[2015-11-20] Scott Fagan "South Atlantic Blues" remastered CD plus bonus downloads (Saint Cecilia Knows)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:44 am

Description
Scott Fagan’s debut album, ‘South Atlantic Blues,’ is a genuine lost classic — a mystical, mythical and deeply soulful masterpiece. Recorded when Scott was just 21, virtually homeless and with pennies to his name, it was released in 1968 on Atco Records but remained obscure, confounded by a series of frustrating near-misses. From being mentored by Doc Pomus to being discovered by Jasper Johns, Scott’s incredible story and music unfolds on ‘South Atlantic Blues,’ remastered and reissued for the first time ever on CD and vinyl on Saint Cecilia Knows in association with Scott Fagan’s own lil’fish records.

Steeped in delicate psych, soul and resonant acoustic guitars “that stroke and stone you to the core” (Shindig). It’s an epic song cycle about Fagan’s hard-scrabble life in the Virgin Islands, where he was raised and lived until 19 before returning to his birthplace of New York City.

A teenage prodigy, mentored and managed by songwriters Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Scott recorded early material for Columbia and Bert Berns’ BANG label before signing with Atco.

In 1969, artist Jasper Johns discovered ‘South Atlantic Blues’ in a cut-out bin, fell in love with the record, and used it as the inspiration for three artworks, known as ‘Scott Fagan Record.’ The pieces are now housed in the permanent collections of MOMA, the Met and the Walker Art Center.

Born on 52nd Street, Scott was the son of a sax player and singer who fraternized with jazz greats. That familial connection with music would come full circle when Fagan discovered he was the biological father of songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields. They did not meet until the premiere of a documentary about Doc Pomus in 2013. A conversation between the two is included in the liner notes of this CD release.

Saint Cecilia Knows also released the acclaimed Mickey Newbury box set, ‘An American Trilogy.’

The CD comes with extensive liner notes, rare photos, and a download of five bonus tracks—the original 1965 demo for Doc Pomus as well as a recently-discovered acetate, the only copy in existence of a previously-unknown Doc Pomus song, “All For The Sake Of Love”, that only Scott Fagan recorded.

Tracklist
1. In My Head
2. Nickels and Dimes
3. Crying
4. The Carnival Is Ended
5. South Atlantic Blues
6. Nothing But Love
7. Tenement Hall
8. In Your Hands
9. Crystal Ball
10. Madame-Moiselle
Digital Download Bonus Tracks:
11. They Think She's Crying Cause She's Happy
12. When You're Lonely And You're Blue
13. Bonua
14. I've Been So Lonely For So Long
15. All For The Sake Of Love

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015X31DCW/?tag=imwan-20

Mr Fuse · 01 Dec 2006

Digital Bonus Trax???? The CD is DEAD.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:38 pm

Here are a couple of the tracks which will be on the CD:

And a preview of one of the bonus downloads:

[2015-11-20] Scott Fagan "South Atlantic Blues" remastered CD plus bonus downloads (Saint Cecilia Knows)

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