70年代パブロック・ムーブメントの中心として活躍したブレンズリー・シュワルツの前身バンド、キッピントン・ロッジのシングル5枚に5曲レア・トラックを追加したコンプリート・レコーディング・アルバム。キッピントン・ロッジはメンバーにニック・ロウ、ブレンズリー・シュワルツ、ボブ・アンドリューズ(後のグラハム・パーカー&ルーモア)と力のあるメンバーを揃えながら、商業的にはまったく振るわず2年余りの活動で終止符を打った地味なバンド。しかしその後パンク、ニュー・ウェイヴ、パワー・ポップの立役者として貢献することになる3人の足跡を知るには貴重なレコーディングといえる。1-10は既発売のシングルをリリース順に収録、ボーナストラックの1曲目は67年の未発表スタジオ・トラック、12、13はアビーロードで収録した予備テイク、14、15はBBCでのラジオ・セッション。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2011/07/08)
Shy Boy: The Complete Recordings 1967-1969, the first collection to focus specifically on Kippington Lodge, the Brinsley Schwarz precursor featuring Schwarz, Bob Andrews, and Nick Lowe, doesnt contain much that wasnt on the 1998 Brinsleys comp Hens Teeth. That collection rounded up Brinsley Schwarzs non-LP rarities and singles they released under the names the Hitters, the Knees, Limelight and the Brinsleys -- so the singles of Kippington Lodge fit snugly within that context, yet there was still a handful of Kippington tracks that hadnt seen the light of day. To be precise, there are five: the unreleased song Land of Sea, present in two takes, an alternate take of And She Cried that bears some notable differences, and then Shy Boy and a cover of Lovin Spoonfuls Younger Girl from a BBC session. Although these discoveries hardly qualify as earth-shattering, they are worthwhile for Brinsley Schwarz diehards: Land of Sea is an endearing piece of precious psych-pop, allegedly written by Schwarz as a satire but not quite playing that way; the Lovin Spoonful cover is a comfortable fit; and the alternate takes are different enough to be interesting. These tracks, combined with liner notes from Stefan Granados that tell the Kippington Lodge story in detail, are the reasons for owners of Hen's Teeth to acquire this, yet all the first-rate material already surfaced on that previous disc. Those unlucky enough not to have Hen's Teeth will find this very appealing, not only as that 1998 disc is long out of print but because Kippington Lodge were an ingratiatingly twee British psych-pop band that slowly summoned strength from single to single. Shy Boy and Lady on a Bicycle slide by on the strength of their period charms but Kippington started to come into focus with the Tell Me a Story/Understand a Woman 45, then once they incorporated a heavy Yes influence for Turn Out the Light and In My Life, they found firm footing, with Nick Lowes first original and lead vocal I Can See Her Face strongly pointing toward Brinsley Schwarz. All these pleasures are modest, but they are pleasures for Brinsley/Nick and psych-pop fanatics alike. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine|
Rovi