ILONA V 'GOOD MORNING+2 7" LTD:300 pre-Fruits de Mer GLORIOUS FEM.ACID-FOLK GEM

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This is on Bracken Records, which was the (now defunct) precursor to the highly collectible Fruits De Mer label, and like FdM, devoted to very high quality releases...on vinyl only...and in very short runs.

Ilona V was due to have the very second release (cat. no. : CRUSTACEAN-02) on Fruits de Mer, about 2 years after this here single was released, but the tracks were never delivered and the 7" never released. However the catalogue number had been allocated and they (FdM) were moving on so CRUSTACEAN-03 became their second release and the missing number (02) became a pedant/trainspotter's nightmare. Until they came up with their first members-only Christmas release that year, which they gave the 02 number to...and everything appeared to fall into place. So, there y' go....how's that, trivia buffs, pedants, and trainspotters? You happy now?

ARTIST:    ILONA V 

TRACKS:  

Side 1: 1. "GOOD MORNING" (This UK reviewer from the time, gets the idea: "It just don't get much more stripped down than this - listening to 'Good Morning' by Ilona V is like stepping into a secret garden where everything is serene and pure, a place devoid of clutter, a life-giving place to re-energise and rejuvenate, an oasis in a parched desert. Accompanied by nothing much other than succulent, punctuative acoustic guitar, a couple of bars of harmonica and cello and the occasional percussive interjection, Ilona lets her beautifully sensitive, gentle voice carry you to a better, more fulfilling place.

'Good Morning' and its two 'B' sides, 'Universe Arms' and ' Who Can Tell?' are like a breath of fresh air in an oppressive smog, a drink from a crystal clear stream when you're surrounded by stagnation and pollution. Ilona V has turned urban, poetic music back on its head - she's returned to basics, to a time when lyrics mattered, to a time of evocative words, sympathetic accompaniment and sparse, empathetic arrangements. It's through her musical honesty and sense of downhome-ness, that she manages to be uplifting and refreshing."

To add a few words of my own, this indeed feels from a time long ago when we thrilled to the likes of Judee Sill, Linda Perhacs, Bonnie Dobson, Vashti Bunyan, Sybille Baier, Susan Christie, Margo Guryan and the like (some may be obscure to you...but here then is a wee chance to learn/research/discover...the reward will be yours!)...the gently strummed and finger-picked guitar is full of melody....but it's the voice that cannot fail to win you over...it is SO pure, and SO gentle, yet utterly self-assured...crystal clear and just perfect...really. The other instruments bring in an atmospheric mood that hints at 'dark-folk'/'nu-folk'/acid-folk (yep, there's a definite trippy-ness to that haunting cello lurking towards the end of the song).

Side 2: 2. "UNIVERSE ARMS" (Demo)

3. "WHO CAN TELL" (Demo)  (neither of these songs sound like demo's really...and are on par with the above!)

I cannot stress enough what a magnificent 45 this is. For YOUR sake...do not miss out on it. A mere 300 numbered copies pressed...(this is the very last of those: #300/300).

FORMAT:              ...vinyl 7” single...33rpm…
LABEL:              Bracken
CATALOGUE #:   FERN-10
PRESSED IN:       USA
RELEASE DATE: 2007

CONDITION: (cover/record):  (MINT / MINT) 

...BRAND NEW - NEVER PLAYED...

...ONLY 300 COPIES MADE...ALL ON BLACK VINYL...and WAY out-of-print...comes in delightfully arty packaging...(and I haven't even mentioned how utterly drop-dead gorgeous she is!....brrrr....)

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Thanks for considering this item. Best of luck if you decide to bid...Cheers, Jules.

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