Faintly Blowing [Extra tracks, Import]

Kaleidoscope (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B00091SMR8
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,009 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Faintly Blowing

2. Poem

3. Snapdragon

4. A Story from Tom Bitz

5. (Love Song) For Annie

6. If You So Wish

7. Bless the Executioner

8. Black Fjord

9. The Feathered Tiger

10. I'll Kiss You Once

11. Music

12. Do It Again for Jeffrey [*]

13. Poem [Mono Single Version][*]

14. Balloon [*]

15. If You So Wish [Mono Single Version][*]

16. Let the World Wash In [*]

17. Mediaeval Masquerade [*]

Editorial Reviews

Repertoire reissue of the 1969 album from the British psychedelic band. Includes 6 bonus tracks 'Do It Again For Jeffrey', 'Poem'-mono single version, 'Balloon', 'If You So Wish'-mono single version, 'Let The World Wash In' & 'Mediaeval Masquerade'-released as 'I Luv Wight'. Packaged in a digipak. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Freakbeat In The Forest, February 26, 2007

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andy7 (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Faintly Blowing (Audio CD)

Mid-tempo on the verge of laid-back psych freakbeat mightily reminiscent of the early Bee Gees in their "Massachusetts" mode. I like Kaleidoscope a lot and thought the arrangements and peformances were very original. The title tune and "Snapdragon" are the tracks to watch. Packaged in a cardboard EZpak case with a very nicely designed booklet.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kaleidoscope - 'Faintly Blowing' (Repertoire), January 30, 2011

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faintly Blowing (Audio CD)

Short-lived British psych band's 2nd proper release - first came out in 1969. I liked this CD better than I did their first title 'Tangerine Dream' (see my review). Here, you get the lp's initial eleven tracks + an added six bonus cuts. Very nicely done on the CD reissue. Tunes I simply could not get enough of were the tripping title track "Faintly Blowing" (honestly, it's out-of-sight), the should-have-been a hit "Snapdragon", the wonderfully penned "A Story From Tom Blitz", "Black Fjord" and "I'll Kiss You Once". Read somewhere that this stunning record was a complete commercial failure. What's wrong with this picture? Why didn't this much-deserved / highly talented band make it? Highly recommended.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Geat psychedelic pop, July 29, 2007

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Arbie (Arkansas, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Faintly Blowing (Audio CD)

I recently discovered this band and have fell in love with them. Awesome 60's pop psychedelica. If you enjoy good psychedelic flavored pop then you'll love this album.