New River Head (1991)


White Sun - 3:47
Drowned - 6:58
She's Entitled To - 5:04
Waving - 3:17
New River Head - 5:22
Wild Jack Hammer - 5:27
He'd be a Diamond - 2:46
Undertaker - 2:11
Stain on the Sun - 8:40
Thankless Task - 2:58
The Miskatonic Variations II - 16:25
It Won't Come Again - 6:21
Chinese Burn - 2:50
God Speed You to Earth - 7:18

Down in the Well - 2:38 - [LP only, later included in "A Gathering of Fronds"]
Motherdust - 5:33 - [LP only, later included in "A Gathering of Fronds"]
Cuvie - 2:32 - [LP only, later included in "A Gathering of Fronds"]
Solar Marmalade - 8:22 - [LP only, later included in "A Gathering of Fronds"]
Son of Many Mothers - 3:20 - [LP only, later included in "A Gathering of Fronds"]
Blurred Vision - 6:35 - [LP only, later included in "A Gathering of Fronds"]


Dbl. LP/CD: Woronzow W016
CD: Reckless CD RECK 24

Nick Saloman - All instruments & vocals
Martin Crowley - Drums
Barry Dransfield - Violins (on 4, 10, 11)
Cyke Bancroft - Saxes (on 1, 11), Blues Harp (on 13)
Bari Watts - Lead Guitar (on 6, 11, 20)
Adrian Shaw - Bass (on 11, 18)
David Tibet - Chanting (on 11)
Recorded at Goldust, Bromley.


This is Nick's Magnum Opus. A diverse album with lots of styles and flavours. Scorching psych anthems, lilting songs, post-punk workouts & spaced instrumentals combine to make this one of the truly great albums of the last 20 years. A showcase of Nick Saloman's songwriting capabilities.
The original LP didn't fit on one CD so some songs were skipped to reappeared on "A Gathering Of Fronds". Nevertheless, more than 79 minutes of music still fits this excellent CD.

Early copies of the LP version came with a free 7" with the following three tracks:

  • Snow
  • A Most Singular Hole
  • My Little Empire


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