MIKE SILVER & MIKE BEASON The Applicant Mega Rare Orig UK Folk Psych LP Fontana

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Mike Silver & Mike Beason The Applicant Very Rare Original UK Folk Rock LP released on Fontana Records in 1969. 1st UK pressing on the Black and Silver Fontana label, the sleeve is Laminated on the front and back. Matrix Numbers Side One - 886773 1Y//1 Side Two - 88673 2y//2 Produced by David Paramor (Simon Dupree, the Koobas, the Gods, Head Machine), this is one of the rarest and least-known major label albums of the period. Sub-titled ‘A Folk Opera’, it’s a strange combination of spoken word and songs following the attempts of a starving man (acted by Beason) to find work. Spread over two sides with no track breaks, it’s somewhat dated and, inevitably, the somewhat callow spoken sections stand up to fewer plays than the music. That said, it contains some fine, passionate songs from Silver, set to deft guitar, organ, flute and occasional oboe, reminiscent of Al Jones’s debut. No musicians are credited on the sleeve, but the arrangements are by Christopher Gunning, who went on to score numerous films and TV shows. Silver later played in Daylight, and recorded several solo albums. (Galactic Ramble) TRACKS ARE :- Side One 1. "Mr. Beason is a Lonely and Desperate Man..." Side Two 1. "....And Work is Hard To Find" Released on 'Fontana Records' Records in 1969 Catalogue Number STL 5506 Record is in Near Mint condition Sleeve read more

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