Al Stewart - To Whom It May Concern: 1966–1970 (1993) MP3

To Whom It May Concern:1966-1970 contains Al Stewart's early recordings for Epic Records, including the single The Elf (1966) and all of his first three albums, Bed Sitter Images (1967), Love Chronicles (1969), and Zero She Flies (1970) in their entirety. Stewart took some time to find his voice, and it's possible to hear him struggle here, alternately hitting on British folk-rock à la Donovan, Tolkien-spirited fantasy, and lite psychedelia before he started to embark on his trademark historical obsessions and winding narratives. This makes it sound like it's only of interest to hardcore fans, which it is to a certain extent, but for fetishists of late-'60s folk-rock and psychedelic pop, there are some really intriguing things to be heard here, even if part of the reason that they're intriguing is because they don't quite work.

1-01 The Elf 2:31
1-02 Turn Into Earth 2:53
1-03 Bedsitter Images 3:20
1-04 Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres 4:00
1-05 The Carmichaels 2:52
1-06 Scandinavian Girl 2:35
1-07 Pretty Golden Hair 3:40
1-08 Denise At 16 3:19
1-09 Samuel, Oh How You've Changed! 4:00
1-10 Cleave To Me 2:53
1-11 A Long Way Down From Stephanie 3:28
1-12 Ivich 4:24
1-13 Beleeka Doodle Day 6:58
1-14 Lover Man 2:32
1-15 Clifton In The Rain 2:41
1-16 In Brooklyn 3:43
1-17 Old Compton Street Blues 4:26
1-18 Ballad Of Mary Foster 8:02
1-19 Life And Life Only 5:47

2-01 You Should Have Listened To Al 3:02
2-02 Love Chronicles 18:07
2-03 My Enemies Have Sweet Voices 5:14
2-04 A Small Fruit Song 2:00
2-05 Gethsemane, Again 5:27
2-06 Burbling 3:19
2-07 Electric Los Angeles Sunset 3:47
2-08 Manuscript 4:46
2-09 Black Hill 1:21
2-10 Anna 1:47
2-11 Room Of Roots 3:52
2-12 Zero She Flies 5:31

Tracks 1-01 and 1-02 published 1966
Originally released as a single on Decca Records

Tracks 1-03 to 1-13 published 1967
Originally released as the 'Bedsitter Images' album.

Tracks 1-14 and 1-15 published 1970
From re-issue of 'Bedsitter Images'

Tracks 1-16 to 1-19 published 1969
Originally released as the 'Love Chronicles' album.

Tracks 2-01 and 2-02 published 1969
Originally released as the 'Love Chronicles' album.

Tracks 2-03 to 2-12 published 1970
Originally released as the 'Zero She Flies' album.

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