Genre: Psychedelic Rock Media: CD (4CD, Compilation, Box Set) Country of Release: EU Year of Original Release: 2015 Publisher (Label): (Demon / Edsel) Catalog Number: EDSB 4028 Country of Artist (Band): UK Recording Date/Place: Audio Codec: FLAC (*.flac) Rip Type: (tracks + .cue) Audio Bitrate: Lossless Presence of Scans in Distribution Content: Full Scans Duration: 2:55:28 Tracklist: Disc 1: In The Begining 1964-67 (44:40) Disc 2: Introspection 1968-69 (40:16) Disc 3: Retrospection 1968-69 (52:54) Disc 4: The Last Word 1969-70 (37:37) In 1965, producer Glyn Johns introduced Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman to The End, a band formed from the remains of the Manchester quintet The Innocents. Wyman was very impressed with his newfound connections, and The End, along with the Spencer Davis Group and the Moody Blues, were among the supporting acts on the Stones' September Out of Our Heads tour. This tour coincided with the release of The End's first single, "I Can't Get Any Joy," but the expected success did not materialize, and despite several studio sessions with Wyman and Glyn Johns, three years passed before The End could return to recording. During this time, the band experienced several lineup changes, a falling out with the Stones' manager, Allen Klein, a stay in Spain, a contract with Decca, and, under Wyman's direction, a single that sat on the shelf for about a year. Recording took place during the Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request sessions, and the hypnotic single "Shades of Orange," penned by Wyman, featured Charlie Watts on tabla and Nicky Hopkins on keyboards. They also contributed to The End's only album, Introspection (December 1969), which was released a few months after the band's de facto breakup. This collection of tracks, woven together by intermittent narrations from Wyman's gardener, would have resembled Ogden's Not Gone Flake if not for the compositional style—slow, sleepy, pensive songs with elegant arrangements and impressionistic lyrics. Meanwhile, The End gradually evolved into Tucky Buzzard, which continued to release albums in the 1970s under Wyman's direction—but they were nowhere near as interesting as Introspection. Colin Griffin pursued a solo career, and Hugh Atwood returned to Spain, which had become a second home for The End