Oasis (Peter Skellern, Mary Hopkin) on Pebble Mill (1984)

[@nodrog567]

Everyone sounds fabulous, and Mary of course, sounds simply incredible…

[@helmerrodriguez9616]

Mary Hopkin Peter Skellern and the whole ensemble : PERFECTION

[@jimduffy1967]

This is simply wonderful,i had never heard this before today,about 40 years later,but this is magical i will have to find this album with these wonderful performers.

[@justjames1138]

I grew up with this album.Just a shame that it is so hard to find these days, for obvious reasons. Still, it’s a memento of my family before it disintegrated.

[@amandabarrymore778]

I had tea with Peter in 81 whilst he wrote 'Happy Endings' i will love him til I die

[@AppleMan531]

My name is Eliot Wien from NYC. John Heaton's KZbin channel brings me here. I never knew about this group. I'm a big fan of Mary Hopkin from her days at Apple Records. I was able to find the album and their 2 singles from Discogs. I'm looking forward to hearing the whole album!

[@stewartwebb5699]

Two of my all time favourite artists Peter and Mary. Sublime. I'm just blown away, Never know this existed, Thanks so much for uploading. Unfortunately the project never fulfilled, but we did get one album, Thanks again!

[@stephenjohnson1974]

That girl just kept on getting prettier. And what a voice!

[@emrot]

Delighted to read that this album is a favourite of so many. Very struck by it the very first time I heard it. "If This Be the Last Time" is such a gorgeous, grown-up song; I've never stopped loving it.

[@sct353]

This is wonderful music. i still play the album over and over again. Thanks for loading the complete bits from Pebble Mill. RIP Peter.

[@durhamharmonics2363]

sct353. It was a truly gorgeous album! All the songs were lovely and the blend of instruments & voices was perfect! Peter Skellern had so much talent and is sorely missed.

[@helmerrodriguez9616]

Pure poetic beauty

[@arneemilbredland2339]

A really nice performance. Peter Skellern `s voice smooth and lovely as ever. Thanks for posting.

[@amandabarrymore778]

Mint Audio Records are releasing all his Vinyl masters that wern't on CD's to CD's for the first time and this is one....so is "Kissing in the Cactus' check it out folks!!

[@stevecook8941]

OMG...never seen this before.......I have about 1600 Lp's and this one is one of my favourites......wonderfuly talented team that sadly made just the one record......beloved by Desmond Carrington on his Sunday radio show which is where I first heard it played and after some serious searching managed to get the album.........Thanks for uploading.

[@katharinedavis4947]

Mary was lovely as a girl , but even more beautiful here. Her voice is amazing and together all the musicians created something really splendid. K

[@johnberry9664]

Two brilliant artists, where are they now?

[@northlincsfox243]

Peter has sadly passed on.

[@poufpouf2117]

What great voices !!!!!!!

[@mattbod]

Peter Skellern was a great musician...classically trained like Keith Emmerson: very underrated.

[@markrae1317]

Peter Skellern is not underrated in the slightest!

[@dhdavidholloway]

shame that they didn't do more. I still listen to this record regularly

[@durhamharmonics2363]

David Holloway, I treasure the album too! It was absolutely gorgeous! Peter Skellern had so much talent & is sorely missed.

[@photomusicman9413]

One of my all-time favourite CD's.

[@durhamharmonics2363]

PhotoMusicMan. And mine!

[@rienzi9513]

Thank you for uploading this! :)

[@bernarddover1442]

Smooth smooth smooth..Skellern was magic.

[@laurentdubois2268]

beautiful ! This band was underrated

[@markrae1317]

This band was not underrated in the slightest! I'm guessing you don't actually know what underrated means...

[@walkera99]

Preferred their later stuff, especially Rock n Roll Star and Slide Away

[@tbeau6663]

Mary is beautiful

[@Revolution9Beatlesfanclub]

Fantastic

[@deborahspeller3296]

Just lovely...❤

[@iainholmes2735]

Great stuff.

[@katharinedavis4947]

Such a shame they didnt play and record more . K

[@bluebow68]

brilliant..Always loved these as individuals...But never realised William (Bill) Lovelday was In this set up!!..I met him one time,..outside the Wigmore Hall...and smoked a ciggy together..Bill writes some awesome classical guitar music..well worth a research!

[@ericgeorge5483]

More talent in their little fingers than the Gallagher brothers.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

Agree!!Not arrogant either like them.

[@laurentdubois2268]

Mary should sing the second verse on "The Last Time"

[@annoldham3018]

Is the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber?

[@emrot]

It certainly is!

[@bernarddover1442]

Yes

[@ozzie-sk9dh]

Beautiful but would have been better if Mary took a verse on the first one.

[@digitalmediafan]

On a cassette I have of the album she sung solo...I wonder why not on this

[@photomusicman9413]

I wondered that too. Just a different version.

[@durhamharmonics2363]

Yes, both of the songs - If this be the last time & Who knows - appear to be just different/shorter versions done for the tv studio. It seems that all of the musicians are performing live which, if true, is pretty rare in the world of tv! Btw the album was absolutely gorgeous!

[@photomusicman9413]

Durham Harmonics choir The album is gorgeous. Peter’s production is, as always, faultless and the CD sounds like it was recorded yesterday. His vocals at the end of Weavers of Moonbeams always make my spine chill.

[@durhamharmonics2363]

PhotoMusicMan. You're completely right! The album is absolutely gorgeous!

[@photomusicman9413]

Durham Harmonics Such a shame it was a one-off due to Mary Hopkins being unpleasant and also because she developed hepatitis and could not/would not tour.

[@photomusicman9413]

Fantastic!!

[@durhamharmonics2363]

PhotoMusicMan. Absolutely right! Peter Skellern's Oasis album was probably some of his best material. The songs were lovely & so was the combination of instruments & musicians. It was a real shame they only made one album.

[@photomusicman9413]

Durham Harmonics It is a perfect album. Really beautiful.

[@durhamharmonics2363]

PhotoMusicMan. I agree! Btw we sing two Peter Skellern songs at Durham Harmonics - Too much I'm in love and Oh what a night for love. My next vocal arrangement of a Peter Skellern song for our choir will definitely be one from his lovely Oasis album!

[@benwhitworth8881]

So it wasn't just on the Blade Runner that Peter Skellern and Mary Hopkin appeared together on record!

[@benwhitworth8881]

*soundtrack

[@pierrejobin3373]

what ??? on the blade runner movie?

[@benwhitworth8881]

@@pierrejobin3373 IIRC, Skellern wrote a song for the film, and he sings it on the soundtrack album, but another singer performed it for the actual movie. Mary Hopkin sings Rachel's Song on the record, but I think it's just an instrumental version that is used in the film. So they are both heard on the OST album, but not in the cinema. I am writing this from memory, but I think that's what happened!

[@ivangrizzlee4019]

Пластинку заслушал до дыр!

[@helmerrodriguez9616]

NEVER AGAIN NEVER