WIZZ JONES Magical Flight LP PLANET LIFE 1977 UKorig+insert PLR009 w/MADDY PRIOR
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WIZZ JONES
With its many leaves and branches, the English folk scene is traceable to a few gnarly yet enduring taproots.
Along with the Watersons and Davy Graham, guitarist Wizz Jones is one of them. While virtually unknown
in America in this sorry age, Jones was paramount in influencing virtually every acoustic guitarist and folk scenester
who came after him in the U.K. Jones began to play guitar seriously in the mid- to late '50s after being inspired
by the literature of the Beat Generation, and American blues and folk recordings such as those of Son House, Blind Blake,
Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, and other
"MAGICAL FLIGHT"Produced by Wizz Jones and Nigel Pegrum
1977 LP PLANT LIFE RECORDS STEREO PLR 009
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE + LYRICS INSERT
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: PLANT LIFE - CREAM LABEL w/BROWNISH ARTWORK - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: PLR 009
Catalog on labels: PLAN 009
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): PLR+009+A2 \\
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): PLR-009-B ALLEN \\ LYN 4741-1C MAX
On labels: rim text reads "All rights..........prohibited"
M.C.P.S. (boxed)
Plant Life Records Ltd.
? 1977
On back cover: Recorded at Chalk Farm Studios, July 1977.....
Mastered at C.B.S......
Front cover by Alan Tunbridge
Rick, Nigel, and Maddy appear by permission of Chrysalis Records.
tracklisting
Side A: PICTURES - MISSISSIPPI JOHN
OLD FASHIONED SHOTGUN WEDDING - SONG TO WOODY - TOPOLINO SONG
Side B: MAGICAL FLIGHT - THE VALLEY - SEE HOW THE TIME IS FLYING - CANNED MUSIC
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RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The obscure British folk revival artist's friends and fans may include Ralph McTell and the Incredible String Band, the most prominent buddy being one Burt Jansch, and the pair have often tipped hats to each other throughout their long careers. On this '70s LP, Jones followed a similar direction to Jansch by including small band backing, when he was previously a dogmatic voice/guitar performer. This adds a little lushness to his sound, and a gentle rhythmic propulsion that brings to mind the Pentangle. Like Jansch and John Renbourn, he maintains a cathartic edginess even in the most gentle songs -- deceptively heavy listening. "See How the Time Is Flying" is absolutely Ralph McTell, but, incidentally, Wizz Jones was pioneering this folk revival sound as early as 1958, and on hearing his astonishing guitar technique and vocal delivery, his students certainly included Roy Harper and Ralph McTell. Magical Flight is an exquisite production from the '70s that may have slid under the carpet at the time, but it is no less than a vital chapter in the British folk scene...(AllMusic)
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