Singer-Songwriter S-2
Artist | Title (Label) Cover / Record / Co. | Released | Price CHF |
Alexander "Skip" Spence | Oar (Columbia) M- / EX | U.S.'1969 | Sold |
(orig. U.S. 360-label-print (in NICE shape) of this amazing late 60's solo-album by ex-Moby Grape/ Jefferson Airplane member, treadin' crystal-beaded existential loner/ downer lanes & gazin' from atop of a Psychedelic insight- ponder ridge into meres glistening w/morpho-toweled pains!! ...shovels of heart-bust yearner frets diggin' for gold out on the skids of the city of Lysergia w/aid from straynge pets! a stupendous slice of de-raynged Country-Folk bardery recorded in Nashville on December 16 in 1968... a date that should be treated as a holiday in that city!! Skip plays all the instruments & he sings w/ a voice that seems to be carried on wings out of dust-filled catacombs that spawned a mossy bell hung w/shiny ancestral rings! deep & real... so remarkably un-selfconcious, that its integrity is its unity... a diary of uttered runes captured on the verge of its crumble and hence that humble! ...this one makes Tyrannosaurus Rex sound like a shaven ocelot hangin' from the citadel of Camelot in the shade of a forsaken dot bred in the anti-shriek of a backwards yell meant to be delivered as a fragrant forget-me-not... Big Bob was only dreaming of St. Augustine... "broken heart" stands for a fact that Skip has seen him!) | |||
Oar (CBS) EX / EX | NL'1969 | Sold | |
(orig. holland orange-label-print of this amazing late 60's solo-album by ex-Moby Grape/ Jefferson Airplane member, treadin' crystal-beaded existential loner/ downer lanes & gazin' from atop of a Psychedelic insight- ponder ridge into meres glistening w/morpho-toweled pains!! ...shovels of heart-bust yearner frets diggin' for gold out on the skids of the city of Lysergia w/aid from straynge pets! a stupendous slice of de-raynged Country-Folk bardery recorded in Nashville on December 16 in 1968... a date that should be treated as a holiday in that city!! Skip plays all the instruments & he sings w/ a voice that seems to be carried on wings out of dust-filled catacombs that spawned a mossy bell hung w/shiny ancestral rings! deep & real... so remarkably un-selfconcious, that its integrity is its unity... a diary of uttered runes captured on the verge of its crumble and hence that humble! ...this one makes Tyrannosaurus Rex sound like a shaven ocelot hangin' from the citadel of Camelot in the shade of a forsaken dot bred in the anti-shriek of a backwards yell meant to be delivered as a fragrant forget-me-not... Big Bob was only dreaming of St. Augustine... "broken heart" stands for a fact that Skip has seen him!) | |||
Jim Spencer | 2nd Look (Akashic) SS / SS | U.S.'1974 | 195.00 |
(simply amazing rural Folk-Rock graced w/lofty, introspective moods, ripples 'neath the brows of a drifter's yearn, haunting melodies revealing the fragrance of innocence and swampy, bluesy jams w/biting lyrics ("the devil is a fat man") ... pacific-vybe soaked ponder drifts on "what am I doing here"; airy synth-colors w/flute 'n sax, striking acoustic/ electric armouries ...; there's an ANONYMOUS connexion as Jim has been writing a song or two w/ Ron Matelic and it was Jim who produced that fabulous "inside the shadow" album by Anonymous!! a masterwork in fields of genuine U.S. Folk-Rock that just don't seem to age! w/poster insert;) |
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2nd Look (Akashic) M- / M- | U.S.'1974 | 175.00 | |
