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CAROL KLEYN takin' the time 1980 TURTLE DOVE RECORDS
COVER VG+ SIGNED
VINYL VG+

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CAROL KLEYN (CA)

"Love Has Made Me Stronger" 1976 (Lyra no #)

Bobby Brown's girlfriend is equally as musically bizarre as him. Side one of this album is just harp and voice, and her warbly melodies blend with the instrument to make for some truly unique voicings. Her high voice can occasionally grate, but it suits her odd sensibility and romantic vision (she's a true dreamer.) Side two of the album is just piano (or electric piano) and voice. The songs are as good as those on side one, but after almost forty minutes you're left wishing she'd hired a rhythm section. Unique but not wholly successful. [AM]

"Takin' The Time" 1980 (Turtledove no #)  

Most people have a strong preference of one Kleyn album over the other, and strangely enough they seem to be equally split about which one. To be honest, I think it's a wash. This second (and rarer) album benefits from more instrumentation, with drums, bass, and electric guitar on most songs. There's still plenty of harp, though, and when a few sparse songs show up on side two they feel really good in this context. The songs, on the other hand, aren't much different from those on the first album. Same horny hippie romanticism, same jarring vocal trills and bird imitations. She's unique, and this is pretty cool music if you're in the right frame of mind, but just a few songs by her would probably be enough to satisfy the average listener. What fails to excite in the context of her own album might be a standout on a compilation. [AM]


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