Lal & Mike Waterson – Bright Phoebus
(Trailer Records LES2076 Yellow Labels)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– inside of gatefold has some light foxing spots
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Elaine “Lal” Waterson (15 February 1943 – 4 September 1998) was an English folk singer and songwriter. She sang with, among others, The Watersons, The Waterdaughters and Blue Murder. She was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1998, she died suddenly in Robin Hood’s Bay, of cancer diagnosed only ten days before. “Lal Waterson’s voice was stark but captivating, her songs lyrically ambitious and melodically powerful.”
Michael Waterson (17 January 1941 – 22 June 2011) was an English writer, songwriter and folk singer.
Bright Phoebus, fully titled Bright Phoebus: Songs by Lal & Mike Waterson, is a folk rock album by Lal and Mike Waterson. It was recorded in May 1972 with musical assistance from various well-known members of the British folk rock scene. The album failed to make an impact on its original release, but it was subsequently championed by many musicians, including Billy Bragg, Arcade Fire, Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker. For years the album was difficult to obtain. In 2017, a re-release of Bright Phoebus was announced and shortly thereafter pulled from the market for legal reasons.
Track listing
Side A:
- Rubber Band (2:57), Mike Waterson
- Mike Waterson – lead and chorus vocals; Lal Waterson, Norma Waterson, Tim Hart, Maddy Prior – chorus vocals
- Richard Thompson – rhythm guitar; Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar; Dave Mattacks – drums; Tim Hart – tambourine
- Sammy Rimmington – clarinet; Dennis Field – cornet; Keith Nicholls – trombone; Richard Gold – rubber band; Bill Leader – jew’s harp
- The Scarecrow (3:49), Lal & Mike Waterson
- Mike Waterson – vocals
- Richard Thompson – acoustic guitar (left channel); Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar (right channel)
- Fine Horseman (3:31), Lal Waterson
- Lal Waterson – vocals
- Richard Thompson – acoustic guitar (left channel); Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar (right channel)
- Sue Harris – oboe; Clare Deniz – cello
- Winifer Odd (2:43), Lal Waterson
- Lal Waterson – vocals
- Richard Thompson – acoustic guitar (left channel); Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar (right channel)
- Danny Rose (2:42), Mike Waterson
- Mike Waterson – vocals
- Richard Thompson – lead guitar; Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar; Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar; Dave Mattacks – drums
- Child Among the Weeds (3:40), Lal Waterson, Chris Collins
- Lal Waterson – vocals; Bob Davenport – vocals (bridge)
- Richard Thompson – acoustic guitar (left channel); Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar (right channel)
Side B:
- Magical Man (2:47), Lal & Mike Waterson, Chris Collins
- Mike Waterson – lead and chorus vocals; Lal Waterson, Norma Waterson, Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Martin Carthy, Bernie Vickers (briefly a member of the Watersons in early 1972, prior to Bright Phoebus), Graham Gordon – chorus vocals
- Richard Thompson – lead guitar; Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar; Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar; Dave Mattacks – drums
- Never the Same (2:55), Lal Waterson
- Lal Waterson – vocals
- Richard Thompson – acoustic guitar (left channel); Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar (right channel)
- Clare Deniz – cello
- To Make You Stay (2:12), Lal Waterson
- Lal Waterson – vocals
- Richard Thompson – acoustic guitar (left channel); Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar (right channel); Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar
- Shady Lady (3:18), Mike Waterson
- Mike Waterson, Lal Waterson, Norma Waterson, Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Martin Carthy – chorus vocals
- Richard Thompson – lead guitar; Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar; Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar; Dave Mattacks – drums
- Red Wine & Promises (3:04), Lal Waterson
- Norma Waterson – vocals
- Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar
- Bright Phoebus (2:54), Mike Waterson
- Mike Waterson – lead and chorus vocals; Lal Waterson – lead and chorus vocals; Norma Waterson, Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Martin Carthy – chorus vocals
- Richard Thompson – lead guitar; Mike Waterson – acoustic guitar; Martin Carthy – acoustic guitar; Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar; Dave Mattacks – drums
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