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Two CDs. First ever anthology of singer songwriter Keith West compiled by West himself. Stretching from his first recordings with Four + One in 1965 up to a 1999 cover of Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay' with guitarist Steve Howe. Includes Keith West's UK #2 hit 'Excerpt From A Teenage Opera' plus it's follow up 'Sam (From A Teenage Opera)' plus six tracks by his cult psychedelic band Tomorrow including a recently discovered demo version of their debut single 'My White Bicycle' taken from acetate. Features all nine recordings by his mod soul group The In Crowd comprising the A and B sides of their four singles including their UK #48 hit 'That's How Strong My Love Is', an originally unreleased cover of Ike And Tina Turner's 'Finger Poppin' and two tracks recorded for the Michelangelo Antonioni film Blow-Up but not used. CD 1 covers Keith's 1960s recordings with his evolving band initially named Four + One then The In Crowd and finally Tomorrow. CD 2 shows that Keith's 1970s and 1980s recordings are little known gems ripe for discovery.