What Did For The Dinosaurs

The Bevis Frond

24th October 2020 - Album - FIRE454

Originally released in 2002, two years after Valedictory Songs, The Bevis Frond returned with a more progressive sound with complex structures and instrumentation. Bursting with their trademark guitar licks, impeccable song-writing and a more upbeat sound.

  • Available on Double Vinyl for the first time ever, lovingly packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

£24.00

Back in the day, Record Collector enthused and mentioned “’Burnt Weenie Sandwich’ era Zappa”, “The Pretty Things” and “Byrds with attitude”. The set, some 70 minutes-plus closes with a 14-minute prog rock corker and in between; there’s the usual Frondisms – Beatles-esque couplets, minor chord progressions, Bond-esque echo, folk rock masterclasses, baroque pop and all the well-thumbed pages of the psych pop song book.

Originally released in 2002, two years after Valedictory Songs, The Bevis Frond returned with a more progressive sound with complex structures and instrumentation. Bursting with their trademark guitar licks, impeccable songwriting and a more upbeat sound.

Available on Double Vinyl for the first time ever, lovingly packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist

What Did For The Dinosaurs 8:24
The Wrong Side 3:40
Return Of The Stylites 3:27
The Real Deal 2:40
Our Number 3:41
Splitting Clingfilm 3:17
Silver Dart 3:09
Yo-De-Lo 5:45
Hold Me Up 3:25
Breathe Out 2:49
Lost Soul's Day 3:36
Candles 5:17
Courtrai 1:51
Nursery Rhyme 2:30
Good Enough For You 5:06
Down To Earth 3:33
The Inhibition Twist 1:52
Dustbins In The Rain 13:38

Description

Back in the day, Record Collector enthused and mentioned “’Burnt Weenie Sandwich’ era Zappa”, “The Pretty Things” and “Byrds with attitude”. The set, some 70 minutes-plus closes with a 14-minute prog rock corker and in between; there’s the usual Frondisms – Beatles-esque couplets, minor chord progressions, Bond-esque echo, folk rock masterclasses, baroque pop and all the well-thumbed pages of the psych pop song book.

Originally released in 2002, two years after Valedictory Songs, The Bevis Frond returned with a more progressive sound with complex structures and instrumentation. Bursting with their trademark guitar licks, impeccable songwriting and a more upbeat sound.

Available on Double Vinyl for the first time ever, lovingly packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

Description

Back in the day, Record Collector enthused and mentioned “’Burnt Weenie Sandwich’ era Zappa”, “The Pretty Things” and “Byrds with attitude”. The set, some 70 minutes-plus closes with a 14-minute prog rock corker and in between; there’s the usual Frondisms – Beatles-esque couplets, minor chord progressions, Bond-esque echo, folk rock masterclasses, baroque pop and all the well-thumbed pages of the psych pop song book.

Originally released in 2002, two years after Valedictory Songs, The Bevis Frond returned with a more progressive sound with complex structures and instrumentation. Bursting with their trademark guitar licks, impeccable songwriting and a more upbeat sound.

Available on Double Vinyl for the first time ever, lovingly packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist

What Did For The Dinosaurs 8:24
The Wrong Side 3:40
Return Of The Stylites 3:27
The Real Deal 2:40
Our Number 3:41
Splitting Clingfilm 3:17
Silver Dart 3:09
Yo-De-Lo 5:45
Hold Me Up 3:25
Breathe Out 2:49
Lost Soul's Day 3:36
Candles 5:17
Courtrai 1:51
Nursery Rhyme 2:30
Good Enough For You 5:06
Down To Earth 3:33
The Inhibition Twist 1:52
Dustbins In The Rain 13:38

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