(simply amazing rural Folk-Rock graced w/lofty, introspective moods, ripples 'neath the brows of a drifter's yearn, haunting melodies revealing the fragrance of innocence and swampy, bluesy jams w/biting lyrics; ("the devil is a fat man") ...pacific-vybe soaked ponder drifts on"what am I doing here"; airy synth-colors w/flute 'n sax, striking acoustic/ electric armouries...; there's an ANONYMOUS connexion as Jim has been writing a song or two w/ Ron Matelic and it was Jim who produced that fabulous "inside the shadow" album by Anonymous! a masterwork in fields of genuine U.S. Folk-Rock that just don't seem to age! w/poster insert;) | |||
The Most Beautiful Song In The Forest (Castalia) M- / EX | U.S.'1977 | 110.00 | |
(orig. U.S. print of third album by U.S. Singer-Songwriter/ Poet w/ an Anonymous-connexion! this thyme it's a conceptual album w/ songs for Children (of all ages) co-written w/Cynthia Dahlke (she also sings)some songs contain lyric variations on themes from Mother Goose; full band project w/ narrations by Ian McDonald; nice sleeve painting adding perfectly to the overall charm of this album;) | |||
Same (Armada) - / M- | U.S.'1979 | Sold | |
(late 70's release by Anonymous-related Singer-Songwriter cuttin it into Disco-Rock groovin' zones w/ this 3-track 12" E.P. in simple factory-jacket;) | |||
Mark Spoelstra | Five & Twenty Questions (Elektra) EX / EX | U.S.'1965 | 95.00 |
(orig. U.S. guitar-player-label first print of his debut album for Elektra; tasty 12-string guitar work-out w/ voice; all self-penned songs!!) | |||
Same (Columbia) EX / VG++ | U.S.'1968 | 55.00 | |
(orig. U.S. 360-label first print of late 60's album by renowned U.S. Singer-Songwriter w/some fancy guitar finger-work & a captivating, mellow voice; excellent bag of americana Country-Folk w/band accompaniment feat. Harvey Brooks, Roy Blumenfeld, James Gordon, Joe Osborn, Mike Deasy, Larry Knechtel, Sneaky Pete...;) | |||
Same (Columbia) M- / M- | U.S.'1968 | 75.00 | |
(orig. U.S. 360-label first print of late 60's album by renowned U.S. Singer-Songwriter w/some fancy guitar finger-work & a captivating, mellow voice; excellent bag of americana Country-Folk w/band accompaniment feat. Harvey Brooks, Roy Blumenfeld, James Gordon, Joe Osborn, Mike Deasy, Larry Knechtel, Sneaky Pete...; top shape!) | |||
The Songs Of (Folkways) VG++ / VG++ | U.S.'1963 | 75.00 | |
(orig. blue-label MONO print of rare early 60's release by U.S. 12-string-guitar stringer 'n singer; "Sugar Babe", "the times I've had", "stranger blues", "working on the building"...; sorry, but no notes inside the pocket;) | |||
State Of Mind (Elektra) EX / VG++ | U.S.'1966 | 95.00 | |
(orig. U.S. guitar-player-label first print of his 2nd album for Elektra; tasty 12-string guitar work-out w/ voice; all self-penned songs!!) | |||
The Times I've Had (Verve Folkways) EX / EX | U.S.'1965 | 75.00 | |
(orig. U.S. mono print of the reissue of Spoelstra's '63 release enitled "the songs of" on Folkways Records; w/different cover and track-order; nice shape! his voice and 12-string-acoustic...;) | |||
Gary St. Clair | Same (Paramount) EX / EX / Co. | U.S.'197 | 65.00 |
(early 70's orig. U.S. print of solid Folk-rockin' piece w/ a lead-voice strongly reminding of Joe Cocker's ("shake a hand" (penned by J. Morris) could get mistaken for a Cocker performance!!) ... ace femme back-ups feat. Clydie King, Vanetta Fields & Jesse Smith, David Cohen handles the slide-guitar & dobro on one song, some sax & piano sounds too;) | |||
Bridget St.John | The First Cut (Shagrat) M / M- | U.K.'199 | 125.00 |
