FLEUR DE LYS - Circles : The Ultimate Fleur De Lys - 2LP - Orange Vinyl

Emerging from the English South Coast’s competitive club scene they signed to Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham’s pioneering indie label Immediate where they recorded two singles before being taken under the wing of Frank Fenter who worked out of the UK Polydor office running the UK arm of Atlantic. The group went through numerous line-up changes as they recorded a series of singles which are now some of the most collectible of the era.

Acid Jazz and Countdown Records have been the custodians of the Fleur De Lys catalogue for the last decade and this compilation is the culmination of that work containing all the singles that they released for Immediate, Polydor and Atlantic (where they pipped Led Zepplin to become the first UK signed band to that legendary label). This st has been produced with the full co-operation of the group’s Keith Guster, allowing us to use previously unseen photos and illustrations. Compiled by Eddie Piller and Dean Rudland and the band’s official biographer Paul ‘Smiler’ Anderson, who has contributed an extended note that tells the band’s story in compelling detail.

Tracklisting:

01. Circles
02. Mud In Your Eye
03. Hold On (as Ruptert’s People)
04. Gong With The Luminous Nose
05. Tick Tock (as Shyster)
06. Hammer Head
07. One City Girl
08. I Forgive You (as Chocolate Frog)
09. Brick By Brick (Stone by Stone)
10. I Can See A Light
11. Prodigal Son
12. Nothing To Say
13. Stop Crossing The Bridge
14. The Bitter and The Sweet (as Tony and Tandy with The Fleur De Lys)
15. So Come On
16. You’ve Got To Earn It
17. Two Can Make It Together (as Tony and Tandy with the Fleur De Lys)
18. I’ve Been Trying
19. Liar
20. Moondreams
21. Wait For Me
22. Love Them All (Demo)
23. Gotta Get Enough Time (Demo)
24. I Walk The Sands
25. Yeah I Do Love You (Demo)