Considered by many as an acid folk masterpiece, this was the second and final album after Spirit Of Love by Clive Palmer’s side project. If only because of the unusual instrumentation, no one sounded like C.O.B. Clive Palmer played the clarinets, violin, banjo, balalaika and guitars and sang, Mick Bennett played percussion, the whistle, gong and sang and John Bidwell played the organ, guitar and whistle, sang and played the balalaika and the dulcitar, a modified dulcimer which sounds like a droning sitar. The result is an overwhelmingly beautiful, intense and compelling collection of songs with a hippie-folk flair, underpinned by Celtic psych-folk and arrangements with an oriental touch.

The recordings for this highly sought-after acid-folk album took place in 1972 at Sound Techniques and Air-Studios in London. It was produced by Ralph McTell with Roger Mayer as sound engineer. The trio were supported by the brilliant Danny Thompson (Pentangle) on the string double bass. In October 1972, the LP was finally released as part of the „Folk Mill“ series on the major label Polydor, featuring a fantastic, imaginative cover by Paul Whitehead. Sadly, nobody bought the album, which is why the band split up in 1973. Since then Moyshe McStiff & The Tartan Lancers Of The Sacred Heart has since become a legend and has gained a real cult following over the years. This original 1972 vinyl edition, released only in England, is an impossible to find mega rarity.