JOHN FAHEY - BLIND JOE DEATH (1967)

Takoma 1967

01. On Doing An Evil Deed Blues
02. St. Louis Blues
03. Poor Boy, Long ways From Home
04. Uncloudy Day
05. John Henry
06. In Christ There Is No East Or West
07. The Trancendental Waterfall
08. Desperate Man Blues
09. Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door One Day Blues
10. Sligo River Blues
11. I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord

The third and final pressing of 'Blind Joe Death' from 1967. This time, Fahey re-recorded all of the tracks and included an entirely new composition; 'I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord'.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - SIMLA BEAT '71

Gramophone Company Of India 1971


01. The Fentones - Simla Beat Theme
02. Nomads - Nothing Is The Same
03. Hipnotic Eye - Killing Floor
04. Mini Beats - Hey Gypsy Girl
05. Velvette Fog - I'm So Glad
06. The Black Beats - Mod Trade
07. The Eruptions - I Am Gonna Erupt
08. The Fentones - Until The Dawn
09. Brood Of Vipers - Psychedelic Web
10. The Eruptions - You Can't Judge A Book
11. Hipnotic Eye - Aimless Lady

Second instalment of the cigarette sponsored Indian garage rock talent contest comps. Favourites this time; the bad ass raga rock of The Fentones 'Simla Beat Theme' and the psychedelic freak out of 'Psychedelic Web' by the wonderfully named Brood Of Vipers.

NICK DRAKE - 1974

Unreleased 1974

01. Rider On the Wheel
02. Black Eyed Dog
03. Hanging On A Star
04. Voice From The Mountain
05. Tow The Line

Before his death in 1974, Nick Drake returned to the studio to begin work on what would of been his fourth album. Retaining John Wood (producer of Pink Moon) and with Joe Boyd in attendance, Drake completed five tracks. It's not known what else he intended to record and these completed tracks came out on various compilation albums through the years. It's interesting to hear them compiled together and one wonders how the finished album may have sounded.