*** LP ： USA 1975 / Sweet Folk And Country / SFA 013 ***
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B+ / A-
ジャケット：
ディスク：レーベルはヒゲがそこそこ。盤面は薄スレちらほらの美品です。ざっと聴き流しました。軽微なバックグラウンドノイズのみ。全編良好に鑑賞できると思います。実際の音源を参考にしてください。
ドン・シェパードの75年デビュー・アルバム「ザ・サン＆ザ・ムーン」。
マイナーレーベルにひっそりと残された英国フォークの好盤です。
トラッドが7割ぐらいと他は自作＆カヴァーで端整でジェントルな歌唱を聴かせてくれます。
レーベルメイトのポール・ダウンズ＆フィル・ビアが全面参加しており、音の傾向もちょうどダウンズ＆ビアの初期作を思わせるものがあります。トラッドも求道者的な厳しさの表現よりも、とてもリラックスして淡々としているところがこのアルバムの良いところです・
まあ聴いてみて下さい。
英国オリジナル盤。良品です。
試聴曲は現品からの取り込み音源です。
A1 Old Fid
Guitar - Paul Downes
Guitar, Concertina [English], Vocals - Don Shepherd
Mandolin - Mick French
Written-By - Lounds, Shepherd
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A2 The Farmer's Toast
Arranged By - Shepherd
Vocals, Guitar - Don Shepherd
Written-By - Trad
A3 Harvest Home
Arranged By - Shepherd
Concertina [English], Vocals - Don Shepherd
Fiddle - Mick French
Guitar - Paul Downes
Mandolin - Phil Beer
Written-By - Trad.
A4 The Hunt Is Up
Guitar - Paul Downes
Guitar, Vocals - Don Shepherd
Vocals - Mick French, Phil Beer
Written-By - Traditional
A5 The Cutty Wren
Concertina [English], Vocals - Don Shepherd
Vocals - Deirdre Shepherd, Mick French, Paul Downes, Phil Beer
Written-By - Traditional
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A6 The Sun And The Moon
Bass - Phil Beer
Guitar, Vocals - Mick French
Guitar, Whistle, Vocals - Don Shepherd
Written-By - Lounds, Shepherd
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B1 Lagan Love
Mandolin [Bandolin] - Mick French
Vocals - Don Shepherd
Written-By - Traditional
B2 Rambling Sailor
Concertina [English], Vocals - Don Shepherd
Fiddle - Mick French
Written-By - Traditional
B3 Broom Besoms
Guitar - Paul Downes
Guitar, Vocals - Don Shepherd
Vocals - Phil Beer
Written-By - Traditional
B4 The Rigs Of London
Vocals - Don Shepherd, Mick French, Paul Downes, Phil Beer
Written-By - Traditional
B5 Black Crow
Vocals, Concertina [English] - Don Shepherd
Written-By - Shepherd, Shepherd
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B6 The Farmer And The Fence
Guitar - Mick French
Vocals, Guitar - Don Shepherd
Written-By - Stuart Lawrence
B7 Nobody Loves You When You Are Down And Out
Bass - Mick French
Fiddle - Phil Beer
Guitar - Paul Downes
Vocals, Guitar - Don Shepherd
Written-By - Traditional
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Producer - Joe Stead
Engineer - Alan Green
Liner Notes - Eric Winter
Printed By - West Brothers Printers Limited
Recorded At - Mid Wales Sound Studios
