Jackson C. Frank – Jackson C. Frank (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP a glorious self-examination of Martin

a glorious self-examination of Martin Phillipps’ songwriting hot (ish) on the heels of the hugely successful ‘Snowbound’ (2018) and the critically-acclaimed movie ‘The Chills: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps’ a year later

Mermaidens mobilised their strengths in collaboration to produce a body of music that is every bit as experimental

and it still stands today as perhaps the most quintessential hard bop recording of all-time

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And yet their first album seemed to epitomise that sound

Jackson C. Frank – Jackson C. Frank (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP a glorious self-examination of MartinJackson C. Frank's eponymous album is the embodiment of folk legend. Issued in late 1965 on the UK Columbia label, it was for many years more famous for it's producer (Paul Simon) and the musicians who would go on to cover it's songs (Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Sandy Denny) than for the hauntingly beautiful music contained inside. Frank's backstory certainly adds to the legacy: born in Buffalo, New York, he used the settlement from a childhood accident