E bene han fatto alla Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red a ripescare in questo stesso periodo anche 1969, l'affascinante esordio di Julie Driscoll solista - anche se in folta (e ottima) compagnia - all'indomani dell'intensa stagione di successi con Brian Auger and The Trinity.
Eager to break away from the heavy burden of being in the public spotlight, Julie Driscoll wrote a series of fine compositions and collaborated with her soon-to-be husband Keith Tippett on their arrangements. The album sessions featured contributions from some of the finest musicians on the British jazz and rock scene, including guitarist Chris Spedding, Elton Dean, Nick Evans and Mark Charig (Soft Machine), Karl Jenkins and Jeff Clyne (Nucleus) and the members of Blossom Toes. Featuring outstanding pieces such as ‘A New Awakening’, ‘Those That We Love’ and ‘Break Out’, 1969 was an artistic triumph, but was destined to remain unreleased until 1971, due to the collapse of Giorgio Gomelsky’s Marmalade Records. This edition has been newly remastered and is a most welcome reissue of a true classic.