(90's limited 10" mini-album press of early recordings (4 songs dating back to '68) recorded at Al Stewart's home-studio and taken from two 45rpm-acetates transferred by Ron Geesin; incl. an early version of "ask me no questions"; side a is "pig 'n' peel" ...a song recorded in 1995; anutterlycharmingGEMofapieceofvinyl!) | |||
John Starling | Long Time Gone (Metronome/Sugar Hill) M- / EX | D'1980 | 34.00 |
(orig. german release of fine Country-Folk album feat. many a famous name w/Sam Bush, Herb Pedersen, Lowell George on slide-guitar (he also co-produced) Buddy Emmons on steel-guitar, Ricky Scaggs, Mike Auldridge on dobro, Emmylous Harris is also to be heard on one song;) | |||
Cat Stevens | Buddha And The Chocolate Box (Island) VG++ / VG++ | U.S.'1974 | Sold |
(orig. U.S. print in tasty uni-pak-jacket w/Mandala design on inside;) | |||
Catch Bull At Four (A&M) EX / VG++ | U.S.'1972 | Sold | |
(orig. U.S. print in FOC;) | |||
Catch Bull At Four (Island) EX / EX | D'1972 | 42.00 | |
(orig. german print in lamionated FOC;) | |||
Tea For Tillerman (Island) EX / EX | D'1971 | Sold | |
(orig. german print in laminated FOC;) | |||
Teaser And The Firecat (Island) EX / VG+ | D'1971 | Sold | |
(orig. german palm-label-print in FOC;) | |||
Jerry And Nancy Stevens | A Little Resolution (Troll) EX / EX | U.S.'1976 | 110.00 |
(orig. U.S. privat-label release out of Austin, Texas; sky-bound, rustic, melodic Folk-sounds w/loungy West-Coasty mood and lofty flute, male/ femme lead-/harmony vocs; band-backing incl. oboe, alto-sax, clarinet, vibes, three-stringed violin, bass, percussion...; there's an organik/spiritual strayn lingerin'...; "sunny bright morn" captures w/fragile dulcimer kolorz plus an Anglo-Folk magic makin' for misty elevation; w/lyrics-insert-sheet;) | |||
Al Stewart | Love Chronicles (Epic) M- / M- / Cc. | U.S.'1969 | 75.00 |
(orig. U.S. yellow-label print of fantastic 2nd album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/ guitar-stringer; tasty romancero-sceneries w/warm & gentle voice & flattering melo-edge; full-band backing feat. Ashley Hutchings on bass... and Jimmy Page crankin' an extra-tasty 'n passionate lead-guitar!! top shape;) | |||
Love Chronicles (Epic) EX / EX / Cc. | U.S.'1969 | 65.00 | |
(orig. U.S. yellow-label print of fantastic 2nd album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/ guitar-stringer; tasty romancero-sceneries w/warm & gentle voice & flattering melo-edge; full-band backing feat. Ashley Hutchings on bass... and Jimmy Page crankin' an extra-tasty 'n passionate lead-guitar!!) | |||
Love Chronicles (RCA) EX / VG++ | D'198 | 34.00 | |
(80's german reprint of fantastic 2nd album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/ guitar-stringer; tasty romancero-sceneries w/warm & gentle voice & flattering melo-edge; full-band backing feat. Ashley Hutchings on bass... and Jimmy Page crankin' an extra-tasty 'n passionate lead-guitar!!) | |||
Time Passages (RCA) EX / EX | D'1978 | 34.00 | |
(orig. german print of late-70's album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/ guitar-stringer; FOC w/lyrics on inside;) | |||
Year Of The Cat (Janus) EX / EX / Cc. | U.S.'1976 | 34.00 | |
(orig. U.S. print of very succesful mid-70's album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/guitar-stringer; title-track is of a chart-bustin' calibre; w/string- & brass-arrangements; Tim Renwick on guitar; FOC w/lyrics printed on inside;) | |||
Year Of The Cat (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) EX / VG++ | U.S.'1976 | 55.00 | |
