BOB MARTIN Midwest Farm Disaster ORIG PROMO FOLK PSYCH

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US RCA 1972 - RARE PROMO COPY OF GREAT RECORD

"Made at RCA Studios in Nashville with a rhythm section comprised of the regal likes of David Briggs, Norbert Putnam and Kenny Buttrey (misspelled "Butrey"). The cantering first bars of the opening track - stripped-down Nashville Sound a la Saginaw, Michigan or John Wesley Harding announces the intimate aesthetic of those unassailable musicians. Their accompaniment contrasts sharply with the keening rasp of the singer, a voice that reminds me of a cross between John Prine and Willis Alan Ramsey, but especially Ramsey circa his sublime self-titled LP which, as it happens, also was released in 1972." - Bill Friskics-Warren, No Depression
 
"A highly talented singer-songwriter from Lowell, Massachusetts, Bob Martin released Midwest Farm Disaster in 1972 - a record that is generally acknowledged as his masterpiece and a genre benchmark."

"Martin’s voice is gravelly, weathered, soulful and honest. Think of a strange Kevin Coyne, Van Morrison, or Bob Lind blend and you’re right on target. The lyrics are top shelf too, the equal or better of most of his critically acclaimed contemporaries. The sound of the LP is very close to Gene Clark’s White Light or Bob Lind’s Since There Were Circles, a stark, beautiful blend of folk and country that truly reveals its depth with repeated listens. With every song, Bob candidly brings the listener into his working class world spinning great American tales of local drunks, small town farm life, prison convicts, and hard times working on the mill.

Midwest Farm Disaster is laced with would-be classics, including“Blind Marie”, a moving track that happens to be the album’s most accessible song; a song that should have gained Martin commercial notoriety. Tracks like the Woody Guthrie influenced “Third War Rag” and “Frog Dick, South Dakota” are colored by Martin’s distinct sense of humor but also packed with good, catchy melodies and wonderfully sarcastic lyrics. Other songs like the intense “Mill Town”, and title track, are dark tales that relate to Bob’s earlier life on the farm and are superb examples of real Americana. The album ends with “Deer Island Prison,” which might be thought of as the album’s cornerstone. Martin turns in a stunning vocal and lyrical performance that must surely rank as one of the great, unsung confessionals.

An excellent and unforgettable LP, Midwest Farm Disaster is full of rich drifter music and should be mandatory listening for those who are into deep, rustic Americana." - Aquarium Drunkard

"Bob Martin recorded Midwest Farm Disaster at Nashville Studios in 1972 after he was discovered at Gerdes Folk City in NYC by label reps who signed him to RCA Victor. He worked closely with Chet Atkins, a studio executive at the time and exceptional musicians including drummer Kenneth Buttrey, a key player on Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde album."

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