
- Performer The Incredible String Band
- Title Wee Tam And The Big Huge
- Date of release 1976
- Country UK
- Style Folk Rock
- Other formats VOC XM VOX AHX WMA DMF MP2
- Genre Rock
- Size MP3 1619 mb
- Size FLAC 1320 mb
- Rating: 4.7
- Votes: 986
Wee Tam and the Big Huge is the fourth album by the Scottish psychedelic folk group, the Incredible String Band, released in Europe as both a double LP and separate single LPs in November 1968 by Elektra Records. In the US, however, the two discs were released separately as Wee Tam and The Big Huge. Consisting of a varied selection of songs by Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, with intriguing and poetic lyrics, the album is rich with eclectic and adept instrumentation and arrangements
Originally issued as a double LP set in 1968 in the ., Wee Tam & the Big Huge was split into two LPs for the . market in 1969 to no avail; they still didn't sell. The music on these two albums is ultimately kinder than the Incredible String Band's earlier albums, their self-titled debut, and The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion and The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. While the bandmembers didn't give up their use of many Eastern string and reed instruments, they did employ more conventional Western folk song structures (somewhat), making the ease-of-listening.
Released on a Red Elektra label with black lettering and Elektra logo. Gatefold sleeve with lyrics printed on the outer sides and photographs in the inner. An insert with a poem of Robin Williamson ("The Head") was included. Cat LP 1 EKS 74036 Cat LP 2 EKS 74037. Engineering: John Wood, Sound Techniques, London Recorded: April, June & July 1968 Produced by Joe Boyd, Witchseason Productions Ltd. London.
Changing Horses (Incredible String Band album). Changing Horses is the fifth album by the Scottish psychedelic folk group, the Incredible String Band (ISB), and was released in November 1969 on Elektra Records (see 1969 in music).
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Wee Tam and the Big Huge is the fourth album by the Scottish psychedelic folk group, the Incredible String Band, released in Europe as both a double LP and separate single LPs in November 1968 by Elektra Records. The album is considered by many to be, along with its predecessor The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, the best work the band ever produced. Consisting of a varied selection of songs by Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, with intriguing and poetic lyrics, the album is rich with eclectic and adept instrumentation and arrangements
Wee Tam & The Big Huge. Heron wins 5000 Spirits via "The Hedgehog's Song", a small blues-pop masterpiece, and the fact that the more adventurous Williamson still seems dependent on the facile eccentricity of psychedelia. Nothing, however, was facile about The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. The band finally earns its name, stuffing complex songs full of dulcimers, gimbris, ouds, and harps.
Wee Tam | ||
A1 | Job's TearsGuitar – Robin*Written-By – Williamson* |
6:40 |
A2 | PuppiesGuitar, Performer [Gimbri], Bass, Percussion – Robin*Guitar, Sitar, Bass – Mike*Written-By – Heron* |
5:30 |
A3 | Beyond The SeeOrgan, Harpsichord – Mike*Whistle, Performer [Gimbri], Bass – Robin*Written-By – Heron* |
2:16 |
A4 | The Yellow SnakeGuitar, Sarangi – Robin*Sitar – Mike*Written-By – Williamson* |
2:04 |
A5 | Log Cabin Home In The SkyGuitar, Washboard – Mike*Violin – Robin*, Rose*Written-By – Heron* |
4:00 |
B1 | You Get BrighterGuitar – Mike*Harpsichord – Robin*Written-By – Heron* |
5:44 |
B2 | The Half-Remarkable QuestionGuitar, Percussion – Robin*Sitar – Mike*Written-By – Williamson* |
5:01 |
B3 | AirFlute – Robin*Guitar, Organ – Mike*Written-By – Heron* |
3:12 |
B4 | Ducks On A PondGuitar, Piano, Kazoo, Bass Drum – Robin*Percussion, Harmonica – Mike*Written-By – Williamson* |
9:17 |
The Big Huge | ||
C1 | MayaGuitar, Bass – Robin*Percussion – Licorice, Rose*Sitar – Mike*Written-By – Williamson* |
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C2 | Greatest FriendGuitar, Harmonica – Mike*Written-By – Heron* |
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C3 | The Son Of Noah's BrotherGuitar – Robin*Organ – Mike*Written-By – Williamson* |
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C4 | Lordly NightshadeGuitar, Piano, Drums, Whistle – Robin*Percussion – Mike*Written-By – Williamson* |
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C5 | The Mountain Of GodOrgan – Robin*Written-By – Williamson* |
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D1 | Cousin CaterpillarBass – Robin*Guitar – Mike*Percussion – Rose*Written-By – Heron* |
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D2 | The Iron StoneGuitar – Robin*Harp [Irish Harp], Percussion – LicoricePercussion – Rose*Sitar – Mike*Written-By – Williamson* |
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D3 | Douglas Traherne HardingGuitar – Mike*Violin, Percussion, Whistle – Robin*Written-By – Heron* |
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D4 | The Circle Is UnbrokenOrgan – Mike*Whistle, Harp [Irish Harp] – Robin*Written-By – Williamson* |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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EKL 4036/37 | The Incredible String Band | Wee Tam & The Big Huge (2xLP, Album, Mono) | Elektra | EKL 4036/37 | UK | 1968 |
EKS 74036/37, EKS 74036, EKS 74037 | The Incredible String Band | Wee Tam & The Big Huge (2xLP, Album) | Elektra, Elektra, Elektra | EKS 74036/37, EKS 74036, EKS 74037 | UK | 1968 |
FLED 3079 | The Incredible String Band | Wee Tam & The Big Huge (2xCD, Album, RM, Unofficial) | Fledg'ling Records , Carthage Records | FLED 3079 | Russia | 2010 |
HNCD 4802 | The Incredible String Band | Wee Tam & The Big Huge (2xCD, Album, RE) | Hannibal Records | HNCD 4802 | US | Unknown |
EKS 74036/37, EKS 74036, EKS 74037 | The Incredible String Band | Wee Tam & The Big Huge (2xLP, Album, Sid) | Elektra, Elektra, Elektra | EKS 74036/37, EKS 74036, EKS 74037 | UK | 1968 |