Produced by Joe Boyd and with artwork designed by Roger Dean – but, first of all, filled with great tunes – DR. STRANGELY STRANGE‘s sophomore effort, “Heavy Petting” from 1970, has long since become acid-folk classic. It saw a fair number of reissues, yet another one, prepared for a April 24th release, must be of special interest to the Irish ensemble’s fans.
Freshly demixed, remastered and expanded to span two discs, the album’s 55th Anniversary Edition offers a generous smattering of rarities – mostly recorded for the BBC and partially previously available on the band’s "Radio Sessions" – and thus provides a deeper insight into the work that stood the test of time. There are studio documents too, so this version feels quite arresting.
Heavy Petting:
55th Anniversary Edition
CD 1:
1. Ballad Of The Wasps
2. Summer Breeze
3. Kilmanoyadd Stomp
4. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
5. Sign On My Mind
6. Gave My Love An Apple
7. Jove Was At Home
8. When Adam Delved
9. Ashling
10. Mary Malone Of Moscow
11. Goodnight My Friends
bonus tracks:
12. Lady Of The Glen (single edit, 1970 mix)
13. Sweet Red Rape
14. Good Evening Mr. Woods
15. Horse Of A Different Hue
16. Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
17. Lady Of The Glen (full Version, 2007 remix)
CD 2
“Top Gear”:
1. Jove Was At Home
2. On The West Cork Hack
3. Ashling
“In Concert”:
4. Mary Malone Of Moscow
5. Frosty Mornings
6. Horse Of A Different Hue
7. On The West Cork Hack
8. Ballad Of The Wasps
9. Sweet Red Rape
Live at “Les Cousins”:
10. When Adam Delved (Les Cousins ’70)
11. On The West Cork Hack (Les Cousins ’70)
12. Ballad Of The Wasps (Les Cousins ’70)
Studio out-take:
13. Gave My Love An Apple (take 1)
