown. Recorded at both Rockfield and the Village Thing studios. The Rockfield influence is beginning tio make itself felt, with song titles such as Shirley Temple Meets Hawkwind.
VTS 19	Al Jones	Jonesville	1972		V2	Jeffrey Don't You Touch; Get Out Of My Car; Tell the Captain; Bernard's Exit; High and Dry; Earthworks; Ice Age; Time To Myself; To London With You; Most Chickens Are Mild and Friendly Or Would Like To Be; Caught In a Storm; Black Cat; The Wild Rover. Also includes Pete 'Boris' Moody, electric bass, Tony Fennell, drums, Dave Gillis, electric piano & organ and Graham Smith, harmonica and vocals. Sleeve by Rodney Matthews. Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and logo. Alun Ashworth Jones sneaks one out on the Village Thing label.
VTS 20	Fred Wedlock	Frollicks	1973		V2	The Vicar and the Frog; Robin Hood; Handier Household Help; Salvation Army Lassie; Examinations Rag; Oh Sha La La; Vatican Rag; Robin Head; Lovely Like Me; Superman; Talking Folkclub Blues; Wild Rover. Sleeve by Rodney Matthews. Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and logo. The record was on catalogue long enough to be issued on the short-lived third label design. Also includes Ian Hunt, flashy guitar, Barry Back, guitar and cow impersonations, Richard Gould, bass and Martin Runnacles, drums. Recorded live at the Stonehouse Folk Club, Bristol. Existance confirmed of white label proof copy in wraparound sleeve.
VTS 21	Chris Thompson	Chris Thompson	1973		V2	An interesting story, this. Most copies were evidently destroyed (chucked in a river!) by distributor, Transatlantic records, as an insurance scam after the latest Pentangle LP, "Reflection", failed to sell as well as anticipated: only 101 copies were sold, and the other 899 destroyed. Chris Thompson was (still is) a New Zealand musician who came over in 1971, backed Julie Felix, and made the album between 1971 and 1973 with Keshav Sathe and Clem Atford from Magic Carpet, and Ed Deane from the Woods Band. The master tapes have recently been relocated and the LP has bee reissued on CD with bonus material on Scenescof Records of Massachusetts.
VTS 22	Dave Peabody	Peabody Hotel	1973		V2	Turn On the Light; Right Now; Scared at Night; Mistaken Identity; Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do; Aviator Special; Jug Band Superstars; Searching the World For You; Long Time Loser Blues; Blue Ridge Breakdown; Last Of the Goodtime Guys; Walking the Dog. Included an insert. There was also a sticker advertising the LP, some of which ended up stuck to the plain white inner sleeve, and an example of which can be viewed on the tea-chest bass on the front sleeve of "Come and Get It" by Dave Peabody (Saydisc Matchbox SDX 270). Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and logo. This is basically the same line-up as Tight Like That. Dave Peabody with Dave Griffiths, Bill Shorrt, Hugh McNulty, Don Weller (later in East of Eden), Bill Lackey & Kathy Sweeney. Existance confirmed of a white label test pressing.
VTS 23	Lackey and Sweeney	Junk Store Songs For Sale	1973		V2
VTS 24	Wizz Jones	When I Leave Berlin	1974		V2	Living Alone; Pastures of Plenty; First Girl I Loved; She's Only Waiting; Cluck Old Hen; When I Leave Berlin; Frankie; Skip Rope Song; Winter Song; Freudian Slip. Also includes Lazy Farmer (John Bidwell, flute and vocals, Sandy Jones, 5-string banjo & Jake Walton, dulcimer, guitar and vocals), Don Coging on 5-string banjo and Bert Jansch on guitar. Sleeve by Terry Brace of Plastic Dog. Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and logo. Four years after his first LP for the label, and after a spell with CBS, back he comes to give Village Thing it's penultimate release.
VTS 25	Noel Murphy	Murf	1974		V2	As I Roved Out; Rambling Robin; Love Is Pleasure; Me and Bobbie McGhee; The Curragh of Kildare; The Flowers of Edinburgh/Chief O'Neill's favourite; Zoological Gardens; Carrickfergus; The Leather Bottle; The Limerick Rake; The Old Man's Tale; Meet On the Ledge; Is Love Pleasing. Also includes Andy Pay on guitar, tenor banjo, vocals, bazouki, acoustic guitar and mandolin, John Land on whistle, clarinet and vocals, John Turner on string bass, electric bass, vocals and bowed double bass, Dennis O'Rourke on fiddle, Ian Hunt on guitar, Mike Evans on fiddle, and violin, Dave Doyle on spoons, Andy Leggett on recorder and baritone sax, Brendan Whitmore on tenor sax, Lady Fred on vocals and Dave Herbert on vocals. Sleeve by Plastic Dog Graphics. Sleeve notes by Murphy. Sleeve includes Transatlantic label distribution details and logo.
VTSX 1000	Various Artists	The Great White Dap EP	13/11/70		V1	7" 45rpm EP. Tracks by Wizz Jones, Sun Also Rises, Ian A. Anderson, and The Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra. The record was pressed at 33 1/3, and was sold for the astoundingly low price of 9/6d. I seem to remember copies having a picture sleeve, but can not be certain of this, as I might ne getting this mixed up with the promotional advert in Sounds, 14 November 1970.
VTSX 1001	Strange Fruit	Cut Across Shorty / Shake That Thing	1971		V1	7" single on the original label design (Andy Leggett's pencil drawing). Strange Fruit were Bristol musicians Pete Keeley and Keith Warmington, a bluesy, folky, good-time duo who broke up (yes, musical differences) fairly soon after releasing this single. They got back together in 1972 and were still together in July 1973: after this it gets a bit sketchy. Keith Warmington is well-known and occasionally still active on the Bristol circuit (for a wonderful while in the early 1980s he was in the barkingly funny Stan Arnold Combo, who got "nil points", in finest Katie Boyle style, on the David Essex Showcase TV talent show - I wish I'd had video in those days - a great performance which was not billed as a comedy act, so people took it seriously. How? Stan Arnold, fat and bald running around the stage like either a rock star or a speed-crazed hamster. Oh yes, back to the single - it was only availabel in glorious mono.
VTSX 1002	Ian A. Anderson	One More Chance / Polceman's Ball	1972		V2	7" single. Ian A. Anderson, as opposed to Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, was and still is a fine country blues guitarist, and now editor of Folk Roots (at least, he was last time I read a copy, which was a fair few years ago, I have to admit). Ian A. Anderson actually appears on an LP sleeve with his non middle-initialed Jethro Tull namesake: "You Can All Join In" (Island IWPS 2) - Ian A. Anderson is the, for many years, mystery tall chap in the woolly hat, that no-one could identify. He was signed to Island, but was dropped from the label after he refused to change his name, so as to avoid confusion with the rather more famous Ian Anderson!