JUDEE SILL - ENCHANTED SKY MACHINES Original Single

	£		21
	$		28

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JUDEE SILL - ENCHANTED SKY MACHINES Original Stereo release on the Asylum label 8E 006 93921 M

B Side 'My Man on Love'
Made in Portugal with a rare picture cover.
This is a very rare item indeed. The cover is in good condition, the record shows some signs of wear but plays very well and has no serious scratches.
This single comes from the debut album 'Judee Sill'  by the now legendary American singer-songwriter and musician Judee Sill who dies tragically young but who influenced several generations of musicians.

It was the first album released on David Geffen's Asylum label in 1971. Backing musicians include John Beck and Jim Ponsfrom The Leaves. While the majority of the album was produced by Henry Lewy, Graham Nash handled the duties for the single "Jesus was a Crossmaker," with his production designed to aim for radio airplay.

Sill had played piano since her childhood, and honed her skills at reform school in the early 1960s where she was sent for forging checks. After a drugs bust, Sill spent time in jail where she kicked her heroin addiction and made a promise to pursue a songwriting career.

The songs that appear on Judee Sill were mostly composed from 1969-71. In 1969, Sill was hired by The Turtles to write songs for $35 a week for their publishing company, Blimp Music. The earliest of these are "Lady-O," which was recorded by the band, "Crayon Angels," "My Man on Love," "Lopin' Along Thru the Cosmos," "Enchanted Sky Machines," and "Abracadabra."

The latest additions to the album were "The Archetypal Man," "Ridge Rider," and the single "Jesus was a Cross Maker." Originally, two other new songs, "The Pearl" and "The Phoenix," were slated for inclusion, but were removed from the track list to make room for "Jesus was a Cross Maker." They were re-recorded and appeared on Sill's second album, Heart Food, in 1973.

Musically, the songs are delivered in an acoustic style on guitar and, for "Jesus was a Cross Maker" and "Enchanted Sky Machines," piano. The songs, after work by Sill and Lewy, feature elements of folk, country, and gospel, but also a strong classical influences. Two of Sill's biggest influences were Bach and Ray Charles. Lyrically, Sill's songs follow a similar theme of finding redemption, and are influenced by her interest in the occult and the Rosicrucian order.

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