Description
Lead Me Home is an album by the American folk-rock combo The RFD, self-released in 1971. The album was produced and recorded by Robert F. McCune. (RFD used to stand for Rural Free Delivery, the early US postal system that got mail to previously unserved rural residents. Here it stands for Russ, Fred, and Dan.)
Knew the minute I spotted that ultra-strange cover art that this one was gonna be a winner. Sure enough it’s a high-class subterranean breed of echoed spooky folk-rock, songs flowing effortlessly in a relaxed hypnotic electric groove with soft stratospheric male/female harmonies laid over-top. All original songs, some of the titles being «He Is Coming», «Why Do I Feel Alone», «Back Into My Mind», «Loner», «No Man Is A Mountain», «Long Time In The Rain» and «On The Outside Looking In». Line-up is Dan Germain (guitar), Russ McIlwain (guitar, keyboard), Debbie McKee, Fred Stoppelkamp (bass) and Larry Chilelli (drums). As for that cover, I still can’t quite make out what it means – looks like an outstretched hand holding a set of keys, with the fingers branching out into additional hands, plus some kind of indecipherable writing in the background. A 200 press mega rarity. Pretty much cream-of-the-crop artsy stuff that the progressive folk fan can take seriously. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “He Is Coming” – 4:40
A2. “Why Do I Feel Alone” – 2:30
A3. “Leading Back Into My Mind” – 3:25
A4. “Loner” – 2:40
A5. “Lead Me Home” – 3:05
Side Two
B1. “Take Time” – 2:47
B2. “No Man Is A Mountain” – 3:14
B3. “Long Time In The Rain” – 3:04
B4. “It Seems” – 2:10
B5. “On The Outside Looking In” – 2:09
B6. “Rap It Out” – 2:30
Note: Fully licensed, first ever vinyl re-issue by Out-Sider Music, limited to 500 copies, printed in HQ 350g carton and 180g vinyl (24bit remastered sound quality). Including an insert with liner notes by Patrick Lundborg.
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