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

Deluxe, definitive re-mastered edition of the Incredible String Band's second album � one of the masterpieces of the Summer Of Love.Following the release of their debut album Clive Palmer left to travel eastwards, Robin and Mike reconvened as a duo before recording 'The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion', released in July 1967 went to the top the UK folk chart, and was named by Paul McCartney as one of his favourite records of the year (the year of Sgt. Pepper!).The album includes some of the finest compositions of both Robin Williamson and Mike Heron � 'Chinese White', 'Painting Box', 'The First Girl I Loved' and 'Way Back In The 1960s' � and sympathetic accompaniment by Danny Thompson. Re-mastering supervised original producer Joe Boyd and engineer John Wood.