Bright Phoebus

Bright Phoebus

Originally released in 1972 â€˜Bright Phoebusâ€™ combined the incredibly song writing of siblings Lal & Mike from folk revival Waterson group. Itâ€™s release was greeted with derision & itâ€™s initial pressing of 2000 LPs has long since fallen out of print. Since then the album has become legend, itâ€™s scarcity not hindering generations of music fans falling for its beguiling atmosphere. A quick peek online finds only one copy on Discogs for sale at the cost of $200. This release will be the first time that the album will be widely available. Not only that but under the supervision of David Suff (Topic/Fledling) & Marry Waterson (daughter of Lal) weâ€™ve been able to remaster the album from the original master tapes. Itâ€™s tempting to say that it was a record ahead of its time, but actually, Bright Phoebus is a record that exists outside of its time. A journey into a world where beauty and hardship are intertwined: a world of pagan sacrifice and stillborn children; a world where fairytale endings are frustrated by the demands of mere survival; where even the visiting â€œmagical manâ€ passing through the town seems to carry with him a faint air of menace.

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