Lorca (album)
Lorca | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1970 | |||
Recorded | 18, 19 & 26 September 1969 | |||
Studio | Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA | |||
Genre | Avant-folk, experimental[1] | |||
Length | 39:24 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Dick Kunc | |||
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AllMusic | [2] |
Lorca is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter
Production
Lorca is a move away from traditional pop music forms towards a free-form mix of
According to Larry Beckett, his songwriting partner from Tim Buckley and Goodbye and Hello, he was purposely trying to alienate fans at this point. Buckley described it as an album that, "To this day, you can't put...on at a party without stopping things; it doesn't fit in."[citation needed]
Buckley describes the second track as a "real advance," and that "It deals with a ballad in a totally personal, physical presentation... It has to be done slowly; it has to take five or six minutes; it has to be a movement. It has to hold you there and make you aware that someone is telling you something about himself in the dark."[4]
The album was written during a very prolific time for Buckley as he recorded and released four albums within a space of less than two years. Two of the albums,
Track listing
All tracks written by Tim Buckley.
Side One
- "Lorca" – 9:53
- "Anonymous Proposition" – 7:43
Side Two
- "I Had a Talk with My Woman" – 6:01
- "Driftin'" – 8:12
- "Nobody Walkin'" – 7:35
Personnel
- Tim Buckley – 12-string acoustic guitar, vocals
- Lee Underwood – electric guitar, electric piano
- John Balkin – Fender bass, pipe organ
- Carter C.C. Collins – congas
- Technical
- Herb Cohen - executive producer
- Dick Kunc - producer, engineer
- Ed Caraeff - photography
- Robert L. Heimall - design
- William S. Harvey - art direction
References
- ^ "Tim Buckley Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Tim Buckley interview: "The High Flyer"". Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- ^ a b c d Tim Buckley Interview at timbuckley.com
- ^ ""father?" "yes, son?" "i want to kill you."". Option Magazine July/August 95. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.