MEDICINE HEAD New Bottles, Old Medicine (2010 issue UK 21-track CD album - When, in early 1970, legendary Radio 1 DJ John Peel ventured up to Wolverhampton's Lafayette club to do a gig, he came upon two guys who called themselves Medicine Head, the uniquely configured duo of John Fiddler and Peter Hope-Evans. So impressed was Peel that he signed Medicine Head to his label, Dandelion Records and later that year released 'New Bottles, Old Medicine' the 1st of three studio albums that Medicine Head would release on the revered label. The walrus-moustached Fiddler would simultaneously sing, play guitar and operate a bass drum and hi-hat cymbal with his foot, augmented by the equally hirsute Hope-Evans on harmonica, jaws harp, mouth bow and strange concoctions of percussion. More art school than rock'n'roll, Medicine Head wrote poetic, spiritual, thoughtful, folk-rock tunes that have stood the test of time. This 2010 issue comes expanded with 7 Bonus Recordings including 'Coast To Coast', 'All For Tomorrow', '[And The] Pictures In The Sky', 'Natural Sight' and live versions of 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues', 'Blue Suede Shoes' & 'To Train Time'. Complete with a picture booklet containing lyrics and extensive sleevenotes featuring an interview with songwriter and one half of Medicine Head, John Fiddler).