Relics of the Incredible String Band

Personnel: Robin Williamson (vocals, guitar, violin, keyboards); Mike Heron (vocals, guitar, horns, keyboards).
Recording information: Sound Techniques, London.
The ISB's prolific output makes a compilation a virtual necessity, and this two-record set selects wisely from the seven albums the group released in the U.S. between 1967 and 1970. From Robin Williamson's "First Girl I Loved" (covered by Judy Collins) and "Way Back in the 1960s" (recorded in 1967), to Mike Heron's "Air" and "This Moment," the ISB's eclectic, fanciful acoustic style is well portrayed. ~ William Ruhlmann