Bleecker & Macdougal

Bleecker & Macdougal

Bleecker & Macdougal

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A lot of great music was made at that intersection or thereabouts during the mid-'60s, but very little of it surpassed this album, one of the finest singer-songwriter releases of the '60s and one of the least known, due to its being out of print for all these years. Bleecker & MacDougal features the first appearance of the classic Other Side of This Life, and throughout its 13 tracks the low, bluesy moan of Neil's voice simply mesmerizes. Collector's Choice Music.

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Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village In The 60's
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Hard to Fault
  • Problem is....
  • Very good cover album
  • A pleasant reminscence.
  • Nostalgic tribute of 60's folk
Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village In The 60's

Manufacturer: Astor Place Records
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ASIN: B00000IQMK
Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

  1. Bleecker Street - Jonatha Brooke
  2. My Back Pages - Marshall Crenshaw
  3. Morning Glory - Chrissie Hynde
  4. No Regrets - Curtis Stigers
  5. Pack Up Your Sorrows - Loudon Wainwright III/Iris DeMent
  6. Reason To Believe - Ron Sexsmith
  7. Darling Be Home Soon - Jules Shear
  8. The Love's Still Growing - Suzzy & Maggie Roche
  9. Everybody's Talkin' - Patty Larkin
  10. The Last Thing On My Mind - Cry Cry Cry
  11. So Long, Marianne - John Cale/Suzanne Vega
  12. Thirsty Boots - John Gorka
  13. I Ain't Marchin' Anymore - Larry Kirwan/Black 47
  14. Since You've Asked - Beth Nielson Chapman
  15. Let's Get Together - Paul Brady
  16. Turn, Turn, Turn - Instrumental

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Tribute albums come in all shapes and sizes. Most, however, simply come and go. The ones that stick around are backed by a vision that extends beyond "Let's get a bunch of people together to do a bunch of Clash songs" (to cite one ignoble example). Bleecker Street's raison d'être is to shine a light on a fleeting and relatively uncelebrated period in the '60s folk boom--the nascent singer/songwriter era that came in the wake of Bob Dylan's move from protest songs to personal ones. The songwriters celebrated here--Eric Andersen, Fred Neil, Tim Buckley, Phil Ochs, and Dylan among them--penned songs that have become part of the fabric of American folk. Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe" (splendidly revived by Ron Sexsmith) is as straightforward a lament as has ever been put to tape; John Sebastian's "Darling Be Home Soon" is longing set to music. With Bleecker Street, the deities and apostles share a piece of heaven, which, of course, is as it should be. --Steven Stolder

Album Description

Full title - Bleecker Street - Greenwich Village In The 60's. New York may not be the folk music Mecca it once was but there is certainly enough history to warrant a tribute album such as this. Bleecker Street was the breeding ground for such artists as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Tim Buckley. On this single disc a suitable line up of relatively contemporary artists line up to pay their homage. Participants include Loudon Wainwright III, Suzanne Vega, Chrissie Hynde and Marshall Crenshaw. Highlights of this 16 track folk feast include Ron Sexsmith's version of Tim Hardin's 'Reason to Believe', John Cale and Suzanne Vega's take on Leonard Cohen's 'So Long Marianne' and Chrissy Hynde's awesome version of Tim Buckley's 'Morning Glory' and many more. Deleted in the US & only limited quantities available of the import at this low price. Gatefold digipak.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hard to Fault.......2007-06-12

Tribute albums are often hit and miss affairs, but this one is hard to fault. The song selection is excellent, the artists are all sympathetic to the spirit of the project, and nobody is trying too hard to reinterpret. It's one of the few CDs of its type I can enjoy from beginning to end. The standout for me is Curtis Stiger's reading of 'No Regrets' (a pleasant surprise, having otherwise heard only his disappointing cocktail jazz fare). Marshall Crenshaw's 'My Back Pages' is another highlight (although, perhaps, it owes more to Sunset Strip than Bleecker Street) and Ron Sexsmith's 'Reason to Believe' isn't far behind. Almost gets another star for an altogether too rare performance on CD by the wonderful Iris DeMent. Buy with confidence.

