Quintessence: Move Into The Light, The Complete Island Recordings 1969-1971 Remastered Edition
Quintessence

• REMASTERED 2CD DELUXE COLLECTION OF THE COMPLETE QUINTESSENCE RECORDINGS ISSUED BY ISLAND RECORDS BETWEEN 1969 -1971.

• INCLUDES ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH NEW LINER NOTES & RARE PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORABILIA.

A deluxe 2 CD remastered anthology of the legendary psychedelic, underground and Eastern influenced rock band Quintessence who came together in the Ladbroke Grove area of London in 1969. The band comprised Australians Phil ‘Shiva’ Jones (vocals, keyboards), Ron ‘Raja Ram’ Rothfield (flute) along with Allan Mostert (lead guitar), Richard ‘Shambhu Babaji’ Vaughan (bass), Dave ‘Maha Dev’ Codling (rhythm guitar) and Jeremy ‘Jake’ Milton (drums). Within months of their formation the Eastern influenced rock music of Quintessence had earned the band a dedicated following and they were signed by Chris Blackwell to Island Records. Over the next three years the band would record three classic albums for the label – ‘In Blissful Company’, ‘Quintessence’ and ‘Dive Deep’ – along with the classic single version of one of their best known tracks, ‘Notting Hill Gate’. The material Quintessence recorded during this period, mostly produced by John Barham, who would also work with George Harrison on his ‘All Things Must Pass’ album, earned them admiration from such luminaries as Pete Townshend of The Who (who attended Quintessence concerts) and Jim Morrison of The Doors.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1 GIANTS
2 MACO CAPAC
3 BODY
4 GANGA MAI
5 CHANT
6 PEARL AND BIRD
7 NOTTING HILL GATE
8 MIDNIGHT MODE
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM ‘IN BLISSFUL COMPANY’, RELEASED IN 1969
9 MOVE INTO THE LIGHT
10 NOTTING HILL GATE (SINGLE VERSION)
BOTH SIDES OF SINGLE – RELEASED IN 1969
11 JESUS, BUDDHA, MOSES, GUARANGA
12 SEA OF IMMORTALITY
13 HIGH ON MOUNT KAILASH (EXCERPT FROM OPERA)
14 BURNING BUSH (LIVE)
15 SHIVA’S CHANT
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM ‘QUINTESSENCE’ – RELEASED IN JULY 1970

DISC TWO

1 PRISMS
2 TWILIGHT ZONES
3 MAHA MANTRA
4 ONLY LOVE
5 ST. PANCRAS (LIVE)
6 INFINITUM
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM ‘QUINTESSENCE’ – RELEASED IN 1970
7 JESUS, BUDDHA, MOSES, GUARANGA (LIVE)
TAKEN FROM THE VARIOUS ARTISTS SAMPLER ‘BUMPERS’ RELEASED IN 1970
8 DIVE DEEP
9 DANCE FOR THE ONE
10 BRAHMAN
11 THE SEER
12 EPITAPH FOR TOMORROW
13 SRI RAM CHANT
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM ‘DIVE DEEP’ – RELEASED IN 1971