{"product_id":"bill-fay-bill-fay","title":"BILL FAY - BILL FAY","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued on Decca's Deram imprint in 1970,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Fay\u003c\/strong\u003e's debut album is a soulful and introspective folk-rock masterpiece - With its warm, lush arrangements and heartfelt lyrics, it showcases\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFay's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epoetic storytelling and enduring from-the-heart emotion - This 180g vinyl re-issue replicates the original UK stereo pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Eden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand orchestrated by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Gibbs\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Fay's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edebut album is often stately, frequently poignant, and unfalteringly catchy. Fay's voice, a tentative mix of purity and knowhow is framed by high-period Decca arrangements, full of celestial strings and flourishing horns. The dressing does not take away from the immediacy of the material; a wistful eye cast across post-war Britain, removed from the cliches of the swinging sixties. Here as a hymnal full of kinship, family, encouragement and strangeness. For example,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sun Is Bored\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– the sun is bored, and the moon wants to get away to another place.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSing Us One Of Your Songs May\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– while inventing The Streets 30 years before\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Skinner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eappeared – is a sweetly powerful rumination on grief.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMethane River\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econflates pollution of water with a closed mind.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGentle Willie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the complexities of pacifism;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBe Not So Fearful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– championed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Tweedy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– is an aural equivalent of an arm around the shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are NOT moon-June-love ditties. Comparisons have been made to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Drake,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut there is also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Sarstedt,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGilbert O'Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Protheroe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat play here. Original copies of\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBill Fay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echange hands for three figure sums. For once, you can understand the price tag: this a remarkably accomplished debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Garden Song\u003cbr\u003e2. The Sun Is Bored\u003cbr\u003e3. We Want You To Stay\u003cbr\u003e4. Narrow Way\u003cbr\u003e5. We Have Laid Here\u003cbr\u003e6. Sing Us One Of Your Songs May\u003cbr\u003e7. Gentle Willie\u003cbr\u003e8. Methane River\u003cbr\u003e9. The Room\u003cbr\u003e10. Goodnight Stan\u003cbr\u003e11. Cannons Plain\u003cbr\u003e12. Be Not So Fearful\u003cbr\u003e13. Down To The Bridge\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volcanic Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52834360099116,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/3947\/9852\/files\/Bill_Fay_-_self-titled_debut_album_-_LP_180g_Vinyl_-_2025_Proper_Records_Reissue_webp.webp?v=1775628806","url":"https:\/\/volcanicvinyl.co.nz\/products\/bill-fay-bill-fay","provider":"Volcanic Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}