3 out of 5 stars Problem is...........2006-03-06

the spirit that first surrounded these songs is gone. That New York is gone. These songs were written at a time of social change and when you need not have had an income of six figures to live in Greenwich Village; they were written at a time of social change, when when New York was free from Starbuck's and Disney stores. The artists covering these songs simply cannot capture the original spirit of these songs; times have changed. "Let's Get Together" for example, may sound naive today -- at best-- yet there was something about that naivete of that era that made the song sincere, even plausible: "try to love one another right now." It would have been better to have compiled the originals by the original artists.

Still, there are some good covers, So Long Marianne sung by John Cale and New Yorker Suzanne Vega stands out. The otherwise passionate Larry Kirwan and New York's own Black 47's cover of I Ain't Marchin Anymore sounds empty and hollow; Chrissie Hynde does a decent job with Morning Glory. Nillson's cover of Everybody's Talkin' is better than this.

4 out of 5 stars Very good cover album.......2005-05-17

Not a bad song or rendition on this CD. The take on the great Phil Ochs song,"I Ain't Marching Anymore" is worth the price---it's a brassy, bold, and in your face cover, the way I imagine Ochs would have liked it. A few of the words have been changed but it only adds to the power of his signature song. The lead off, Simon's "Bleeker Street" is very effecting, Brooke's vocals are coffee house pitch perfect. A great effort.

5 out of 5 stars A pleasant reminscence........2003-02-12

The various artists really capture the ethos and spirit of the times. The innocence, hope, joy, and optimism of those now long ago times. Play this album to forget about the greed and fear and despair and hopelessness of our new millenium.

4 out of 5 stars Nostalgic tribute of 60's folk.......2002-10-05

Bleecker Street is a more than satisfactory collection of folk songs from the 1960's is a nice relaxing antidote for the weary soul. Looking at the photos of Bleecker Street with its cafes, apartments, and even the arch in the park, I felt myself transported back to all those years ago.

All the artists, be they folk, alternative, or other, do admirable covers of the songs. I must admit I even liked the songs I'd never heard of before. Hey, after all, the album's released by Astor Place so there's a high standard by virtue of that fact.

Of familiar tunes, I was taken with Jonatha Brooke's cover of Simon and Garfunkel's title track and Marshall Crenshaw's rendition of Dylan's "My Back Pages." Patty Larkin's cover of "Everybody's Talkin'" has a tasteful understatedness, which makes a contrast to Harry Nilsson's version. The oft-covered "Reason To Believe" is a familiar friend here, done gently by Ron Sexsmith. And who can forget the timeliness of "Let's Get Together": "C'mon people now/Smile on your brother/Everybody get together/Try to love another right now." Kudos to Paul Brady there!

Of unfamiliar tunes, highlights included Cry Cry Cry's version of "The Last Thing On My Mind," "Pack Up Your Sorrows" by Loudon Wainwright III and Iris Dement, and "The Love's Still Growing" by Suzzy & Maggie Roche. Beth Nielsen Chapman's lovely crystal clear voice enhances her cover of Judy Collins' "Since You Asked."

The most upbeat song is Larry Kirwan & Black 47's cover of the angry anti-war anthem "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore." This song was originally done in 1964, and it lists military engagements involving White America fought in, such as the Mexican War, World War II, and Little Big Horn. Given the current state between the U.S. and Iraq, it's still relevant today.

The rear of the CD booklet listing the artists and songs also lists the original performers. I'll list the song and original artists:

No Regrets, Tom Rush
Pack Up Your Sorrows, Mimi & Rich Farina
The Love's Still Growing, Buzzy Linhart
Reason To Believe, Tim Hardin
Darling Be Home Soon, John Sebastian
Since You've Asked, Judy Collins
Morning Glory, Tim Buckley
Turn Turn Turn, Traditional
Thirsty Boots, Eric Andersen
Last Thing On My Mind, Tom Paxton
My Back Pages, Bob Dylan
Let's Get Together, Dino Valenti
Bleecker Street, Simon & Garfunkel
Everybody's Talkin', Neil, Fred
So Long Marianne, Leonard Cohen
I Ain't Marchin' Anymore, Phil Ochs

Overall, a superior and introspective cover album, which reinforces the standard of how cover songs collections should be.
Bleecker & MacDougal
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Ladies and Gentlemen - Fred Neil
  • wonderfully resonant Voice of a forgotten music idol
  • Magic experience
Bleecker & MacDougal
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ASIN: B000060P9M
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

