Recorded for Virgin Records in 1974, "Hatfield and the North" was the eponymous debut album by the band comprising former CARAVAN member RICHARD SINCLAIR, keyboard player DAVE STEWART, guitarist PHIL MILLER and drummer PIP PYLE. Regarded as one of the finest albums in the "Canterbury" genre, the album also featured guest appearances by GEOFF LEIGH of HENRY COW and ROBERT WYATT who sang guest vocals on the track "Calyx". This Esoteric Recordings reissue adds both sides of the band's 1974 and 'Your Majesty is Like a Cream Donut' / 'Oh What a Lonely Lifetime' featured on the Virgin sampler album "V" and previously unreleased on CD as bonus tracks, together with a booklet featuring restored artwork and notes by Sid Smith.
01 The stubbs effect 02 Big jobs (poo poo extract) 03 Going up to people and tinkling 04 Calyx 05 Son of 'there's no place like homerton 06 Aigrette 07 Rifferama 08 Fol de rol 09 Shaving is boring 10 Licks for the ladies 11 Bossa nochance 12 Big jobs no.2 (by poo and the wee wees)
13 Lobster in cleavage probe 14 Gigantic land crabs in earth takeover bid 15 The other stubbs effect 16 Let's eat real soon (bonus) 17 Fitter stoke has a bath (bonus) 18 Your majesty is like a cream donut / oh what a lonely lifetime (bonus)