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common with Roy Wood, Rick Price and his occasional musical
collaborator Mike Sheridan cut their teeth in the mid-60s
Brum Beat explosion, playing in various Midlands-based outfits
which included the Nightriders, the Cimarrons, Sight and
Sound, the Move and latterly Wizzard. It was the formation
of the tiny independent label Gemini – a subsidiary
of President Records – that cemented their songwriting
partnership and heralded a clutch of recordings during a
brief 2-year period. 1970 saw the release of the highly-regarded
This Is To Certify That album, followed by Rick’s
solo outing Talking To The Flowers in ’71. Although
their Gemini tenure may have been fleeting, Price/Sheridan’s
evocative blend of Baroque ballads, occasionally hard-edged
Rock and melodic Popsike remains an important chapter in
the Brum scene’s story.
Drawing
upon the entire Price/Sheridan Gemini catalogue and mastered
from the original analogue tapes, this definitive 2-CD
set explores a previously uncharted side of the late 60s
Birmingham scene through two of its key protagonists.
Disc 1 features the complete This Is To Certify That
album complete with the Psych classics Sometimes I
Wonder and Lamp Lighter Man, together with
Mike Sheridan’s solo 45 Follow Me, Follow
and the novelty single Top Ten Record. Disc 2 concentrates
on Rick Price’s solo recordings, pairing the aforementioned
Talking To The Flowers with 12 previously unreleased
tracks from August 1971, juxtaposing self-penned compositions
like the stunning I Can Get Found with material
stretching from Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to cult songwriter
Jerry Jeff Walker. Eagerly anticipated by Psych devotees
and Brum aficionados alike, this is required listening.
Compiled
in conjunction with the artists, the fold-out poster inlay
includes comprehensive liner notes by David Wells with
recent interview extracts, rare memorabilia and photographs
throughout.
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