It is the third in a trio of Robin Williamson albums on ECM Records . " The Yellow Snake " and " The Iron Stone " are originally from the album " Wee Tam and the Big Huge " by The Incredible String Band, and " Verses At Ellesmere " and " Political lies " are from " Ten of Songs ".
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"' 1st century BC "': Pliny in his Natural History records the story of a shepherd Magnes who discovered the magnetic properties of some iron stones, " " it is said, made this discovery, when, upon taking his herds to pasture, he found that the nails of his shoes and the iron ferrel of his staff adhered to the ground . ""