(orig. U.S. Master recording-issue of very succesful mid-70's album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/ guitar-stringer; title-track is of a chart-bustin' calibre; w/string- & brass-arrangements; Tim Renwick on guitar; FOC w/lyrics printed on inside; w/insert;) | |||
Year Of The Cat (RCA) EX / EX | U.K.'1976 | 42.00 | |
(orig. U.K. print of very succesful mid-70's album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/ guitar-stringer; title-track is of a chart-bustin' calibre; w/string- & brass-arrangements; Tim Renwick on guitar; FOC w/lyrics printed on inside;) | |||
Year Of The Cat (Janus) EX / EX | U.S.'1976 | 38.00 | |
(orig. U.S. print of very succesful mid-70's album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/guitar-stringer; title-track is of a chart-bustin' calibre; w/string- & brass-arrangements; Tim Renwick on guitar; FOC w/lyrics printed on inside;) | |||
Year Of The Cat (Janus) EX / VG++ | U.S.'1976 | 32.00 | |
(orig. U.S. print of very succesful mid-70's album by this gifted british Singer-Songwriter/ guitar-stringer; title-track is of a chart-bustin' calibre; w/string- & brass-arrangements; Tim Renwick on guitar; FOC w/lyrics printed on inside;) | |||
John Stewart | California Bloodlines (Capitol) EX / EX | U.S.'1969 | 75.00 |
(orig. black/rainbow-label print of CLASSIC Country-Folk-Rock album by ex-The Kingston Trio member; recorded in Nashville w/ all 'em renowned session-/studio-cats; Nick Venet produced;) | |||
Fire In The Wind (RSO) EX / EX / Co. | Can'1977 | Sold | |
(orig. canadian print of 70's album by ex-The Kingston Trio member; Reggie Young on guitar, David Briggs, Herb Pederson...;) | |||
Fire In The Wind (RSO) SS / SS | U.S.'1977 | 52.00 | |
(orig. U.S. print of 70's album by ex-The Kingston Trio member; Reggie Young on guitar, David Briggs, Herb Pederson...; still sealed;) | |||
Fire In The Wind (RSO) M- / M- | U.S.'1977 | 45.00 | |
(orig. U.S. print of 70's album by ex-The Kingston Trio member; Reggie Young on guitar, David Briggs, Herb Pederson...;) | |||
Fire In The Wind (RSO) M- / EX | Can'1977 | 42.00 | |
(orig. canadian print of 70's album by ex-The Kingston Trio member; Reggie Young on guitar, David Briggs, Herb Pederson...;) | |||
Sunstorm (Warner Brothers) EX / EX | U.S.'1972 | 75.00 | |
(orig. U.S. early 70's green-label-print of fine Country-Folk-Rock album by ex-The Kingston Trio member; w/Larry Knechtel, Ron Tutt, Russ Kunkel, James Burton on electric sitar, Buddy Emmons on pedal-steel, Mike Deasy, Larry Carlton, James Burton on dobro...; w/ horns & strings arranged by Jimmie Haskell; FOC w/lyrics on inside;) | |||
Willard (Capitol) EX / EX | U.S.'1970 | 52.00 | |
(U.S. red-label 2nd-print of fine Country-Folk-Rock album by ex-The Kingston Trio member; w/Russ Kunkel, Charlie McCoy, Danny Kooch, Chris Darrow, Peter Asher, James Taylor, Doug Kershaw...; w/orchestrations;) | |||
Val Stöecklein | Grey Life (DOT) M / EX | U.S.'1968 | 95.00 |
(...there comes a time when you're ready to write songs again; ...it happened to Val Stöecklein, when his group THE BLUE THINGS broke up... and then there was a love also broke up very badly so Val drifted out of Kansas to work the Oklahoma oil fields and ride cowboy in Wyoming... "passin' thru' Oklahoma, summer, harvest crew, Dollar hotel rooms and smokin' roll-your-owns" ...too much time had been lost (?) in greyness for Val to wait out his tapes in the mail. he came west of Utah for the first time, hitchhiking with his 12-string guitar... and here it is: his solo album! ...a wonderful downer/loner bag that makes Leonard Cohen sound like the most euphoric lad ever visting the zoo! a voice like the crumbling sandpaper on Sal Valentino's throat when he got betrayed by his inner-laudanum & no water around for thirsty geranium (his song-writing skill may be compared to Gene Clark's... for its solemnly drawn line in frozen wild-honey's undertow! ...'n makin' candlesticks in some sombre hollow where you cannot tell the un-whyte from the yellow (...) 