Description
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera’s self-titled 1968 masterpiece returns in a definitive CD edition, featuring their underground classic “Flames” alongside perfectly crafted psychedelic gems like “Mother Writes” and “Mary Jane.” This special reissue comes in a digipak format with an 8-page booklet featuring detailed liner notes by Ugly Things magazine’s Mike Stax, chronicling the band’s fascinating evolution from R&B stalwarts to psychedelic innovators. Features bonus tracks including the rare “Talk of the Devil” and previously unreleased material that completes the story of this remarkable band.
TRACKLIST
1. Intro
2. Mother Writes
3. Mary Jane
4. I Was Cool
5. Walter Sly Meets Bill Bailey
6. Air
7. Lookin’ For A Happy Life
8. Flames
9. What’s The Point Of Leaving
10. Long Nights Of Summer
11. Dream Starts
12. Reaction Of Young Man
13. Now She’s Gone
14. Talk Of The Devil (From the short film ‘Talk Of The Devil’)
15. Salisbury Plain
16. Dreamy
17. A Quick “B”
18. Flames (Single Mix)
19. Mary Jane (Single Version)
20. Volcano
21. And I Remember
22. To Be With You
23. Salisbury Plain (Extended Demo Version)
24. Flames (Demo Version)
GENRE: Rock/Classic Rock
BARCODE: 720053286045
RELEASE DATE: 02/05/2025
