Fairport Convention - Full House. 1970 A&M (LP). I was hoping to find Fairport Convention in the RT collection (Oct), but it doesn't seem he was into them much. We're not done emptying his house, but this is the only one I've found so far (BTW he gets back most of the best stuff (the folk albums primarily) - and our final task together will be to organize them all neatly). Despite my enthusiasm on digging this up, it's really not to my taste at all. Way too British folky for my interest. Really too bad, as I love the gatefold cover. Oh well. A&M sure did have some unusual albums on their label back in the early 70s.
Amazing Blondel - England. 1973 Island (LP). From RT (Jun). This is the second Amazing Blondel album I've heard in the last two years. From 1972, England is a classically influenced Baroque folk album. Pretty far from my interest area. But for those that feel nothing good has come out since the 1750's, this would be worth checking out. I do kind of like the closing pipe organ / flute piece. Great cover. Should have been a prog album...
*Patric Copalello - Daybreak. 1977 Kerygma (LP). From a thrift shop in Prescott Valley, Arizona (Mar). Mostly the album is to be avoided, a Dylanesque Christian album at best. But of course there's more to the story. 'Always Get To Thinking 'Bout Her' has mellotron, with strings throughout. Nice song as well. 'Diamonds of Death' is the album's only true choice cut - psychedelic to the core, with great guitars and madcap vocals. I'm tempted to keep the LP because of this track. The title song has some nice flute and is a nice composition. 'Ten Years or So' has some decent psych guitar in the middle that salvages it somewhat. 'One World' is the other psych track, also very good, though not at the level of Side 1's closer. The rest falls way outside of my interest area.
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Robbie Basho - Song of the Stallion. 1971 Takoma (LP). Yet another great thrift find, this time from a shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming (Oct). Basho = Money. Pretty far outside of my interest zone, with acoustic guitar and very odd vocals. He has a rabid following apparently with the American Primitivism crowd. The overall sound is definitely kvlt music. I love finding outsider music such as this, even if not to my taste.
Amazing Blondel - Fantasia Lindum. 1971 Island (LP). Thrift shop find (Oct). Not quite sure how this band is lumped in with the progressive rock crowd. Though to be fair, this might be the only thing I've heard by them. It's English folk music with a Baroque edge. I'm sure my Dad would have loved it. Not for me though.
* - Keeping for the collection
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