Artist: Kala Title Of Album: After Quintessence: The Complete Kala Recordings Year Of Release: 1973/2010 Label: Hux Country: UK Genre: Psych prog classic rock, Audio codec: FLAC | lossless
"During the period spanning 1969-1972, Quintessence were one of Britain's most powerful and most popular live acts. Immediately after leaving Quintessence, vocalist Phil 'Shiva' Jones and guitarist Dave 'Maha Dev' Coddling had formed Kala. Beset by bizarre personnel issues, and in the hands of a record label which somehow found defeat in the jaws of what should have been a victory for all concerned, Kala nevertheless managed to release one overlooked gem of an album and a couple of blistering live tracks during its brief existence.
The album features some titles which were in a similiar vein to Quintessence, with others nodding towards the popular boogie and country-rock of contemporaries like the Faces. Now exquisitely remastered by Ron Geesin, with two previously unreleased live tracks and two brand new vocal takes, this CD debut of Kala's complete works has been compiled with the full cooperation of Phil and Dave. The accompanying 16-page full-color booklet includes extensive liner notes by Colin Harper, an interview with the band, and recollections on each track by Shiva Jones."
Tracklist:
- Travelling Home (Dave Codling) - 3:19
- Sun (Tony Hill) - 4:20
- Thirsty Generation (Dave Codling) - 4:57
- Pearl - 6:31
- Meditations - 7:15
- Still Got Time - 5:55
- Hallelujah - 2:54
- Honey Of Love - 5:24
- Come On Around To My House - 4:42 10.Before You Leave (Mick Cox) - 9:46 11.Going Down Slow (Chester Burnett) - 3:56 12.Honey Of Love - 5:40 13.Meditations - 7:17 14.Still Got Time - 5:58
Tracks 1-8 from the 1973 LP Kala Tracks 9-10 from the 1973 LP Bradley's Roadsbow: Live At The Marquee Tracks 11-12 Live in 1973 (previously unreleased) Tracks 13-14 feature new vocals from Phil 'Shiva' Jones (previously unreleased)
Personnel: Dave Codling - Guitar Sid Gardner - Bass, Vocal Harmony Phil Jones - Guitar, Vocals Johnnie Miles - Drums, Vocal Harmony Les Nicol - Guitar, Vocal Harmony Perry Sinclair - Guitar, Vocal Harmony With Peter Arneson - Piano John Barham - Brass Arrangement, Cello Arrangement Paul Bennett - Vocals Chris Brown - Guitar Glen Charles - Drums Carol Grimes - Vocals Gary Roberly - Keyboards Dave Skinner - Piano Jack Stevenson - Percussion O.C. - Bass