BREAD & WINE ************ Distr. : US - Forced Exposure Style : reissue / Brit folk / BRINE 001 LP DAVY GRAHAM FOLK, BLUES & BEYOND LP 11.2017 BRINE 001 CD DAVY GRAHAM FOLK, BLUES & BEYOND CD 11.2017 "One of the most influential figures in the 1960s British folk scene, Davy Graham inspired many practitioners of the fingerstyle acoustic guitar of the era, notably Bert Jansch, John Martyn and Jimmy Page. Graham is probably best known for his acoustic instrumental 'Anji' and for popularizing DADGAD tuning, later widely adopted by many acoustic guitarists. Not one to be categorised, Graham could be seen covering the genres of folk, blues and jazz. Graham was an entirely British phenomenon in the sixties, none of his early records were originally issued in the U.S. Originally released in January 1965, this edition of Folk, Blues & Beyond is its official, American debut. It remains perfectly named, a stunning introduction to the breadth of Graham's craft and seeking at the peak of his impact." http://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/BRINE.001CD.html LP Decca LK 4649 1964 UK mono --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRINE 002 LP DAVY GRAHAM : LARGE AS LIFE AND TWICE AS NATURAL LP 11.2017 BRINE 002 CD DAVY GRAHAM : LARGE AS LIFE AND TWICE AS NATURAL CD 11.2017 "Large As Life And Twice As Natural is unique in Graham's work for Decca. The album's three extended instrumentals two immersive ragas and a wickedly knotty homage to the be-bop piano titan Lennie Tristano were the most Graham wrote for any of his Sixties LPs. And Graham never played with a better, bigger studio band. Jon Hiseman, recently out of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, was leading his own progressive-rock unit Colosseum; Danny Thompson was the earthy, incisive bassist in Britain's folk supergroup, Pentangle, with guitarists and Graham acolytes Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. Large As Life And Twice As Natural was Graham's only album from his most important decade to be released in the U.S., which at the time went unnoticed." http://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/BRINE.002CD.html LP Decca LK/SKL 4969 1968 UK mono/stereo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRINE 003 LP DAVY GRAHAM MIDNIGHT MAN LP 03.2019 BRINE 003 CD DAVY GRAHAM MIDNIGHT MAN CD 03.2019 "Davy Graham is recognized as an early influential figure on the 1960s British folk scene, where he inspired many famous practitioners of the fingerstyle acoustic guitar such as Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, John Martyn and indeed Jimmy Page. Not one to be categorised Graham could be seen as a true world music artist covering the genres of folk, blues and jazz. He also popularized DADGAD tuning, later widely adopted by many acoustic guitarists. Midnight Man was Davy's 2nd solo release for Decca and showed notable growth as he was actively changing and extending himself musically. The playing here was more extroverted and more aggressive, musically, a result of his increased experience and growing maturity as an artist. Recorded following his travels to Ibiza, through the Aegean and on to Constantinople, he was deeply influenced by the sounds he heard, and -- in contrast -- was experimenting with amplification. The resulting work was rich in its experimental approach to conventional blues and modern jazz pieces, and his incredible excursion with Lalo Schifrin's 'The Fakir' was the instrumental 'hit' on this album, just as 'Maajun' was on his groundbreaking Folk Blues and Beyond record. Remastered, with liner notes by David Fricke." https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/BRINE.003LP.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRINE 004 LP DAVY GRAHAM HAT LP 03.2019 BRINE 004 CD DAVY GRAHAM HAT CD 03.2019 "Davy Graham is recognized as an early influential figure on the 1960's British folk scene, where he inspired many famous practitioners of the fingerstyle acoustic guitar such as Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, John Martyn and indeed Jimmy Page. Not one to be categorised Graham could be seen as a true world music artist covering the genres of folk, blues and jazz. He also popularized DADGAD tuning, later widely adopted by many acoustic guitarists. Released in 1969 Davy noted that the fourteen selections on Hat were intended to please 'not only blues and folk fans but all those of the new breed who are just taking up modern music'. Recorded with double bassist Danny Thompson of Pentangle, whose long career included years with Richard Thompson and John Martyn, the record features a couple classical finger-busters, two Muddy Waters' numbers (both actually written by Willie Dixon), two by Paul Simon (a good friend of his at the time), along with some of his 'pop' and jazz favourites of the day. Remastered, with liner notes by David Fricke." https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/BRINE.004CD.html =======================================================================================