(Tim Buckley, LP, Straight STS-1060, November 24, 1969)
Produced by Tim Buckley
Engineering by Dick Kunc
Tim Buckley—12 string guitar, vocals
David Friedman—vibes, percussion
John Miller—acoustic and electric bass
Carter Collins -congas on "Blue Monday"
Jimmy Madison—drums
Lee Underwood—guitar & piano
11/24/69 LP Straight STS-1060
69 LP Straight UK STS-1060
69 8 Track STS-1060
02/09/70 LP Straight/W.B. WS 1842
89 CD Enigma Retro 773504-2
CD Rhino/Bizarre 70356
CS Bizarre R4-70356
"Happy Time" appears on the loss-leader: The Big Ball (1970)
1. Happy Time 3:15
2. Chase The Blues Away 5:10
3. I Must Have Been Blind 3:40
4. The River 5:47
5. So Lonely 3:27
6. Cafe 5:40
7. Blue Melody 4:55
8. The Train 7:53
Tim Buckley—12 string guitar, vocals
David Friedman—vibes, percussion
John Miller—acoustic and electric bass
Carter Collins -congas on "Blue Monday"
Jimmy Madison—drums
Lee Underwood—guitar & piano
John Balkin—bass (questionable.. uncredited)
Produced by Tim Buckley: All music and lyrics by Tim Buckley;
Engineering by Dick Kunc; All selections copyright 1969 for the world by
Third Story Music, Inc., BMI; Straight Records, 5455 Wilshire Blvd, Suite
1700, Los Angeles CA, 90036
From: Rick Clark, All-Music Guide
Buckley's atmospheric melancholy folk-jazz shines on the first four tracks,
"Happy Time," "Chase the Blues Away," "I Must Have Been Blind," and "The
River." Those tracks alone make this worth having.
Born: Feb 14, 1947 in Washington, D.C.
Died: Jun 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, CA
From: Zoogz Rift—The Liquid Moamo (liquidmoamo[at]aol.comSCI)
When Buckley opened for the Grand Wazoo Mothers all across the U.S. back in
1972, I went to several of those shows, only to sadly witness Buckley
being consistently booed off the stage (by ZAPPA FANS...), drowning out his
performance (his band at that time was hot, too) with pot-smoked cries of
"Zap—PAAAAAH!!!" "Zap—PAAAAAAH!!!!" It's enough to make a smarter person
just throw up in disgust.
From: Charles Ulrich (ulrich[at]sfu.ca)
It looks like Tim Buckley may only have opened on the first,
eastern/southern, leg of the tour in October and November, and not on
the second, midwestern/western leg of the tour in December.
From: Jeff (jeff[at]asan.com)
i saw two shows in 72—the felt forum and some ice skating rink. in
commack, long island. tim buckley was hypnotizing, especially
at the felt forum—the sound was awful at the ice skating rink.
buckely was booed throughout both shows by zappa fans
"ZA..PUH!!!!!" Zappa was yelled at by the Zappa fans at the
incredible felt forum show for doing instrumentals: "MUDSHARK,
FRANK!!!" at the ice skating rink, Zappa opened with a very
nice semi orchestral performance of "I'm Not Satisfied."
During the opening number, some Zappa fan threw an egg at Zappa,
hitting him square in the nose.
From: http://features.yahoo.com/sonicnet/storyid/19990214109.html
SonicNet Daily Music News Reports: In June 1975, the musical world lost
one of its most creative and talented forces, when singer/songwriter Tim
Buckley overdosed from a snort of heroin and morphine that he believed
was cocaine.
Though Buckley was far from a star, he had released a number of albums,
highlighting his multi-octave voice and romantic, melancholy songs.
Buckley was born 52 years ago in Washington, DC. He began playing music on
the Orange County, Calif., folk scene, where Mothers of Invention drummer
Jimmy Carl Black introduced him to Frank Zappa's manager, Herb Cohen.
Cohen secured a contract for Buckley with Elektra Records, which issued
Tim Buckley in 1967. The debut attracted some critical attention with
its opaque lyrical imagery and keen melodic sense. Goodbye and Hello
followed later that year and was produced by the Lovin' Spoonful's Jerry
Yester, who also played on Buckley's early LPs, along with Jim Fielder,
Van Dyke Parks and Lee Underwood.
Goodbye and Hello was more psychedelic than its predecessor and became the
only Buckley album that appeared on Billboard's 200 albums chart. It
featured such titles as "Pleasant Street", "Morning Glory" and "No Man Can
Find the War."
Buckley began making avant-garde jazz, a shift that was evident on 1969's
Happy Sad. Following that LP, his music became even more experimental; he
blew any chance of commercial success. This evolution was quickened by the
induction of Buckley's early co-writer, Larry Beckett, into the Army. Many
succeeding songs, without Beckett's restraint, were devoid of lyrics and
consisted of Buckley's voice screaming and moaning to music. Lorca (1970)
was particularly vilified by fans and critics for its abstract tracks.
Buckley released the more traditionally pop-folk Blue Afternoon around the
same time as Lorca, but two albums in the marketplace at once didn't help
his fortunes with the record-buying public. Starsailor (1971) was cited by
some critics as an effective blend of Buckley's early folk and later jazz
experiments. In concert, the Buckley of this period was known to improvise
and shriek and to encourage his backing musicians to jam endlessly.
Buckley's last few LPs, including 1974's Sefronia and Look at the Fool,
combined funk music with suggestive lyrics. After Buckley died in 1975,
the owner of the house in which he overdosed was convicted of involuntary
manslaughter.
Many music lovers became aware of Buckley's eclectic catalogue after his
death, starting a cult of sorts. Posthumous LPs included 1990's Dream
Letter (Live in London, 1968) and 1995's Honeyman.
Buckley's son, Jeff, who was too young to know his father well, began his
career in 1994. After a few efforts, including 1994's lauded Grace, Jeff
Buckley—who possessed a voice and writing ability strikingly similar to
his father's—drowned in 1997.
Rarely has the music world felt such tragic losses of talent from the same
family.
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