Description
The self-titled debut album by the British progressive folk singer and songwriter Bill Fay (September 9, 1943 – February 21, 2025) was released on Deram Records in 1970, a sub-label of Decca Records. The album was engineered by Bill Price and produced by Peter Arden and Bill Fay.
A demo version of the album track “Garden Song” was later included on the multi-artist mainstream compilation Dust on the Nettles: A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-1972 released on Grapefruit/Cherry Red Records in 2015.
“Be Not So Fearful” was covered by Damien Jurado & Richard Swift on their duo project Other People’s Songs: Volume One released on Secretly Canadian in 2016.
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Garden Song”
A2. “The Sun Is Bored”
A3. “We Want You To Stay”
A4. “Narrow Way”
A5. “We Have Laid Here”
A6. “Sing Us One Of Your Songs May”
Side Two
B1. “Gentle Willie”
B2. “Methane River”
B3. “The Room”
B4. “Goodnight Stan”
B5. “Cannons Plain”
B6. “Be Not So Fearful”
B7. “Down To The Bridge”
Note: The album was re-issued in 2005 with the addition of the 1967 single “Some Good Advice” and its B-side “Screams in the Ears”.
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