  1. Bleecker & MacDougal
  2. Blues On The Ceiling
  3. Sweet Mama
  4. Little Bit Of Rain
  5. Country Boy
  6. Other Side To This Life
  7. Mississippi Train
  8. Travelin' Shoes
  9. The Water Is Wide
  10. Yonder Comes The Blues
  11. Candy Man
  12. Handful Of Gimme
  13. Gone Again

Product Description

1. Bleecker & MacDougal
2. Blues On The Ceiling
3. Sweet Mama
4. Little Bit Of Rain
5. Country Boy
6. Other Side Of This Life
7. Mississippi Train
8. Travelin' Shoes
9. Water Is Wide, The
10. Yonder Comes The Blues
11. Candy Man
12. Handful Of Gimme
13. Gone Again


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ladies and Gentlemen - Fred Neil.......2007-01-03

this is a pass the tourch album and I'd buy it for double the price, OK?

5 out of 5 stars wonderfully resonant Voice of a forgotten music idol.......2006-11-22

Fred Neil was the King of the East Village coffee shop, pass-the-hat folksingers in the very early sixties and this cd shows why. Much of his origins and late life are shrouded in rumour and mystery.

Sinatra, Johnny Cash, even Jim Morrison had great baritone voices, but Fred Neil's Sound was really something else. Neil had the most spectacularly deep resonant baritone voice, a voice that would sound wonderful reading the phone book! Everyone idolized him, everyone imitated him, everyone covered his songs: Roy Orbison, The Jefferson Airplane, the Youngbloods, Harry Nilsson, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Judy Henske, John Sebastian, Gram Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Rush, Roger McGuinn. An unknown, awestruck, social climbing Bob Dylan used to play backup harmonica for Fred Neil and his ringing 12 string in the Village years before these albums. (Dylan mentions this in bio pic "No Direction Home") Fred was one of the main influences on David Crosby, Steven Stills (Crosby, Stills and Nash were going to call themselves "Sons of Neil" before Neil talked them out of it!).
Neil was a Brill Building song writer, like Carol King, for years before venturing out on his own.

The album bursts with early sixtes (there were TWO sixties!) folkie optimism and energy. There is much more energy and precision here than "The Many Side of Fred Neil" which is also worth having.

A line from Neil's song "Toy Balloon" (not on this CD)so impressed Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner & Grace Slick that it found it's way into "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil", in fact "PoohNeil" is a combination of Winnie the Pooh and the gentle Fred Neil. See also "House at Pooneil Corner".

Bleeker & MacDougal is a Neil solo with includes his second most famous song "Other Side of This Life" which was covered by Jefferson Airplane and nearly everyone else. (His most famous is "Everybody's Takin at Me", a hit for Harry Nilsson, and the story on Neil's life. Not included here). "Blues on the Ceiling" has a deep world weary quality to it. "A little bit of Rain" is deeply melancholy. "Sweet Mama" is upbeat with ringing 12 string overtones. When he sings the word "home" on "Bleeker & MacDougal" his voice sets up bass standing waves all over the room! The famous line about dating golddigging women with a "Handful of Gimmie (and a mouthful of much obliged)" found it's way into Tom Rush's "Drop-Down Mama" from the same era. (I don't know if it was Fred Neil's first or not). "Yonder Come the Blues" (dressed in high-heeled shoes)! Not a bad cut on this bluesy second album.

Fred hated the music industry and its commercialism. He dropped out and didn't record for the last 30 years of his life or so, living frugally of the proceeds from "Everybody's Talking at Me", despite offers from Rock Giants to record duets again. Now his incredible talent is forgotten by nearly all but "a small band of admirers (many of them stars in their own right)".

The shy reclusive Fred Neil was the singer's singer. Just listen and let The Voice wash over you. Like deep rich chocolate. he represents the skill and purity of folk, with occational bluesy jazzy tone.

This album (or the combo import "Tear Down the Walls" which includes this) is the best example extant of his talent. (Lost somewhere is rumoured a tape of a young Bob Dylan and Fred Neil jamming).

Excellent sound on this album.

