Marian Henderson MCA LP Aussie acoustic folk 1970

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Marian Henderson MCA LP ~ Aussie acoustic folk 1970

Marian Henderson – Cameo LP (orig. Australia STEREO MCA MAP/S 2122—1970)

Release date: April 1970.  Running time: 44:20 (approx).

EXTREMELY RARE album by this folk-singer from SYDNEY—AUSTRALIA.  When I chanced upon my first copy of this LP a few years ago, I was completely taken by surprise.  Although I was aware of her various 1960s troubadour-folk style recordings, I had not previously known about this highly obscure album release.

This is a marvellous LP with many highlights including ‘Antique Annie’s Magic Lantern Show’, ‘Stranger Song’ (Leonard Cohen), ‘Lady Of Carlisle’, ‘Fotheringay’ (Sandy Denny) and ‘First Boy I Loved’ (Robin Williamson—Incredible String Band).  Spellbinding acoustic folk with beautiful emotive vocals and the able assistance of Doug Ashdown and John Jackson on guitars.  Wholeheartedly recommended!

The track ‘Fotheringay’ is only available on the Australian issue of this album (i.e. the UK and US versions omit this track).

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AUSTRALIAN Discography:

MARIAN HENDERSON

EP    Australian Folk Songs, Vol. 1                                             Pix       May 1964

EP    Australian Folk Songs, Vol. 2                                             Pix       May 1964

EP    Great Folk Songs of the World, Vol. 1                                 Pix       1964

EP    Great Folk Songs of the World, Vol. 2                                 Pix       1964

¨          (1) Old Joe Clark, (2) The Cat and the Mouse, (3) The Devil

       and the Farmer’s Wife, (4) Bluey Brink the Shearer

          [on ‘Folk Concert on Campus’ LIVE comp. LP]                RCA      Dec. 1965 (rec. Dec. 1964)

¨          Van Dieman’s Land

          [on ‘Australian Jazz and Folk Music’ comp. LP]           Ranger Rec.    Jan. 1969

7”    Antique Annie’s Magic Lantern Show b/w Lady of Carlisle      MCA       Apr. 1970

LP  CAMEO                                                MCA    Apr. 1970

¨          (1) Whaling Wife, (2) Norfolk Whalers

          [on ‘Harry Robertson—Whale Chasing Men’ LP]         MFP        Jan. 1971 (rec.)

SIDE 1

1.               Antique Annie’s Magic Lantern Show (3:30)     Writ: Jimmy Stewart/Doug Ashdown

2.              Miss Otis Regrets (2:44)                                  Writ: Cole Porter

3.              Stranger Song (5:40)                                      Writ: Leonard Cohen

4.              Lady of Carlisle (3:18)#                                   Arr: Ashdown/Henderson/Jackson/Lewis/Stewart

5.              Fotheringay (2:20)                                          Writ: Sandy Denny

6.              Streets of Forbes (2:48)#                               Arr: Ashdown/Henderson/Jackson/Lewis/Stewart

SIDE 2

7.              First Boy I Loved (6:50)                                  Writ: Robin Williamson (Judy Collins)

8.              Country Girl (4:57)#                                        Arr: Ashdown/Henderson/Jackson/Lewis/Stewart

9.              Guess Who I Saw Today (2:44)                       Writ: Murray Grand (Nancy Wilson)

10.           Bald Mountain (3:44)#                                     Arr: Ashdown/Henderson/Jackson/Lewis/Stewart

11.            Convict Maid (2:00)#                                       Arr: Ashdown/Henderson/Jackson/Lewis/Stewart

12.           Sprig of Thyme (3:00)#                                   Arr: Ashdown/Henderson/Jackson/Lewis/Stewart

#Adapted from a traditional song

PERSONNEL

     Marian Henderson     vocals; acoustic guitar

     Doug Ashdown           guitar ~ ex-Bobby Bright & the Bowmen (c. 1965); appeared on Jeff St. John & Copperwine album (1970); produced albums by FRATERNITY (1971) and EXTRADITION (1971); also numerous SOLO recordings.

     John Jackson            guitar ~ ex-Motivation (1968-69); pre-Bootleg (1970-71).

     Ed Gaston                  bass ~ also Bryce Rohde Quartet (1959-60), Bill Benham Quartet (1960), Don Burrows (1963-71), JUDY BAILEY QUINTET (1965-67), John Sangster (1967-68/71), Graeme Lyall Orch. (1968), George Golla (1968), Billy Weston’s Big Band (1969), Daly Wilson Big Band (1971), Life Organisation (1973), Johnny Nicol (1974), Stephane Grappelli Quartet (1975); numerous other appearances.

       Other unknown session musicians—under direction of Laurie Lewis.

Recorded in Sydney—Australia.

Produced by Jimmy Stewart.  Engineered by Spencer Lee.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front VG(+) ex-radio station copy (ABC QLD); beautiful glossy appearance; general shelf-wear incl. minor ring-wear & creasing; scuffing along spine & bottom seam (seam splits: spine 70mm, bottom-centre 90mm, bottom-right 30mm); residue from tape being removed—hard to see; ‘VPP3568’ written in pen.  Also includes original STEREO sticker (top-left).

back VG+ beautiful glossy appearance; general shelf-wear incl. minor creasing; residue from tape being removed—very noticeable; pen writing: ‘A’ next to seven song titles—hard to see on black background, ‘4097’ (top-left of liner notes).

Record:

VG+(+) visual: beautiful glossy sheen, some light surface scuffs (few more pronounced);

audible: light ticks at end of side two (90 secs), otherwise sounds superb overall;

labels: some spindle wear—has been played a fair bit, but well looked after nonetheless.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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