Jurassic Shift Explained

Jurassic Shift
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Ozric Tentacles
Cover:	Jurassic Shift (album).jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1992 to 1993
Genre:	Psychedelic rock, space rock, progressive rock
Length:	52:51
Label:	Dovetail
Prev Title:	Afterswish
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Vitamin Enhanced
Next Year:	1993

Jurassic Shift is the fourth studio album by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was first released in 1993 on the band's own label on Dovetail Records. In 1998 a re-release came from Snapper Music, with one additional track. The album was released yet again in 2004, this time paired with Erpland in Snapper Music's Recall 2CD series. 2008 saw a remastered two CD/DVD set with extra tracks and live performances, plus a 24-page booklet.

In a review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald wrote:

Track listing

1. "Sunhair" (Ozric Tentacles) – 5:43
2. "Stretchy" (Ed Wynne / Joie Hinton) – 6:51
3. "Feng Shui" (Ozric Tentacles) – 10:24
4. "Half Light in Thillai" (Ed Wynne) – 5:35
5. "Jurassic Shift" (Ozric Tentacles) – 11:05
6. "Pteranodon" (Ozric Tentacles) – 5:40
7. "Train Oasis" (Ed Wynne) – 2:45
8. "Vita Voom" (Ozric Tentacles) – 4:48
9. "Feng Shui" [Live, included on re-release] (Ozric Tentacles) – 10:55

Credits

• Ed Wynne

Guitars, Koto, Keyboards

• Joie Hinton: Keyboards, Samples, Atmospheres
• Mervin Pepler: Drums, Ethnic Percussion, Babble
• John Egan: Flutes, Babble
• Roly Wynne: Bass
• Zia Geelani: Bass
• Marcus C. Diess: Ethnic Percussion
• Generator John: Tambourine

Charts

Chart (1993)!scope="col"

Peak position
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)^[1]	94

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Top 100 Albums. 8 May 1993. Music & Media. 22. 19 April 2022.