5 out of 5 stars Magic experience.......2004-07-27

here is a review that i encountered surfing the web:
...There was always an air of quiet tragedy to Fred Neil, a great singer-songwriter who, despite penning monster hits like Everybody's Talkin' and The Dolphins, remained on the fringes of the Greenwich Village folk-scene before quitting music altogether. These days he refuses interviews, preferring to concentrate his energies on dolphin research. He never had a hit in his own right; it was Harry Nilsson who made Everybody's Talkin' famous after its inclusion on the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack and The Dolphins had its biggest success in the hands of Tim Buckley. Yet, Buckley apart, no-one could harness the stormy elemental power at the heart of his dark ballads quite as convincingly as he could himself. Nineteen sixty-five's Bleecker & Macdougal, named after a crossroads in the heart of Greenwich Village, was Neil's second album - his first as a solo artist - and there isn't a dud track on it.
There are great rollicking jug band blues like Travelin' Shoes and the bopping title track but it's in the slower ballads that Neil really proves his emotional dexterity. A Little Bit Of Rain sounds forlorn one minute, as Neil prepares to let go of his lover and yet, with a slight vocal twist, he turns it right around and suddenly it feels like a celebration, like the transience of love is an inevitable and essential part of its fragile beauty. It's a magical performance...
Tear Down the Walls/Bleecker & MacDougal
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Stick with "Bleecker & MacDougal" alone
  • wonderfully resonant Voice of a forgotten singer
  • Superb early work
  • Fred Neil's Early Classics & Annoying Voice of Vince Martin
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ASIN: B00005OKOR
Release Date: 2001-10-29

Tracks:

  1. I Know You Rider - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  2. Red Flowers - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  3. Tear Down the Walls - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  4. Weary Blues - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  5. Toy Balloon - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  6. Baby - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  7. Morning Dew - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  8. I'm a Drifter - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  9. Linin' Track - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  10. Wild Child in a World of Trouble - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  11. Dade County Jail - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  12. I Got 'Em - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  13. Lonesome Valley - Vince Martin, Fred Neil
  14. Bleecker & MacDougal - Fred Neil
  15. Blues on the Ceiling - Fred Neil
  16. Sweet Mama - Fred Neil
  17. Little Bit of Rain - Fred Neil
  18. Country Boy - Fred Neil
  19. Other Side of This Life - Fred Neil
  20. Mississippi Train - Fred Neil
  21. Travelin' Shoes - Fred Neil
  22. Water Is Wide - Fred Neil
  23. Yonder Comes the Blues - Fred Neil
  24. Candy Man - Fred Neil
  25. Handful of Gimme - Fred Neil
  26. Gone Again - Fred Neil

Album Description

UK two-on-one reissue combines the late folk singer/songwriter's first two albums for Elektra, 'Tear Down The Walls' (1965) & 'Bleeker & MacDougal' (1964), both of which are out-of-print in domestically. 2001.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edtion of Two Original Albums Assembled on a Single CD from One of the Most Conscientious Songwriters of the Folk Movement. It was Interpretations by Harry Nilsson that Would Bring Him the Greatest Attention Outside Folkie Circles.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Stick with "Bleecker & MacDougal" alone.......2007-02-07

Fred Neil was definitely one of the more unique figures in the Greenwich Village folk scene. In an era when the worlds of folk and rock were anathema to each other, he turned up with his twelve-string guitar after having committed the heresy of writing a hit rock song (Roy Orbison's "Candy Man," of which Neil's own version is included here), and became as much a mainstay of the scene as anyone.

The second half of this collection shows why. It features some great guitar and harmonica licks alongside Neil's stirring baritone, even working in the occasional electric guitar when folk rock hadn't quite hit the mainstream. Neil's biggest contribution to that genre, "Everybody's Talkin'," was several years away, but already his contribution to the folk revival was just as important as that evocative cover photo showing him on the title corner suggests. It's a four-star album, at least.

The problem with this collection is its first half. Vince Martin's vocals never get any less irritating throughout the album, and then there are the songs themselves. For the most part, the originals sound like the sort of stereotypical folksinging that was parodied so effectively in the movie "A Mighty Wind." The catch is, those songs were supposed to be so bad they were good, while these are meant sincerely. There is a fine line between the sincere and the silly, and an even finer line between poignant and depressing, and most of these songs are quite a way beyond both of those lines. Neil was fresh from his Brill Building stint at the time, and it shows. He still had a lot to learn about his new style, and most of his lyrics here sound like the insincere musings of someone who is trying much too hard to be the New Dylan. The one exception is the title track - "Tear Down the Walls" - but it's been done better elsewhere (notably Judy Collins' live version from a year or so after this one).

Bleecker & MacDougal is now avaiable on its own on CD. Buy that copy, and leave Tear Down the Walls in the obscurity it deserves.

