VARIOUS - Island Bumpers

Item Description

Vinyl,
LP Promo Sampler White Label

Island 'Bumpers' advance copy for upcoming April/May 1970 releases, clearly for reviewers, radio stations etc only.
Only similar in name to the official 'Bumpers' double set (and a close similarity in matrices), but a single white label lp in single cover (see pic), and with an almost totally different track listing. Furthermore, a long list of 'AMAZING DIFFERENCES AND RARITY ON THIS UNRELEASED LP ALONE!!!!' surfaced on Popsike in 2015. See quotes below

1) 'Who Knows Where The Time Goes' is miscredited to 'Sandy Denny' - whereas it should have been 'Fairport Convention'.

2) 'Trouble' by Cat Stevens does NOT appear on any later Island Sampler, and apart from the artists LP - was limited to this UNRELEASED LP only!

3) The Band 'Quintessence' is wrongly printed as 'Quintessance'.

4) Nick Drake is credited as having a forthcoming untitled LP to be released in May on ILPS 9131! This never happened - the LP was shelved for 6 months and not released until November 1970. It was eventually called 'Byter Layter' and released on a different Cat number ILPS 9134.

5) 'Heavy Load' by Free does NOT appear on any later Island Sampler, and apart from the artists LP - was limited to this UNRELEASED LP only!

6) Mott The Hoople's forthcoming LP is credited with its original 'STICKY FINGERS' title (ILPS 9119) - but was eventually changed to 'Mad Shadows' instead, as the Rolling Stones were due to release an LP of that name in the near future!

7) 'Worry' by Blodwyn Pig does NOT appear on any later Island Sampler, and apart from the artists LP - was limited to this UNRELEASED LP only!

8) At the time of this UNRELEASED LPs manufacture - 'Spooky Tooth' ILP 9117, 'Fotheringay' ILPS 9125, 'Quintessence' ILPS 9128, 'If' ILPS 9129, 'Fairport Convention' ILPS 9130, and 'Free' ILPS 9120 - all had NO TITLES credited, as these hadnt even been thought of yet!

9) 'Medley - The Lark In The Morning etc.' by Fairport Convention does NOT appear on any later Island Sampler, and apart from the artists LP - was limited to this UNRELEASED LP only!

10) Fairport Convention are credited as having a forthcoming untitled LP to be released in May/June on ILPS 9130! This never happened - the LP was shelved for 2 months and not released until July 1970. It was eventually called 'Full House'.

11) Mott The Hoople's 'Sticky Fingers' LP (ILPS 9119) was originally due for release in May 1970. However, due to the problems in changing the name of the LP (because of the Rolling Stones - it was changed to 'Mad Shadows') - it was heavily delayed, and not released until September 1970 instead!

12) Quintessence are credited as having a forthcoming untitled LP to be released in May/June on ILPS 9128! This never happened - the LP was shelved for 2 months and not released until July 1970. It was eventually self titled.

13) 'If' are credited as having a forthcoming untitled LP to be released in May/June on ILPS 9129! However it was heavily delayed for 4 months, eventually self titled, and not released until September 1970 instead!

14) 'Cat Food' by King Crimson does NOT appear on any later Island Sampler, and apart from the artists LP - was limited to this UNRELEASED LP only!

15) 'Raise The Level Of Your Conscious Mind' by If does NOT appear on any later Island Sampler, and apart from the artists LP - was limited to this UNRELEASED LP only!

16) 'Inside' by Jethro Tull does NOT appear on any later Island Sampler, and apart from the artists LP - was limited to this UNRELEASED LP only!