Recorded and produced to celebrate Julian Cope’s forthcoming event of the same name at Manchester University’s Whitworth Gallery, THE UNRULY IMAGINATION contains 50 minutes of music, poetry, songs, and one hefty piece by the full Black Sheep ensemble culled from that band’s impending documentary. Herein, Cope has compiled the material from his vinyl-only 7” PREACHING REVOLUTION E.P., plus two songs from the unreleased E.P. DIGGERS, RANTERS, LEVELLERS, and several brand new pieces especially recorded for this project. The CD features the same sumptuous packaging as Head Heritage’s Urthona album, replete with two poems printed on individual cards. Like those CD programmes created for such earlier Cope festivals as the British Museum’s DISCOVER ODIN, the Lyric Theatre’s ROME WASN’T BURNED IN A DAY, and the South Bank Centre’s CORNUCOPEA, this delightful package is a highly limited edition that will enjoy only this sole limited pressing.