5 out of 5 stars wonderfully resonant Voice of a forgotten singer.......2006-11-21

Fred Neil was the King of the East Village coffee shop, pass-the-hat folksingers in the very early sixties and this 2cd set shows why. Much of his origins and late life are shrouded in rumour and mystery.

Sinatra, Johnny Cash, even Jim Morrison had great baritone voices, but Fred Neil's Sound was really something else. Neil had the most spectacularly deep resonant baritone voice, a voice that would sound wonderful reading the phone book! Everyone idolized him, everyone imitated him, everyone covered his songs: Roy Orbison, The Jefferson Airplane, the Youngbloods, Harry Nilsson, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Judy Henske, John Sebastian, Gram Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Rush, Roger McGuinn. An unknown, awestruck, social climbing Bob Dylan used to play backup harmonica for Fred Neil and his ringing 12 string in the Village years before these albums. (Dylan mentions this in bio pic "No Direction Home") Fred was one of the main influences on David Crosby, Steven Stills (Crosby, Stills and Nash were going to call themselves "Sons of Neil" before Neil talked them out of it!).
Neil was a Brill Building song writer, like Carol King, for years before venturing out on his own.

The albums burst with early sixtes (there were TWO sixties!) folkie seriousness and energy. There is much more energy and precision here than "The Many Side of Fred Neil" which is also worth having.
The first album with Vince Martin is very closely sung duets of incredible precision, Martin singing tenor, with amazing parasing so they often sound like one singer (until Neil hits a deep, rich low note). Standouts are "I Know you Rider" "Tear down the Walls" "Linin Track".

A line from "Toy Balloon" so impressed Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner & Grace Slick that it found it's way into "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil", in fact "PoohNeil" is a combination of Winnie the Pooh and the gentle Fred Neil. See also "House at Pooneil Corner".

Yes, "Red Flowers" and "Tear Down the Walls" are a protest songs that aren't sure what they are protesting about, and "Dade County Jail" is embarassingly silly but just listen to the Voice and ignore the lyrics there. (That was the early sixites - optimism and often silly protest.) But the others song are masterpieces.

The second album, Bleeker & MacDougal, gets even better, more bluesy. It is a Neil solo with includes his second most famous song "Other Side of This Life" which was covered by Jefferson Airplane and nearly everyone else. (His most famous is "Everybody's Takin at Me", a hit for Harry Nilsson, and the story on Neil's life. Not included here). "Blues on the Ceiling" has a deep world weary quality to it. "A little bit of Rain" is deeply melancholy. "Sweet Mama" is upbeat with ringing 12 string overtones. When he sings the word "home" on "Bleeker & MacDougal" his voice sets up bass standing waves all over the room! The famous line about dating golddigging women with a "Handful of Gimmie (and a mouthful of much obliged)" found it's way into Tom Rush's "Drop-Down Mama" from the same era. (I don't know if it was Fred Neil's first or not). "Yonder Come the Blues" (dressed in high-heeled shoes)! Not a bad cut on the bluesy second album.

Fred hated the music industry and its commercialism. He dropped out and didn't record for the last 30 years of his life or so, living frugally of the proceeds from "Everybody's Talking at Me", despite offers from Rock Giants to record duets again. Now his incredible talent is forgotten by nearly all but "a small band of admirers (many of them stars in their own right)".

The shy reclusive Fred Neil was the singer's singer. Just listen and let The Voice wash over you. Like deep rich chocolate. he represents the skill and purity of folk, with occational bluesy jazzy tone.

This album is the best example extant of his talent. (Lost somewhere is rumoured a tape of a young Bob Dylan and Fred Neil jamming).

Excellent sound on this import.

5 out of 5 stars Superb early work.......2005-05-06

For anyone who has encountered the work of Fred Neil, nothing more need be said: here's one of our finest singers & songwriters, stretching his creative wings & preparing for full flight. There's truly a timeless quality to his work, a dark richness & depth which speaks to any generation. His own reluctance to take the limelight led to popular neglect of his impressive work & legacy, which continues to this day. But he's definitely not be be overlooked!

