Monday, March 11, 2024

Bill Fay


 












Artist:  Bill Fay
Birth Name:  William Fay
Born:  In 1943.  In North London, London, England
Genre:   Folk, Indie Folk, Folk Rock, British Folk Rock, Progressive Folk
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano

Bill Fay is an English Singer, Songwriter and Pianist.  He has two albums for Dream Label during the early '70s that became Bona Fide Cult Classics and he was linked by comparison to recordings by Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.















Artist:  Bill Fay Group

Title:  Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow (2024)

Genre:   Folk, Indie Folk, Folk Rock, British Folk Rock, Progressive Folk

Label:  Dead Oceans

Rating:   ****


Format:  CD


Tracks:


 1.  Strange Stairway (2:57)

 2.  Spiritual Mamsions (2:45)

 3.  Planet Earth Daytime (4:44)

 4.  Goodnight Stan (3:02)

 5.  Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow (1:54)

 6.  Just A Moon (3:16)

 7.  To Be A Part (3:33)

 8.  Sam (2:33)

 9.  Lamp Shining (1:10)

10. Turning The Pages (0:36)

11. Love Is The Tune (2:09)

12. After The Revolution (2:45)

13. Jericho Road (1:42)

14. Strang Stairway (1:57)

15. Life (4:17)

16. Hypocrite (2:54)

17. Man (2:51)

18. Cosmic Boxer (4:31)

19. We Are Raised (3:30)

20. Isles Of Sleep (4:32)

















Format:  LP 


Tracks:


LP 1:


Side One:


 1.  Strange Stairway (2:57)

 2.  Spiritual Mamsions (2:45)

 3.  Planet Earth Daytime (4:44)

 4.  Goodnight Stan (3:02)

 5.  Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow (1:54)


Side Two:


 1.  Just A Moon (3:16)

 2.  To Be A Part (3:33)

 3.  Sam (2:33)

 4.  Lamp Shining (1:10)

 5.  Turning The Pages (0:36)

 6.  Love Is The Tune (2:09)

 7.  After The Revolution (2:45)

 8.  Jericho Road (1:42)

 9.  Strang Stairway (1:57)

10. Birdman (Bonus 'Track) (3:40)


LP 2:


Side Three. 


 1.  Life (4:17)

 2.  Hypocrite (2:54)

 3.  Man (2:51)

 4.  Cosmic Boxer (4:31)

 5.  We Are Raised (3:30)

 6.   Isles Of Sleep (4:32)


Side Four:


 1.  Coming Down (4:09)

 2.  Hypocrite (Demo) (1:48)

 3.  Spiritual Mansions (Demo) (2:51)

 4.  Cosmic Boxer (Alternate Version) (2:54)

 5.  The Coast No Man Can Tell (Bonus Track) (3:01)

 6.  Man (Take 1) (3:51)

 7.  When We Set Sail (Bonus Track) (1:28)


Personnel:


LP 1: 


Side One:


Bill Fay:  Vocals, Keyboards

Gary Smith:  Guitar

Rauf Galip:  Bass

Bill Stration:  Drums, Percussion


Additional Musician:


Bazz Smith:  Drums on Track "Planet On Earth Daytime", "Goodnight Stan"


Side Two:


Bill Fay:  Vocals, Keyboards

Gary Smith:  Guitar

Rauf Galip:  Bass

Bill Stration:  Drums, Percussion


LP 2:


Side Three:


Bill Fay:  Vocals, Keyboards

Gary Smith:  Guitar

Rauf Galip:  Bass, Bowed Bass


Additional Musician:


Bazz Smith:   Drums on Track "Man"

Bill Stration:  Drums, Percussion


Side Four:


Bill Fay:  Vocals, Piano, Farfisa Organ

Gary Smith:  Electric Guitar, Backing Vocalson Track "Hypocrite", Synthesizers on Track "When We Set Sail"

Rauf Galip:  Bass

Bill Stration:  Drums, Percussion


Additional Musicians:


Bazz Smith:  Drums on Track "Man"

Chris Merrick zhughes:  Drum Set, Tambourine on Track "Cosmic Boxer"

Dave Bernez:  Second Guitar on Track "Coming Down"

John. South:  Synthesizers on Track "The Coast No Man Can Tell"


Tomorrow Tomorrow And Tomorrow is an album by Bill Fay Group, originally released on January, 2006 by Durtro, remastered and reissued on February 23, 2024, by Dead Oceans, recorded between 1978-1981.







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