Thursday, August 06, 2009

Rock and Roll Love Letter (Part Deux)

As promised yesterday, here's the 1974 Tim Moore original.





Seems I erred on the availability of this one as well; the album it derives from, Behind the Eyes, is indeed available as an import over at Amazon, and unless you're a total schween, you'll get over there and order it ASAP.
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10 comments:

  1. Sal Nunziato8/06/2009 7:32 AM

    One of my favorites records evah! I thought there was a US reissue also. Wounded Bird label possibly.

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  2. Gummo8/06/2009 7:36 AM

    Nice.

    Certainly the least affected version of the song, which makes it the most fun version.

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  3. steve simels8/06/2009 9:08 AM

    BTW, isn't that the goddamn ugliest album cover you've ever seen?

    I'm willing to bet Moore's career was derailed by art direction like that. It screams LA sensitive singer/songwriter who hangs out with JD Souther, rather than cool rock guy who plays all the instruments himself.

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  4. Gummo8/06/2009 9:13 AM

    To me it says "sensitive singer songwriter who's had the lower half of his face ripped off in a horrible accident, possibly at the beach."

    But that's just me.

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  5. steve simels8/06/2009 9:27 AM

    I think you're on to something there, my friend.
    :-)

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  6. Gummo8/06/2009 11:42 AM

    That cover also reminds me of a joke:

    "My LA sensitive singer-songwriter has no nose!"

    "No nose? How does he smell?"

    "Awful!"



    (Okay, I'll stop now.)

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  7. Wendy8/06/2009 12:09 PM

    Oh, I dunno ... the cover is sorta Daliesque.

    But it does scream "Sensitive New Age Man", I'll give you that.

    And my word is Derriona ... isn't that a song by The Knack? :-)

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  8. Kid Charlemagne8/06/2009 12:17 PM

    Thanks Steve! This is great! Never heard the original! I will have to check the LP out!

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  9. Anonymous8/06/2009 7:12 PM

    Damn good one, Steve!

    ROTP(lumber)

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  10. MBowen8/06/2009 7:20 PM

    This record was in cut-out bins all over Ithaca, and I never bought it largely because of the cover. Like you said, I figured it was a low-budget version of Dan Fogelburg.

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