Saturday, 3 June 2023

By Request, Matthew Ellis 1971





I've loved this album for a while now, it's very very typical early 70s British style ssw, with the added string arrangements, etc. soft but quite nice.

Note the bio:

Born: 23rd October 1948 Northamptonshire, England

Died: 31st March 2009

English musician, editor & author. Michael Cox recorded under the alias Matthew Ellis after being approached by producer Jerry Dane and later recorded an album under another alias, Obie Clayton. Went on to work for Oxford University Press as an editor. His first novel The Meaning of Night went on to become an international best-seller. [For those curious, like me, it's a crime thriller set in Victorian England that came out in 2006.]

Consider the lovely track called Magpie:



I never found the follow up album, called Am I? 

Does anyone have it?

Otherwise I will purchase and rip it for everyone, thanks.





4 comments:


  1. https://krakenfiles.com/view/MS5pEqvjvY/file.html

    https://www.sendspace.com/file/pcwvtk

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  2. Much gratitude, Julian. Looking forward to the second record you mention. I suppose he released his 3rd and final record under yet another alias...

    'Obie Clayton - Obie Clayton, (1975)

    ... which naturally spawns intrigue, just the same.

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    1. very interesting
      I hope someone has those other albums, save me the trouble or buying the vinyls although at least they're not expensive

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  3. Might these other (presumably artful) British characters be added to archive?

    Brian Protheroe - Leave Him To Heaven, (1976)
    Chris White - Mouth Music, (1976)
    Adrian Wagner - Electronic Light, (1975)
    Jackie Lynton - No Axe To Grind, (1979)
    Vivian Stanshall - Sir Henry At Rawlinsin End, (1978, Charisma)
    Vivian Stanshall - Teddy Boys Don't Knit, (1981, Charisma)
    (Vivian's band) Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (... from 1967...)

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