(Join Hands With) The Peoples Mass
SS301
Amongst the fragments from the Rainbow Coffee Bar rehearsal tapes (c1966-1967) was this recording of the band rehearsing their signature song, (Join Hands With) The Peoples Mass.
At 01.01, reference is made to "the turquoise morning" - pools of strange turquoise liquid appearing at Seaton Snook are mentioned elsewhere, including in Gaynor Leigh's explanatory letter of The Crofter's Dream. There are also references to time loops such as "See the sunrise setting sometimes."
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Join hands with the Peoples Mass
Join hands with the Peoples Mass
Join hands with the Peoples Mass
And be free
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Where the sand meets the sea
Where there’s you and there’s me
Where the sea meets the sky
And there’s you and there’s I
See the sunrise setting sometimes
Right before your eyes
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Join hands...
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In the land of the blue
Where there’s me and there’s you
And it’s time to wake up
And it’s time time be new
See the turquoise morning changing
Right before your eyes
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Join hands…
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If you think you’ll never stay that long
Give yourself to love and know you’re wrong
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Join hands…
At 01.15 Brallisford encourages another of the band (possibly Edward Clark) to join in on vocals. At 01.17 Clark makes a mistake and shouts "Bollocks!" Clark attempts again at 01.44, and Bralisford once again shouts encouragement. Brallisford speaks of his desire to include more backing vocals in the band's arrangements in his interview with Beat Instrumental