TIR NA NOG A Tear And A Smile LP CHRYSALIS 1972 CANADA orig+foc CHR1006 TONY COX
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TIR NA NOG
SONNY CONDELL, LEO O'KELLY
with LARRY STEELE bass & BARRY DE SOUZA drums
This Dublin band were at the forefront of the revival in Irish folk music in the early seventies.
Although their music didn't really have that strong an Irish flavour,
it was very much in the mould of gentle folky progressive rock
that was so popular among underground audiences
"A TEAR AND A SMILE"
Produced by TERRY COX
1972 LP CHRYSALIS RECORDS CHR 1006
PRINTED IN CANADA ORIGINAL COPY
GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
This version: Tír na nÓg [Jacket, Label]
TIR NA NOG [Spine]
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: CHRYSALIS - GREEN LABEL/CHRYSALIS LOGO IN DARK PINK - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: [spine and inside( top right panel)] CHR 1006
Catalog on labels: CHR 1006 (31,520 / 31,521)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 31520-1A C2-H
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): CHR-1006 B 31521-1B
On labels: top rim text reads 'Chrysalis Records Inc.'
bottom rim text reads 'Manufactured And Distributed By WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.'
All selections published by Chrysalis Music, Inc. - ASCAP
Produced by Tony Cox
*Produced by Bill Leader
? 1972 Chrysalis Records Ltd.
On Inside Sleeve: Manufactured and distributed by WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
© 1972 Chrysalis Records Ltd.On Back Sleeve: Arrangements by Nick Harrison
Photography and cover design by Visualeyes
Chrysalis Records Inc., 360 East 65th Street, New York, New York 10021
? 1972-Chrysalis Records Ltd.
tracklisting
Side A: COME AND SEE THE SHOW - DOWN DAY - WHEN I CAME DOWN
THE SAME THING HAPPENING - BLUEBOTTLE STEW
Side B: SO FREELY - HEMISPHERE - LADY OCEAN
GOODBYE MY LOVE - TWO WHITE HORSES
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Tir Na Nog expanded their horizons on their 1972 sophomore release by adding drums (Barry DeSouza)
and bass (Larry Steele), as well as some effective string arrangements.
Produced by the legendary Tony Cox (Caravan, Françoise Hardy, Family), A Tear and a Smile retained
all of Sonny Condell and Leo O'Kelly's offbeat phrasing, playful melodic deviations, and pastoral balladry,
while subtly turning an eye to the prospects of a little commercial appeal.
The easy folk-rock of O'Kelly''s "When I Came Down" and "The Same Thing Happening" wouldn't have
sounded out of place on the country-rock-heavy airwaves of U.S. radio, and even though Condell's
lighthearted Noël Coward imitation on the bouncy "Bluebottle Stew" is like listening to a half-baked Monty Python skit,
it works because -- like everything on A Tear and a Smile -- it's executed so sincerely.
Tir Na Nog were more than mediocre, but a few songs shy of great, and fans of Ralph McTell,
the Dransfields, and Cat Stevens will find common ground and much to love here...(AllMusic)
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