Any of u Van Derr Graaf heads into this record...Clips sound really cool and it seems Jackson really shines on this project
Any of u Van Derr Graaf heads into this record...Clips sound really cool and it seems Jackson really shines on this project
It's not very VdGG-ish, but the first one (from '73) is fantastic. Some of it is almost melancholic instrumentals, reminding me of some of the instrumental stuff on Nick Drake's 'Bryter Later.' Wonderful, wonderful stuff.
Vol 2 (Nic Potter & Guy Evans, w/Jaxon) is my least favorite. Sort of new wave-ish. Not bad but not my cuppa.
Vol 3 (David Jackson) some good stuff, a bit uneven, but the good stuff is really good (like 'Dr Mop' for instance)
Vol 4 (Guy Evans) my fave after the first one. Great instrumental, jazzy stuff on the first side, a nice slice of avante garde experimentalism on the second.
Then there's Jackson, Banton, Evans and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blues' which is, surprisingly, really bad (if memory serves... I have the vinyl and remember being massively disappointed)
I love the first one. One of my favorite records.
I want to dynamite your mind with love tonight.
Yes,the first one is very nice.Very moody stuff.
The debut is great. Can't say the same for the others though...
only like the first
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
I'm pretty much in agreement with the previous posts that the first one is great but those that followed are not so much so.
However, I'll mention that David Jackson's 1992 release, Tonewall Stands, is excellent and in a few places a bit reminiscent of that first Long Hello.
Only like the first. But that's a keeper. I actually paid about 1£ for my copy of this.
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