Recognise this plotline? In 1969 folk-rockers Paper Bubble recorded Scenery. Despite some impressive songs by the band’s core duo, Brian Crane and Terry Brake, fine vocals and most of the future Strawbs backing them, the album sunk on release.
After decades of highly prized collectability, Scenery returns, along with an unreleased follow-up, instrumental mixes, a rare single and a final album from 1981. There are engaging moments throughout, particularly on Scenery, such as the epic period-piece Energy, and the pensive Tomorrow Never Comes Like A Silver Spoon. When it gets a bit too barefoot-in-the-park on Being Human Being, the band’s skilled delivery throughout helps compensate. Indeed, with blasting keyboards from Rick Wakeman, the frenetic Mother, Mother, Mother rocks your head off.
The second album showed interesting signs of artistic development on tracks like Somewhere To Belong. Despite this, the label cancelled the release and the duo returned to the folk club scene. Their return in 1981 is listenable enough, though occasionally too close to some of that period’s waterlogged singer-songwriting.
Nevertheless, full credit to RPM for tracking all this down and the package comes with a characteristically excellent, informative booklet. Let’s not get carried away, though; while this is charming stuff, it’s not quite the folk-rock manna some of us yearn for. Keep watching the skies.(recordcollectormag.com)
After a long time of waiting, Cherry Red/RPM has now released the entire well-known work of Paper Bubble on this double CD. I can only recommend this work to everyone. Now available everywhere from the usual suspects. And of course HERE
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