Billy Nicholls – Would You Believe

Tenth planet is best pressing, I had a friend who had an original and the immediate copy was better but the tenth planet held its own.
The castle version in green I have also heard and it’s not good.

I have a very very high tolerance for sunshine pop masquerading as cod psych, and indulgent records, and this one made me cringe a few times. I don't think this is a genius work but nor do I think it's the worst thing ever. It does work best in small doses though. You know that part in Walk Hard where Dewey is doing his version of Smile? That's kinda understated and subtle compared to tracks like "Daytime Girl". I do like a few songs though.

Good album, I had the opportunity to buy an original back in the 80s when I was offered a copy at a now long gone second hand record shop in London for £150. Those were the days. Also everything is subjective. I can appreciate that some don't like it and others do.

I'm streaming this and have to agree with Streetmouse, who coincidentally often appears reviewing my favorite artists well. Very annoying album. I will absolutely buy a copy if I see one going for cheap then immediately sell it to some sucker. I feel vindicated: The guy who sold me my turntable and who I also buy records from, is very knowledgeable about vintage electronics but also rather patronising with regard to music and other things; looking through his ebay reviews he regards this as the pinnacle of psychedelia. Well it's all subjective but this is an overproduced 16-year old. The whole thing lacks cohesion. I'll continue finding bargains at my man's record stall, while taking the condescension.

My father, who recorded the title track, answered a question here about how this album was recorded - including notes about its production:

https://www.reddit.com/r/psychedelicrock/comments/leufxy/rarest_psychedelic_rock_album_of_all_time_billy/

Check here for a value idea of the actual price:
https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=Billy+Nicholls+%E2%80%8EWould+You+Believe&incldescr=&sortord=dprice&thumbs=&currsel=&endfrom=&endthru=&ipp=&sdc=
£8000 GPB

I purchased two copies of this Album on Single CD, however my CD's are on the Castle / Immediate Label NEMCD 414.
Of the 14 Tracks 12 are Stereo tracks 13 & 14 are Mono Singles versions of Would You Believe / Daytime Girl.
I also own two copies of the 2 CD Deluxe Expanded Version on Castle / Immediate CMQDD1358 CD1=17 & CD2= 22 tracks.
I also have the Double LP CMQLP 1523 giving the same tracks LP1=17 LP2=22 This is a limited edition, mine being 333/1000.

the only repress version that used the original master tapes is the 10th Planet version.

Vinyl repress please :) I'm sure it would make a lot of people very happy