The Soul of Many Places: The Elektra Years, 1972-1974

Artist: Iain Matthews
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075596145725
EAN: 0075596145725
ASIN: B000002HCB

Release Date: 1993-05-11

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Tracks:

Old
For The Second Time
Keep On Sailing
Old Man At The Mill
A Wailing Goodbye
Shady Lies
I'll Fly Away
True Story Of Amelia Earhart
Seven Bridges Road
Biloxi
Propinquity
The Fault
Even The Guiding Light
I Don't Want To Talk About It
Louise
These Days
Call The Tune
Poor Ditching Boy
You Fell Through My Mind

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Customer Reviews:

A Celtic Cowboy.......2001-03-19

I've never cared much for British folk music, and I find English band's attempts at country music laughable for the most part,but there's always an exception that proves the rule and this guy might just be it. Matthews Southern Country was Iain's first post-Fairport Convention attempt at country music and the result was pretty tepid. By the time he began recording solo for Electra Records in the early seventies he seemed to have found his voice and his style.There are excellent cover versions here of Tom Waits, Jesse Winchester, and even the dreaded Steely Dan. Iain sails through them with ease and contributes several worthy songs of his own. The version of "Seven Bridges Road" here was lifted intact by the Eagles a few years later.Iain Matthews continues to enjoy modest success to this day and his musical output is never less than enjoyable, but he has never surpassed the music collected here on this highly recommended CD.

Iain Matthews was at his high during his Elektra years.......1998-08-29

Iain Matthews is still around performing and recording, but in my view his best period was in the early 70ýs, with albums like ýIf You Saw Thruý My Eyesý, ýTigers Will Surviveý and ýVally Hiý. The Soul of Many Places is a collection from three albums Iain Matthews recorded for the Elektra label in the early 70ýs. The first one being a group effort by Plainsong (the underestimated, but still very impressive ýIn Search of Amelia Earhartý), the other two solo efforts (ýVally Hiý and ýSome Days You Eat The Bear...ý). This collection offers sixteen regular tracks and two never before released songs (ýPoor Ditching Boyý and ýYou Fell Through My Mindý). Iain Matthews has always been more a singer than a songwriter, and this collection shows his talents going through songs by Tom Waits (ýOl ý55ý), Michael Nesmith ( ýPropinquityý) and Danny Whitten (ýI Donýt Want To Talk About Itý). If youýre not familiar with Iain Matthewsý music, this is a very good collection to start with.

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