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Music For The Stars is a collection of songs that may lend themselves to the end of the night in headphones, for me it’s an Ode to Horsenden Hill in West London, where we used to gather of an evening with the compilation tapes we had made introducing each other to new songs which we found; songs some of which would remain with us forever, we would sit there till late overlooking the West End’s City Lights but could lay back and watch the stars.  

 From the Two-Piers label that brought you the acclaimed ‘Pop Psychédeliqué (The Best of French Pop 1964-2019) comes new compilation ‘Music for the Stars (Celestial Music 1960-1979), a collection of laid back, late night songs perfect for lying back, losing yourself in the moment and just staring at the stars. Includes tracks from legends such as Willie Nelson, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Nina Simone, the English folk sound of Bill Fay and Kevin Ayres, the tortured genius of Tim Buckley, from the 60’s West Coast scene The Electric Prunes, to the sonic sounds of Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, and the soulful beauty of Shuggie Otis.  

 From the beginning of the evening with Alexander “Skip” Spence, until later that night when Willie Nelson may end a tape and it’s time to walk home – sit back and lose yourselves in Music for The Stars. 

Tracklist

A1. Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence – Broken Heart 

A2. Fred Neil – I’ve Got a Secret (Didn’t We Shake Sugaree) 

A3. John Fahey – Jesus Is a Dying Bedmaker 

A4. Bert Jansch – Poison 

 B1. Roedelius – Balsam 

B2. Shuggie Otis – Jennie Lee 

B3. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Observatory Crest 

B4. Kevin Ayres – May I? 

B5. The Electric Prunes – Holy Are You 

 C1. Eden Ahbez – Eden’s Island 

C2. Nina Simone – Come Ye 

C3. Damon – The Night 

C4. Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Sais (Egypt) 

 D1. Kathy Smith – It’s Taking So Long 

D2. Tim Buckley – Buzzin’ Fly 

D3. Bill Fay – I Hear You Calling 

D4. Gene Clark – With Tomorrow 

D5. Willie Nelson – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

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