DAVID SANTO- SILVER CURRENTS RARE 1968 U.S. ACID FOLK PSYCH PRIVATE LABEL LP
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RARE 1968 ORIGINAL PRIVATE LABEL FOLK PSYCH LP!
"DAVID SANTO- SILVER CURRENTS"
1968 Phoenix Records PHS-101 label
The condition of the cover is M- with a small saw mark at the top right edge and has some of the original shrink wrap still intact! The condition of the disc is also M-!
Irresistably charming album from this NY folkie, who apparently had listened to a lot of Donovan's and Byrds songs (and some Dylan).
The album starts with two great folk-psych tunes, the sad waltz of "Organ Grinder's Dream" and the more known "Rising of Scorpio" that's been on many compilations. Note the excellent guitar work of Artie Traum and Dave Bromberg, faintly reminding Lee Underwood's guitar for Tim Buckley's early albums. I would say that Santo's voice is somewhere between a (very) quiet Buckley and Donovan (not witty thought). In other songs (Jingle Down A Hill) the echo of Donovan is more clear. Silver Currents' songs are mainly folk - imagine an acoustic Byrds record (without the 12-string of McGuinn), occasionaly coloured with the sounds of organ, piano and jews harp and some nice ballads with Santo's voice accompanied with his guitar. Produced by The Strangeloves' Richard Gottehrer.
The following review is from Lysergia:
Santo’s best known for “Rising Of Scorpio,” a cool tune that appeared on many psychedelic compilations, despite musically being pretty straight folk rock. The rest of his album is pretty similar, though no other song is quite as memorable. Santo has a warm, guy-next-door voice that’s more likeable than good. His songwriting is good but not great and the album is a fun but minor entry into the 60s singer/songwriter sweepstakes. This LP came out twice, once on a small label with a colorful cover photo with Santo’s face in a bunch of clouds, and a second time on Sire with a black and white photo of Santo in a cold-weather parka. Both versions are scarce, though the original generally goes for twice as much as the second issue.
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