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Monday, November 18, 2013

Tommy Flanders - The Moonstone (1969 us, magnificent folk psych, 2006 digi pack edition)



Tommy Flanders the singer of The Blues Project  departed the group after their first LP, "Live At The Cafe Au-Go-Go". In 1969 he released this, his own Solo Debut LP, The Moonstone, featuring: J. Bruce Langhorne (Guitarist with Bob Dylan; Joan Baez, etc); Dennis McCarthy, Michael Botts (Drummer with Hoyt Axton, Karla Bonoff, etc); Dick Rosmini (Guitarist with Hoyt Axton; Doug Dillard; etc); and Jerry Scheff (Bass with Hoyt Axton; Marc Benno; The Association). 

The faded, melancholy vibe herein is somewhat unsettling, as the ghost of a fairly straight acoustic pop album is dimly apparent, and Tommy's voice still sounds occasionally as positive as it did on his earlier "Violets Of Dawn”.


Tracks
1. Since You've Been Gone - 2:37
2. Blue Water Blue - 3:05
3. Morning Misty Eyes (G. Meckler, T. Flanders) - 2:59
4. A Detective Story - 3:52
5. Purple And Blue - 3:40
6. The Moonstone - 4:38
7. By The Mailbox We Stood - 3:16
8. Angel Of Mercy - 3:42
9. Boston Girls - 3:08
10.Sleepin' - 3:50
11.She's My Love - 4:44
All compositions by Tommy Flanders unless as else stated

Musicians
*Tommy Flanders - Vocals
*J. Bruce Langhorne - Guitar
*Michael Botts - Drums
*Dick Rosmini - Guitar, Keyboards
*Jerry Scheff - Bass

Related Act
1966  The Blues Project - Live At The Cafe Au Go Go (2013 Japan SHM double disc set)
1971-72  The Blues Project - Lazarus / The Blues Project

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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    Thanks - Looking forward to hearing this. I've only heard the title track on the excellent Meridian 1970 compilation.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 9:05 PM

    Good album, good taste.Thanks for posting.


    butterfly.

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  3. HollyDecember 2, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    Thank you, Marios!

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  4. zappaheadFebruary 25, 2014 at 5:03 PM

    A bit of a change from the Blues Project but a good effort....thanks for this Marios...cheers.

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  5. santinoJanuary 16, 2015 at 12:12 AM

    Excellent --thank you Marios!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 27, 2021 at 2:42 PM

    Marios, any chance of a re-up of this album?

    Anyway, thank you for all the musuc you share.

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  7. winston smithAugust 1, 2021 at 1:47 AM

    please re up marios

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  8. MariosAugust 7, 2021 at 8:06 PM

    winston smith, "Tommy Flanders - The Moonstone", ....repicked...

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  9. Standin'AtTheCrossroads August 8, 2022 at 2:28 AM

    γεια σου Μαριε δεν αφηνει να το κατεβασω μονο αν πληρωσεις ..κι εγω δεν κατεω απο αυτά ..υπαρχει τροπος να το κατεβασω ας ειναι mp3 @320
    συνεχισε την πολυ καλη δουλεια..
    ευχαριστω φιλε

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    1. MariosAugust 8, 2022 at 6:45 AM

      Πήγαινε στο plain and fancy συμπλήρωσε την φόρμα των requests, γράψε ποια θες και θα σου τα στείλω στο μέιλ σου.

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  10. Standin'AtTheCrossroads August 8, 2022 at 2:13 PM

    σε ευχαριστω φιλε συμπληρωσα τη φορμα και το εστειλα μονο αυτο ..

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  11. MariosAugust 8, 2022 at 9:32 PM

    δεν μου ήρθε κάτι...

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  12. Standin'AtTheCrossroads August 10, 2022 at 12:52 AM

    γεια σου Μαριε .Εσυ εσβησες το μυνημα που αφησα εδω?
    Εστειλεςκατι ?

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    1. MariosAugust 10, 2022 at 9:03 AM

      Καλημέρα, ναι τσέκαρε το μέιλ σου

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