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The English guitarist and singer Chris Britton was a founding member of the well-known beat band The Troggs. After failing to achieve further chart success, the members went their separate ways starting in March 1969. To give his creativity free rein, Britton decided to record an entire solo album. He signed with Larry Page and his label, Page One Records. The recordings took place at Dick James Studio in London, and the musicians who supported him were all from The Troggs’ circle: Colin Frechter (p, org, hrps, also producer), Roger Pope (dr, perc), Nigel Olsson (dr), Tony Murray (b) and Ian Duck (harp). Released at the end of the year, the album presented a varied and appealing selection of a dozen self-penned, contemporary British songs (plus one cover version) in a baroque-pop style featuring harpsichord and strings, some psychedelic pop, and a couple of raw blues tracks, performed by Britton in his cool and tongue-in-cheek style.
The extremely delicate Unipak-style gatefold sleeve features the printed lyrics on the inside, which was still rather unusual at the time. However, this obscure solo LP was completely ignored by the buying public. Even amongst die-hard Troggs fans, this solo album is hardly known and is now a very rare and extremely hard-to-find record.
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