Some bands played prog rock; others bent time, broke rules, and did it all on borrowed gear. Second Hand, formed in 1967 and led by keyboardist Ken Elliott, veered hard left from Beatles-era psych into freaky, theatrical territory that made even Van der Graaf Generator look conventional. Their 1968 Polydor debut Reality hinted at proto-prog fever dreams, but 1971's Death May Be Your Santa Claus—with its off-the-wall title and even weirder music—sealed their cult hero legacy. Tape loops, horror-movie organs, musique concrète, and séance-worthy lyrics created a sound like Can and Caravan crashing into a haunted circus. Despite budget limitations and near-zero mainstream attention, their influence seeped into British art-rock's DNA and underground theatre alike. Think Like A Key Music's reissues resurrect this forgotten innovator, proving DIY psych-prog weirdness ages magnificently. Call it borrowed gear, stolen fire—Second Hand's legacy was never secondhand at all.