Richard DICK FARINA & ERIC VON SCHMIDT with Bob Dylan Ethan Singer rare LP 1963

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Here's a good copy of the rare record by Dick Fariña & Eric Von Schmidit, along with Ethan Singer and Blind Boy Grunt aka a young Bob Dylan. Recorded in London in January 1963, issued in 1967 (?) on Folklore Records. More info from a Farina website below.

I am not a record grader, forgive me. Overall condition seems VG-, with some surface noise on the vinyl. Jacket is similarly VG-, with some wear to the edges, a couple small bits where that thin lamination is coming up, and some discoloration at the top and bottom edges on the reverse.

Shipped well protected in a fresh plastic sleeve. Domestic shipping is $4 USPS Media Mail. Worldwide shipping is $15.

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"This was an impromptu recording made in London on January 14 and 15, 1963. Joining Fariña and von Schmidt were Ethan Signer (of the Charles River Valley Boys) on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, and occasionally Blind Boy Grunt. Blind Boy Grunt was of course the pseudonym of Bob Dylan, whose Columbia contract prevented his real name from appearing on the album. / This is a crude, one-track, one-microphone recording, and although it is an enjoyable collection of American folk songs, it's quite a stretch from the unique style that Fariña later developed with Mimi. It doesn't offer any great revelations into Fariña's art or vision, but it does provide some early samples of his dulcimer playing, which is featured on "Old Joe's Dulcimer," "Wildwood Flower," and "Lonzo N'Howard," and less prominently in "London Waltz." Fariña sings lead vocal on "Wobble Bird," and "XMas Island" and unaccompanied vocal on "Riddle Song." He contributes back-up vocals and harmonica on other tracks. Fariña gives himself a writing credit for "XMas Island" and "London Waltz," but ironically these are two of the most negligible tracks. The most interesting songs for Richard & Mimi fans are the medley "Old Joe's Dulcimer," which is a forerunner of "Celebration for a Grey Day," and "Wobble Bird," which is an adaptation of "The Cuckoo," upon which "The Falcon" was based. His alteration of the lyrics in "Riddle Song" also gives a foretaste of his creative adaptation of traditional tunes. Another interesting connection with later work is "Stick With Me, Baby" (an adaptation of Furry Lewis' "Dry Land Blues"), which includes the lyrics, "I been down so long, seem like up to me, Gal of mine got a heart like a rock in the sea" / But, again ironically, it is Eric von Schmidt who sings this song. In fact, the songs featuring Eric solo or prominently are the most professional-sounding tracks! Dylan fans should be advised that Bob's contributions are minimal, and his presence on the record really cannot be felt in any significant way. He supplied back-up vocals and/or harmonica on four tracks: "Glory, Glory," "Overseas Stomp," "Xmas Island," and "Cocaine.""


 468 (GS 6.4 (468))