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Pink Fairies
Pink Fairies and Friends Volume 2
(Retroworld)
★★★
THE Pink Fairies’ unconventional approach to music-making was never likely to bring them too much in the way of fame or fortune but their visceral brand of high-energy rock did ensure a wealth of exhilarating entertainment for anyone who came across their work during their creative heyday in the early ’70s.
This uncompromising three-CD set from the good people at Retroworld focuses attention on the band’s appearance at a Finnish festival in 1971, where their audience were regaled with intense, feedback laden versions of The Beatles’ Tomorrow Never Knows and The Ventures’ Walk Don’t Run.
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