John's Children – A Midsummer Night's Scene (Pop Rock, Power Pop)

John's Children – A Midsummer Night's Scene (UK)

Basic Information
Album Title: A Midsummer Night’s Scene
Artist: John’s Children
Release: Around 1987
Format: Compilation
Genre: Freakbeat, Psychedelic Pop, Pop/Rock
※ This album is not a regular studio album, but a compilation album featuring rare singles and unreleased/cancelled tracks.


Background and Features
John’s Children was a rock band from Leatherhead, England, in the 1960s, famously featuring Mark Bolan as an early member.
Despite their short activity period, the group gained cult status through their extreme stage performances and psychedelic pop/freakbeat style.
“A Midsummer Night’s Scene” notably includes a single track originally slated for release in 1967 but later canceled.
A highly significant release among collectors due to the rarity of the original material.



Album Features
“Midsummer Night's Scene”: The signature track. Legendary as a single canceled at the time of release.
Compilation includes singles, B-sides, and various unreleased tracks.
It is known that there are differences in track listings between the LP and CD versions.
Some tracks have rough audio quality, reflecting the era's atmosphere and limitations of the preservation medium.

Brief Band Information
Active Period: Mid-1960s
Representative Style: Freakbeat / Psychedelic Pop
Evaluation:
Though not commercially successful, it left a lasting influence on later generations and is remembered as a “cult band.”
Its historical value is heightened by the participation of Mark Bolan (who later formed T. Rex).

Summary
A Midsummer Night’s Scene is a late 1980s compilation album gathering rare singles and unreleased tracks by John’s Children.
It includes tracks originally intended for release in 1967 and holds value as a document of psychedelic pop and freakbeat sounds.
It is regarded as a release of greater historical and collector significance than their official albums.



A1 Smashed Blocked 00:00
A2 Just What You Want - Just What You'll Get 03:02
A3 Desdemona 06:09
A4 Remember Thomas A'Beckett 08:35
A5 It's Been A Long Time 10:58
A6 Arthur Green 14:21
A7 Strange Affair 18:05

B1 Midsummer Night's Scene 20:14
B2 Sara Crazy Child 22:50
B3 Jagged Time Lapse 25:18
B4 Go-Go Girl 28:09
B5 Come And Play With Me In The Garden 30:19
B6 But She's Mine 32:44