Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind - Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967

Η αναζήτηση ανερχόμενων αστέρων πριν 40 σχεδόν χρόνια έφερε για λίγο καιρό στο προσκήνιο την Αγγλιδούλα Vashti Bunyan, την οποία ανακάλυψε ο Andrew Loog Oldham (ο γνωστός παραγωγός των Rolling Stones) ο οποίος μεσολάβησε να της γράψουν οι Stones και ένα τραγουδάκι. Προσπάθησε να την μπάσει στην folk κυκλοφορώντας 2 σινγκλ και ένα δίσκο χωρίς όμως ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία, γεγονός που απέτρεψε την νεαρή τραγουδίστρια να συνεχίσει την καριέρα της.
Στο διπλό αυτό cd έβαλαν τα δύο 45αρια της Decca και της Columbia μαζί με ότι άλλο είχε φυλαχτεί στα χρονοντούλαπα των εταιρειών ap;o δεμοσ. Προσωπικά θεωρώ ως καλύτερο κομμάτι της το Love Song, το οποίο είναι πράγματι πανέμορφο. Από κει και πέρα δεν με «συγκίνησε» κάτι άλλο. Σύμφωνα με όσα διάβασα τα τελευταία χρόνια απέκτησε κάποια φήμη, ηχογραφώντας και νέο δίσκο.

Tracks:
CD1
"Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind" (Jagger/Richards)
"I Want to be Alone"
"Train Song" (Alasdair Clayre)
"Love Song "
"Winter is Blue"
"Coldest Night of the Year" (Mann/Weil) (unreleased single "Twice as Much and Vashti", 1966, album track 1968)
"I'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind" (unreleased single, produced by Mike Hurst)
"Winter is Blue"
"Girl's Song in Winter" (John Bunyan's tape with Mike Crowther, 1966)
"If in Winter (100 Lovers)" (John Bunyan's tape with Mike Crowther, 1966)
"Wishwanderer"
"Don't Believe" (John Bunyan's tape with Mike Crowther, 1966)
"17 Pink Sugar Elephants" (John Bunyan's tape with Mike Crowther, 1966)
"I Won't Say" - ltd. ed. bonus track
"Girl's Song In Winter" (alt version) - ltd. ed. bonus track
"If In Winter (100 Lovers)" (alt version) - ltd. ed. bonus track
"I'd Like to Walk Around In Your Mind" (alt version) - ltd. ed. bonus track

CD2
"Autumn Leaves"
"Leave Me"
"If in Winter (100 Lovers)"
"How Do I Know"
"Find My Heart Again"
"Go Before the Dawn"
"Girl's Song in Winter"
"I Don't Know What Love is"
"Don't Believe What They Say"
"Love You Now"
"I Know"
"Someday"

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Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day (1970)

Εκείνη την περίοδο κυκλοφόρησε και τον δίσκο της ο οποίος περιέχει σχεδόν αποκλειστικά μπαλάντες. Για να είμαι ειλικρινής έχουμε ακούσει πολλύ καλύτερους δίσκους αυτού του περιεχομένου.

In the mid to late 1960s, Bunyan was under contract to Andrew Oldham, which saw her release two singles. However, Bunyan found the experience frustrating, and decided to head for the Scottish islands in search of an artistic commune supposedly established by Donovan. She travelled around the countryside with her partner Robert, in a horse-drawn wagon. It was during these travels that she wrote the songs which would later appear on Just Another Diamond Day.
Bunyan returned to London where she was urged by producer Joe Boyd to record her songs while they were still fresh. The recording session took place throughout December 1969 at Sound Techniques in London. Song arrangements were performed by Robert Kirby, who also worked with Nick Drake. Members of Fairport Convention and Incredible String Band contributed to some tracks. The album was initially released in 1970 but was a commercial failure and Bunyan retired from music for many years.
Just Another Diamond Day was re-released by Spinney Records in 2000, its success prompting Bunyan to return to music and eventually record the much delayed follow-up Lookaftering, released in 2005. Just Another Diamond Day was also featured in a UK TV advert for T-Mobile Flext in 2006.
(wikipedia)

Vashti Bunyan: Acoustic guitar, vocals.
Simon Nicol: Banjo.
Dave Swarbrick: Mandolin, Fiddle.
Robin Williamson: Fiddle, Whistle, Irish Harp.

Tracks:
"Diamond Day" – 1:47
"Glow Worms" – 2:16
"Lily Pond" – 1:24
"Timothy Grub" – 3:15
"Where I Like to Stand" (Bunyan / John James) – 2:21
"Swallow Song" – 2:16
"Window Over the Bay" (Bunyan / Robert Lewis) – 1:47
"Rose Hip November" – 2:27
"Come Wind Come Rain" – 2:07
"Hebridean Sun" (Bunyan / Lewis) – 1:13
"Rainbow River" – 3:22
"Trawlerman's Song" (Bunyan / Lewis) – 1:56
"Jog Along Bess" – 3:36
"Iris's Song for Us" (Bunyan / Wally Dix / Iris Macfarlane) – 1:33

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