Andy Letcher

I finally got my hands on this album by COB (Clive's Original Band), courtesy of those nice chaps at The Freak Emporium. One of those 'legendary' and obscure Acid Folk albums from the 1970s - expect to pay a lot of money for an original vinyl copy - I'm pleased to say that it is every bit as good as the hype suggests. Some albums from that era now sound very dated but MM&tTLotSH has aged well. It has a timeless, enchanted quality to it; the performances are all very real, sung and played from the heart. 'Pretty Kerry' - a song of regret for a travesty done - is achingly beautiful, while 'Eleven Willows' - a trippy walk along the river bank against an eleven beat cycle - is one of the best songs I've heard in a long long time. So so good. A bardic work straight from the heart of Albion.