Family – Old Songs, New Songs (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1971

Old Songs, New Songs is an LP by Family from 1971 released on the Reprise Records label.

About this album

Old Songs, New Songs distils Family’s early power and eccentricity into a concise 1971 compilation. Bringing together key songs from the band’s first phase, it showcases Family’s unusual mix of progressive rock, psychedelia and ragged, expressive vocals, with material such as Drowned in Wine and The Weavers Answer pointing to the group’s growing ambition and range. As a snapshot of a band that helped define Britain’s late-1960s underground while edging towards more expansive songwriting, it offers an accessible entry point to one of the era’s most individual groups. The set captures why Family remained admired for their restless, slightly off-kilter take on rock.

Genre: Pop & Rock