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| Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
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(Island ILPS-9115 UK-69 VG+ 1000:-)
A record that really has Fairport Convention knocking it out of the park – making a bold turn towards British traditional music, but in a way that imbues these relics with a whole new life of their own!
Sandy Denny's vocals are incredible – like a thing unlocked from some ancient vault – and they're given this wonderful focus through the growing complexity of Richard Thompson's guitar work. The result is tremendous – tunes that are completely transformed, as a touchstone for generations.
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| Family - Anyway
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(Reprise RSX 9005 UK-70 VG+ 350:-)
Family's were active from late 1966 to October 1973. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, as their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles such as folk, psychedelia, acid rock, jazz fusion, and rock and roll.
"Anyway" was a stopgap album between "A Song for Me" and "Fearless", evenly divided between a concert side and a studio side.
UK tan 'steamboat' label LP, wraparound picture sleeve with lyrics inside within a textured gold titled PVC envelope sleeve.
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| Farmer, Mylene - L'Autre...
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(Polydor 849217-1 EU-91 VG+ 375:-)
Mylene and her musical collaborator Laurent Boutonnat shift gears slightly. With the exception of "Pas de doute" and the super-catchy single hit "Desenchantee", they're obviously no longer interested in producing items for the dancefloor.
Instead, "L'Autre" is a concept album which fuses new age sensibilities and ambient sounds with traditional French chanson and downtempo, mighty ballads. Fans of Mylene's earlier, club-oriented songs could be disappointed, but the integrity and consistency of this album is impressive.
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| Feelies - The Good Earth
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(Coyote TTC-8673 US-86 VG+ 400:-)
A fantastic mid 80s set from the deservedly worshipped Feelies!
"The Good Earth" is a more jangly gem than their debut "Crazy Rhythms" - it is a record that somehow makes a fairly simple rhythm guitar driven sound into something majestic – with the Velvets inspired vocals by Glenn Mercer as endearing as ever. REM's Peter Buck produced, and this record is as important as any of the great work he honed at his day job in Georgia.
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| Fields - Fields
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(CBS S-69009 UK-71 VG/VG+ 600:-)
An overlooked trio from the glory days of the UK prog scene! The a group is named after its keyboardist Graham Field, who first rose to fame in Rare Bird! The approach here is a bit similar – a nice lean take on prog styles – with fantastic work on drums from Andrew McCulloch, and vocals, bass, and guitar from Alan Barry – a singer who's soaring sound really fits the style of the record!
Original UK pressing. The sleeve shows normal wear and is graded VG; no poster...
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| Frantic - Conception
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(Lizard A-20103 US-70 VG+ 500:-)
Frantic (from Billings, Montana) was one of those bands that got caught in popular music’s turbulent transition from the ‘60s’ to the ‘70s; lost between the previous decade’s fading psychedelic/acid/garage rock tendencies and the next’s looming hard/heavy/punk rock trends.
Frantic’s sole long-player shared a savage streak with contemporaneous releases like The Litter’s "Emerge", The Frost’s "Frost Music", and Josefus’ "Dead Man", even the MC5’s "High Time", to name but a few.
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| Frehley, Ace - Trouble Walkin'
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(Megaforce 82042-1 US-89 VG+ 375:-)
Paul Daniel Frehley is best known as the original lead guitarist of Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics.
"Trouble Walkin'" featured guest performances by former Kiss drummer Peter Criss, as well as Skid Row members Sebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan and Dave Sabo.
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| Frith, Fred - Guitar Solos
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(Caroline C-1508 UK-74 VG+ 400:-)
An incredible album from guitarist Fred Frith – his solo debut, and a record that really set the tone for so many other musicians for years to come!
Frith wasn't the first person to improvise on the guitar – but he might have been the first to use an electric in ways that tied together new ideas in jazz, prog, and other experimental musics – all at a level that made his playing a hero to many different scenes at once, and really helped open ears to all the different changes that were taking places in the 70s! The whole thing is a monstrous musical message from the pre-punk years – one that has really strong resonance all these many years later.
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