the end of the line / perspectives

In 1969 Phil Ridgway and Jeff Vinter played in The Gas, which was an experimental psychedelic group. They started writing their own songs and soon they became a folk duo. When they got to record some of their songs in a friend's studio, they gathered some more musicians friens, and hence HAVENSTREET was born.

In the early-mid 70s HAVENSTREET recorded a couple of albums, cassettes of which were given to friends and relatives.

In 1977 they made a 250 pieces private release of their album END OF THE LINE. This was a collection of English songs with evocative, literate lyrics and a stunning progressive folk-rock sound. It featured one of the earliest known tributes to Syd Barrett on the song “When the madcap meets the world.

This reissue is remastered from the original tapes and contains:

Track Listing:

THE END OF THE LINE:

• German Castles
• When The Madcap Meets the World
• Old Ways and Schooldays
• Music in the Night
• Suspended Animation
• The H.S.B Song
• Yesterday Was Summer
• Rain
• The Castle
• Out of the Fireglow
• The Keeper of the Tower
• The Photograph
• After Time

PERSPECTIVES:

• Aftermath
• Falling Leaves In Autumn
• Fat Old Engine
• Family Laughter
• Just An Illusion
• Klok
• Damascus
• Grasshopper
• Your Not Being There
• The Ballroom Of Despair
• Aftersong
• Village Vespers