Brian Lupton - With Good Intent (Extremely rare 1974 UK Folk LP released on PAD Records)

 

Brian Lupton was a resident singer at “The Good Intent”, a pub by The “Mollington Banastre Hotel.” for 15 years.
Brian Lupton also formed a trio called Kinfolk with Frank and Glennis Welcome in, or about the year, 1970, and for 25 years they sang to please, becoming a Cheshire favourite. They entertained at local folk clubs, PTAs, Ladies circles etc. They ran folk nights and spent many years as résidents at "The Good Intent" too. 

 

Recorded live in September 1974 at The Good Intent and released on the small PAD records label (Liverpool).

Listen :         B1 Slightly Faded 

Another record I've been hunting for so many years !

Record : EXC+
Cover : EXC+ (superb condition throughout - see pictures)
Price : 120,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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Michel Balland - La dérive (Rare and amazing 1975 Private SSW Folk French Chanson LP)

 

Generic white cover + sleeve with Balland's picture !

Amazing privately pressed LP released by Michel Balland in 1975 on Disques PEIPS !

Listen :   B3 Complainte pour la nature   &  A5 La dérive

Generic white cover !

Another hidden gem that would deserve a wider audience !

Record : EXC
Cover : EXC (generic white cover & sleeve with Balland's picture - autographed - see pictures)
Price : 90,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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Jean-Marie Loubry - Deuxième disque (Extremely rare SSW Folk French Chanson privately released in 1972)

 

No cover - generic white sleeve !

"C'est confidentiel ! Ne le fais écouter à personne ! Sauf les enfants s'ils te le demandent."
"This is confidential ! Ddon't let anyone listen to it ! Except the children if they ask you to."

One of the best finds of this first half of 24. I love mysterious records and this is a prefect example why I love to browse discogs from time to time. Never heard of Jean-Marie Loubry before and found it by pure chance. It’s French folk not far away from some Kiosque d’ Orphée releases. Seems to be made for personal reasons only and maybe only a handful ever pressed. The music is as personal as the hand writing on the sleeve. It’s very quiet and personal folk. Most of the songs are just acoustic guitar, some with beautiful female vocals in a duo and some songs with piano. But all very gentle and minimal, just the way I like it most. (Review written by Ralph Etter on instagram)

Unfortunately no song available on YouTube !

Another very big rarity !

Record : VG++
Cover : VG++ (no cover - generic white sleeve - see picture)
Price : 180,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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John & Dixie Lacey - Alpha Omega (Very rare 1976? Xian Folk Lp released on Renee Records)

 

Beautiful charming collection of soft moody songs from acoustic male/female duo. With just a pair of acoustic guitars for backing, John and Dixie gently murmur their way through stirring original titles like 'How Great A Love', 'Praise Song' and the minor-key 'Revelation 22:12,13'. Covers of Paul Clark's 'One With You' and 'Let Us Climb The Hill Together' meld perfectly into their style, as does their version of Kenny Gulliksen's 'Charity'. One solo diversion for each of them, John on 'Proverbs 27', Dixie on the gorgeous ballad 'Jeremiah 17:7,8'. Several of the songs possess a spirit similar to Paul Stookey's 'Wedding Song'. Closes with a medley of 'You've Got A Friend' and 'What A Friend We Have In Jesus'. Custom album recorded in David City, Nebraska … (The Archivist - 1965-1980 - Ken Scott - page 202).

Listen :   A3 One With You  &  A5 Proverbs 27 and B4 Jeremiah 17: 7, 8

Another very nice discovery in the Xian Folk realm !!!

Record : EXC
Cover : VG++ (see pictures)
Price : 150,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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Huemmer & Farley - Dream Songs (Extremely rare 1977 US Private Ethereal SSW Real People Folk LP)

 

Very interesting LP privately released in 1977 by Rick Huemmer & Jim Farley.

Extremely rare ! I've been hunting this record for the last 5 years and this one is the only exemplary that has been sold since !

Listen :  A3. Changing 

A slightly amateurish side but the result is breathtaking ! Flashes of psych folk brilliance, though a bit uneven. Overall pretty cool and really rare !!!

Autographed on the front cover by Rick Huemmer !

 

Unfortunately Roderick S. "Rick" Huemmer passed away on December 19, 2022.
Here is what Jim Farley wrote in his obituary : "Rick and I became good friends in high school through our shared love of music. We played in bands together while in high school and in 1976 we recorded an album, "Dream Songs", on my mom and dad's back porch in West Carrollton. Later that year we went into a studio in Cincinnati to record a 45rpm record. Rick played bass and guitar as well as sang on the recordings."

