Folk LP BRIDGET ST. JOHN “Ask Me No Questions” ELEKTRA shrink ’70 US nice HEAR

$

79

Artist:   BRIDGET ST. JOHN

Title:   “Ask Me No Questions”

Label:   ELEKTRA ~ # D9-101.  Original USA stereo pressing with white+yellow Elektra labels (A Dandelion (U.K.) Production), with black text.   

Date:  1970 

Condition:   

DISC:  EXCELLENT with full original gloss.  Has been played a small number of times and handled with care.  There are a couple light hairline paper scuffs but no serious or audible marks or issues.  Labels are clean.  This hard-to-find LP is one that you will never need to upgrade.               

JACKET:   Jacket is NEAR MINT in original factory shrink wrap.  Flawless front and back panels.  Excellent seams and spine.  Corners have been lightly bumped.  No writing, stickers, or other issues.  A beautiful jacket worthy of display.

Includes the original lyric sheet insert, in top condition!

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• To B Without a Hitch
• Autumn Lullaby
• Curl Your Toes
• Like Never Before
• The Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity
• Barefeet and Hot Pavements

Side Two:

• I Like to Be with You in the Sun
• Lizard-Long-Tongue Boy
• Hello Again (of course)
• Many Happy Returns
• Broken Faith
• Ask Me No Questions

Review:

“Bridget St. John's first album was a wholly acoustic, almost wholly solo folk affair, though different from many British folk albums of the time in that it was comprised entirely of self-composed material.  St. John sang low-key, reflective, slightly sad songs that were unsurpassed, really, in their extraordinary level of containment.  That's not say they were brilliant, or even as good as those of another British singer/songwriter of the time known for reserved meditations, Nick Drake.  There was, however, the sense of an unflappable woman whose temperature would remain unchanged by nothing short of an equatorial sun.  Her deep voice makes her sound at times rather like a Nico who can sing more in tune, without Nico's gothic or more bizarre streaks.  Perhaps there's a tinge of Françoise Hardy without the pop sensibility, too, if you're looking for another comparison.  It's music for wandering through meadows on overcast days, though a sameness to the presentation (the slide guitar on "Many Happy Returns" makes for a welcome dash of urgency) and a lack of excellent melodies can make it easy for one's mind to wander.”

(courtesy Richie Unterberger, allmusic.com.) 

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