Released on 20/06/11.
Shimmering sunshine pop harmonies with a folk and hippy psychedelic twist. Here are the first and second LPs from the UK six piece boy/girl vocal group who came closest to the US Fifth Dimension. Other musical comparisons at the time were also made to Free Design, Mamas and Papas and The Groop. They recorded five LPs and 13 singles between 1970-1976. The first LP was released in the US first giving them early international profile. None of the recordings have ever been reissued or on CD, in the main because the copyrights were hidden away in an independent company which dissolved. There has meanwhile been plenty of interest with tracks appearing on several bootleg compilations and download sites. (e.g. Minst rel’s Theme appeared on Fading Yellow Vol.5 .) Further to this recent exposure and profile raising has come from the worldwide release of several DVD compilations of 70’s TV shows from Morecambe & Wise, The Two Ronnies, Tommy Cooper, and more, all featuring appearances by Design.
Design (Usepic E 30224, P.1970 / Uk Epic 64322,P.1971)- Coloured Mile / Willow Stream / Marguaretta / The Lonely / Thinkin / Matchbox Man / Theminstrel’s Theme/ Speak / Buttercup Stranger / Children Of The Mist / Dawn Chorus
Tomorrow Is So Far Away (Uk Epic)- Jennifer No One / The Time Has Come / The Jet Song (When Theweekend’s Over) / Ladybird Don ‘T Fly / Tomorrow Is So Far Away / Butterfly Catcher / Love Is / Man We Was Lonely