The Flower Pot Men
A Walk In The Sky (2001)
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Length:  1:06:44
Genre:  Rock/Pop; Other
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 The Flowerpot Men - Let's Go to San Francisco, Pts. 1-2 [Original Mono Version]    6:16
      2.  
      		 The Flowerpot Men - Mythological Sunday    5:34
      3.  
      		 The Flowerpot Men - Blow Away    5:53
      4.  
      		 The Flowerpot Men - Say Goodbye to Yesterday [Alternate Version]    3:02
      5.  
      		 The Flowerpot Men - Let's Go Back to San Francisco, Pt. 1-2    5:06
      6.  
      		 Now and Then    4:30
      7.  
      		 A Walk in the Sky    3:52
      8.  
      		 Cooks of Cake and Kindness [Alt. Mixes] [Alternate Version]    3:10
      9.  
      		 White Dove    4:08
      10.  
      		 Children of Tomorrow    7:57
      11.  
      		 Let's Go to San Francisco, Pts. 1-2 [Stereo Version]    6:16
      12.  
      		 E=MC2/Musha Hada    11:00
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      The Flowerpot Men

      A WALK IN THE SKY

      San Francisco Parts 1& 2 (original mono version) / Mythological Sunday / Blow Away / Say Goodbye To Yesterday (alternate version) / Lets Go Back To San Francisco Parts 1& / Now and Then (alternate version) / A Walk In The Sky / Cooks of Cake and Kindness (alternate version) / White Dove / Children Of Tomorrow 1 Lets Go To San Francisco Parts 1& 2 (stereo version) / E=MC / Musha Hada (previously unreleased)
      + Enhaced Cd Track/Film Of The Flowerpot Men On Tv In 1967 performing 'Lets Go To San Francisco'

      Personnel:
      TONY BURROWS vcls A
      PERRY FORD vcls A
      NEIL LANDON vcls A
      PETER LANDON vcls A


      45s:
      1 Let's Go To San Francisco (Part 1)/(Part 2) (Deram DM 142) 1967 4
      2 A Walk In The Sky/Am I Losing You? (Deram DM 160) 1967 -
      3 A Man Without A Woman/You Can Never Be Wrong (Deram DM 183) 1968 -
      4 In A Moment Of Madness/Young Birds Fly (Deram DM 248) 1969 -


      Reissue 45:
      5 Let's Go To San Francisco/Sweet Baby Jane (Penny Farthing PEN 847) 1974 -


      NB: Let's Go To San Francisco (C5 526) 1988 is a good compilation of their material. There's also a later CD compilation, Let's Go To San Francisco (Repertoire REP 4344-WZ) 1993 which adds several previously unreleased cuts to C5's earlier vinyl collection. Their finer moments are also compiled on The Very Best Of The Flowerpot Men (Sounds & Media SUMCD 411) 199?.

      These three session singers successfully articulated the sentiments of the flower-power movement with Let's Go To San Francisco, which climbed to No 4. The follow-up, A Walk In The Sky, also captured the feel of the flower-power era but didn't sell as well. Their later efforts were more ordinary and even a change of name to Friends late in 1968 failed to revive their fortunes. Inevitably, perhaps, this act were destined to be one-hit wonders and after their demise in 1969 Burrows went on to join Edison Lighthouse after a brief stab at a solo career, whilst Landon departed to Fat Mattress. All three had previously been involved in The Ivy League.

      The Let's Go To San Francisco compilation features both sides of their four Deram singles on side one and an interesting selection of material on side two including both sides of the 1968 single the trio recorded as Friends (Piccolo Man and Mythological Sunday) and some other previously unissued songs, including the psychedelic Blow Away and two songs dating from the seventies, Journey's End and Silicon City.

      The later CD compilation on Repertoire adds several previously unreleased and somewhat rockier tracks including an eight minute mini-epic Children Of Tomorrow. This is recommended for anyone wanting a complete rundown of their music. The Sequel CD, Carter-Lewis Story gives a further airing to Let's Go To San Francisco, Let's Go Back To San Francisco, A Walk In The Sky, Blow Away and White Dove. You can also find Let's Go To San Francisco on Your Starter For Ten!! (CD).


      REVIEW ***.rpmrecords.co.uk

      Flowerpot Men
      A Walk In The Sky: The Very Best Of
      rpm229
      In true Pokemon style these guys had morphed from Carter Lewis & The Southernaires into the Ivy League and finally The Flowerpot Men. All the while it was really Ken Lewis and John Carters ability to roll with the times changing their sound accordingly that provided the backbone to these groups. And they were successful too with a string of hits along the way.
      By 1967 the times demanded psychedelic flower pop so that’s what Carter & Lewis delivered though still preserving their own identity through drenching the music in wonderful harmonies. Vocally Carter and Lewis were ably assisted by the ubiquitous Tony Burrows.

      The songs Lets Go To San Francisco and A Walk In The Sky were massive international hits and the group continued to record up to 1969. RPM presents a thematic collection of their recordings compiled by band leader John Carter, which fit most perfectly into a Bam Caruso styled genre Harmony Pop Sike. The recordings had strong psychedelic overtones but in a Poppy way not in a Pink Floyd way, and still included the aforementioned trademark vocal harmonies.

      This compilation also serves as a Best of the groups recordings there being no other compilation on the market at the moment but also provides something for collectors in one previously unreleased track and three previously unreleased alternate versions. A key recording Lets Go Back To San Francisco is included for the first time as one track with Parts 1& 2 united.

      San Francisco Parts 1& 2 (original mono version) / Mythological Sunday / Blow Away / Say Goodbye To Yesterday (alternate version) / Lets Go Back To San Francisco Parts 1& / Now and Then (alternate version) / A Walk In The Sky / Cooks of Cake and Kindness (alternate version) / White Dove / Children Of Tomorrow 1 Lets Go To San Francisco Parts 1& 2 (stereo version) / E=MC / Musha Hada (previously unreleased)
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