Factory - Path Through The Forest

Legendary psych singles collected with early forays

A real hotchpotch of rarities collected together to form an album of sorts, the music here reflects the short life of the UK freakbeat group who only produced two – now highly collectable – singles: Path Through The Forest, released on MGM in 1968, and Try A Little Sunshine, released on CBS the following year. Combining strong power chords with psych undercurrents, the band showed considerable talent in their brief existence and remain one of a batch of “What ifs?” within the UK music history. In addition to the aforementioned A- and B-sides, this LP also features rare acetate recordings: a cover of Family’s Second Generation Woman and Fairport Convention’s Mr Lacey, plus a new mix of Path Through The Forest, with early psych effects that were rejected by MGM plugged back into the mix.

Guerssen | 046

Reviewed by Paul Rigby
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