The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
| Genre: | Rock, Folk, World, & Country |
| Singer: | The Incredible String Band |
| Title: | The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion |
| Short-info: | Label:
Elektra – EKS-74010
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, SON Country: US Date of released: 1967 Category: Rock, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic, Folk |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1714 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1282 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC MP1 WMA ADX VOC MP2 AHX TTA |
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Tracklist
| A1 | Chinese White | 3:35 |
| A2 | No Sleep Blues | 3:50 |
| A3 | Painting Box | 4:00 |
| A4 | The Mad Hatter's Song | 5:35 |
| A5 | Little Cloud | 4:02 |
| A6 | The Eyes Of Fate | 4:57 |
| B1 | Blues For The Muse | 2:43 |
| B2 | The Hedgehog's Song | 3:25 |
| B3 | First Girl I Loved | 4:50 |
| B4 | You Know What You Could Be | 2:45 |
| B5 | My Name Is Death | 2:42 |
| B6 | Gently Tender | 4:42 |
| B7 | Way Back In The 1960s | 3:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Elektra Records
- Copyright (c) – Paradox Music
- Pressed By – Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Credits
- Artwork – Simon & Marijke*
- Bass – Danny Thompson (tracks: A2, A3, A4, B1, B3, B4, B7)
- Drums – Robin Williamson (tracks: A5, B2, B4, B6)
- Engineer – John Wood
- Finger Cymbals – Licorice (tracks: A3)
- Flute – Robin Williamson (tracks: A2, A3, B4, B6)
- Guitar – Robin Williamson (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B1, B3, B5, B7)
- Harmonica – Mike Heron (tracks: B1)
- Lead Guitar – Mike Heron (tracks: A2, A6, B7), Robin Williamson (tracks: A3)
- Lead Vocals – Robin Williamson (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7)
- Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2, B4, B6)
- Lute [Bass Gimbri] – Robin Williamson (tracks: B6)
- Lute [Bowed Gimbri] – Robin Williamson (tracks: A1)
- Oud – Robin Williamson (tracks: B4)
- Photography By – Iain Skinner*
- Piano – John Hopkins (tracks: A4)
- Producer – Joe Boyd
- Rattle – Robin Williamson (tracks: A5)
- Sitar, Tambura – Soma (tracks: A4)
- Vocals – Licorice (tracks: A6, B6), Mike Heron (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7), Robin Williamson (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B2 to B6)
- Written-By – Heron* (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2, B4, B6), Williamson* (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B1, B3, B5, B7)
Notes
Original US release with gold / tan big E labels.Pressing variant: [Sonic Recording Products, Inc.]
As indicated by (SON) etched in the runouts.
The text layout on the labels may differ slightly from other similar versions.
Includes a printed inner sleeve with the lyrics.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): EKS 74010A (SON)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): EKS 74010B (SON)
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUKS 7257 | The Incredible String Band | The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (LP, Album) | Elektra | EUKS 7257 | UK | 1967 |
| EUKS 7257 | The Incredible String Band | The 5000 Spirits (LP, Album) | Elektra | EUKS 7257 | UK | 1967 |
| EKX54010, EKX 54010, EK 54010 | The Incredible String Band | The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (Cass, Album) | Elektra, Elektra, Elektra | EKX54010, EKX 54010, EK 54010 | US | 1967 |
| FLED 3077 | The Incredible String Band | The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (CD, Album, RM) | Fledg'ling Records | FLED 3077 | UK | 2010 |
| EKS 74010 | The Incredible String Band | The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (LP, Album, RE) | Elektra | EKS 74010 | Canada | Unknown |