I would like to say a few words about the underrated Vince Martin. Today's more cynical view might find the sweetness of his voice & outlook a bit cloying & insincere; but I think the lack is in the contemporary listener. That's easy to understand: how can anyone who wasn't alive in those days really believe that grown men could be so earnest, without a trace of post-modern irony & glibness? But it's important not to forget that sort of open-hearted optimism, especially in these dreary times. In any case, Martin's voice provides a fine counterpoint to Neil's deeper, world-weary tones; and Martin is no slouch as a songwriter himself.

As for the second half of the CD, it's Fred Neil's show all the way, and it's a rich, soulful ride in the company of a quiet master. Follow it up with the 2-disc collection "The Many Sides of Fred Neil," and you'll understand why he was such an influence on an entire generation of singer-songwriters. Excellent, detailed liner notes & vintage photographs add much to the picture of this reclusive creator. Most highly recommended!

4 out of 5 stars Fred Neil's Early Classics & Annoying Voice of Vince Martin.......2004-11-03

This is a beautifully packaged CD. It comes in a nice slip case, and is beautifully mastered. I owned the original vinyl albums and feel that the original recordings have been well served here. Not only are there new liner notes, but the original liner notes of both albums are included as well. Vince Martin's voice is an acquired taste, but Fred's songwriting in his first album "Tear Down the Walls" is still excellent. I particularly enjoyed Fred's compositions "I'm a Drifter", "Weary Blues", "Wild Child in a World of Trouble", "Dade County Jail", and the traditional "Morning Dew". The remaining tracks are from one of the truly great folk albums "Bleecker & MacDougal". There is a uniformity of quality on this album, but highlights include "Blues on the Ceiling", "Little Bit of Rain", "Other Side to This Life", "The Water is Wide", "Yonder Comes the Blues", "Candy Man", and "Handful of Gimmie". Fred is at his best when he plays his blues, his twelve string guitar weaving a tapestry of tonal textures, and his "whiskey and cigarettes" bass voice delivering the lyrics of his thoughtful compositions. Fred Neil was unappreciated in his time by the general public, but he had plenty of admirers like Bob Dylan. If you take the time to listen to his compositions, you will find a reclusive man sharing his innermost emotions & thoughts through his music.
Bleecker & MacDougal
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    Bleecker & MacDougal
    Fred Neil
    Manufacturer: Wea/Elektra
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000HOJCNA
    Release Date: 2006-12-04

    Tracks:

    1. Bleecker & MacDougal
    2. Blues on the Ceiling
    3. Sweet Mama
    4. Little Bit of Rain
    5. Country Boy
    6. Other Side to This Life
    7. Mississippi Train
    8. Travelin' Shoes
    9. Water Is Wide
    10. Yonder Comes the Blues
    11. Candy Man
    12. Handful of Gimme
    13. Gone Again

    Album Details

    Japanese Reissue of his Long Out of Print 1965 Classic. Neil was a Key Part of the Early 60's Folk Movement that Emerged Out of Greenwich Village. He was Best Know for Writing 'everybody's Talkin', the Theme to the Film 'midnight Cowboy'.
    Dance of the Thunderbolts, The Repertoire Series
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      Dance of the Thunderbolts, The Repertoire Series

      Manufacturer: Bleecker Street Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B0004I30PK
      Release Date: 2003-11-01

      Tracks:

      1. Dedication - Carl Strommeon
      2. Quintus - Larry Clark
      3. Songs of the West - Arr. Robert Thurston
      4. Mighty Mite March - Ted Mesang/arr.O'Loughlin
      5. Romanian Dances - Elliot Del Borgo
      6. We Wish You a Merry (Latin) Christmas - arr. Carl Strommen
      7. There's No Place Like (Home of the Holidays) - Al Stillman & Robert Allen - arr. Larry Clark
      8. Dance of the Thunderbolts - Larry Clark
      9. Meet the Masters - arr. Joseph Compello
      10. Triumph - Alan Lee Silva
      11. Courage March - Harold Bennett/Clark
      12. Eclipsys - Sean O'Loughlin
      13. Recess Rock - Joseph Compello
      14. Uprising - Robert Thurston
      15. Santa's Parade - arr. Andrew Balent
      16. Resolution - Sean O'Loughlin
      17. Legion of Liberty - Joseph Compello
      18. Penta - Larry Clark
      19. Kings of Christmas - arr. Joseph Compello
      Body of a House: Music of Walter Blanton
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        Body of a House: Music of Walter Blanton

        Manufacturer: Cambria Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00000K2EJ
        Release Date: 1999-06-29
        Landmarks
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          Landmarks

