The Incredible String Band – The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion

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Label:	Elektra – EUKS 7257
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	UK
Released:	Aug 1967
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Psychedelic, Folk

Tracklist

A1	Chinese White Guimbri [Bowed Gimbri] – Robin Williamson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2)	3:35
A2	No Sleep Blues Bass – Danny Thompson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2) Lead Vocals, Guitar, Flute – Robin Williamson	3:50
A3	Painting Box Bass – Danny Thompson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2) Lead Vocals, Guitar, Flute – Robin Williamson Vocals, Finger Cymbals – Licorice	4:00
A4	The Mad Hatter's Song Bass – Danny Thompson Piano – John Hopkins Sitar, Tambura – Soma (23) Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson	5:35
A5	Little Cloud Drums, Rattle, Vocals – Robin Williamson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2)	4:02
A6	The Eyes Of Fate Lead Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson Vocals – Licorice Vocals, Lead Guitar – Mike Heron (2)	4:57
B1	Blues For The Muse Bass – Danny Thompson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson Vocals, Lead Guitar – Mike Heron (2)	2:43
B2	The Hedgehog's Song Drums, Vocals – Robin Williamson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2)	3:25
B3	First Girl I Loved Bass – Danny Thompson Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2)	4:50
B4	You Know What You Could Be Bass – Danny Thompson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2) Oud, Mandolin, Drums, Flute, Vocals – Robin Williamson	2:45
B5	My Name Is Death Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson	2:42
B6	Gently Tender Drums, Guimbri [Bass Gimbri], Flute, Vocals – Robin Williamson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (2) Vocals – Licorice	4:42
B7	Way Back In The 1960s Bass – Danny Thompson Lead Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson Vocals, Lead Guitar – Mike Heron (2)	3:07

Companies, etc.

Published By – Paradox Music (3)
Made By – Polydor Records Ltd.
Record Company – Elektra Records (U.K.) Ltd.

Credits

Design [Sleeve], Artwork – Simon & Marijke*
Engineer – John Wood
Photography By – Iain Skinner*
Producer – Joe Boyd
Written-By – Heron* (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2, B4, B6), Williamson* (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B1, B3, B5, B7)

Notes

Made in Gt. Britain.

Recording first published 1967.

Elektra Records (U.K.) Ltd. is written on back cover, although the UK office was closed ca. July 1967 and the manufacturing and distributing moved to Polydor Records Limited.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): EUKS 7257-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): EUKS 7257-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 1): EUKS-7257A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 1): EUKS-7257B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 2): EUKS-7257A\12
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 2): EUKS-7257B2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 3): EUKS 7257 A1/2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 3): EUKS 7257 B2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (LP, Album, Mono)	Elektra	EUK 257	UK	1967
Recently Edited	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (LP, Album, Mono)	Elektra	EKL-4010	US	1967
	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (LP, Album, Stereo, SON)	Elektra	EKS-74010	US	1967
New Submission	The 5000 Spirits (LP, Album, Stereo)	Elektra	EUKS 7257	UK	1967
New Submission	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (LP, Album, Stereo)	Elektra, Elektra	EKS-74010, EKS 74010	Canada	1967

Reviews

NotPresentNowPresent Jul 14, 2016
A New Zealand stereo version of this exists. On the generic Elektra label used in 1967 (I can't describe the colour) with black text. Triple flipback cover, front laminated