outlander

lABEL: blanc

• insert with lyrics

Vinyl reissue of one of the most acclaimed acid-folk LP's from the early '70s.

Meic Stevens may not be a familiar name in much of the world, but in his native Wales the singer-songwriter's stature is often compared to that of Bob Dylan. He was a local legend whose psych-folk influence can be heard in such contemporary Welsh groups as Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. His one English-language album is this 1970 Outlander, an outstanding marriage of musicianship and eclecticism. Its jazz-Indo-psych ragas merge seamlessly with its acid folksongs and Dylan-esque meditations on relationships and politics. Performed by a remarkable cast of musicians hand-picked by English rock tastemaker Ian Samwell, Outlander was created with a minimum of rehearsal and consists largely of first takes.

Track listing:

• A1 Rowena
• A2 Love Owed
• A3 Left Over Time
• A4 Lying To Myself
• A5 The Sailor And Madonna
• A6 Oxblood
• B1 Yorric
• B2 Midnight Comes
• B3 Ghost Town
• B4 Dau Rhosyn Coch
• B5 Ballad Of Old Joe Blind