John's Children - A Strange Affair

John's Children - A Strange Affair - 2014

John's Children were a 1960s pop art/mod rock band from Leatherhead, England that briefly featured future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. John's Children were known for their outrageous live performances and were booted off a tour with the Who in Germany in 1967 when they upstaged the headliners. Their 1967 single "Desdemona", a Bolan composition, was banned by the BBC because of the controversial lyric, "Lift up your skirt and fly." Their US record label delayed the release of their debut album, Orgasm, for four years from its recording date due to objections from Daughters of the American Revolution.

John's Children were active for less than two years and were not very successful commercially, having released only six singles and one album, but they are seen by some as the precursors of glam rock. In retrospect the band has been praised for the impact they had, and their singles have become amongst the most sought-after British 1960s rock collectables.

Disc One: Singles & Rarities

01. The love I Thought I'd Found

02. Strange Affair

03. Just What You Want - Just What You’ll Get

04. But She's Mine

05. Desdemona

06. Remember Thomas à Beckett

07. Midsummer Night's Scene

08. Sara, Crazy Child

09. Come And Play With Me In The Garden

10. Go-Go Girl

11. Jagged Time Lapse

Credited to Andy Ellison

12. Arthur Green

13. It's Been a Long Time

14. Fool From Upper Eden

15. Another Lucky Lie

16. You Can’t do That

17. Cornflake Zoo

18. Help

19. Casbah Candy

20. Hippy Gumbo

21. Down Down (By The Silence)

22. Cold On Me (By The Silence)

23. Forgive Me If I’m Wrong (By The Silence)

24. Mustang Ford

25. Not The Sort of Girl You Take to Bed

26. Sally Was an Angel (vocal)

Disc Two: Orgasm!

01. Killer Ben

02. Jagged Time Lapse

03. Smashed! Blocked!

04. You're a Nothing

05. Not The Sort of Girl

06. Cold on Me

07. Leave Me Alone

08. Let Me Know

09. Just What You Want - Just What You Get

10. Why do you lie

Bonus Tracks

11. Strange Affair (alternative mix)

12. But She’s Mine (alternative mix)

13. The Love I Thought I'd Found (first version)

14. Desdemona (“why do you have to lie” version)

15. Remember Thomas a'beckett (alt. Version)

16. Midsummer Night’s Scene (alt. Version)

17. Sara, Crazy Child (german single version)

18. Jagged Time Lapse (alternative version)

19. It's Been a Long Time (stereo mix) - andy ellison

20. You Can’t Do That (acetate version) - andy ellison

21. Hippy Gumbo - (with Marc Bolan)

22. Not The Sort of Girl You Take to Bed (alternative version)

23. Sally Was An Angel (instrumental)

24. Come And Play With Me In The Garden (instrumental)

25. The Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith (instrumental)

26. Midsummer Night's Scene (alternative mix)

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