LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Obscure prog rockers Second Hand began as the Next Collection, formed at a south London secondary school; engineer/manager Vic Keary scored them a contract with Polydor as The Moving Finger, but their legendary debut LP was credited to Second Hand, due to a rival Moving Finger. Channelling psych and spacey acid hues, there is blues-rock underpinning Bob Gibbons' guitar and keyboardist Ken Elliott helps aim the sound towards deep space; this edition features rare tracks 'JamesS In The Basement' and 'I Am Nearly There' from a 1965 Next Collection single (backing Denis Couldry), already showing their freak-psych capabilities. An essential listen for all true prog connoisseurs!

Track Listing

• A1 A Fairy Tale
• A2 Rhubarb!
• A3 Denis James The Clown
• A4 Steam Tugs
• A5 Good Old '59 (We Are Slowly Gettin' Older)
• A6 The World Will End Yesterday
• B1 Denis James (Ode To D.J.)
• B2 Mainliner
• B3 Reality
• B4 The Bath Song