Record : EXC
Cover : VG++ (autographed on front cover - partially in shrink - see pictures)
Price : 330,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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John Reints - Down Home Gospel (Very rare 1977 US Private Xian Country Folk LP)

 

Very rare LP privately released in 1977 by John Reints !

All originals except B3 "Where I Learned to Pray" (written by Loretta Lynn). 

Unfortunately no track available on YouTube !

Some excellent slide guitar on this interesting LP ! 

Record : VG+ to VG++
Cover : VG to VG+ (see pictures)
Price : 40,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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Karle Granlund - ... While There's Time (Sealed amazing 1981 Private Xian Psych Folk LP from Canada)

 

“Another new discovery from Canada, out of Alberta private Xian psych folk rock weirdness. Some dreamy moments here, but songs are mostly hard edge with plenty of electric leads, caveman drums, downer vocals create eccentric vibes here and there. Like recent discovery Glenn Dixon LP, "While There's Time" will be future price increase shortly I guess.” (review by a well known Japanese seller)

Listen :   A2 Fire in Your Eyes  &  A3 Ephiroh  &  A1 Travellin' Light  

This picture comes from another copy (mine being still sealed) !

Don't miss this rare and great LP !!!

Record : NM? (Still Sealed)
Cover : EXC+ (Still Sealed - see pictures)
Price : 90,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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Fran O'Rourke - Irish Folk Songs (Rare and great 1976 Irish Folk LP released in Germany)

 

Extremely rare micro private press of pleasant acoustic Irish folk. Solo project with no backing or dubbing at all, vocal and a very dry guitar is all. Totally noncommercial as well, cover reads “Not for public sale or broadcast. Private circulation only”. Fran is Irish but it is recorded and pressed in Germany. 5 stars in Pokora.
Great songwriting and interpretation full of emotions.

Listen :  B3 Spancilhill  &  A6 Mary from Dungloe  &  A2 Cliffs of Dooneen  

 

One of my top 5 Irish Folk LPs !

Another excellent Folk LP ... and a big rarity !

Record : EXC
Cover : VG+(+) (autographed on back cover, sleeve has some discoloration on bottom - see pictures)
Price : 280,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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Stuart Marson - Night Falls on the Orchestra (Amazing 1974 UK Singer Songwriter LP on Sweet Folk & Country)

 

Very great LP by Stuart Marson titled "Night Falls On the Orchestra".
Released in England in 1974 on the Sweet Folk & Country label, SFA 012.

The songs are :
A1 City Ways - A2 The Nineteen Fifties - A3 Across the Sound - A4 Christmas and Tchaikovsky
B1 America - B2 River to the Sea - B3 Halo Around the Moon - B4 Night Journey

Listen :  A1 City Ways  &  A2 The Nineteen Fifties  &  B2 River to the Sea  

                 &  B3 Halo Around the Moon  &  B4 Night Journey 

The whole album :  Stuart Marson - Night Falls on the Orchestra 

Excellent album from start to finish !

 

One of the very best UK singer songwriters I've ever heard !
Delicate and sophisticated Folk.
An amazing little masterpiece we have here !

Record : EXC
Cover : VG++ (see pictures) 
Price : 140,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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Hand - Everybody's Own (Swiss Psych Folk Masterpiece released in 1972 on Evasion)

 

Everybody's Own is the extremely rare, only record by the 70's Progressive Folk/Rock band, Hand.
Recorded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1972, it highlights the timeless compositions of Marc Osborne and Tony Angier.
Written and performed when most band members were still in their teens, it blends the characteristic sounds of the British Folk Revival as represented by Donovan, Nick Drake and Pentangle, with the psychedelic vibe of the Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Neil Young.

Gatefold sleeve !

Listen :   Hand - Everybody's Own

Another hidden little gem ! 

This is one of those records that you shouldn't let slip pass your radar. With a touch of psych, folk, rock, pop, and jazz, Hand's "Everybody's Own" has a little bit of everything for everybody.

Some say that only 500 copies were pressed in 1972 !

 

Record : EXC+
Cover : EXC+ (see pictures)
Price : 480,00 Euros (+ expedition costs - by registered parcel - calculated by the Belgian Post office)
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