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One minute The Action were the ultimate mod cult band, belting out exuberant Anglicised approximations of Tamla/soul material in clubs across the country, the next they'd shed singer Reggie King and mutated into questing countercultural adventurers Mighty Baby.
Under the leadership of guitarist Martin Stone, they would become increasingly insular as four of the five band members converted to Islam and they moved slowly towards a more improvised sound. By the end of 1971, fasting for Ramadan had left them almost too weak to perform onstage, at which juncture they came to the reluctant conclusion that rock'n'roll and the Muslim faith were incompatible.
Over the previous three years, however, they made some magical, mystical music that is now collected under one roof for the first time. The band-authorised 6-CD set At A Point Between Fate And Destiny features all surviving recordings, with much-loved studio albums "Mighty Baby" and "A Jug Of Love" joined by rehearsal sessions, a complete and previously unissued alternative version of the first album, audio from the band's only TV appearance and other studio outtakes.
The set also features three hours of 1971 live material, with a ninety-minute chunk of their legendary appearance at Glastonbury that includes previously unreleased versions of Mighty Baby favourites 'Virgin Spring', 'Goin' Down To Mongoli', 'Woe Is Me', 'Devil's Whisper' and, most thrillingly of all, the hitherto-presumed-lost full 36 minute version of 'A Blanket In My Muesli'.
01 Egyptian Tomb 02 A Friend You Know But Never See 03 I've Been Down So Long 04 Same Way From The Sun 05 House Without Windows 06 Trials Of A City 07 I'm From The Country 08 At A Point Between Fate And Destiny 09 I've Been Down So Long 10 Trials Of A City 11 House Without Windows 12 A Friend You Know But Never See
13 Messages 14 Ancient Traveller 15 Same Way From The Sun
Disc 2
01 Jug Of Love 02 The Happiest Man In The Carnival 03 Keep On Juggin' 04 Virgin Spring 05 Tasting The Life 06 Slipstreams 07 Devil's Whisper 08 Virgin Spring (alternative Version) 09 Only Dreaming 10 Dustbin Full Of Rubbish 11 An Understanding Love 12 My Favourite Day 13 A Saying For Today
Disc 3
01 Jug Of Love 02 The Happiest Man In The Carnival I 03 The Happiest Man In The Carnival Iii 04 Virgin Spring I 05 Virgin Spring Ii 06 Tasting The Life 07 Lazy Days 08 Christmas Jam 09 Egyptian Tomb (single Mono) 10 I'm From The Country (single Mono)
Disc 4
01 Winter Passes 02 Now You Don't (part 1) 03 Now You Don't (part 2) 04 Now You Don't (part 3) 05 Now You Don't (part 4) 06 Juggin' 07 Now You See It 08 Stone Unhenged 09 Sweet Mandarin
Disc 5
01 Egyptian Tomb 02 Trials Of A City 03 Keep On Juggin' 04 Woe Is Me 05 India 06 Goin' Down To Mongoli 07 Keep On Juggin'
Disc 6
01 Virgin Spring 02 Goin' Down To Mongoli 03 Woe Is Me 04 Lazy Days 05 A Blanket In My Muesli (aka India) (full Version) 06 Devil's Whisper