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FRED NEIL

with JAMES E. (Chops) BOND JR. stand-up bass, JOHN T. FORSHA acoustic rhythm, acoustic and electric twelve,

 PETE CHILDS lead acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar, AL WILSON harp, RUSTY FARYAR finger cymbals,

BILLY MUNDI crash, cymbals, tambourine, bass drum and drums, CYRUS FARYAR magic bouzouki, rhythm guitar

Moody, bluesy, and melodic, Fred Neil was one of the most compelling folk-rockers to emerge from Greenwich Village in the mid-'60s. His albums showcased his extraordinarily low, rich voice on intensely personal and reflective compositions, sounding like a cross between Tim Buckley and Tim Hardin.

 "EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' (Theme from 'MIDNIGHT COWBOY')"

<reissue, this album was previously released in 1966 under the title "Fred Neil" (ST-2665)>

     LP        CAPITOL RECORDS      ST-294   MONO

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    EARLY/MID-70s REPRESSING

[This label features a cut-off 'Capitol' print at the bottom center 

and comes in various colours, ranging from yellow (this one), over orange, to red]

SINGLE SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

NOTES: Winchester pressing

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

Other (Price Code): 0398 (spine)

LABEL:  CAPITOL -  YELLOW LABEL w/LOGO at BOTTOM - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SM-294     

Catalog on labels: SM-294 (SM 1-294) / SM-294 (ST 2-294)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SM-1-294-F7 ??? Wly

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SM-2-294-F6 ??? Wly

Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): MASTERED BY CAPITOL

On labels: rim text reads "Mfd. by Capitol Records. Inc........Marca Reg."

Produced by Nick Venet

On back cover: This album was previously released under the title "Fred Neil" (ST-2665)

FRED NEIL sings his theme from "Midnight Cowboy"

(all selections are BMI)

Noted by Jerry Hopkins     Produced by Nick Venet

Printed in U.S.A.(circled, bottom right)

tracklisting

Side A: THE DOLPHINS - I'VE GOT A SECRET

THAT'S THE BAG I'M IN - BADI DA - FARETHEEWELL

Side B: EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' - EVERYTHING HAPPENS

SWEET COCAINE - GREEN ROCKY ROAD - CYNICRUSTPETEFREDJOHN RAGA

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Fred Neil's self-titled second album was a languid and fluid gem that continues to stand outside of time decades later. The beautifully sad, introspective songs of weary modern urban disaffection that Neil brought to these sessions in 1967 are among the best he ever wrote, and the  perfectly balanced electric instrumentation suits them to a T. Neil's calm, wearied basso vocalspull things along here at a decidedly unhurried pace, and the songs themselves seem to drift organically into being as he sings them, until listening to this album begins to feel like floating. And what songs! "The Dolphins" and "Everybody's Talkin'" -- a huge hit in a cover version by Harry Nilsson -- are classics by anybody's definition, and Neil's reconstruction of Libba Cotton's "Shake Sugaree" as "I've Got a Secret" is a perfect example of the folk process alive and well in a commercial recording studio. Neil had absolutely no interest in the business aspect of making music, though, and where most musicians seek the spotlight, he shunned it, which meant Fred Neil the album went nowhere commercially, although it influenced countless other artists. Fred Neil, all these years later, remains a haunting and reassuring masterpiece...(AllMusic)