The Summer of has remained a benchmark for long, hot summers — there may have been scorchers since, but none have seemed quite as relentless. Too hot to move, the country melted into a collective puddle.
This album evokes the feel of that summer, the sweet heat and almost narcotic lethargy, the haze above melting tarmac.
The months without rain and airless days and nights might not have been something out of the ordinary in the Algarve or the South of France, but it was without precedent in Britain. There was a Minister for Drought. There were stand pipes. Reservoirs in Wales resembled parched African plains.
The country melted into a collective puddle. Instead, this is an attempt to sonically evoke the summer of itself, its sweet heat and almost narcotic lethargy. Fender Rhodes, electric vibes and early synths provided the dominant keyboard instrumentation. Getting out of the sun, you might have sat inside with the curtains drawn and the telly on — just three channels and, in the daytime, very few programmes. So you would have ended up flopped out in front of the test card.
All of them suggest bright yellow sunshine, hot plastic car seats, cats lolloping on the lawn. For all other territories packaging is free and postage is charged on a weight basis. We use Royal Mail First Class for UK deliveries and standard Air Mail for all other territories, very large orders will usually be sent via parcelforce. You may cancel your order at any time prior to your order being dispatched by emailing us at orders acerecords.
