LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Double LP + 7" EP + A2 poster"

This is rather different for Fruits de Mer, but when the opportunity came along, i just couldn't let it lie..."

Soft Hearted Scientists are unsung heroes of mine (until now) - i just love pretty much everything they've done - they somehow manage to combine Syd Barrett, sixties psychedelia, British music-hall, gothic horror, Welsh folklore and about 93 other influences and create something pretty unique and damn magical. Great vocals, wonderfully-crafted songs, intricate instrumentals - they've got the lot; they've also had more than their share of bad luck with record labels and it's not about to change now they're working with Fruits de Mer.
'Whatever Happened To The Soft Hearted Scientists' combines the best of their CD releases to-date, together with a title track specially recorded for this release, a preview of tracks from their forthcoming album AND a 7" of demos.
It was supposed to be a a single album but, as hard as i tried to whittle the tracks down, i just couldn't get down to less than 95 minutes of music, so it's turned into a double album + 7" ep. Sorry, but honestly, not a minute of it is wasted, and not a minute of it has appeared on vinyl before."

Track listing:


side 1

Whatever Happened to You (1:40) - exclusive to 'Whatever Happened To The Soft Hearted Scientists'
Mount Palomar (5:05) - from the 'Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth' album
Wendigo (3:22) - from the 'Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth' album
Brother Sister (5:09) - from the 'Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth' album
The Yongy Bongy Bo (5:07) - from the 'Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth' album

side 2

At Night The Quarry Glows Like A Mothership (6:30) - from the 'Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth' album
The A470 Song (3:39) - from the 'Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World' album
Siberia (6:57) - from the 'Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World' album
Rockford's Return (4:38) - from the 'Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World' album

side 3

Eyes (3:52) - from the 'Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World' album
The Caterpillar Song (9:45) - from the 'Take Time to Wonder In A Whirling World' album
The Strangest Scene (3:37) - from the 'Scarecrow Smiles album'
The Garden Song (3:25) - from the 'Scarecrow Smiles' album
The Midnight Dance Of The Mexican Vampire (2:46) - from the 'Scarecrow Smiles' album

side 4

Road to Rhayader (5:22) - from the 'Wandermoon' album
The Trees Don't Seem To Know That It's September (3:20) - from the 'Wandermoon' album
Halloween People (2:56) - from the new album 'False Light'
Night Of The Hunter (3:42) - from the new album 'False Light'
Whatever Happened To You/The Sleepers In The Hill (5:19) - exclusive to 'Whatever Happened To The Soft Hearted Scientists'
""33rpm 7" - The Take Time To Wander Sessions
side 1

Comet's Tail (3:14)
Newest Things (4:46)

side 2
Daisies (3:21)
Light Years to Nothing - instrumental (3:40)""