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Kaleidoscope at Islington Assembly Halls
17 November 2013. Centre: Peter Daltrey
Background information
Also known asFairfield Parlour, I Luv Wight
OriginLondon, England
GenresPsychedelic rock, folk rock, acid folk
Years active1967–1970
2013–present
LabelsFontana, Vertigo
WebsiteKaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour
MembersEddy Pumer
Steve Clark
Danny Bridgman
Peter Daltrey
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Kaleidoscope are an Englishpsychedelic rock band from London that originally were active between 1967 and 1970.[1]It is not to be confused with the American psychedelic folk band of the same name. The band's songs combined the elements of psychedelia with lyrics.[2][3] The band were also known at various times as The Sidekicks, The Key, I Luv Wight and Fairfield Parlour.[4]

History[edit]

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Having performed since 1963 under the name The Sidekicks, they became The Key in November 1965, before settling upon the name Kaleidoscope when they signed a deal with Fontana Records in January 1967 with the help of the music publisher Dick Leahy.[5][6] The group consisted of Eddy Pumer on guitar, Steve Clark on bass and flute, and Danny Bridgman on drums and the vocalistPeter Daltrey, who also played various keyboard instruments.[5][7][8] Most of the band's songs were compositions of Pumer's music and Daltrey's lyrics.[7] While the group did not achieve major commercial success in its time, it retains a loyal fan-base and its recordings are remembered in high regard.[2][3]

The band's first single 'Flight from Ashiya' (b/w 'Holidaymaker') was released on 15 September 1967 by Fontana Records, a little earlier than the band's first album Tangerine Dream.[1] The song was telling about an impending plane crash.[1][3] The single got critical acclaim and quite an amount of radio airplay but failed to reach the charts.[3] Years later, the song has appeared on many compilation albums, including Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969, the second box set of the Nuggets series and Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers: Psychedelic Confectionery.[9]

Two months later, Tangerine Dream—also produced by Dick Leahy—was released. The album included 'Flight From Ashiya', 'Please Excuse My Face' and 'Dive into Yesterday' which are now considered some of the band's best songs.[10] Meanwhile, the band were aired performing live on several BBC radio shows.[1] A new single was released in 1968 called 'Jenny Artichoke' (b/w 'Just How Much You Are') that was inspired by Donovan's, 'Jennifer Juniper'.[1] After the release the band traveled around Europe, and when in Netherlands supported Country Joe and the Fish at the Amsterdam Concert Hall.[1]Faintly Blowing, again produced by Leahy, was released later, in 1969 by Fontana Records.[1] This time the band's sound was heavier but the tracks still included psychedelic elements with notable lyrics but it failed to reach the charts.[1][11] After the failure of Faintly Blowing, they released two more singles.

Fairfield Parlour[edit]

By the end of the decade, failing with their last single 'Balloon', the band moved on with their new manager DJ David Symonds, whom they met during the BBC sessions, as Fairfield Parlour, with the same line up.[12] Despite the fact that they were now being called a progressive rock band, their music did not change much and still included fairy-tale lyrics with psychedelic harmony.[13] The band's first single as Fairfield Parlour, 'Bordeaux Rosé', was released on 17 April 1970 on the Vertigolabel.[12] It got a considerable amount of radio airplay, but failed to reach the hit lists. After releasing several singles, the album From Home to Home was released on 14 August 1970 with Symonds' production.[12] While the band was getting ready to release the album, they again used another name for themselves, I Luv Wight, as they were asked to record the theme tune for the Isle of Wight Festival, 'Let the World Wash in', which got released a week after the release of the album From Home to Home.[12][13] They made the opening for the festival as Fairfield Parlour.[14]

The band's fourth album, White Faced Lady, which they financed independently, was recorded in Morgan Studios in London.[13][15] Attempts at finding a record company failed and the album was shelved until 1991 when it was released under the name Kaleidoscope on an independent label.[15][16] The band's last appearance in the early days was at a concert in Bremen, Germany, in 1972.[15]

In 2003, the independent record label Circle released the Kaleidoscope and Fairfield Parlour's 1967 to 1971 BBC radio sessions recordings in an album called Please Listen To The Pictures.[17]

Band members[edit]

