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4 Men with Beards |
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Pop/Rock |
Product No.: |
A4MB 191
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UPC: | 646315119114 |
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Limited Stock
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180 Gram Vinyl Record |
Another under-appreciated classic reissued on 180-gram vinyl by 4 Men With Beards
"Singer-songwriter Kevin Coyne's first solo recording is a triumphant, if occasionally bleak, look at life's outsiders. Using his time as social worker in a government-run mental hospital as a basis for his narratives, Coyne deals with issues of intense alienation, indifference, substance abuse (to which he was no stranger), and mental instability in a world that would rather forget these people existed, and a labyrinthine governmental bureaucracy that often denied their humanity. This is not a happy record, and is only infrequently hopeful, but it's never cynical, and neither does Coyne indulge in glib condescension. He acts as a subjective documentarian, an advocate for a group of people who desperately need one." — All Music Guide
Coyne, who died in 2004, spent much of the 1960s working with the mentally disabled, and his song writing is informed by a deep concern for the plight and mistreatment of those who have been tossed off by society. A bit of an outsider himself, he eschewed record industry pressure and maintained focus on his singular artistic vision.
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Side 1 |
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1. God Bless The Bride |
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2. White Horse |
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3. Uggy's Song |
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4. Need Somebody |
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5. Evil Island Home |
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Side 2 |
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6. Araby |
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7. My Message To The People |
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8. Mad Boy |
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9. Sand All Yellow |
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