BONNIE PRINCE BILLY I See A Darkness LP DOMINO 1999 UK orig PALACE BROS-W OLDHAM
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BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY
One of singer/songwriter Will Oldham's many aliases, Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the most prolific, with Oldham releasing nearly all his material under the moniker since 1999's breakthrough album I See a Darkness. Whether known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Palace, Palace Brothers, or Palace Songs, Oldham always uses vintage folk and country influences as a framework for his songs about the joys and failings of human nature.
"I SEE A DARKNESS"
1999 LP DOMINO RECORDS WIGLP 59
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INSERT
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5 034202 005919
LABEL: DOMINO - MULTICOLOR(A) & PHOTO(B) LABELS - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) WIGLP 59
Catalog on labels: WIGLP 59
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped & Etched): WIGLP 59 A-1 2698.1(3) PR-22-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped & Etched): WIGLP 59 B-1 2698.2(3) PR-22-B
On labels: All songs ©1999........Co Ltd
Made in England
On Back Cover:Tracklist + Credits
This record ℗&©1999 Domino.........London SW15 2XR
Made in England
tracklisting
Side A: A MINOR PLACE - NOMADIC REVERY (ALL AROUND) - I SEE A DARKNESS
ANOTHER DAY FULL OF DREAD - DEATH TO EVERYONE
Side B: KNOCKTURNE - MADELEINE-MARY - SONG FOR THE NEW BREED
TODAY I WAS AN EVIL ONE - BLACK - RAINING IN DARLING
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RECORD EX/NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Bonnie "Prince" Billy's album I See a Darkness seems to pick up where Will Oldham's 1997 album Joya left off; a more melodic style than the veteran Palace listener might be used to. Oldham definitely hasn't abandoned his foundation of mordant lyrics and minimalist arrangements, but he has built a variety of different layers that make this album an emotional and pleasurable listening experience. In "Nomadic Revery," Oldham draws upon his classic Appalachian sound; it's the kind of song that begs you to join in. Oldham has always given the kind of energy to his character's voices that most people are afraid to relate to. This is all too evident in "Death to Everyone," Oldham punches out his bitter poetry in his most somber voice. The album takes its most surprising turn on "Madeleine-Mary," a Celtic-style folk song set to a Rastafarian guitar sound. "Today I Was an Evil One" introduces a horn section that drives home his morbid words in a strangely elegant manner. The album closes with a short and rare love song called "Raining in Darling"; Oldham stretches his voice to its most impressive limits, and the number is touching and hopeful...(AllMusic)
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