Blue Pine Trees [Remastered & Expanded]

by Unicorn

Overview

Always one of the most exquisite-sounding records of the mid-'70s, Blue Pine Trees was the sound of Unicorn at the peak of their musical and songwriting abilities. An album that puts you in mind of Lindisfarne before they got desperate, or the Beatles if Ashley Hutchings had produced them, this is British folk-rock at one of its most idiosyncratic extremes. On the one hand, Unicorn's roots in the sounds of the American West Coast are unmistakable. But, on the other, they never forget their English roots and, mindful too of their familial links to Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour produced the best of their albums), Blue Pine Trees soars with melancholy subtlety above all of its influences, to remind us just how unique Unicorn were. Key cuts like "Electric Night," "Autumn Wine," and the spectral beauty of "Ooh! Mother" are subjective; like a great Al Stewart album, with the Flying Burrito Brothers behind him, Blue Pine Trees might lure you in with its overall sheen, but it can continue surprising your ears for weeks. And, according to the fan club, it's not even the best record they ever made! [Blue Pine Trees was released in a Remastered & Expanded Edition in 2017, featuring six bonus tracks, restored artwork, and a new liner notes essay including an interview with bassist/vocalist Pat Martin.] ~ Dave Thompson

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2017
Label:	Esoteric Recordings
UPC:	5013929467545
Rank:	111874

Tracks

1. Electric Night
2. Sleep Song
3. Autumn Wine
4. Rat Race
5. Just Wanna Hold You
6. Holland
7. Nightingale Crescent
8. The Farmer
9. In the Gym
10. Blue Pine Trees
11. Ooh Mother
12. Volcano
13. The Ballad of John & Julie [BBC Sessions 1974]
14. Bog Trotter
15. Ooh Mother [Single Version]
16. I'll Believe in You (The Hymn)
17. Take It Easy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Unicorn   Primary Artist
Pat Martin   Guitar (Bass),Fender Jazz Bass,Fender Telecaster,Vocals,Harmonica,Jew's-Harp
David Gilmour   Slide Guitar,Fender Stratocaster
Pete Perryer   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Tub Martin   Handclapping
Peter Perrier   Drums,Vocals
Kevin Smith   Guitar,Soloist,Mandolin,Telecaster,Fender Telecaster,Guitar (Acoustic),Fender Stratocaster
Lindsay Scott   Fiddle
Kenny Baker   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Ken Baker   Piano,Vocals,Harmonica,Harmonium,Telecaster,Vibraphone,Mouth Organ,Moog Synthesizer,Fender Telecaster,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (12 String)

Technical Credits

Madeline Bell   Harmony
John Middleton   Remixing
Jeremy Smith   Composer
David Gilmour   Harmony,Producer
STEVE WALTERS   Composer
Andrew Powell   Orchestration
Andy Jackson   Remastering
Pete Perryer   Harmony
Roy St. John   Composer
Alan Aldridge   Logo
Jill Furmanovsky   Photography
Kevin Smith   Composer
Hipgnosis   Design,Cover Photo
Kenny Baker   Composer
Rufus Cartwright   Engineer
David Disanzo   Liner Notes
Malcom Harrison   Inspiration
Steve Waters   Composer
Ken Baker   Harmony,Composer
Bill Price   Remixing
Pat Martin   Harmony