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The Incredible String Band Folk Rock Acoustic Psychedelic Rock Folk 1967 UK

Performer The Incredible String Band
Title The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
Date of release 1967
Country UK
Style Folk Rock, Acoustic, Psychedelic Rock, Folk
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Genre Rock / World & Folk & Country
Size MP3 1888 mb
Size FLAC 1942 mb
Rating: 4.1
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The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion is the second album by the Scottish psychedelic folk group, The Incredible String Band (ISB), and was released in July 1967 on Elektra Records (see 1967 in music).

With the appearance of this album, THE 5,000 SPIRITS or THE LAYERS . The albums which were to follow over the next few years bore this out dramatically.

The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (1967) - 01. Chinese White The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (1967) - 08. The 8hr.

Style:MLA Chicago APA. "Incredible String Band/5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion Album.

Release type: Album Number Of Tracks: 13 It's more like a slightly cosmic version of traditional British folk than psychedelic rock.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion. The Incredible String Band.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Chinese White Lead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron Lute [Bowed Gimbri], Vocals – Robin Williamson	3:35
A2	No Sleep Blues Bass – Danny ThompsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron Lead Vocals, Guitar, Flute – Robin Williamson	3:50
A3	Painting Box Bass – Danny ThompsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron Lead Vocals, Guitar, Flute – Robin WilliamsonVocals, Finger Cymbals – Licorice	4:00
A4	The Mad Hatter's Song Bass – Danny ThompsonPiano – John HopkinsSitar, Tambura – Soma Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson	5:35
A5	Little Cloud Drums, Rattle, Vocals – Robin WilliamsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron	4:02
A6	The Eyes Of Fate Lead Vocals, Guitar – Robin WilliamsonVocals – LicoriceVocals, Lead Guitar – Mike Heron	4:57
B1	Blues For The Muse Bass – Danny ThompsonHarmonica, Vocals – Mike Heron Lead Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson	2:43
B2	The Hedgehog's Song Drums, Vocals – Robin WilliamsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron	3:25
B3	First Girl I Loved Bass – Danny ThompsonVocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson	4:50
B4	You Know What You Could Be Bass – Danny ThompsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron Oud, Mandolin, Drums, Flute, Vocals – Robin Williamson	2:45
B5	My Name Is Death Vocals, Guitar – Robin Williamson	2:42
B6	Gently Tender Drums, Lute [Bass Gimbri], Flute, Vocals – Robin WilliamsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Mike Heron Vocals – Licorice	4:42
B7	Way Back In The 1960s Bass – Danny ThompsonLead Vocals, Guitar – Robin WilliamsonVocals, Lead Guitar – Mike Heron	3:07

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
Record Company – Elektra Records (U.K.) Ltd.
Published By – Paradox Music

Credits

Design [Sleeve], Artwork – Simon & Marijke*
Engineer – John Wood
Photography By – Iain Skinner*
Producer – Joe Boyd
Written-By – Heron* (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B2, B4, B6), Williamson* (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B1, B3, B5, B7)

Notes

Released on a red textured Elektra label with black lettering and "Polydor Records Limited" written . This version has mispressed labels (title "THE 5000 SPIRITS" and tracks listing inverting A4 and A6)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout: EUK 257 A2
Matrix / Runout: EUK 257 B2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
EUKS 7257	The Incredible String Band	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion ‎(LP, Album)	Elektra	EUKS 7257	UK	1967
EUKS 7257	The Incredible String Band	The 5000 Spirits ‎(LP, Album)	Elektra	EUKS 7257	UK	1967
EKX54010, EKX 54010, EK 54010	The Incredible String Band	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion ‎(Cass, Album)	Elektra, Elektra, Elektra	EKX54010, EKX 54010, EK 54010	US	1967
FLED 3077	The Incredible String Band	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion ‎(CD, Album, RM)	Fledg'ling Records	FLED 3077	UK	2010
EKS 74010	The Incredible String Band	The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Elektra	EKS 74010	Canada	Unknown