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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Jackson C. Frank Hard to Find?

An online biography states:
One of the most interesting and enigmatic cult figures of 1960s folk, Jackson Frank's reputation rests almost solely upon one hard-to-find album from the mid-'60s.
"Hard-to-find" is a peculiar term. A quick search found 16 offers for the CD on eBay and 33 videos on youtube. Not the record mind you, but in another era the tunes would be hard to find.  Now they're just a few clicks away.

Another manifestation of the glory of capitalism: if there is a market there will be a supplier.

I'm sure the postings to youtube violate all sorts of copyrights.   Never the less, his own version of "You Never Wanted Me" is reminiscent  of Bob Dylan's lyrics and Tim Buckley vocal mannerisms (with a more limited range). 

It's odd that Sandy Dennis's version of his song is more famous and until I looked for him on the web I'd heard either version.

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