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The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion

The Incredible String Band

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Released: Jan 1967
Label: Rhino/Elektra
The ISB's crazy, unpredictable alchemy -- where Indian music, British folk and Celtic mythology all party together -- is best preserved on this fantastic album. Nutball fantasy lyrics, ragged but competent instrumentation and a clear desire to go in the opposite direction of every single musician on the planet Earth in 1967 will make it nothing short of revelatory for the newcomer. Not only is the album art some of the very best of the '60s, but the fiery-gnome vocals and cuts like "The Hedgehog's Song" and "No Sleep Blues" are beyond weird.
- Mike McGuirk
The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion 2010-02-01
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    Chinese White
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    3:49
    No Sleep Blues
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    Painting Box
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    The Mad Hatter's Song
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    Little Cloud
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    The Eyes Of Fate
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    Blues For The Muse
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    3:27
    The Hedgehog's Song
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    4:51
    First Girl I Loved
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    You Know What You Could Be
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    My Name Is Death
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    Gently Tender
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    Way Back In The 1960's
℗ 1967 Elektra Entertainment. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.