July - The Wight Album 2020 uk, psych rock)

July - The Wight Album 2020 uk, psych rock)

"The Wight Album" by the British psychedelic band July, released on July 31, 2020.



• Title: The Wight Album (a play on words referencing The Beatles' "The White Album," while also alluding to Tom Newman’s recording base on the Isle of Wight).
• Band Lineup (2020): Comprises founding members Tom Newman and Peter Cook, alongside contributions from other musicians associated with the band's history.
They might not be a household name, but July is a band you ought to know. The U.K. psych-rockers have garnered a cult following since the release of their self-titled 1968 record. Original mono copies sell for more than three grand online, but its not just the scarcity and desirability of the album that raises eyebrows; it's the high quality of the music. Though their singles may not have charted back in the day, the five-piece Ealing-based group is still considered by psych-rock enthusiasts to be one of the unsung heroes of the genre.



July formed from the ashes of The Dreamers, one of many smaller groups that emerged during the British Invasion. After another British band, Freddie and The Dreamers, made it big, they rechristened themselves The Tomcats. The original Tomcats featured vocalist-guitarist Tom Newman, lead guitarist Peter Cook, bassist Alan James, and drummer Chris Jackson. A lineup change found them joining forces with members of another rock group, Second Thoughts. That group featured Jon Field on flute, keyboards, and percussion, Tony Duhig on guitar, Patrick Cambell-Lyons on vocals, and others. When Second Thoughts split, Duhig and Field joined up with Newman, James, and Jackson to form a new iteration of The Tomcats. This would later become the first lineup of July.

The Tomcats enjoyed some success in Spain with a blend of R&B and rock, but Newman and Cook eventually made their way back to London and wrote new material that embraced the psych-rock sound. They recorded demos and found a new label in Major-Minor and a new manager in Spencer Davis. July was recorded with the label's staff producer Tommy Scott and engineer Mike Ross overseeing. The 12-song effort was released in 1968 and the rest, as they say, was history.


The Wight Album 2020

1. The Devil Inside - 0:00

2. Special Guy - 3:09

3. Sophie - 6:23

4. Animals - 12:50

5. We Are The Masters - 17:06

6. Love 'N' Love - 20:32

7. Protest Song - 22:10

8. Henry's Squirrel - 26:14

9. It's Up To Me - 29:52

10.Seeking The Hacksaw Blades - 33:04

11.Let Me - 37:44

12.Catchin' Up - 42:45

13.Mods Of Ryde - 45:48

14.The Game - 48:13

15.What's Gonna Be - 50:07

16.Disco Klingon - 53:53

17.It's A Fine Line - 56:54

18.Dancing - 59:24

19.Truth - 1:03:59

20.The Traveller - 1:07:28

21.Home - 1:13:26

22.Once When We Was Free - 1:17:03

23.Right Place, Wrong Time - 2:43


Tracks 1,2,4,5,9,11,14,15,18,19,21,23 written by Peter Cook

Tracks 6,7,8,12,16,17,22 written by Tom Newman

Track 3 written by Chris Jackson

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