Frabjous Days 67-69

1st ever issue of stillborn 1969 studio album from pre Hotlegs and 10cc duo Godley And Creme during their days as Frabjoy And Runcible Spoon. A classic UK late 60s psychedelic folk sound recorded at Advision Studios with support from future 10cc colleagues Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart.

In mid 1969, legendary British r'n'b and psychedelic enabler Giorgio Gomelsky signed 2 Manchester based art students, renaming them Frabjoy And Runcible Spoon. Envisaging the pair as a British Simon & Garfunkel, Gomelsky recorded an LP with them for release on his Marmalade label. A pre LP single appeared, but sadly the album’s release was cancelled after Giorgio spent the rent and staged a disappearing act.

53 years later, Grapefruit Records is thrilled to host this tantalising missing piece of the pre 10cc jigsaw puzzle. A hugely accomplished set, it incorporates impossibly fragile ballads like "Chaplin House" and "Today" alongside US west coast style rocker "Cowboys & Indians" and the Beatles-ish "It’s The Best Seaside In The World".

"Frabjous Days" adds Gouldman’s sole Marmalade cut plus further late 60's material, including their early 1968 single as The Yellow Bellow Room Boom. Housed in a stylish, previously unpublished 1969 Marmalade promo photo of the pair, the fabulous "Frabjous Days" is a digipack release with a 28 page booklet containing a new 6 000 word essay and some extremely rare photos and memorabilia.

Grapefruit and Cherry Red Records, June 10th, 2022.