The English folk musician, singer and guitarist Simon Finn from Surrey, moved to London in the late 1960s and was active on the club scene there. After sending out a demo tape to record labels without success, he met Vic Keary, who offered him the chance to record an album at his new studio, Chalk Farm. Together with multi-instrumentalist David Toop (g, b, fl, p, acc, vi, perc) and Paul Burwell (dr, perc, dulc), who he had both met shortly before, he went into the studio and recorded his debut album Pass The Distance. He was also supported by keyboardist Kenny Elliott and Vic Keary as producer.

It was released in early 1970 on Keary’s label Mushroom (Magic Carpet, Second Hand) but was withdrawn from the market immediately after its release to avoid a lawsuit from a shoe manufacturer. David Toop had, in fact, used an advertisement from this company for the cover design. And so this legendary acid-folk record, featuring Simon Finn’s ten beautiful, self-penned songs full of raw and nightmarish melodies, emotional vocal passages and groovy psychedelic elements, sadly vanished without a trace. Finn subsequently withdrew largely from the music business and emigrated to Canada. Among collectors, this extremely rare and unique LP has secured a firm place at the top of the list of „Great Lost Albums“.