Canterburied Sounds
Canterburied Sounds is a series of four CDs of archival Canterbury scene recordings compiled from the private collection of Brian Hopper. The set includes some of the earliest-known recordings of Caravan, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, and Wilde Flowers. Editions The first edition in 1998 was released as four separate CDs. In 2013 Voiceprint reissued the four discs in a single boxed set. Cover The cover watercolor painting of Canterbury Cathedral is by Leslie Hopper, father of Brian and Hugh Hopper. Other watercolors by Leslie Hopper have been featured on Hugh Hopper’s official website. In 1978 Hugh and his father published a book of his church paintings. Tracks The notes are excerpted from extensive comments on each track by Brian Hopper. Volume 1: Canterburied Sounds Volume 2: All Roads Lead Back to Canterbury Volume 3: A Kinship of Sounds Volume 4: Canterbury Pre-Soft, Pre-Wild References External links Hulloder.nl Discogs.com Allmusic.com Floatingworldrecords.co.uk Noisette.nl Disco-robertwyatt.com 1998 compilation albums Canterbury scene compilation albums