The South African Rock Encyclopedia > Rock Legends > 1960s / 1970s > The Third Eye > Albums > Awakening
The Third Eye’s debut album “Awakening” (styled as “awakening….”) is an interesting mix of original songs and covers from a variety of diverse sources. Featuring the young and talented Dawn Selby, the band blended elements of progressive rock, acid rock, and psychedelia to create a unique and captivating sound.
Tracks
- All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan) Jimi Hendrix cover
- Lost Boy (Maurice Saul)
- Valley Of Sadness (Boris Bergmann / Evangelos Papathanassiou) Aphrodite’s Child cover
- Apricot Brandy (Danny Weiss / Michael Fonfara) Rhinoceros cover
- Magic Handkerchief (Alan Bown / Jeff Bannister / Jess Roden / Tony Catchpole) The Alan Bown cover
- Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Harvey Pearl / Lee Pearl / Lewis Bellin) The Alan Bown cover
- My Head Spins Round (Maurice Saul)
- Snow Child (Maurice Saul)
- Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson / Tim Rose1) Bonnie Dobson cover, recorded by many artists
- Society’s Child (Janis Ian) Janis Ian cover
Musicians
- Ronnie Selby: Lead Guitar
- Maurice Saul: Vocals, Lead Guitar
- Dawn Selby: Piano, Hammond Organ
- Robbie Pavid: Drums, Tabla
- Mike Sauer: Six String Bass
Produced by Billy Forrest
Release information
LP: May 1969, Polydor, 277002
2CD: 2010, Retrofresh, freshcd 172(D) (The Third Eye, 3 albums plus 6 bonus tracks)
LP, CD: 2010, Shadoks Music (Germany), Shadoks 115
Comments
Information kindly supplied by Andrew King, August 1999 and Robbie Pavid, March 2005.
The title track “Awakening” actually only appeared on the next album “Searching“.
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