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While soft-rock and singer-songwriters dominated the U.S., the UK pop/rock scene grew increasingly eccentric in ’71. The progressive sounds of the underground bubbled up into the mainstream, as chronicled in the 40-page booklet here, which is packed with rare illustrations and stories behind the artists and these songs: "Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes" Kevin Ayers, "Time for the Leaving" Magna Carta, "Tonight" Move, "Ursula (The Swansea Song)" Barclay James Harvest, "God’s Children" Kinks, "Hotel Room" Edgar Broughton Band, "Hey Willie" Hollies, "Backstreet Luv" Curved Air, "Memorial Drive" Procol Harum, "To Each and Everyone" Gerry Rafferty, "Caroline Goodbye" Colin Blunstone, "The Saddest Day of My Life" Nirvana, "Are You Ready Eddy?" Emerson Lake & Palmer, "Mean Girl" (early mix) Status Quo, "Devil’s Answer" (single version) Atomic Rooster, "Tokoloshe Man" (single edit) John Kongos…killer comp! Grapefruit.