SHAWN PHILLIPS - Contribution LP crust Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars

Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars is Sarah Louise’s most fearless work to date

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SHAWN PHILLIPS - Contribution LP crust Nighttime Birds and Morning StarsShawn Phillips' first major album, recorded in 1968 with help from the members of Traffic, among others, is a condensation of a far more ambitious studio original that was intended to fill three LPs. The range of sounds on this record is shockingly diverse, from breezy folk rock ('Man Hole Covered Wagon') to pieces incorporating classical guitar and phantasmagoric lyrics ('L Ballade' finds Phillips' at his most Donovan like, but with a better voice),