Nick Nicely ‎– Hilly Fields (1892) [7''] (1982, EMI)

Best known for the 1982 cult hit "Hilly Fields (1892)", Nick Nicely's unique mix of psychedelic rock and electronic pop influenced contemporaries such as Robyn Hitchcock and XTC's Andy Partridge and informed the work of later talents like Bevis Frond, John Maus, Ariel Pink, and Temples. Despite his potential, Nicely disappeared during the mid-'80s and much of the '90s, resurfacing later that decade and gaining acclaim during the 2000s and 2010s thanks to reissues of his old work and the release of new music. 

Nicely threw everything he had into his single, 'Hilly Fields (1892)', selling his home studio and his other possessions to finance the six-month recording process at Alvic Studio. The results were worth it: from its "Strawberry Fields"-like titular reference to a London park to its melancholy melody and mysterious washes of sound -which included tape manipulation that sounded like turntable scratching- it updated British psychedelia so brilliantly that NME called it "the best psychedelic record made since the '60s." Released by EMI, 'Hilly Fields' also failed to get much commercial traction, but it inspired Andy Partridge to form The Dukes of Stratosphear and predicted the psychedelic revival that The Three O'Clock, Robyn Hitchcock, and others expanded on later in the '80s. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: EMI ‎– EMI 5256 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Country: UK 

Released: 1982 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Synth-pop, Psychedelic 

Tracklist:

A Hilly Fields (1892) 

B 49 Cigars 

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