12-string acoustic tapestries, THAT voice and incredibly lost string-arrangements fanfaring the fading lines of a humilated gigolo... a pressure like this cannot be pampered off... it's best to hack on w/ a vision like Marco Polo!) | |||
Dennis Stoner | Same (Rare Earth) EX / EX / Co. | U.S.'1971 | 55.00 |
(loner, wayfarer Folk-Rocker/Songwriter w/soulful voice; every cover he does just stands right; ...be it "riders in the sky", Neil Young's "southern man", Dylan's "girl from the north country" but what makes this a real winner is the opening track, his own"lost along the highway" ...and it's exactly about what the title sounds like; riding out w/ that restless strain on a drifter's brain...;) | |||
Same (Vantage) VG++ / VG++ | U.S.'1971 | 95.00 | |
(loner, wayfarer Folk-Rocker/Songwriter w/soulful voice; every cover he does just stands right; ...be it "riders in the sky", Neil Young's "southern man", Dylan's "girl from the north country" ...but what makes this a real winner is the opening track, his own"lost along the highway" ...and it's exactly about what the title sounds like; riding out w/ that restless strain on a drifter's brain...; RARE pre-Rare Earth-label release in same cover but more dynamics in the production!) | |||
Same (Rare Earth) EX / EX | U.S.'1971 | 65.00 | |
(loner, wayfarer Folk-Rocker/ Songwriter w/soulful voice; every cover he does just stands right; ...be it "riders in the sky", Neil Young's "southern man", Dylan's "girl from the north country" ...but what makes this a real winner is the opening track, his own "lost along the highway" ...and it's exactly about what the title sounds like; riding out w/ that restless strain on a drifter's brain...; uncut sleeve;) | |||
Same (Rare Earth) SS / SS / Co. | U.S.'1971 | 65.00 | |
(loner, wayfarer Folk-Rocker/ Songwriter w/soulful voice; every cover he does just stands right; ...be it "riders in the sky", Neil Young's "southern man", Dylan's "girl from the north country" ...but what makes this a real winner is the opening track, his own "lost along the highway" ...and it's exactly about what the title sounds like; riding out w/ that restless strain on a drifter's brain...; still sealed;) | |||
David Stoughton | Transformer (Elektra) SS / SS / Co. | U.S.'1968 | 95.00 |
(orig. U.S. gold label print of heady, Avant-Chamber Folk w/a bent, baroque angle, playful lysergo-ranger rumbles w/guitar, flute, piccolo, horns, bass, drums and male/ femme vocs; ...has flashes of Peter Iver's excellent debut album ("knight of the blue communion") w/windy hymns fondling a paradox mode while sneakin' up into classical /baroque structured tubes, a haunting frugality enriching thumbs pointing out maps of deranged genetic code; ...among the label's most adventurous releases... a type usually found on ESP or Limelight; ...he should have done an album w/ Clive Palmer!) | |||
Transformer (Elektra) VG++ / M- / Co. | U.S.'1968 | 75.00 | |
