LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

This, the second Pandamonium album to appear onRadioactive, is a collection of singles, demos, acetates andother rarities culled from Bob Ponton and Martin Curtis’s timespent in various London recording studios between 1966 and1972.The 15 tracks (including an alternative version of aPandamonium live favourite, My Old Flame) range from theirspirited cover of Donovan’s classic Season Of The Witch (theband’s version of which actually appeared before Donovan’s)to the most popular of their CBS singles, No Presents For Me.Although the musical styles vary with pleasing regularity, thequality of Ponton and Curtis’s song writing is, as usual,consistent throughout.This collection of singles and rarities brings as up to the timethe duo signed with Liberty and their only official album,Thoughts And Words, which the boys recorded with ex-WombleMike Batt, will be the next Pandamonium release fromRadioactive. Another highly recommended PanadamoniumreleaseSide 11 Season Of The Witch2. Today I’m Happy3. No Presents For Me4. The Sun Shines From His Eyes5. Chocolate Buster Dan6. Fly With Me Forever7. My Old Flame8. The HermitSide 21. It’s Alright Baby2. Latin Way3. All I Want Is You4. Discrimination5. What A Funny World6. Simple Man7. My Old Flame (alternative version)