Cooper, John & Philipa - The Cooperville Times
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"'The Cooperville Times” is unquestionably one of the rarest South African albums ever. Released in 1969, it's folk tinged psychedelia, featuring the whimsical vocals of John & Philipa Cooper with guitar by Julian Laxton, has been hailed by collectors worldwide as comparable to the legendary Mellow Candle or early Jefferson Airplane."
"It was a long search to locate the rights for this album since it was not with EMI anymore. With the help of musicians and producers from The Third Eye and Freedom's Children, we've found the original producer. He told us that the brother/sister band John & Philipa Cooper went to Britain shortly after the album was made and there it lost track. This amazing album has the same class as Billy Nichols, Duncan Browne and Blossom Toes. Many other musicians from S.A. were helping out. It just has the right feel with the combination of great songs with a '60s art-vibe. Female / male vocals, Julian Laxton on guitar, keyboards; beside Jon & Philipa, 8 more musicians on the album. This LP is just a perfect 1969 underground folk-rock album."