Loose Routes 1

Loose Routes was released on vinyl in 1991 as a double album and included previously unreleased material. It was re-released as two CDs in 2001.

Loose Routes One CD is Volume 10 of 'The Works', (KSG 008). It covers Holyground recordings from 1965 - 1973. The booklet accompanying it has Mike's notes about the recordings.

CD track listing

Excerpt: 'Quite So' - 1965 The Trends, Mike Levon drums, Bob Simmonds & Mick Woodhouse guitars
Excerpt: 'The Holyground' - 1965 Kev Slater and friends (from EP The Motley Crew)
'Don't Think Twice' - 1965 Terry McCann vocal, Marilyn Collins guitar, John Williams bass, Jane Westlake tambourine (from EP Cross section)
'I still miss Someone' - 1965 Jane Westlake vocal guitar (from EP Where It's At)
'I Don't Believe You' - 1965 Dave Nuttall vocal, Clive Colling piano, John Williams guitar, Brian Wilson bass, Mike Levon drums (from Cross section)
'Corrina, Corrina' - 1966 Chris Coombs vocal harmonica, Jane Westlake guitar, Jim Reed lute, Richard Smith flute, Clive Colling virginals, John Williams bass, Ian Jones drums (from Where It's At)
'Song of Black Glass' - 1966 Bob Hart vocal, Jane Westlake vocal, Jim Reed lute, Clive Colling virginals, John Williams guitar (from Where It's At)
'San Francisco Bay Blues' - 1966 Bob Hart vocal guitar, Chris Coombs background vocal guitar, Ian Jones kazoo tambourine, Paul Harding jaws harp, Steve Ringsell bongoes, John Williams bass, Ann Calvin-Thomas maracas, Nettie (Jeanette Hills) Peter Hart's squeaky toys, and a small crowd whooping and a-hollering (from Number 9 Bread Street)
Excerpt: A little bit of Nelsonica - 1969 Bill Nelson
Excerpt: Outro to 'the Friend' - 1972 Chris Coombs vocal piano, Brian Wilson bass vocals, Bill Nelson vocal, Brian Herbert banjo.
'Dear Mr Fantasy' - 1968 Bill Nelson guitar background vocal, Al Quinn bass vocal, Bryan Holden drums, Ian Parkin keyboard, Chris Coombs background vocal, Piers Johnson poet, Bretton Wanderers noises on and off.

Loose Routes 2

Loose Routes was released on vinyl in 1991 as a double album and included previously unreleased material. It was re-released as two CDs in 2001. Loose Routes Two CD is Volume 11 of 'The Works', (KSG 009). It covers Holyground recordings from 1971 - 1975. The booklet accompanying it has Mike's notes about the recordings.

CD track listing

Excerpt: 'Country Lines', 'Watch Your Step' and 'Rock Me Babe' - 1970 Thundermother: David John (Miffy) vocal jaws harp, Dave Millen (Ginner) guitars, Dave Smith (Daz) bass, Fred Kelly drums, Dave Wilkinson piano

Excerpt: 'King John's Christmas' - 1972 Chris Coombs harmonium, Bill Nelson guitar, Biff Byford flute.

Excerpt: ' Aren't You Glad you Stayed' - 1972 Chris Coombs vocal, Brian calvert guitar, Brian Wilson bass swinging cat guitar, Ted Hepworth drums

'Going Downhill' and 'Hold Me I'm Burning' - 1972, Biffo: Dave Wilson vocal guitars, John Harvey vocal, Johnny Gladstone bass, Brian Trigg drums. (Dave Wilson later returned with a different line-up as 'Lazy Days'

Excerpt: 'Retrospect' - 1972 Eddie Stringer, Charlie Speed (later recorded as Gygafo)

'Alice Dee's Electric Outlaw Band', 'Lazy Days', 'Free Night Rider' and 'Wait for Me' - 1972 recorded as 'Lazy Days', Alan Robinson guitars bass vocals, Dave Wilson guitars steel guitar bass pian vocals, John Shepard guitars vocals

Excerpt: 'Look Away': 1975 Warlord

'Justice' - 1974 Mother's Pride

'I Feel I'm Down', 'Dawning of Another Age' and 'Curious': 1975 Qyl

Excerpt: 'Tears Blues' - 1975 Steve Channing and Lazy Days

Excerpt: part of 'Over the Green Hills' - 1975 Sidewinder: Ade Wilson guitars, Paul Johansson bass, Peter Higginbottom drums, Mike Levon effects