GILES, GILES & FRIPP – The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles And Fripp (The Songs) [Reissue] – LP – 200g Vinyl

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LP – 200g Super-Heavyweight Vinyl. New 2025 remaster by David Singleton. Mastered by Alex R. Mundy at DGM.

The first standalone release of the songs from Giles, Giles & Fripps 1968 debut album, nowwith spoken word sections removed.

New 2025 remaster by David Singleton.

Vinyl cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.

LP pressed on 200-gram Super-Heavyweight vinyl.

While 1967 is rightly remembered for an abundance of classic albums, there were also quieter debut LPs emerging, signalling popular musics imminent changes to a more rock-oriented, musician-centred approach. It was also the year thatRobert Fripp applied for a singing organist role advertised by brothers Peter and Michael Giles, despite having no experience either as a singer or organist.

Experiencing a few challenges and disappointments on the way, the year was an exciting one for the trio, who recorded a series of demo tapes which eventually led to them being offered a record deal with Decca Records.

In 1968, The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles & Fripp album was released, bringing a mix of folk and psychedelic pop interspersed with Goon-ish humour, a slightly confusing cocktail of seriousness and comedy but nonetheless an album showing some beautiful harmonies and fine guitar playing.

For all its lack of commercial success, the album has been reissued on several occasions though never in an edition that focuses purely on the songs.

For this updated 2025 release, the somewhat dated spoken word/humourous interludes have been removed which has allowed for the songs to flow as an album revealing it as a charming, sometimes whimsical example of late British psychedelic music.

Vinyl cut byJason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200-gram super-heavyweight vinyl.

LP Tracklist:

Side A
1. North Meadow
2. Newly-weds
3. One in a Million
4. Call Tomorrow
5. Digging My Lawn
6. Little Children
7. The Crukster
8. Thursday Morning

Side B
1. How Do They Know
2. Elephant Song
3. The Sun is Shining
4. Suite No. 1
5. Erudite Eyes