The GENTLE SOUL s/t V Rare Orig 1968 US Epic Psych Folk Pop Duo Terry Melcher
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Description
The Gentle Soul
s/t
Very Rare Original US LP released on Epic Records in 1968.
The Gentle Soul's sole album is suffused with pretty and wistful folk-rock tunes, deftly produced by Terry Melcher to incorporate dreamy orchestral instrumentation -- harpsichord, flute, and cello -- while retaining an understated subtlety. If you like the Stone Poneys, who made similar material in the late 1960s, there's no way you're not going to like this album. If you're sitting on the fence after that conditional recommendation, it might be too mellow for your tastes. If you want to know how exactly it might differ from the Stone Poneys, it's a little more on the soft-rock side, and definitely heavier on the male-female harmonies. All of which might be underselling the record, which is pretty attractive, though not astounding, on its own terms. That's probably Ry Cooder making his presence felt on the gutsiest and bluesiest tunes, "Young Man Blue" and "Reelin'," both of which feature excellent acoustic slide guitar. Although Pamela Polland and Rick Stanley sing and write well together, it's Polland whose personality comes through stronger, particularly as she takes the occasional unharmonized lead vocal and is the sole composer of one of the record's strongest tunes, "See My Love (Song for Greg)." Is this worth the three figure prices it commands on auction lists? No. But what is? It's decent music if you can get it..
Track Listing
Side One
1. Overture 4:34
2. Marcus 2:54
3. Song for Eolia 2:16
4. Young Man Blue 2:34
5. Renaissance 3:14
6. See My Love (Song for Greg) 3:59
Side Two
1. Love Is Always Real 2:59
2. Empty Wine (Woods of a Song) 2:39
3. Through a Dream 4:00
4.Reelin' 3:20
5.Dance 3:27
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Released on Epic Records in 1968
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Catalogue Number BN 26374
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Record is in Ex ++ condition (a little light surface marking from the paper inner sleeve)
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Sleeve is in Ex condition (a little damp damage on the back and a 'Demonstration Not For Sale' Ink stamp on the back
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