'Plankton' is the first in a new series of albums from Record Collector magazine, called ' Modern Collectables', with 10 tracks from the early days of the Fruits De Mer label. It's all in a limited edition 180gram vinyl with a lovely gatefold sleeve and there's a bonus one-sided 7" single from The Pretty Things - featuring an exclusive live version of 'Midnight To Six Man'.
Vibravoid, Mark Fry, Stay, Us and Them, Alison O'Donnell, The Chemistry Set, Hausfrauen Experiment, Sidewalk Socoety and Schizo Fun Addict are all there, from the early days of the label.
Keith at FdM "It's hugely flattering and pretty bizarre that Record Collector chose Fruits de Mer to kick off the new series - I hope they know what they're doing!
SIDE 1
Schizo Fun Addict - Theme One
Stay - Rainy Day, Mushroom Pillow
Vibravoid - Eye Shaking King
Alison O’Donnell with Head South By Weaving - Day Is Done
Mark Fry with Nick Franglen - Dreaming With Alice
SIDE 2
Us And Them - Home To Stay
Sidewalk Society - Red Chair, Fade Away
The Chemistry Set - Silver Birch
Vibravoid - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Hausfrauen Experiment - Baby's On Fire
with Free 7” vinyl single
The Pretty Things - Midnight To Six Man (live)
It's available in the UK, Europe and WorldWide from this direct link to the Record Collector ordering page.
Here's Schizo Fun Addict's version of Van Der Graaf Generators 1972 track 'Theme One' which gets side one of the album started.