          Manufacturer: Bleecker Street Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B0004I30OG
          Release Date: 2003-11-01

          Tracks:

          1. Landmarks - Sean O'Loughlin
          2. Festive Dances - Robert Thurston
          3. Festive Dances - Robert Thurston
          4. Festive Dances - Robert Thurston
          5. Appalachian Folk Song Suite - William G. Harbinson
          6. Appalachian Folk Song Suite - William G. Harbinson
          7. Appalachian Folk Song Suite - William G. Harbinson
          8. Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger
          9. Shepherd's Hey - Percy Grainger
          10. Noble Men - Henry Fillmore/Foster
          11. Triptych - Tommy Fry
          12. Heartsongs - David Maslanka
          13. Heartsongs - David Maslanka
          14. Heartsongs - David Maslanka
          15. Crosley March - Henry Fillmore/Foster
          16. The Glory of Christmas (Fantasy on Greensleeves) - Elliot Del Borgo
          Clash & Roar The Music of Larry Clark
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            Clash & Roar The Music of Larry Clark

            Manufacturer: Bleecker Street Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B0002VCTGA
            Release Date: 2003-11-01

            Tracks:

            1. Mvt. I - Into the Future
            2. Mvt. II - Who Has Ever Touched the Sun?
            3. Mvt. III - Rondo in the Nick of Time
            4. Clash & Roar
            5. Pavane, Op. 50 - Gabriel Faure
            6. Quintus
            7. The Tell-Tale Heart
            8. Consensus
            9. Confidence March
            10. Out of the Winter
            11. Digital Prisms
            12. A More Perfect Union (The Legacy of James Madison)
            13. Monmouth March
            14. Character
            15. Conflict
            16. Celebrity March
            17. Air and Caprice
            18. Dance of the Thunderbolts
            19. Omega One
            20. Crystal Moon

            Product Description

            20 Track CD conducted by Daniel Schmidt and Edward Petersen.
            A Perfect Union
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              A Perfect Union

              Manufacturer: Bleecker Street Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD
              ASIN: B0004I30NW
              Release Date: 2003-11-01

              Tracks:

              1. Canzona - Peter Mennin
              2. Procession of the Nobles - Nicholai Rimsky-Korsakov/Leidzen/Ragsdale
              3. Ginger Marmalade - Warren Benson
              4. British Eight - Zo Elliott/Hilliard
              5. Suddenly - Daron Aric Hagen
              6. A More Perfect Union - Larry Clark
              7. Universal Covenant - Quincy C. Hilliard
              8. Christmas Variants - Elliot Del Borgo
              9. His Honor - Henry Fillmore/Foster
              10. Light Calvary Overture - Franz Von Suppe/Fillmore/Foster
              Vigor, The Repertoire Series
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                Vigor, The Repertoire Series

                Manufacturer: Bleecker Street Records
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD
                ASIN: B0004I30PA
                Release Date: 2003-11-01

                Tracks:

                1. The Flight of the Falcon - Robert Thurston
                2. Vigor - Sean O'Loughlin
                3. Cielo de Oro - Carl Strommen
                4. Stars & Stripes for Christmas - John Philip Sousa/Robert E. Foster
                5. Circus Bee - Henry Fillmore /Foster
                6. The Footlifter - Henry Fillmore/Foster
                7. The Solitary Dancer - Warren Benson
                8. Blasenfest - Tommy Fry
                9. Sarabande and Polka - Malcolm Arnold/Paynter
                10. Polka - Malcolm Arnold/Paynter
                11. Tribal Quest - Sean O'Loughlin
                12. Billboard March - John Klohr/Balent
                13. Dimensions - Joseph Compello
                14. Intermezzo Sinfonico - Pietro Mascagni/Del Borgo
                15. Nevada Expedition - Alan Lee Silva
                16. Hungarian Dance No.5 - Johannes Brahms/Balent
                17. Tribute - Carl Strommen
                18. Holiday Ornaments - Sean O'Loughlin

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                1. Bob Neuwirth
                2. Boulevard [Import]
                3. Built Like That
                4. Christmas Lights
                5. Clarinet Road Vol. 1, The Road to New Orleans
                6. Concert & Radio: Sing Christmas
                7. Dandruff [Import]
                8. Dangerous When Sober: Anthology [Import]
                9. Dixieland Christmas
                10. Dyer-Bennet, Vol. 2

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