The Flower Pot Men

 

Artist:  The Flower Pot Men

Origin:  England

Genre:  Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop,Psychedelic Rock, Garage,  Rock, Baroque Pop, Contemporary Pop

Original lone-up:

Tony Burrows:  Voca

Neil Landon:  Vocals

Robin Shaw:  Vocals

Pete Nelson:  Vocals

The Flower Pot Men were an English Pop Harmony Group created by John Carter and Ken Lewis, originally the main songwriters of The Ivy League.   The original line-up comprised of Tony Burrows, Neil Landon, Robin Shaw and Pete Nelson.  The band crafted The Beach Boys-influenced and their single hit "Let's Go To San Francisco" that was written and recorded by John Carter and Ken Lewis.

Title:  Midsummer Dreaming:  An Anthology 1967-1970 (Box Set 3 CD) (2025)

Genre:  Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Garage,  Rock, Baroque Pop, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Grapefruit Records

Rating:  ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Singles And Sessions 1967-70

1.  Let's Go To San Francisco, Pt. 1 & 2 (Original Mono Version) (6:16)

 2.  Mythological Sunday (John Carter Lead Vocal)  (5:36)

 3.  A Walk In The Sky (3:53)

 4.  Blow Away (Alternative Version) (3:53)

 5.  Say Goodbye To Yesterday (Demo) (3:04)

 6.  Now And Then (Long Version) (4:30)

 7.  The Cooks Of Cake And Kindness (Demo) (3:12)

 8.  Children Of Tomorrow (Demo) (7:59)

 9.  Mythological Sunday (Tony Burrows Lead Vocal) (5:12)

10.  Midsummer Dreaming (2:46)

11. Let's Go To San Francisco Pt. 1 & 2 (Stereo Mix) (6:18)

12. E = MC2/Musha ada (11:00)

13. Let's Go To San Francisco (Live, BBC Radio Session) (3:26)

14. California Dreamin' (Live, BBC Radio Session) (2:23)

15. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall (Live, BBC Radio Session) (2:06)

16. Don't Worry Baby (Live, BBC Radio Session) (2:54)

17. A Walk In The Sky (Live, BBC Radio Session) (3:13)

Disc 2:  The Album Peace, Recorded 1968-69 Unreleased At The Time

 1.  Prologue (1:59)

 2.  These Havy Times (2:42)

 3.  Mytological Sunday (5:44)

 4.  Colours (2:44)

 5.  Blow Away (5:53)

 6.  The Cooks Of Cake And Kindness (Alternative Mix) (3:19)

 7.  Gotta Be Free (3:30)

 8.  Heaven Knows When (3:39)

 9. White Dove (4:11)

10. Epilogue (1:43)

The Album Past Imperfect Recorded 1970, Unreleased At The Time

11. Now And Then (3:58)

12. Say Goodbye To Yesterday (3:04)

13. Memories Of Tomorrow (2:36)

14. Autumn Love (2:36)

15. Morning Prayer (2:43)

16. Blues (1:34)

17. I Am Me (3:48)

18. Journey's End (4:27)

19. All I Have Is You (3:03)

20. BraveNew World (3:14)

21. Children Of Tomorrow (7:57)

Disc 3:  Singles And Demos 1967-69

John Carter, Russ Alquist

 1.  The Laughing Man (3:25)

The Ministry Of Sound

 2.  Mr. Light (2:32)

 3.  Magic People (2:05)

 4.  In The Sky (2:24)

John Carter 

 5.  Conversations (In A Station Light Refreshments Bar) (4:41)

The Haystack

 6.  A Letter To Josephine (2:46)

 7.  Tahiti Farewell (3:30)

 8.  Partomine People (3:13)

Dawn Chorus

 9.  A Night To Be Remembered (4:03)

The Ministry Of Sound

10. Goodbye In Rosalie (2:33)

11. Sunday In The Park (3:41)

12. Going Round And Round (3:38)

13. Life Is Living (3:08)

14. Roberto Billow (3:11)

15. When I Was Born (2:58)

16. Rain Rain Rain (Alternative Version ) (John Carter Vocal) (2:43)

The Flower Pot Men

17. Going Nowhere (Demo) (3:10)

18. I Think I'll Be Leaving Tonight (Demo) (Tony Burrows Lead Vocal) (3:57)

19. Land Of Love (Demo) (2:08)

20. Take Me Along (Demo) (2:59)

21. Lady Of The Blue Lagoon (Demo) (2:43)

22. Am I Losing You (2:01)

23. A Man Without A Woman (4:02)

24. You Can Never Be Wrong (2:36)

25. In A Moment Of Madness (3:01)

26. Young Birds Fly (2:28)

Midsummer Dreaming:  An Anthology 1967-1970 is the 3 CD Anthology Box Set by The Flower Pot Men, released on May 23, 2025 by Grapefruit Records.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.