Although the official recorded work of Opal
Butterfly extended to just three singles, Robbie Milne and I have trawled
through various archives and toiled over audio processing software to bring
you...
Opal Butterfly Complete
The CD is no longer available, but
I've put full versions of the tracks up on the Audio
page.
Here's a short review of the CD from Mike
Reed: "I'll bet many of you aren't familiar with Opal Butterfly. They're
a psych band that existed for a short time in the late sixties. The band
included future Hawkwind drummer Simon King(1971-79). It's been noted that
Lemmy was in the band for a short time after Sam Gopal disbanded. These eleven
tunes were apparently 'salvaged' from the band's actual 45's and some
dust-gathering 30 year old plus cassette tapes. The first two tracks (Electric
Prunes cover "I Had To Much To Dream" and "Wind Up Toys") are of muddy sounding
quality, though I've heard worse. Rest assured, because after that, this CD
does indeed get better. Remember, this is a recording that its existence alone
is more vital than its sound quality. Really, for a true rarity as such, it's
not bad. Best described as psychedelic pop, the band does appear to have some
songwriting talent. The songs that I enjoyed the most were "Speak Up", "My
Gration Or?" (both demo and the remastered version), the psych gem "Gigging
Song" and the irresistible "Groupie Girl". Definitely aimed toward true
collectors and Hawkwind completists". |