Cor, it's a long time since I wrote that review, but I still stand by every word - except that I've come to like Quintessence over the years. That makes 'Nice Enough To Eat' a pretty faultless record to my ears. So glad you're pleased with your investment!

Around 15/20 years ago a friend recommended this compilation. At the time I may have only heard Nick Drake and Jethro Tull. I remember the name Dr Strangely Strange intrigued me. I put the recommendation to a side.

When I was re-building my vinyl collection from scratch 3 years ago I found the pink rimmed comp in a local second hand store by accident shortly after the said friend had passed away - I had almost forgotten about it. I considered it a gift from beyond the grave. The album is full of artists I had been listening to in the years since the recommendation. Indeed it is a flawless compilation and am now on the look out for "Bumpers" a double Island sampler released later in the same vane.

Wow, brings back memories, I bought this when it first came out '69 or '70, cost less than a pound. Bought albums by every contributor and still worship Quintessence. Every track is a 'Stand out' with a particularly heavy nod to Skip Bifferty (I keep singing that same old song), Quintessence (Gungamai) and of course Dr Strangely