Various Artists

• SILVER HQ VIRGIN VINYL

• LIMITED TO 500 COPIES

Picnic - A Breath of Fresh Air is a sampler issued originally by the Harvest Records label, originally released in 1970 and is remarkable for including the full-length version of the unreleased Pink Floyd song, "Embryo". EMI as a record label did not generally have a reputation for taking risks; however, having seen that progressive music had become popular, the niche Harvest label was launched in 1969 to take advantage of that market.

As with many record labels at the time, a budget-priced showcase album of their artists was produced. This was Picnic, and Harvest's roster of artists was large and interesting enough to support a double album retailing. The result was an eclectic mixture of traditional folk, hard rock, psychedelia and the wilfully obscure.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1. The Pretty Things - Grass
• A2. Syd Barrett - Octopus
• A3. Michael Chapman - Rainmaker
• A4. Roger Waters - Breathe
• A5. Third Ear Band - Druid OneV
• A6. Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe, Eugene

• SIDE B:
• B1. Michael Chapman - Soulful Lady
• B2. Kevin Ayers - Lady Rachel
• B3. The Pretty Things - October 26
• B4. Pink Floyd - Embryo
• B5. Syd Barrett - Baby Lemonade
• B6. Kevin Ayers - Song From The Bottom Of The Well