THE RICHIE GILBERT ENSEMBLE s/t LP Rare Hippie Folk Rock Private – Acid Archives
$
150
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Description
• Artist: The Richie Gilbert Ensemble
• Album Title: The Richie Gilbert Ensemble
• Format: LP
• Label: Chestnut Records
• Country and Year of Release: USA, 1978
• Cover/Record Grade: VG/VG+ (Much of the album plays as graded or better but there are intermittent short sections that have something (not scratches) that causes clicking. Might be a manufacturing defect, but I’m not sure.)
• Other Info: Here’s the review from Acid Archives: “A lost in time folk-rock and singer-songwriter vanity release from a well-educated Californian, in a generic ocean cover. The ’60s flavor is so strong that the release year looks almost like a typo, but for experienced private press hounds, this is hardly a drawback. With acoustic guitar picking and light combo backing, Gilbert delivers sincere 3-minute tunes that echo Dylan, Donovan and Village folkies, nicely done but a bit generic sounding. The flowing “Lovely Lady” reflects an obvious Ron Elliott/Beau Brummels influence, while Gilbert generously hands over the vocal spotlight to a female friend on a couple Mamas & the Papas-inspired numbers. This LP seems to get better the more retro it is, and in that regard, as well as its overall sound, it’s reminiscent of Billy & Sandra Stinson, or a more amateurish Homestead & Wolfe. An odd, rarely seen little bird.” You can hear some samples of the album here: richard gilbert - YouTube
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