Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus / deluxe edition 2CD set

Released in November 1970, ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus’ was the fourth by the Spirit line-up of Randy California (guitar, vocals), Ed Cassidy (drums), Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion), John Locke (keyboards) and Mark Andes (bass) and was produced by David Briggs (best known for his work with Neil Young). Although not the highest charting Spirit album, ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus’ is now regarded as one of the band’s finest works. The album spawned the single ‘Animal Zoo’ and included excellent material such as ‘Nature’s Way’, ‘Mr Skin’, ‘Space Child’, ‘Morning Will Come’ and ‘Soldier’.

Now remastered, the custodian of the Spirit archive has curated this release which has been expanded to include 11 bonus tracks, six previously unreleased, and an additional CD of previously unreleased live recordings from The Fillmore West in San Francisco in May 1970 and The Boston Tea Party in October 1970.

This release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay by Mick Skidmore and is the ultimate tribute to a classic album.

 • A NEW EXPANDED NEWLY REMASTERED 2CD EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1970 ALBUM BY
SPIRIT

• FEATURING 11 BONUS TRACKS AND A ADDITIONAL BONUS 17-TRACK CD OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL RECORDED AT THE FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO IN MAY 1970 AND THE BOSTON TEA PARTY IN OCTOBER 1970

• INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH A NEW ESSAY BY SPIRIT ARCHIVIST AND CUSTODIAN MICK SKIDMORE

Track Listing:

DISC ONE:
Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus

1 Prelude – Nothin’ To Hide
2 Nature’s Way
3 Animal Zoo
4 Love Has Found A Way
5 Why Can’t I Be Free?
6 Mr Skin
7 Space Child
8 When I Touch You
9 Street Worm
10 Life Has Just Begun
11 Morning Will Come
12 Soldier
Bonus tracks
13 Rougher Road
14 Dirty Dan
15 Red Light Roll On
16 Animal Zoo (mono mix)
17 Morning Will Come (mono mix)
18 Love has Found a Way (backing track)
19 Street Worm (live backing track)
20 When I Touch You (rehearsal / backing track)
21 Walking On My Feet
22 Nature’s Way (First ever performance Fillmore West, May 1970)
23 I Want My Smoke

DISC TWO:
Live at The Fillmore West, May 1970

1 Sweet Stella Baby (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
2 1984 (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
3 Country Echo (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
4 Jealous (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
5 All The Same (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
6 Fresh Garbage (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
7 It Shall Be (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
8 Nothing To Hide (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
9 Ice (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
10 Mr Skin (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
11 Animal Zoo (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
12 I’m Truckin’ (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
13 So Little Time To Fly (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
14 Fog (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
15 Mechanical World (Live at the Boston Tea Party, October 1970)
16 Dark Eyed Woman (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)
17 Uncle Jack (Live Fillmore West, May 1970)