Composed entirely by band member Dave Lewis, this album captures the true original sounds of Irish psychedelic rock. Relatively unknown, this album has achieved certain cult status after 40 years and is very well sought after by collectors of the genre.[citation needed]
It is featured in Record Collector's Top 100 British Psychedelic Records of the 1960s.[2]
Lost A Number Found A King
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Accepted by many reviewers as one of the best British psychedelic albums of the 1960's Love and Poetry captures the cusp of the moment just before the abstract abandon of psychedelia mutated into the leaden predictability of progressive rock. Composed entirely of Dave Lewis songs, the album evokes the heady atmosphere of the late '60's with druggy utopian themes and innocent musical experimentation.
Hard psychedelic rock with blistering guitar work is mixed with contemporary pop themes given a liberal dose of backwards effects exotic percussion, flute and acoustic guitar. The blend works to perfection and with the addition of perhaps one of the best psychedelic sleeve designs of the era the whole package oozes class. The album is recognised as one of the best psychedelic rock albums of the original psychedelic era. It is featured in Record Collector's Top 100 British Psychedelic Records of the 1960's.
This band started life as a trio from Northern Ireland called Method, changing their name to Andwella's Dream after moving to London in 1968. After the first LP they were known simply as Andwella.
Love And Poetry is a highly-rated psychedelic album, which featured guest artist Bob Downes playing sax, flute etc. All the songs were written by Dave Lewis. The highlights are the opening track, The Days Grew Longer For Love, which like most tracks is slow and melodic but with killer guitar leads; the heavier psychedelic number Sunday and Cocaine and Shades Of Grey, two tracks which veer towards progressive rock with plenty of organ and jazzy guitar. CBS released three singles from the album including two non-album sides: Missus Man and Mister Sunshine. Of these, Sunday is a superb slice of psychedelic rock with some Hendrix-influenced guitar work.
A lost 60s psychedelic tome from the Irish, via London trio Andwella's Dream -- a melodic, fuzzy and hooky batch of tunes! Love And Poetry touches on the psych rock calling cards of soaring guitar work, stratospheric melodies and thundering drums at the core -- with a top layer of more eccentric sounds with atypical instrumentation. Plus, it's all done with a focus on lyricism that sometimes approaches a Kinks-ian storysong quality! 13 original LP tracks -- plus 5 bonus cuts! Titles include "The Days Grew Longer For Love", "Sunday", "Lost A Number, Found A King", "Man Without A Name", "Clockwork Man", "Cocaine", "Shades Of Grey", "High On A Mountain", "Midday Sun", "Take My Road", "Felix", "Goodbye", "Mister Sunshine (Junkie Woman Blues)" (non album single) and more!
01. The Days Grew Longer For Love
02. Sunday
03. Lost A Number Found A King
04. Man Without A Name
05. Clockwork Man
06. Cocaine
07. Shades Of Grey
08. High On A Mountain
09. Andwella
10. Midday Sun
11. Take My Road
12. Felix
13. Goodbye
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Andwella were a psychedelic rock band from Northern Ireland, formed in 1968, originally as The Method and later renamed Andwellas Dream. The trio were fronted by Dave Lewis (Guitar/keyboard/vocals), with Nigel Smith (bass/vocals) and Gordon Barton (drums).[1]
Their first album, as Andwellas Dream, Love and Poetry, was recorded in London in 1968, and featured jazz musician Bob Downes on saxophone and flute.[1] However, the album failed to sell, and Lewis then recorded a solo album, privately pressed, on the Ax label in 1970; which included new versions of some of the Andwella's Dream songs.[1] Then in 1970 David Lewis wrote the music for and produced poet David Baxter's "Goodbye Dave" album, for which he was backed by Andwella.
With the addition of Dave McDougall on guitar and vocals, the band was renamed Andwella. This line-up issued World's End, before Dave Struthers replaced Nigel Smith on bass and Jack McCullock joined as drummer.[1] This lineup recorded the bands' last album, People's People, in 1971, after which the band broke up in 1972.
Lewis later went on to write "Happy to Be an Island in the Sun", recorded in the 1970s by Demis Roussos.
Discography
as Andwellas Dream:
* Sunday / Midday Sun (45, CBS 1969)
* Mrs Man / Felix (45, CBS 1969)
* Sunday / Mrs Man (45, Columbia - Canada 1969)
* Mr Sunshine / Shades Of Grey (45, CBS)
* Love and Poetry (LP, CBS 1969)
* Every Little Minute / Michael Fitzhenry (45, Reflection 1970)
as Andwella:
* World's End (LP, Reflection Records 1970)
* Hold On To Your Mind / Shadow of the Night (45, Reflection 1970)
* Are You Ready / People's People (45, Reflection 1970)
* Lady Love / Just How Long (45, Pink Elephant - Netherlands 1970)
* People's People (LP, Reflection 1971)
* I Got A Woman / Hold On To Your Mind (45, Stateside - Japan 1971)
* I Got A Woman / World's End (Part Two) (45, Dunhill - US - 1971)
David Lewis solo:
* The Songs of David Lewis (1969)
produced by David Lewis and performed by Andwella:
* David Baxter - Goodbye Dave (LP, Reflection 1970)
