Dulcimer And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy... LP 1971 US Pressing NEAR MINT

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Dulcimer

And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy...

Mercury Records SR-61355 LP 1971 (USA)

The debut album by this English progressive/folk trio has aged extremely well. The songs, although not strikingly original, offer an eerie mix of traditional- and fantasy-based (and even science fiction-inspired) lyrics that are rather striking to hear in the 21st century. And much of the music successfully melds archaic and progressive influences within an acoustic instrument framework, reminiscent in some respects of the bolder work of Amazing Blondel, but with a greater emphasis on lyricism. Of course, it's difficult to listen to a spaced-out folk revival piece like "Ghost of the Wandering Minstrel Boy" without a chuckle, though the haunt count of the chorus puts that song over, and the mix of folk melody and deep-space sensibilities makes one wonder if this song might have been part of the inspiration for Brian May's "39" from Queen's A Night at the Opera. The simple beauty of the music is almost overwhelmed at times by too-elaborate production, though the presence of actor Richard Todd as narrator on "Sonnet to the Fall" and "Caravan" isn't nearly as jarring today as it seemed in the early '70s. He sounds too much like Richard Burton, but "Caravan," the track on which he is most prominent, holds together well as a piece of faux-medieval folk-rock.

Tracklist
A1 Sonnet To The Fall
Written-By – Hodge
3:48
A2 Pilgrim From The City
Written-By – Eaves
3:06
A3 Morman's Casket
Written-By – Eaves, Hodge
4:27
A4 Ghost Of The Wandering Minstrel Boy
Written-By – Hodge
3:10
A5 Gloucester City
Written-By – Hodge
2:52
A6 Starlight
Written-By – Eaves
2:55
B1 Caravan
Written-By – Eaves, Hodge
8:20
B2 Lisa's Song
Written-By – Eaves
3:00
B3 Time In My Life
Written-By – Eaves, Hodge
2:55
B4 Fruit Of The Musical Tree
Written-By – Eaves, Hodge
2:36
B5 While It Lasted
Written-By – Eaves
4:20
B6 Suzanne
Written-By – Eaves, Hodge
3:37

Distributed By – Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
Manufactured By – Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios
Published By – Page Full Of Hits Inc.

Acoustic Guitar – Dave Eaves (tracks: B3, B4), Pete Hodge (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B2, B6)
Arranged By – Dulcimer
Bass – Jem North (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B6)
Design [Sleeve] – Linda Glover
Dulcimer – Pete Hodge (tracks: B1, B4)
Glockenspiel – Jem North (tracks: A3, A5, B1)
Harmonica – Dave Eaves (tracks: A5), Pete Hodge (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B6)
Lead Vocals – Dave Eaves (tracks: A1 to A3, A6, B4 to B6)
Mandolin – Pete Hodge (tracks: A3, A6, B1, B5)
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
Narrator – Richard Todd (3) (tracks: A1, B1)
Percussion – Jem North (tracks: A3)
Photography By [Cover] – Richard Jessup
Producer – Larry Page
Recorder [Tenor] – Dave Eaves (tracks: B4)
Twelve-String Guitar – Dave Eaves (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B2, B5, B6), Pete Hodge (tracks: B3)
Typography – Iain Stratton
Vocals – Dave Eaves (tracks: A4, A5, B1 to B3), Jem North (tracks: A4), Pete Hodge
Wind – Jem North (tracks: A3)

The label is red with one white Mercury logo and eleven black logos.

Vinyl is NEAR MINT in a plastic inner sleeve, in a gatefold picture sleeve in VERY GOOD condition (edge wear)