gullbuy music review

February 15, 2005

Vashti Bunyan

title:: Just Another Diamond Day
label:: Spinney

Vashti Bunyan's Just Another Diamond Day is a lost gem of folk music originally recorded and released in 1970, only to become a collector's item fetching upwards of $1000.

Vashti Bunyan combined the folk sounds of the day from the likes of the Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention with her wispy sweet vocals and a Nick Drake like lyrical simplicity for an album that ends up transcending the time period in which it was created.

The Field Mice

title:: Snowball + Singles
label:: LTM

This band and these songs are gospel to many music fans. Bobby Wratten was the heartthrob of a nation of underground pop fans, and his songs of love are just as relevant now as they were when this record came out in 1989.

The Field Mice

title:: Skywriting + Singles
label:: LTM

Skywriting was The Field Mice's follow-up to Snowball, originally released in 1990. This special edition adds all the songs from two EPs that came out during the same period, The Autumn Store and So Said Kay.

The Field Mice

title:: For Keeps + Singles
label:: LTM

For Keeps was The Field Mice's third and final album, released in October 1991. The band had confidence combined with lots of experience in the studio and doing shows.