Issued during the final phase of John's Children's recording career, "Come And Play With Me In The Garden" and "Sarah Crazy Child" represent recordings from the group's late-1967 sessions produced by Simon Napier-Bell. Unlike commercially released copies, the surviving test pressings provide a fascinating insight into the manufacturing process before the single reached production. Several distinct preview and test-pressing variations are known, each showing different combinat

This double-sided acetate documents the pairing of "Desdemona" and "Remember Thomas A. Becket" by John's Children. Dated May 26, 1967, the acetate carries the Track Record catalogue number 604003 and was produced during the group's 1967 recording activities. The supplied acetate labels identify both recordings as John's Children performances. Produced by Simon Napier-Bell. Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London. Marc Bolan did not contribute to the B-side recor

Released in the UK during May 1967 on the Track Record label, "Desdemona" was issued as a 7-inch single backed with "Remember Thomas A. Becket". The single carried catalogue number 604003 and was produced by Simon Napier-Bell. "Desdemona" was written by Marc Bolan during his tenure with John's Children, while the B-side was credited to Andy Ellison and John Hewlett. Although Bolan contributed to the A-side, he did not participate in the recording of "Remember Thomas A. Becket

This early 1967 double-sided acetate couples "Desdemona" by John's Children with "Thanks For The Memories" by Fairchild. The recording was prepared as an acetate rather than a commercial release and features two different artists on its respective sides. Side 1 contains the John's Children recording "Desdemona", while Side 2 features Fairchild's "Thanks For The Memories". Marc Bolan did not contribute to the recording featured on the B-side. Side 1, "Desdemona", was produced

This early 1967 8-inch double-sided acetate contains four recordings by John's Children. The acetate was produced during the group's early recording period and features "Desdemona" and "Midsummer Night's Scene" on Side 1, with "In The Garden" and "Jagged Time Lapse" on Side 2. The recordings were prepared in acetate format rather than as a standard commercial issue.. Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London. Produced by Simon Napier-Bell. STYLE & THEMES TRACK-B

"The Love I Thought I'd Found" was the debut UK single by John's Children, issued by Columbia Records on October 14, 1966 under catalogue number DB 8030. The group had developed from an earlier outfit formed in Great Bookham during 1965 by Chris Townson and Andy Ellison. Initially known as the Clockwork Onions, the group subsequently became the Few and then the Silence, with Geoff McClelland on guitar and John Hewlett on bass. The band's direction changed following the involv