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Pict

by The Blue Druids

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Carl Salbacka
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Carl Salbacka It's really Sophie's choice here; everything presented is exquisite, from the aching poetry of "Pictures in Your Face," to the high-seas adventure of "Arabella." These are, of course, (highly-polished) demos, but the energy and potential often wins out, as is the case with "Freefall;" a bit rough around the edges, and criminally underproduced, this is nevertheless a gorgeous piece of melodic pop that would have ruled the airwaves in a fairer universe. Favorite track: Freefall.
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Pictures in Your Face 04:58
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Arabella 03:28
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ARABELLA Arabella… Daughter of the wind and the rolling sea. Arabella… So then we go a-rovin’ my true love and me. Yo Ho! We sailed the great red ship, We raised the sails and coiled the whip. Yo Ho! We went to sea on the great red ship, We manned the guns and let ‘er rip For the love of Arabella. Arabella… Daughter of the wind and the rolling sea. Arabella… So then we go a-rovin’ my true love and me. Yo Ho! The wounded heart no hand could heel, The broken belle no tongue could peel… The wounded heart no hand could heel, Set off to sail on a Spanish keel For the love of Arabella. Arabella… Daughter of the wind and the rolling sea. Arabella… So then we go a-rovin’ my true love and me. We wait the change of English crown Til the people pull the Stewarts down. Yo Ho! A diff’rent head beneath the crown To set our heading Bristol bound And home with Arabella. Arabella… Daughter of the wind and the rolling sea. Arabella… So then we go a-rovin’ my true love and me. Arabella… Daughter of the wind and the rolling sea. Arabella… So then we go a-rovin’ my true love and me. Arabella… Daughter of the wind and the rolling sea. Arabella… So then we go a-rovin’ my true love and me.
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Billowing Sail 03:08
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James Wright : Piano, music Leslie Medford : Voices, words Recorded in the East Bay, CA, circa 1987. 2022 engineering & mastering by Carl Salbacka BILLOWING SAIL It was the same as a sail on the bay. The powers are great that make little boats race. I'd never seen a bird so far from shore, It stretched reality's billowing sail. And don't it look like the blue sky is vast And this sheer puddle a glass full of dreams? My little sparrow, you fly through the room... In at the window and out at the door.
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Freefall 05:25
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FREEFALL Saw your face, my own turned red, In the night time barely seen Hearing what the thunder said. And all my ships were lost at sea The ocean big and deep and green But this can’t mean the end of me, the end of me! Freefall. A comet in the Western skies. Just about to close my eyes. Freefall. I fight the game but play to win. To live this burning love again. Just like pleasure love’s remorse Fastened to the lesser force. So go passion and distain The power of the spoken word Just running with the ball and chain, a ball and chain. Freefall. A comet in the Western skies. Just about to close my eyes. Freefall. I fight the game but play to win. To live this burning love again. Driven through a crack in time Between the reason and the rhyme, The hours churn the brass bells sing, You throw the coins the changes ring. The changes ring! The changes ring! Freefall. A comet in the Western skies. Just about to close my eyes. Freefall. I fight the game but play to win. To live this burning love again. Freefall. A comet in the Western skies. Just about to close my eyes. Freefall. I fight the game but play to win. To live this burning love again. Freefall. A comet in the Western skies. Just about to close my eyes. Freefall. I fight the game but play to win. To live this burning love again. Freefall. A comet in the Western skies. Just about to close my eyes. Freefall. I fight the game but play to win. To live this burning love again. Freefall. A comet in the Western skies. Just about to close my eyes. Freefall. I fight the game
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No Perfect Love 04:05
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Total Time: 21:04
Recordings from 1987-1989.
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released December 14, 2022

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LESLIE MEDFORD Oakland, California

Leslie Medford is a dude from a world that no longer exists!The two bands he led 1984-1991 have their own bandcamp pages under The Ophelias and HighHorse. Medford was a busy fellow during his pro period (1982-1992) and this site covers solo things & side projects from as early as 1975 and as recent as 2004.There is tremendous variety here, of a high standard of idea, if not always execution.Enjoy! ... more

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