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Narnia
LP: Aslan Is Not A Tame Lion
Label: Myrrh ‎– MYR 1007
Country: UK
Released: 1974
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Folk

Vocals – Pauline Filby
Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Banks
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Recorder, Vocals – John Russell
Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Tim Hatwell
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Kenneth 'Ginger' Dixon
Producer – Tony Hooper
Engineer – Nick Sykes, Robin Thompson
Arranged By – Narnia
Sleeve Design – Bernard A. Cope

Tracklist
A1 You'd Better Believe It (Welch, Tom Paxton)
A2 Muddy Ground (Pauline Filby)
A3 The Juggler (Pauline Filby)
A4 Agape (Pauline Filby)
B1 To A Fountain (Pauline Filby)
B2 Miracle Of Birth (Pauline Filby)
B3 In The Forest (Pauline Filby)
B4 Boogie For Narnia (Pauline Filby)
B5 Living Water (Pauline Filby)

Before there was “After The Fire” there was Narnia. Tim Hatwell, Peter Memory Banks, and John Russell all seem to have started here. Lead singing duties were handed over to Pauline Filby who had released a solo album in 1969. Now don’t think you are going to hear a version of ATF here because you’re not going to. This is a straight out Jesus Music album and Pauline’s singing in no way resembles anything ATF ever did. This album has very strong vocals and though sometimes they seem a little strangely performed it all works well after a few listenings. It’s always nice to go back to the roots of 80’s bands but sometimes those roots will leave you a little confused. Narnia were really a vehicle for singer Pauline Filby, who following the band's demise maintained a career as a UK folkie. This 1974 album is a bit of a classic for mixing folk and pop together with a strong production and the album has generally survived the intervening years pretty well and still sounds fresh. These days the band are best remembered as being a project featuring future After The Fire band mates John Russell on guitar and Pete Banks on keyboards and certainly they add a solid musical backing to Filby's well crafted songs. Bassist Tim Hatwell and drummer Ginger Dixon completed the line up and provided a very effective rhythm section. The combination of folk and pop excel on songs like "Muddy Ground" and "The Juggler" but on songs like "Agape" and "Living Water" the band really stretch out towards rock, occasionally perhaps even in a prog rock direction. Thematically, for the times, the band are exploring spiritual themes but doing it in a creative fashion. The band sadly only survived for a year but they did play at the very first Greenbelt festival in 1974. Ultimately this was one of the better UK Christian albums of the period and overdue a CD re-release. Originally released in 1974, Narnia's acid folk masterpiece from 1974 remains one of progressive rock's most inspired and enchanting rarities. Narnia emerged from the Christian rock scene with bands such as Parchment, merging their faith with a modern rock format. Pauline Filby and an early incarnation of After The Fire were both established names in their own right, but joined forces in 1974 to record this classic album. Playing alongside acts such as Blodwyn Pig, Budgie, and Savoy Brown, Narnia were about to take evangelist Britain through a major shift and Aslan Is Not A Tame Lion is an incredible testament to this chapter in both Christian music and British acid folk rock. Includes five bonus tracks from Pauline Filby's 1969 solo album Show Me A Rainbow, including the rare single cut "I'm Hungry". Professionally remastered; Includes background liners and rare archival memorabilia. Narnia's acid folk masterpiece from 1974 remains one of progressive rock's most inspired and enchanting rarities. Narnia emerged from the Christian rock scene with bands such as Parchment, merging their faith with a modern rock format. Pauline Filby and an early incarnation of After The Fire were both established names in their own right, but joined forces in 1974 to record this classic album. Playing alongside acts such as Blodwyn Pig, Budgie, and Savoy Brown, Narnia were about to take evangelist Britain through a major shift and Aslan Is Not A Tame Lion is an incredible testament to this chapter in both Christian music and British acid folk rock