valley hi / some days you eat the bear, other days

Two incredible Ian Matthews releases from the early from the early 1970s on a single CD. Valley Hi, produced by country-rock pioneer (and ex-Monkee) Michael Nesmith, captures Matthews's loose, gorgeous singing with a brilliant country-rock backing band. Some Days... finds artists Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and Jackson Browne joining Matthews as he blends his trademark folk-rock sound with elements of country and western with inspired results. New liner notes and a revealing interview with Matthews.