Tim Buckley's final two albums before his untimely death at the age of 28 were the classics Sefronia and Look At The Fool. Manifesto Records recently discovered the original master tapes after over 40 years and has re-mastered them so the sound quality has never sounded better.
Released in May 1973, Sefronia was Tim Buckley's eighth album, his first on manager Herb Cohen's DiscReet label, and followed the critically successful Greetings From LA. It features his studio version of Fred Neil's 'Dolphins', a song he had originally performed in London in 1968, captured on the Dream Letter live album. Also featured are three co-writes with his original collaborator Larry Beckett, and a cover of Tom Waits' 'Martha'. The album has been remastered from the original tapes by Dave Schultz in 2017.
Look At The Fool, Tim Buckley's 9th and final studio album, released in 1974, a year before his death in June 1975. Funky and soulful, the material and music match the times and Buckley's amazing phrasing and voice are top notch.
Track Listing:
Sefronia
1. Dolphins
2. Honey Man
3. Because of You
4. Peanut Man
5. Martha
6. Quicksand
7. I Know I'd Recognize Your Face
8. Stone in Love
9. Sefronia - After Asklopiades, After Kafka
10. Sefronia - The King's Chain
11. Sally Go 'Round the Roses
Look at the Fool
1. Look at the Fool
2. Bring It On Up
3. Helpless
4. Freeway Blues
5. Tijuana Moon
6. Ain't It Peculiar
7. Who Could Deny You
8. Mexicali Voodoo
9. Down in the Street
10. Wanda Lou
VENICE MATING CALL (Double CD)
In September of 1969, singer/songwriter Tim Buckley did a string of legendary shows at the world famous Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. These performances captured Buckley's improvisational raw energy of songs that stretch toward or past the 10-minute mark, the combinations of acoustic & electric guitars, Fender Rhodes piano & electric bass, drum set & congas - throbbing and brewing in a dynamic jazz-folk stew! All this sound has been compiled in the 2 disc compilation Venice Mating Call.
Venice Mating Call
Disc One
1. Buzzin' Fly
2. Strange Feelin'
3. Blue Melody
4. Chase the Blues Away
5. Venice Mating Call
6. Gypsy Woman
7. I Don't Need It to Rain
Disc Two
1. Driftin'
2. (I Wanna) Testify
3. Anonymous Proposition
4. Lorca
5. I Had A Talk With My Woman
6. Nobody Walkin'