(orig. U.S. gold label print of heady, Avant-Chamber Folk w/a bent, baroque angle, playful lysergo-ranger rumbles w/guitar, flute, piccolo, horns, bass, drums and male/femme vocs; ...has flashes of Peter Iver's excellent debut album ("knight of the blue communion") w/windy hymns fondling a paradox mode while sneakin' up into classical/ baroque structured tubes, a haunting frugality enriching thumbs pointing out maps of deranged genetic code; ...among the label's most adventurous releases... a type usually found on ESP or Limelight; ...he should have done an album w/ Clive Palmer!) | |||
Transformer (Elektra) M- / M- | U.S.'1968 | 85.00 | |
(orig. U.S. gold label print (in uncut sleeve!) of heady, Avant-Chamber Folk w/a bent, baroque angle, playful lysergo-ranger rumbles w/guitar, flute, piccolo, horns, bass, drums and male/femme vocs; ...has flashes of Peter Iver's excellent debut album ("knight of the blue communion") w/windy hymns fondling a paradox mode while sneakin' up into classical /baroque structured tubes, a haunting frugality enriching thumbs pointing out maps of deranged genetic code; ...among the label's most adventurous releases... a type usually found on ESP or Limelight; ...he should have done an album w/ Clive Palmer!) | |||
Jim Strathdee | House At The End Of The Road (New Wine) M / M- | U.S.'1972 | 75.00 |
(early 70's U.S. orig. print of fine, x-ian vibed West-Coast Folk-Rock w/full-band backing; catchy melodic angle w/steel-pedal, piano, e-bass, percussion, 6- & 12-string guitars harmonica, lead-electric guitar... plus warm & gentle voice, a bright-eyed optimism sprayin' on the nice "new wine café" -track; lyrics are printed on back cover; local californian release;) | |||
Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde | The Ark (Columbia) SS / SS / Cc. | U.S.'1968 | SOLD |
(utterly complex U.K. Flower-Pow-Chamber-Folk-Pop gem w/playful elizabethan tapestries, smooth brass 'n string arrangements rending an innocently sparklin' aura, eastern perco-tappings & flashy effects w/ environmental sounds (like on title-track) w/windy flutes & dazzlin' voc-harmonies; ...even surpassing their prev. album and anything dealin' w/ PEPPER! another fantastic Gary Usher production; orig. 360-label stereo-print; still sealed!!) | |||
The Ark (Columbia) EX / EX / Cc. | U.S.'1968 | 75.00 | |
(utterly complex U.K. Flower-Pow-Chamber-Folk-Pop gem w/playful elizabethan tapestries, smooth brass 'n string arrangements rending an innocently sparklin' aura, eastern perco-tappings & flashy effects w/ environmental sounds (like on title-track) w/windy flutes & dazzlin' voc-harmonies; ...even surpassing their prev. album and anything dealin' w/ PEPPER-ismz! another fantastic Gary Usher production; orig. 360-label stereo-print;) | |||
The Ark (Columbia) EX / M- | U.S.'1968 | 85.00 | |
(utterly complex U.K. Flower-Pow-Chamber-Folk-Pop gem w/playful elizabethan tapestries, smooth brass 'n string arrangements rending an innocently sparklin' aura, eastern perco-tappings & flashy effects w/ environmental sounds (like on title-track) w/windy flutes & dazzlin' voc-harmonies; ...even surpassing their prev. album and anything dealin' w/ PEPPER! another fantastic Gary Usher production; orig. 360-label stereo-print;) | |||
Of Cabbages & Kings (Columbia) EX / EX | U.S.'1967 | 65.00 | |
(utterly complex U.K. Flower-Pow-Chamber-Folk-Pop gem w/playful elizabethan tapestries, smooth brass 'n string arrangements rending an innocently sparklin' aura, sitar sounds on "rest in peace" & on the sidelong "the progress suite" consisting of 5 movements; the whole thing's gettin' mighty weird w/effects 'n frantic cuts on the 4th movement ("fall") ...another fabulous Gary Usher pruduction; 360-label MONO print; promo/ radio-station sticker on front cover;) | |||
