Ruffwood Arts – A4. Crazy Man Michael

This is the second post of this album.
They tried different genres, So Hard to describe the quality of this album - a few traditional folk tracks but then some stunning acoustic solo female vocals, but this song is probably the best song.
This song is a cover version of the Fairport Convention's famous " Crazy Man Michael", but it's more acidic and pure In my ears. Well organized and enjoyable with different feelings.
Also This is basically Swindlefolk under another name.


Bessie Long (joint lead vocals), Sandy Balmer (joint lead vocals, autoharp)
Dy Swindlehurst (occasional vocals), Sandra Pickersgill (occasional vocals)


Swindle Folk - 1968 A Rovin' (Deroy)

https://youtu.be/S95eVS77YaI



Ruffwood Arts - 1972 Knights And Villeins (Liverpool Sound)

Rarity : ★★★★
Value : ★★★★
Music: ★★★

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Troubadors – B3. Ned O’the Hil

Troubadors - 1975 Ned o' the Hill (Silver Hill Records, Uk)

A troubadour was a composer and performer in the Middle Ages. this is a private album that shows the beautiful style of Irish music after a beautiful group name.
Troubadors, a Birmingham based folk ballad and harmony group. Recorded in Harlesden, London in early December 1974, The band members included lead singer, Pat Mulligan, Johnny Foley (d. 2007), Jimmy O'Donnell, Gerry McElroy and Dave Trueman. They played mainly in the Midlands as well as in Liverpool, Leeds, Newport and Cardiff, as well as Oxford etc.
If you like Irish music and British classy folk music, it's highly recommended.

My Rate
Rarity : ★★
Value : ★
Music: ★★★★

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Reed Cheek – A2. Seeing

Red Cheek ‎– 197? Red Cheek (Private, USA)

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Seeing rings of water falling dawn
Rivers underground didn't know
That you were leaving
when the summer grass had started bleeding

Hearing whispered laughter in a fallen stone
weeds now overground didn't know
That you were going
As the season's change still was not showing

Keeping time with shadows
Moving on the ground
Stepping stones that fade
Before you reach them
Trying to learn the tunes
That summer brought around
Didn't know that you
Could teach Them

Feeling flame of fire in the freezing cold
summer growing old didn't know
That you were falling
And I didn't hear when you were calling

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I love this song. It is the lyrics of a beautiful poetic rhyme.
Originally released 1970 in the US on Armadillo .
Criminally underrated superb rural westcoast sounding prog/psych from Florida. On same label as the mighty Magic "Enclosed"


Recorded At – Alston Studios
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Lead Vocals – Bobby Radeloff
Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-string Guitar, Vocals – Gene Corman
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Mike Lewis
Bass – Ron Bogdon
Cover, Design, Photography By – Bianca Maniaci
Engineer, Producer – Steve Alaimo
Keyboards – Bobby Puccetti


My Rates
Rarity : ★★
Value : ★★
Music: ★★

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M.D.B. – B4. Lost Love

M.D.B. - 1976 Lost Love (Private, Japan)


It is surprising that there are many hidden private press records in Japan. If It have received 6 stars in the Pokora's 7001 Record,
Probably it would have been pressed within 100 copies. There is not much information about the group, but it is said to be a group from Kanagawa prefecture Hiratsuka. They are a group that plays hard psychedelic music of blues feel. Because it is from the group, the harmony of performance is comparatively good. The freshness of the music is declining, but it is also worthy of the fact that they all wrote the lyrics with songs.


Yasuyoshi Ishida : Vocals
Yoshito Shinma : Guitar
Masayuki Kuroda : Guitar
Hitoshi Takahashi : Drums
Asami Hasegawa : Keyboards
Tadashi Inage :Bass


Director : Hideyuki Kunitake
Producer : Aisuke Nakazima
Co- producer : Taketoshi Ohtani
Recording Engineer : Hideyuki Kunitake
Art Director : Yoshito Shinma
Yasuyoshi Ishida
Photo by : Kikuo Takahashi
Date
1976, Sept 18- Oct 20
INAMOTO I-M-C recording Studio
Hiyoshi Recording Studio
Mastered At Sound House


Poem & Music by Yoshito Shinma




Rarity : ★★★★★
Value : ★★★★
Music: ★★★

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