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 Post subject: [2017-08-18] Shelagh McDonald "Album" and "Stargazer" expanded remasters (Talking Elephant UK)
PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 5:21 pm 
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Shelagh McDonald is a Scottish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist who released two albums before her abrupt and mysterious disappearance in 1971. This, her debut album was originally released on the Mooncrest label. On her albums, she was backed up by many notables within the English folk-rock scene, including Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, Danny Thompson, Keith Tippett, Keith Christmas and the Fotheringay rhythm section.

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1. Mirage
2. Look Over The Hill And Far Away
3. Crusoe
4. Waiting For The Wind To Rise
5. Ophelia's Song
6. Richmond
7. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
8. Peacock Lady
9. Silk And Leather
10. You Know You Can't Lose
11. Ophelia's Song
Bonus Tracks:
12. Jesus Is Just Right
13. Book Of Rhyme
14. What More Can I Say
15. The City's Cry (demo 1)
16. The City's Cry (demo 1)
17. Rod's Song (demo)

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Stargazer
August 18, 2017

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This record could well represent the closest anyone has ever come to crossing circa-1970 Joni Mitchell with circa-1970 Sandy Denny. Shelagh McDonald a Scottish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist who released two albums before her abrupt and mysterious disappearance in 1971. Stargazer was her second album and follow up to her self titled debut, also available on Talking Elephant.

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1. Rod's Song
2. Liz's Song
3. Lonely King
4. City's Cry
5. Dowie Dens Of Yarrow
6. Baby Go Slow
7. Canadian Man
8. Good Times
9. Odyssey
10. Stargazer
Bonus Tracks:
11. The Road To Paradise
12. Sweet Sunlight
13. Spin (version 1)
14. Rainy Night Blues
15. Spin (version 2)
16. Dowie Dens Of Yarrow (version 2)
17. Dowie Dens Of Yarrow (false start)
18. Stargazer (demo)
19. Stargazer (false start)

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 Post subject: [2017-08-18] Shelagh McDonald "Album" and "Stargazer" expanded remasters (Talking Elephant UK)
PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:48 pm 
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Just listened to audio clips on AllMusic n YouTube, good stuff! Thanks Linda, never heard of her before.
Definite shades of Sandy Denny, and maybe a little Jane Relf...



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Rokin Robin of Locksley wrote:
Just listened to audio clips on AllMusic n YouTube, good stuff! Thanks Linda, never heard of her before.
Definite shades of Sandy Denny, and maybe a little Jane Relf...

I have a collection by her titled Let No Man Steal Your Thyme. I think it has all the tracks from her two albums, plus a few live cuts and some demos. I will be in for these albums in their original form.

Ahhhh, Jane Relf... :heart:

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She was suggested by many as a replacement when Sandy Denny left Fairport Convention, but it didn't happen. Would have made a lot of sense. These are excellent albums, maybe just a half notch below the best Sandy Denny/Fairport material. Highly recommended if you like British folk rock. I have the Let No Man Steal Your Thyme collection, and I love it.


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 5:18 pm 
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BTW, it looks like this and the Stargazer reissue combined have the exact same tracks as the 2-disc collection Let No Man Steal Your Thyme, the only difference being that Stargazer (false start) and Stargazer (demo version) are at the end of the Stargazer remaster, rather than the end of disc one of the collection -- and, of course, possibly different sound.


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Greg Carrier wrote:
BTW, it looks like this and the Stargazer reissue combined have the exact same tracks as the 2-disc collection Let No Man Steal Your Thyme, the only difference being that Stargazer (false start) and Stargazer (demo version) are at the end of the Stargazer remaster, rather than the end of disc one of the collection -- and, of course, possibly different sound.

Thanks Greg. I will be getting something from her based on a perked interest.

By the way, you guys see why she 'Disappeared"?

Check this out, the poor baby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelagh_McDonald

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Rick A wrote:
Greg Carrier wrote:
BTW, it looks like this and the Stargazer reissue combined have the exact same tracks as the 2-disc collection Let No Man Steal Your Thyme, the only difference being that Stargazer (false start) and Stargazer (demo version) are at the end of the Stargazer remaster, rather than the end of disc one of the collection -- and, of course, possibly different sound.

Thanks Greg. I will be getting something from her based on a perked interest.

By the way, you guys see why she 'Disappeared"?

Check this out, the poor baby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelagh_McDonald

Thanks for the link, Rick. Bad LSD trips messed up a lot of people. I do hope that album will be released someday and that she sees some benefit from it.

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Kid Bailey wrote:
Rick A wrote:
Greg Carrier wrote:
BTW, it looks like this and the Stargazer reissue combined have the exact same tracks as the 2-disc collection Let No Man Steal Your Thyme, the only difference being that Stargazer (false start) and Stargazer (demo version) are at the end of the Stargazer remaster, rather than the end of disc one of the collection -- and, of course, possibly different sound.

Thanks Greg. I will be getting something from her based on a perked interest.

By the way, you guys see why she 'Disappeared"?

Check this out, the poor baby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelagh_McDonald

Thanks for the link, Rick. Bad LSD trips messed up a lot of people. I do hope that album will be released someday and that she sees some benefit from it.

:ohyes:

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Bump: Added the cover image for Stargazer to the first post.

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