  • Eddy Pumer – lead guitar and organ (born Kenneth Edmund Pumer, 7 October 1947, Woolwich, South East London, died 21 September 2020)
  • Steve Clark – bass and flute (born in 1946, died 1 May 1999 Chelsea Bridge, South West London)
  • Danny Bridgman – drums (born Daniel Bridgman in 1947)
  • Peter Daltrey – lead vocals and organ (born Peter James Daltrey, 25 March 1946, Bow, East London)
Where to buy a kaleidoscope

Discography[edit]

Kaleidoscope

Singles[edit]

as Kaleidoscope

  • 'Flight from Ashiya' / 'Holidaymaker' (Fontana TF 863, 15 September 1967)
  • 'A Dream for Julie' / 'Please Excuse My Face' (Fontana TF 895, 26 January 1968)
  • 'Jenny Artichoke' / 'Just How Much You Are' (Fontana TF 964, 6 September 1968)
  • 'Flight from Ashiya' / '(Further Reflections) In the Room of Percussion' (Fontana 267 906 TF, 1968, Netherlands only)
  • 'Do It Again for Jeffrey' / 'Poem' (Fontana TF 1002, 14 March 1969)
  • 'Balloon' / 'If You So Wish' (Fontana TF 1048, 25 July 1969)
  • 'Nursey, Nursey' (free with Bucketfull of Brains magazine) (BOB.23, 1 May 1989)

as Fairfield Parlour

  • 'Bordeaux Rose' / 'Chalk on the Wall' (Vertigo 6059 003, 17 April 1970)
  • 'Emily' / 'Sunnyside Circus' (Vertigo 6059 032, 1970, Australia only)
  • 'In My Box' / 'Glorious House Of Arthur' (Vertigo 6059 017, 1970, France promo-only)
  • 'Just Another Day' / 'Caraminda' / 'I Am All the Animals' / 'Song for You' (Vertigo 6059 008, 24 July 1970)
  • 'Eyewitness' / 'Epilog' (Odeon OR-2903, 1970, Japan-only)
  • 'Bordeaux Rose' / 'Baby Stay for Tonight' (Prism PRI 1, 19 March 1976)
  • 'Bordeaux Rose' / 'Overture to White Faced Lady' (Decca Y-11212, 1976, Australia only)

as I Luv Wight

  • 'Let the World Wash In' / 'Medieval Masquerade' (Philips 6006 043, 21 August 1970)

Albums[edit]

as The Sidekicks

  • The Sidekicks Sessions 1964-1967 (2003)
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as Kaleidoscope

  • Tangerine Dream (Fontana (S)TL 5448, 24 November 1967)
  • Faintly Blowing (Fontana STL5491, 11 April 1969)
  • White Faced Lady (The Kaleidoscope Record Company KRC 001 CD, 14 February 1991)
  • Please Listen to the Pictures (Circle Records CPWL/CPWC 104, 1 September 2003)

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as Fairfield Parlour

Kaleidoscope Of Butterflies

  • From Home to Home (Vertigo,1970)
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References[edit]

  1. ^ abcdefgh'Kaleidoscope'. Chelsea Records. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ ab'Kaleidoscope Biography'. Allmusic. Retrieved 17 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ abcd'Kaleidoscope Visions of Childhood'. Marmalade Skies. Retrieved 18 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^'Kaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour'. Chelsea Records. Retrieved 19 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ ab'The Sidekicks'. Chelsea Records. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^'The Key'. Chelsea Records. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ^ ab'Kaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour biography'. Prog Archives. Retrieved 17 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ^'Kaleidoscope'. Discogs. Retrieved 17 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ^'Flight from Ashiya'. Allmusic. Retrieved 18 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ^'Tangerine Dream'. Allmusic. Retrieved 18 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ^'Faintly Blowing'. Allmusic. Retrieved 19 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ^ abcd'Fairfield Parlour Part 1'. Chelsea Records. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ^ abc'Fairfield Parlour Biography'. Allmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  14. ^'I Luv Wight'. Chelsea Records. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  15. ^ abc'Fairfield Parlour Part 2'. Chelsea Records. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  16. ^'White Faced Lady'. Allmusic. Retrieved 6 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  17. ^'Kaleidoscope / Fairfield Parlour (from the 'Please Listen to the Pictures' sleeve notes)'. Circle Records. Retrieved 10 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  18. ^ abcde'Discography'. Chelsea Records. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  19. ^'Kaleidoscope Main Albums'. Allmusic. Retrieved 10 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  20. ^'Kaleidoscope Compilations'. Allmusic. Retrieved 10 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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External links[edit]

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