Norman Haines Band - Daffodil, Den Of Iniquity 1970

Norman Haines Band - Daffodil and Den Of Iniquity, 1970. Many years ago (late 70's, early 80's) my other half and I would hit Portobello Market, a couple of saturdays in the month. We would jump on the tube in East London and start our Saturday jaunt (hunt for the interesting book or record) in Ladbroke Grove. It was always nice to see some of the local Rastas as I had gone to school with some of them or known them years previous. I would always have a peruse in Rough Trade, hopefully to find some left field record to annoy the neighbours with in those long winter evenings. After Portobello my other half would go to Shepherds Bush market to search out Chinese spices and then hit Shepherds Bush Road junk shops for any Chinese curio. Now this is where I would move onto King Street in Hammersmith where on the way to Stamford Brook and Chiswick there were some rather untapped (sourced) junk shops. One had a proprietor who must of been ex navy. Wore a sailors cap, badge on the blazer, ruddy complexion (rum), white hair and looked the sort who would of put his foot down in his small boat to get to Dunkirk in 1940 to save some poor souls and gain a bit of kudos in the meantime. He was known as a miserable git though. It was an endearing trait 'cause he had no trust in any of his customers. He probably never handed over more than a few quid for the crap he sold. But there lies your opportunity - the First Edition book tossed in a heap of useless bric-brac or a box of singles jammed underneath a load of olde furniture. Me being one who don't mind a bit of banter thought I better suss this guy out and see if he had any books or those coveted old single 45's. Thinking I didn't want to confuse RAF speak with Navy chat ( whatever their banter is?) I did ask if it was alright to check the "Aft" of the shop, to get underneath all that junk as I saw a few books. Bad move "Aft",he looked at me like he had contempt for the whole universe but me especially. Luckily, I didn't call him "Geezer".There were a few books that were interesting and I handed him a blue. Which is probably £4.99 more than he paid for them. Now I was in poll position, I asked if he had any records. Now if you know about junk shops there is always a pile of stuff that can't be moved ever, less you want the foundations to cave in. He pointed through a pin hole of daylight and said there's some old records there. Now this was a good day. Bought 5 singles at a quid each. He thought he was doing me. My expression was probaby "Lost a fiver and found a pound". In the five was this record here - a demo copy of Norman Haines Band, Daffodil. Looked unplayed too underneath the dust. He actually remembered me from the early seventies when I was a teenager because I came in the shop with my cousin who lived locally. That shop is not there anymore. When I met up with the missus near where the old Red Cow pub use to be, her first words were 'What crap have you bought now?'Bit of pots and kettles I thought as she had a bag of useless junk she'd got in one of the other junk shops. "Don't ask" was my reply. I remember thinking I couldn't wait to put the Norman Haines record on the deck. When downsizing my collection years later I got £50 for it. That would of been a case of rum for ol' sailorboy.

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[deepindercheema]

I now have an original copy of the LP. There seems to be a broad church of opinion that the LP was banned because of the sleeve illus. I can't find any evidence of this. The illus is by German Heinrich Kley and translated, title 'Gesellschaftsspiel' is 'Parlour Game'. The illustration comes from a book first published in Germany about 1920 called Sammelalbum. However, the image came from a Dover edition from about 1961, Kley was dug by Walt Disney and remained popular in US culture.

[minutegongcoughs]

@deepindercheema I couldn't imagine this being originally banned. Some record retailers might not of stocked it back then. Re. cover illustration. I seem to remember an LP that reproduced a litho illustration by Russian Futurist, Olga Rozanova. It was exactly as it was in a 1919 book published in St Petersburg. If that was sourced from that book, that book is now a $3000+ book which is really an ephemeral item and very fragile.

[defaultoasis]

this album really sounds prog, rather than psych.

[minutegongcoughs]

@defaultoasis I suppose you're right. The original LP will certainly empty your wallet.

[deepindercheema]

There are 2 tunes here - the first is that Daffodil? the second is off the Den of Iniquity LP, when Norman Haynes(sic) appeared on BBC Shropshire Record Collectors he said that one of the reason for the demise of the LP was there was no guitar! This here has one of the great guitar bits laid down at Abbey Rd in 1970!

[minutegongcoughs]

Tx for the info. I added DOI to show the contrasting styles. Who selected the artwork for the cover?

[johnkatsmc5]

Oh?? this is killer lp? of British band of Norman Haines Band.Their album "Den of Iniquity"has gone on to become one of the most sought after collector`s item of the progressive area. From 1971 original in Parlophone records U.k

[Durandal1717]

Great 7" and anecdote to boot. I always thought the flipside was one of his greatest compositions.

[deepindercheema]

Please tell what Bands LP used an illustration by Olga Rozanova. An original copy of Sammelalbum, meaning Sketchbook can be about $100 - $300 depending very much on condition. It is the one with a woman playing with a crocodile printed on the cloth boards. As for my newly acquired treasure, I paid the son of his mother about £!!!!.00. She bought it from Boots in Streatham, 1971. She played it once and she deserves every single £ for looking after it so well. Check out Heinrich Kley. Genius.

[minutegongcoughs]

I do not have that single, however it could turn up. You have impeccable taste.