01	Wide Open N-way						11:40
	02	Cellophane No. 1						05:27
	03	Cellophane No. 2						07:48
	04	If You Ask Me						04:54
	05	Mind Funeral						12:20
	06	Tick-Tack						01:11

(p) 1970 Sonet Records
(c) 1994 Repertoire Records

The Day Of Phoenix are:
Ole Prehn - 6 & 12 string guitars, vocals
Erik Stedt - electric bass, piano, saw
Hendrik Friis - drums, percussion
Karsten Lyng - lead guitars
Hans Lauridsen - lead vocals

we thank:
Ulrik Jensen - oboe
Kenneth Knudsen - piano
Peter Friis - double bass who played on "Mind Funeral"

Produced by Tony Reeves
Engineered by Ivar Rosenberg

Recorded June 1-1- 1970 at Rosenberg Soundtechnic, Copenhagen.
Mixed at Olympic Studios, London.
Mixing engineered by George ("what was your last name again")

Special thanks to Frank Rubcke



Day of Phoenix [Denmark]

Discography
Wide Open N-Way (70)
The Neighbour's Son (72)

Reviews
Another great Danish psych/rock band in the vein of Culpeper's Orchard. Though some folk elements are still evident, they are less prominent than in Culpeper's Orchard. Guitars are the primary instrument, with only a smattering of piano (played by Kenneth Knudsen of Secret Oyster) here and there. They also get more of a progressive feel in places, with even some brief passages of Hillage-style guitar, and perhaps a little heavier than Culpeper's Orchard, overall. Though not released on CD, the album is well worth tracking down.
Firstly, Day of Phoenix's stuff has now seen release on CD - I've got Wide Open N-Way which was put out by Repertoire (country of issue unknown). Also, I have it on good authority that both records have been put out in a 2-for-1 CD packaging, though I haven't come across it personally yet. To paint with as broad a brush as possible, Day of Phoenix is more of a psych than prog band, and seem to be Denmark's version of the Grateful Dead. I say this for two reasons: the guitar player sounds a LOT like Jerry Garcia in a lot of places, and the songs on this CD have that same "flowing" feel to them that records like Anthem of the Sun did, where different ideas would just sort of melt into each other - this band's improvisational feel is quite remarkable. A closer examination reveals as many differences in style as similarities, but this thought struck me fairly quickly. The 15-second instrumental intro to the title cut sounds just like the Dead, though that gets nipped in the bud rather quickly by a pretty lame vocal section which thankfully was the worst thing about the disc.
Prog fans in general may not like this record much, especially the symphonic crowd. If you're a Dead fan, though, I think it's certainly worth a listen - it won't blow your socks off, but there are more than enough interesting things happening here in my opinion.

One last note, in comparison with some of their Danish brethren - I haven't yet heard Culpeper's Orchard or Secret Oyster so can't comment about that; Burnin Red Ivanhoe are more of a rock 'n roll band, and Coronarias Dan are more jazz/fusion but still with much less of an improvisational feel. -- Alex Davis