New Arrival Once Upon a Time

On 16th October 2026 Fontana Records are making ‘Once Upon A Time.’ by The Alan Skidmore Quintet available on vinyl for the first time since it was released in 1970. It was originally released as part of the short-lived Decca/Deram ‘Nova’ series (just 22 albums between ’69 and ’70, and – bar this title – mainly an outlet for Prog Rock). This new edition was mastered at Abbey Road using high definition 24bit/192kHz audio files, copied directly from the original stereo analogue master tapes, images of which are included in the package alongside new sleeve notes written by author, compiler and documentary maker Tony Higgins, who also acts as Executive Producer for Universal Music’s ‘British Jazz Explosion’ series.