Don & Stevie - Don & Stevie (2013)
- Title: Don & Stevie
- Year Of Release: 2013
- Label: Finders Keepers Records
- Genre: Folk, Psychedelic Rock
- Quality: FLAC lossless
- Total Time: 00:30:59
- Total Size: 115 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Clocking in at a brief 31 minutes, this compilaion gathers together 11 songs recorded by husband and wife duo Don & Stevie Gere in the shadow of the Hollywood Hills in the late Sixties. Recorded and pressed on acetate at walk in studios in LA, they've lain unreleased and unplayed in the Gere household for over 40 years and they're now finally seeing the light of day thanks to Finders Keepers Records.
A blend of acid folk and acoustic pop, there is a certain charm and innocence to much of the music and they were clearly head over heels in love with each other. Don Gere takes care of the most of the lead vocals with Stevie adding her high pitched vocals when required. A couple of the tracks rock out - there's some cool fuzz guitar on 'Keep An Eye On You' - but it mostly an acoustic affair that brings to mind Pentangle, Donavan and even Love at times.
Given that these recordings were made with limited resources on an equally limited budget, the songs do, unsurprisingly, sound like demos but I suppose it adds to the overall charm. As good as this is, I wouldn't consider it to be a lost "classic" but if you have an interest in Sixties folk, it's certainly worthy of further investigation.
Tracklist:
1 01. Don & Stevie - American Lullaby (02:54)
1 02. Don & Stevie - Live Our Life (02:38)
1 03. Don & Stevie - Sweet Sugar (03:34)
1 04. Don & Stevie - Talked About World (02:20)
1 05. Don & Stevie - Keep An Eye On You (02:09)
1 06. Don & Stevie - Another Blue Day (03:54)
1 07. Don & Stevie - What Do You Think Of Me (02:00)
1 08. Don & Stevie - Kindly (02:57)
1 09. Don & Stevie - Tell Me Now (02:34)
1 10. Don & Stevie - I've Been Wrong (03:38)
1 11. Don & Stevie - Laying By The Riverside (02:17)
A blend of acid folk and acoustic pop, there is a certain charm and innocence to much of the music and they were clearly head over heels in love with each other. Don Gere takes care of the most of the lead vocals with Stevie adding her high pitched vocals when required. A couple of the tracks rock out - there's some cool fuzz guitar on 'Keep An Eye On You' - but it mostly an acoustic affair that brings to mind Pentangle, Donavan and even Love at times.
Given that these recordings were made with limited resources on an equally limited budget, the songs do, unsurprisingly, sound like demos but I suppose it adds to the overall charm. As good as this is, I wouldn't consider it to be a lost "classic" but if you have an interest in Sixties folk, it's certainly worthy of further investigation.
Tracklist:
1 01. Don & Stevie - American Lullaby (02:54)
1 02. Don & Stevie - Live Our Life (02:38)
1 03. Don & Stevie - Sweet Sugar (03:34)
1 04. Don & Stevie - Talked About World (02:20)
1 05. Don & Stevie - Keep An Eye On You (02:09)
1 06. Don & Stevie - Another Blue Day (03:54)
1 07. Don & Stevie - What Do You Think Of Me (02:00)
1 08. Don & Stevie - Kindly (02:57)
1 09. Don & Stevie - Tell Me Now (02:34)
1 10. Don & Stevie - I've Been Wrong (03:38)
1 11. Don & Stevie - Laying By The Riverside (02:17)
Pop | Folk | FLAC / APE
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