So Confusing And So Very Clear - Rare UK private press acid folk (Pokora / XIAN)
  £   105
  $   125

 


£ 105 Sold For
Oct 15, 2014 Sold Date
Oct 14, 2014 Start Date
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Description

This is a beautiful copy of the rare UK Christian folk concept LP released in 1976 (CFC 19776), complete with insert. 

Both sleeve and LP are conservatively graded at VG+, but closer to NM (vinyl looks unplayed).

As featured in Hans Pokora's 6001 Record Collector Dreams (with a rarity scale of 4 oooo).

There were allegedly just 99 copies pressed. 

Feel free to ask me any questions. I will post worldwide. 

A review in The Archivist...
"Another lovely homemade British electric folk obscurity. The delicate male/female unison vocals, gentle acoustic guitar and overall dreamy presentation give these folks an edge similar to 11:59. And when they mix in such instruments as mandolin, violin, banjo and subtle electric guitar, they approach the beauty of Presence. Originality in lyric is revealed by titles like ‘All Creation Is A Prayer’, ‘The Heavens Cry’, ‘To Jesus, On His Birthday’, ‘We Sang Our Songs Upon A Hill’ and ‘To My Friend, A Disbeliever’, not to mention the unusual album title. Attractive solo vocals as well on ‘It’s Better That I Go’, ‘Creation Is A Failure’, ‘Fleur’s Song’ and ‘Sam’s Song’. No credits or much information of any kind on the sleeve, save that all proceeds go to Queen Mary’s Hospital For Children in Carshalton, Surrey. Cover is a photo of a child’s face, the top of her head replaced with a painting of flowers, trees and a bird in the sky, with several cut-out b&w photos in the background. See also St. Edmund’s Folk Choir.      (The Archivist by Ken Scott, 4th Edition)."

Some text from the sleeve...
This is a concept record. What you make of it is entirely up to you - all I shall attempt in these notes is to provide a little background. 

It wasn't always going to be a concept record. In toying with the idea of using my songs, and having selected the favourites, I found that by placing them in an approximate chronological order, a progression became apparent from quarters I would not otherwise have been aware of, and this discovery, to me at least, was profound enough to warrant pursuing the idea, and to write a last song to crystallize the concept. 

One point I should like to make clear. I am not by nature a songwriter; over the last ten years I have been fed by the inspiration of the many fine people I have met in and around the community of St. Aidan's; and I have proved quite unable before or since to write a note outside of this context. It is thus the unique atmosphere of that community, and in particular the inspiration of their singers and musicians, that has given life and substance to "So Confusing and So Very Clear". 


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