This is standard SSW stuff with orchestrations such as was so commonplace in Britain for this era (think Nick Drake's Bryter Layter), these done quite magisterially by Michael Gibbs who has appeared before in here of course, on the right inside of the gatefold the liner notes by John Peel are quite hilarious at times, being both complimentary and ridiculing 'yet another' ssw album. I guess the artists were so proud of their lyrics they printed them all on both inside and verso, but at times, perhaps the majority of those, these are so high schoolish they are comical. Some lyrics are by Maran and some by a lyricist called Steele. The skilful arrangements are evident on a track called Monday Boy:
Considering how popular this kind of music is I was surprised it wasn't available digitally-- until now. Because I wasn't sure of the contents I went cheap and got a less than NM LP this time--apologies for that or as I used to say, sorry about that, chief.
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ReplyDeleteI am very curious to hear this record I have been looking for for years.
Thanks. Mike Maran has gone on to have a successful career as an actor, he does these wonderfully offbeat one-man shows:
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Mike Maran has gone on to a successful career in theatre. He does great solo performances based on famous people or famous books:
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Saw Mike Maran in a free open-air concert at Cameron Toll Edinburgh as a 15 year old back in 1974. He was the last act and those that were left had to take to the stage as the heavens opened. I remember that day well sitting around him as he played.
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