SHAWN PHILLIPS - Contribution LP crust " "Mystical Rays of Darkness

" "Mystical Rays of Darkness

Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars is Sarah Louise’s most fearless work to date

Four tracks spread over four sides of 10-inch vinyl—"Gethsemene

is that I've left the confines of "song" structure

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SHAWN PHILLIPS - Contribution LP crust " "Mystical Rays of DarknessShawn Phillips' first major album, recorded in 1968 with help from the members of Traffic, among others, is a condensation of a far more ambitious studio original that was intended to fill three LPs. The range of sounds on this record is shockingly diverse, from breezy folk rock ('Man Hole Covered Wagon') to pieces incorporating classical guitar and phantasmagoric lyrics ('L Ballade' finds Phillips' at his most Donovan like, but with a better voice),