Twenty-Five Views Of Worthing - Rare Studio Recordings 1972 - 1977

First, the good news: it’s sometime in 1972 and your band have been signed to Island Records giving you access to the legendary Basing Street Studios where you start to record your debut. Now, the bad news: a year later, Island drop you and the half album you made goes unreleased, unloved, and left to gather dust. That’s what happened to Twenty-Five Views Of Worthing. But several decades on and the Island session, along with several other later recordings, have been lovingly gathered to finally see the light of day on a lavish, limited edition, gatefold LP. As detailed in the accompanying expansive booklet, The Worthings, as they were known, paid their dues supporting Amon Düül II, Roxy Music, and others via their connection to Island Records’ live agency. Largely instrumental, with keyboards and sax to the fore, not to mention a brief appearance of a choir, Caravan and Soft Machine provide obvious points of inspiration. Sometimes wistful and boasting oodles of period charm, if parts show their age now and then, the energy and enthusiasm that originally fuelled the London-based quartet, has been deftly rekindled for a brand new 21st century audience. ~ Prog magazine issue 117 / 2021. 01. Vamp Till Ready 0:00 02. Joke Without Words 8:38 03. Freak Show 20:49 04. In For A Quick One 23:17 05. You Are What You Eat 28:48 06. Do The Azimuth 34:31 07. Rat Brain Incision 39:24 08. More Feathers, More Dogs 41:31 09. Ratification 45:19 01 - 03 (1972-73), 04 (1973), 05 - 07, 09 (1977), 08 (1976) Roger Hillier - organ, electric and grand piano, harpsichord, vibraphone (1971 - 1977) Mark Sugden - drums, percussions, trumpet, vocals (1971 - 1977) Paul Devonshire - sax, clarinet, flute (1971 - 1973) Paul Lindsay - bass guitar, vocals (1971 - 1973) Peter Teychenné - trombone (1973) John Knox - bass guitar (1973) Paul Gillieron - sax, electric piano, vocals (1974 - 1977) Harlan Cockburn - guitars, vocals (1974 -1977) Malcolm Barrett - bass guitar (1974 - 1977)