Junior's Eyes - Battersea Power Station

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1969
Time: 38:18
Size: 88,1 MB
Label:  World Wide Records (2018)
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Battersea Power Station - 21:32
 2. Playtime -  3:49
 3. I'm Drowning -  1:24
 4. White Light -  6:33
 5. By The Tree -  4:57

Musicians:
Mick Wayne - vocals, guitar;
Graham Kelly - vocals;
Tim Renwick - guitar;
John Lodge - bass;
Rick Wakeman - keyboards;
John Cambridge - drums;
Steve Chapman - drums.

Mick Wayne undoubtedly tried hard to be significant and progressive with his songs on Junior's Eyes' sole album. There were meter changes, skilled psychedelic hard rock guitar riffs, and moods both whimsical and cynical throughout. Although the predominant vibe was bluesy psych-prog, there were also quieter, more acoustic interludes. It doesn't add up to much without memorable hooks or vision, though, and the record fails to stick as a noteworthy effort, even by the standards of obscure late-'60s British psychedelia. If you disagree with that assessment, or in any case are still curious enough to track down this collectable release, the remastered 2015 two-CD Deluxe Edition on Esoteric couldn't possibly be a more thoughtful package. In addition to the songs from the original LP, it contains both sides of their three non-LP 1968-1969 singles, four demos of songs from Battersea Power Station, both sides of the 1967 psych-pop single by the Tickle, Mick Wayne's previous band, and two previously unreleased live tracks from an October 1968 BBC session, along with a new essay and restored original artwork. The Tickle single "Subway (Smokey Pokey World)" is the real gem, though a few of the other 45 tracks are rather poppier in approach than most of the album.

Battersea Power Station