"The recordings contained herein are contained here after many years on the shelf... " So begin Michael Hurley's notes to these unbelievably great recordings from 1964... never before heard.
Recorded by Fred Ramsey as part of the same sessions that resulted in Michael's First Songs LP on Folkways. Side A starts with "What'llya Do, What'llya Say?", a pretty psychedelic classic that can very well put you into some kinda trance. After that we hear "The Blues Had Gone Away" - a sad drifty little tune, then "Pretty Girl on Rollerskates", with a rare Hurley harmonica solo & hallucinatory lyrics worthy of some examination, and then a beautiful alternate take on one of Michael's all time greats - "The Tea Song".
Side B starts up with yet more alternate takes of songs from the Folkways LP - this time of "Intersoular Blues" and "I Like My Wine". After that we get to hear two great compositions for the first time, and man, oh man, are they pretty - "Hey Hey Hey Hey" and "I Love You Babe".
Real great stuff all around that we recommend for deep-into-it Hurley fans and newcomers to his art alike. Michael Hurley is a great American songwriter with his own unique way of seeing the world & this LP is a great testament to his vision. Co-release with our friends Nero's Neptune.
1 What'llya Do / What'llya Say?
2 The Blues Had Gone Away
3 Pretty Girl on Rollerskates
4 The Tea Song
5 Intersoular Blues
6 I Like My Wine
7 Hey Hey Hey Hey
8 I Love You Babe