Artist: 
Michael Garrick

Voyage – The Argo Years Vol. I

British Jazz Explosion
€149,99

Release date: 6 November 2026

The acclaimed BRITISH JAZZ EXPLOSION series presents “Voyages – The Argo Studio Albums Vol. 1”, bringing four key works by British modern jazz pianist and composer Michael Garrick back to vinyl for the first time. The limited 4-LP box collects “The Heart Is A Lotus” (1970), “Mr Smith’s Apocalypse” (1971), “Home Stretch Blues” (1972) and “Troppo” (1974), tracing Garrick’s distinctive musical world across post-bop, modal jazz, free-form explorations and poetry. Featured musicians include Norma Winstone, Don Rendell, Ian Carr, Art Themen, Henry Lowther and Coleridge Goode. All four albums have been remastered all-analogue at Abbey Road Studios directly from the original stereo master tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl. The deluxe box presents the albums in their original artwork (3 single + 1 gatefold sleeve), with black poly-lined inner sleeves, plus a 20-page LP-sized booklet featuring new essays, photographs and images of the original tape boxes.

 

Tracklisting:

LP1 – The Heart Is A Lotus (1970)

A: The Heart Is A Lotus / Song By The Sea / Torrent / Temple Dancer
B: Blues On Blues / Voices / Beautiful Thing / Rustat's Grave Song

 

LP2 – Mr Smith’s Apocalypse (as Garrick’s Fairground) (1971)

A: Mr Smith's Apocalypse  Pt. 1
B: Mr Smith's Apocalypse  Pt. 2

 

LP3 – Home Stretch Blues (1972)

A: Home Stretch Blues / Sweet And Low / Epiphany
B: Fire Opal And Blue Poppies (A Sequence Of Visions): a. Fire Opal: Retribution / b.  Fire Opal: Wishbone / c. Blue Poppies: Limbo Child

 

LP4 – Troppo (1974)

A: Troppo / To Henry, A Son / Lime Blossom
B: Sons Of Art / Fellow Feeling / Overtures Of A Forgotten Music

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Format Album
Release Date 2026
Speed 45 RPM
Size 12"
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