upside down world of john pantry

2CD. Prior to his conversion to Christianity in 1972, singer/songwriter/pianist/producer/engineer John Pantry had been the brains behind numerous late 1960s UK psych-pop masterpieces, writing and recording under such aliases as the Factory (Try A Little Sunshine, Red Chalk Hill), the Bunch (Spare A Shilling), Norman Conquest (Upside Down) as well as leading his own groups, Sounds Around and Peter & the Wolves. This astonishing 53-track 2CD set - a heavily expanded version of Tenth Planets acclaimed 1999 vinyl-only release - assembles every Pantry recording that survives from 1966-71, including those aforementioned seven-inch marvels as well as a plethora of demos, many of which have been taken from a hitherto-unknown-to-exist 1968 demo album. The Upside World of John Pantry is not only the definitive early career anthology of this fascinating figure (now a vicar in Kent), but a Holy Grail item for anyone who loves intelligent, melodic, Bee Gees-inspired late 60s British pop. Disc One 1. TRY A LITTLE SUNSHINE The Factory 2. BIRTHDAY Peter & the Wolves 3. RED CHALK HILL John Pantry 4. GLASSHOUSE GREEN, SPLINTER RED John Pantry 5. LANTERN LIGHT Peter & the Wolves 6. WOMAN ON MY MIND Peter & the Wolves 7. BREAK UP - BREAK DOWN Peter & the Wolves 8. UPSIDE DOWN John Pantry 9. TWO PEOPLE Norman Conquest 10. SPARE A SHILLING The Bunch 11. LITTLE GIRL LOST AND FOUND Peter & the Wolves 12. RED CHALK HILL The Factory 13. EVERY SINGLE WORD John Pantry 14. THE OLD AND THE NEW Peter & the Wolves 15. SMOKEY WOOD AIR John Pantry 16. HOW IT IS John Pantry 17. LANTERN LIGHT (alternative version) Peter & the Wolves 18. JULIE Peter & the Wolves 19. UPSIDE DOWN Norman Conquest 20. WHAT DOES SHE DO Sounds Around 21. *MISSISSIPPI PADDLEBOAT John Pantry 22. *STILL Peter & the Wolves 23. *WASH MYSELF AWAY John Pantry 24. *CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR John Pantry 25. ONE OF TWO Sounds Around 26. *THE SONG WITHOUT A NAME John Pantry Disc Two 1. RED WHITE AND YOU Sounds Around 2. *BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR John Pantry 3. *WE SOLD THE FARM Peter & the Wolves 4. *JULIE John Pantry 5. BIRTHDAY The Bunch 6. *PITSEA PUB John Pantry 7. *SING A SONG OF LOVE John Pantry 8. *JEWEL Wolfe 9. *HOLD UP HANG UP John Pantry 10. *SALT Peter & the Wolves 11. *MARIGOLD John Pantry 12. *SMOKEY WOOD AIR (alternative version) John Pantry 13. *NO GOOD WOMAN John Pantry 14. *DO I Peter & the Wolves 15. *IF YOU WANT ME Peter & the Wolves 16. *BARBARA John Pantry 17. SAD SUBJECT Sounds Around 18. *THIS WOMANS LOVE John Pantry 19. STILL The Bunch 20. *IM RUNNING AWAY John Pantry 21. IS ME Peter & the Wolves 22. *THE LADY AND ME John Pantry 23. SOMETHING IN THE WAY SHE MOVES Peter & the Wolves 24. *THE OLD AND THE NEW John Pantry 25. *TWO PEOPLE Sounds Around 26. *OUT OF THE BLUE John Pantry 27. *TURN YOUR LIGHT ON ME John Pantry * previously unreleased"