Vinyl Relics: Psychedelic Folk Takes a Dark Turn: Comus’ First Utterance

EPYSODE 47: "First Utterance" by Comus.

GUESTS: Roger Wooten, Bobbie Seagroatt (née Bobbie Watson), John Seagroatt.

Prepare to enter the shadowy woods of early ’70s Britain with "First Utterance", the bone-chilling debut from Comus...a band that pushed folk music into terrifying, transcendent new territory. In this epysode we explore the making, meaning, and enduring mystery of this cult classic, featuring exclusive commentary from two original members. From its unsettling lyrics to its wild instrumentation, discover why this album remains one of the most haunting and original LP's of its era.

I hope you dig "First Utterance" as much as I do.

- Farmer John

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===LINKS===

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https://bobbieseagroatt.com

 

===THE MUSIC===

Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured ( *denotes track is not available on Spotify):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/678OgPaHlGXKSvfWo2lP5O?si=c8e6e88d1dc5495e

*THE MONKS “Black Monk Time”

DAVY GRAHAM “She Moved Through The Fair”

PENTANGLE “No More My Lord”

INCREDIBLE STRING BAND “Three Is A Green Crown”

THE AMAZING BLONDEL “Minstrel’s Song”

DAVID BOWIE “Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed”

COMUS “Diana”

COMUS “The Herald”

COMUS “Drip Drip”

COMUS “Song To Comus”

COMUS “The Bite”

COMUS “Bitten”

COMUS “The Prisoner”

*COMUS “Perpetual Motion”

*COMUS “Touch Down”

*COMUS “Children Of The Universe”

TOYAH “It’s A Mystery”

OPETH “The Moor”

COMUS “Out Of The Coma”

COMUS “The Malgaard Suite”

*BOBBIE & JOHN SEAGROATT “Glow”

WINGS “Famous Groupies”

??MYSTERY ARTIST?? tune in next week to find out…

NEWPORT ELECTRIC “If Wishes Were Horses”

^ that's my band. This is shameless self-promotion!!

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