AUSTRALIAN FOLK FESTIVAL 1964 LIVE LP Martyn Wyndham-Read Trevor Lucas etc

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AUSTRALIAN FOLK FESTIVAL 1964 LIVE LP Martyn Wyndham-Read Trevor Lucas etc

Various Artists – Australian Folk Festival LP (orig. Australia Score MONO POL 035, flipback cover)

Release date: September 1964.  Recording dates (tracks 1-8, 10-12): 4th August 1964 (evening).

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original issue of the live album called “Australian Folk Festival”, which presents a selection of songs from the FOUR CAPITALS FOLK SONG concert tour held during August 1964.  The tour travelled through Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Wollongong & Sydney.  Performing artists included Paul Marks, Duke Tritton, Gary Shearston & Marian Henderson (from Sydney), Martyn Wyndham-Read, Brian Mooney & Lenore Somerset (from Melbourne), Tina Lawton (from Adelaide) and Margaret Kitamura (from Brisbane).

It should be noted that Gary Shearston and Marian Henderson do not appear on this album.

weblink:

Australian Folklore Unit (by Warren Fahey) - http://warrenfahey.com/ATEST/OLD-SITE/revival_4capitals.htm

SIDE 1

1.          Tina Lawton                                                I Know Where I’m Going (1:55)                 Trad.

2.         Martyn Wyndham-Read                              Ben Hall (3:40)                                         Trad.

3.         Lenore Somerset                                        Ox Driver’s Song (3:17)                            Trad.

4.         Martyn Wyndham-Read & Brian Mooney     Roddy McCorley (3:50)                             Trad.

5.         Paul Marks                                                  In the Evening (3:25)                               Trad.

6.         Duke Tritton                                              My Shearing Days Are Over (4:55)           Writ: Duke Tritton

SIDE 2

7.         Paul Marks                                                  Black, Brown and White (2:27)                 Writ: Big Bill Broonzy

8.         Margaret Kitamura                                     Blowing in the Wind (3:25)                       Writ: Bob Dylan

9.         Trevor Lucas                                              The Voyager (2:40)                                  Writ: Gary Shearston

10.       Tina Lawton                                                Buttermilk Hill (3:15)                               Trad.

11.        Brian Mooney & Martyn Wyndham-Read     Get Me Down Me Filling Knife (2:07)       Writ: Brendan & Dominic Behan

12.       Brian Mooney                                             The Foggy Dew (4:40)                              Trad.

RECORDING DETAILS (AUSTRALIAN FOLK SONG FESTIVAL)

All tracks (except 9) recorded at the FOUR CAPITALS FOLK SONG concert in the Melbourne Town Hall (Australia).

Produced by Peter Mann.

Trevor Lucas “The Voyager” is taken from his album “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”, as Gary Shearston (who sang it at the concert) could not get a release from his CBS recording contract.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front: VG(+) glossy finish: moderate handling wear with light ring-wear (mainly top & bottom), creasing/surface rubbing, spine looks OK (minor wear only), scuffing/seam splits (partially repaired) along top & bottom seams (VG-), rubbing & pen near top-left (see image), very minor pen mark near bottom-right.

back: VG glossy finish (flipback): moderate handling wear with light ring-wear (inner & outer rim), creasing/surface rubbing, overall discolouration.

Record:

visual: VG glossy sheen—mainly hairlines, however there are also some light surface scuffs, first track is VG-; very minor haze across one part (not all) of side 2.  QUALITY THICK VINYL PRESSING!

audible: VG PUNCHY and VIBRANT SOUND despite some surface noise & occasional light pops, first track has several light pops (VG-).  COMPLETELY FREE OF ANY JUMPS OR SKIPS!

labels: light spindle wear.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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