Of Cabbages & Kings (Columbia) EX / EX | U.S.'1967 | 62.00 | |
(utterly complex U.K. Flower-Pow-Chamber-Folk-Pop gem w/playful elizabethan tapestries, smooth brass 'n string arrangements rending an innocently sparklin' aura, sitar sounds on "rest in peace" & on the sidelong "the progress suite" consisting of 5 movements; the whole thing's gettin' mighty weird w/effects 'n frantic cuts on the 4th movement ("fall") ...another fabulous Gary Usher pruduction; 360-label stereo print;) | |||
Of Cabbages & Kings (Columbia) EX / VG++ | U.S.'1967 | 52.00 | |
(utterly complex U.K. Flower-Pow-Chamber-Folk-Pop gem w/playful elizabethan tapestries, smooth brass 'n string arrangements rending an innocently sparklin' aura, sitar sounds on "rest in peace" & on the sidelong "the progress suite" consisting of 5 movements; the whole thing's gettin' mighty weird w/effects 'n frantic cuts on the 4th movement("fall").. another fabulous Gary Usher pruduction; 360-label MONO print;) | |||
Sunshine | Here's Sunshine (Backbeat) M- / EX / Cc. | U.S.'1969 | 225.00 |
(late 60's orig. U.S. release by small texan label out of Houston!well, imagine the Serpent Power's "endless tunnel" -track bein' treated by Jim Holberg (MIJ/ color by number, released on ESP-Disk) in some sunlit glade bloomin' w/mushrooms... an acoustic guitar, some harmonica, slight organ brushes, some percussion and NO sky-scrappin' out-of-valhalla-shriek & you might get an idea what your ossicles are about to meet! Larry Rice is "Sunshine" ...and it's mere Acid-rumble bardery, kept in sparse but most effective boundaries! top shape!) | |||
Roland Surey | Wouldn't-A Had It Any Other Way (Weary Wolf) M- / EX | U.S.'1985 | 95.00 |
(best one (in my humble view/ears) on this really fascinating small local Wisconsin-label; top notch song-smithin' in fields of Country-Folk ...this one appears to me like a lost album by Lawrence "coyote dreamer" Hammond as Roland's voice is gifted w/ that vibrating heartstring kindlin' a graceful achin', fruity w/insight-ponder-drifts, all-acoustic w/bottleneck, mandolin, fiddle, e-bass and femme back-ups; boss remake of "good shepard" that ol' traditional you may recall from the AIRPLANE's "volunteers"-lp; another traditional he does runs by the name of "man of constant sorrow"; fine, natural production and comes w/insert-lyrics-sheet;) | |||
Billy Swan | I Can Help (CBS Embassy) EX / EX | NL'1974 | Sold |
(holland reprint of chart-bustin album by texan singer-songwriter hittin' it somewhat big w/ title track; incl. a slow version of Elvis' "don't be cruel" plus "shake, rattle & roll";) | |||
Jonathan Swift | Songs (CBS) EX / EX | U.K.'1972 | 75.00 |
(early 70's U.K. orange-label orig. print of relaxed Singer-Songwriter album; waves of loungy, solemn, introspective moods w/West-Coasty edge; full-band venture feat. Peter Morgan on bass, Harold Fisher on drums... Les Harvey (of Stone The Crows) on e-guitar, some nice grand piano/ keybaords accompaniments by Ann O'Dell; has a lyrics-insert-sheet;) | |||
Keith Sykes | The Way That I Feel (Midland International) EX / EX / Co. | U.S.'1977 | 42.00 |
(70's U.S. release on RCA sub-label; laid-back Singer-Songwriter bag w/string-arranged Pop tunes, tasty femme back-ups on some, a few shaky barstool-waggin moves; full-band venture; this is the same guy that cut a refreshingly rocked-out album on Memphis Records in '84!) |
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