Siren

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Album Info

Release Date: 2012

Labels: Cherry Red, Turpentine Records

1-14 & 1-15: A and B-Side, Dandelion 4493, issued August 29, 1969
1-16: A-Side, Dandelion 4494, issued August 29 1969

Disc 1 tracks 1-16 ℗ 1969 original Dandelion recordings owned by Cherry Red Records.
All other tracks various ℗ dates, licensed to Cherry Red Records by Dave Clague and Helmi Coyne.

RECORDING DETAILS
Unless otherwise stated, all tracks recorded at Regent Sound Studios

Siren and the singles (Disc 1 tracks 1-16) recorded May/June 1969
Disc 2 tracks 1-4 recorded "at Roger's", January/February 1969
Disc 1 tracks 17-18 recorded March 1969 at The Marquee
Disc 1 track 19 recorded March 1969 at CBS Studios, Bond Street, London.
Disc 1 track 20 recorded "live at Tat's", summer 1969
Disc 2 tracks 6, 8 recorded August 1969
Disc 2 tracks 14, 18 recorded November 1969
Disc 2 tracks 5, 7 recorded December 1969
Disc 2 track 12 recorded January 1970
Disc 2 tracks 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17 recorded August/September 1970 at CBS Studios, Bond Street, London

ORIGINAL ALBUM CREDITS
Kevin Coyne: voc, gtr.
Dave Clague: bass, gtr.
Nick Cudworth: pno, gtr.
John Chichester: lead gtr.
Tat Meager: drs.

Thanks to:
Colin Wood: pno and flute, Dave Gibbons, Alistair Campbell

Production: Dave Clague, Tom Allom
Executive Producers: John Peel and Pig
Sleeve: Dave Clague, Nick Cudworth

BONUS TRACKS
Production: Dave Clague, except tracks Disc 1 tracks 17-19 Mike Vernon.
Disc 1 track 10 Colin Wood on piano/flute *
Disc 1 tracks 21-22 - Martin Sachs on guitar
Disc 2 track 2 - Pete Phillips on drums

REISSUE CREDITS
Compilation and coordination: Eugene Coyne and John Reed
With thanks and due acknowledgements to: Dave Clague, Nick Cudworth, Robert Coyne and Helmi Coyne
Design: Andy Morten for Pepperbox
Remastering: Simon Murphy at Another Planet Music (with thanks to Mark Stratford)
Thanks also to Adam Velasco, Paul Robinson, Jon Roberts, Dave Timperley and all at Cherry Red, and to Mick Houghton

* Booklet credits Colin Wood with piano/flute on Disc 1 track 10 however credits on original album are for flute on 1-4 and piano on 1-10.

Amazon page describes track 2-18 as a "solo version".

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