1987 Danny Spooner When A Man’s In Love Oz Folk Vinyl LP NM

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	$		20

When A Man’s In Love

Danny Spooner

1987 Sandstock Music Australia - SSM-021

Condition - NM - Vinyl appears unplayed.

9.5/10 Cover.

A

When A Man's In Love

The Flighty Tailor

The Ploughboy and The Cockney

Sweet Thames Flow Softly

The Song of the Wandering Aengus

La-di-da

B

Spencer the Rover

The Redhaired Man's Wife

The Week before Easter

Farewell Nancy

Wish I could Write a Love Song

From the Notes

For twenty-five years in this country, Danny Spooner has been singing traditional songs of the sea, of war, of trades and the workplace, songs of great male characters. He is known for his sensitive rendering of human hardship, sorrow and joy - and now he sings of love.

Danny was born and raised in London and there was always music in his family; then as a working lad he sang into the wind on board Thames barges, North Sea tugs and fishing trawlers. After national service he found his way to Australia, and in the land of plenty worked at all sorts of jobs, adding Australian songs to his repertoire.

As a teenager I heard Danny sing in Frank Traynor's tiny smoke-filled club, and many years later was intrigued when I met him at Melbourne University, singing and teaching English and History so that it moved the most hardened wordsharp and ideologue. I watched him enthuse people about his tradition. Later, as his mate and offsider I, like others in the audience, was moved by its compassion and humanity.

His strong voice has filled concert halls and lecture theatres around Australia, and has boomed across open air spaces - even conjured up a storm singing shanties on the wharf at Port Fairy. Here we can experience gentler tones as he reveals men who are sentimental and loving. As always when he sings, Danny unravels tales of compelling interest and these have tender poignancy as he sings of unsuccessful love, misadventures, and of the great match that is true love.

Gael Shannon-Spooner

"These songs provide glimpes of some of the many faces of men's love. They give honest expression to the deepest feelings of devotion, loss and betrayal; some acknowledge how delicate matters at time cause awkwardness while others reflect the importance of humour in helping to cope with emotional situations. But whatever the form they take the songs on this record are honest and legitimate expressions of love from a male perspective. I hope you enjoy them and that they may even revive some cherished memories.

Danny Spooner

Why Buy A Record From Me?

There’s a lot of people selling records, so why would you buy a record from me instead of someone else?

I love all sorts of music from jazz to prog rock, from rock n roll to reggae, from soul to bubble gum pop, from synth to soundtracks, and I’m a record collector, so I know how I want to receive records when I buy them, and I hold myself to those same standards when selling records.

Each record is cleaned in a cleaning machine with a professional cleaning solution, then played to evaluate the condition and correct grading, then placed in a new, quality anti-static inner sleeve.

Record covers are also carefully cleaned, any loose seams (if any) are re-glued.

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Grading

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Covers are given a rating out of 10 - with 10 being Mint.

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