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