{"product_id":"beverly-glenn-copeland-beverly-glenn-copeland-lp","title":"Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Beverly Glenn-Copeland LP","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeverly Glenn-Copeland began his recording career with two self-titled LPs of poetic folk-jazz near the beginning of the 1970s. Following the stripped-down \u003c\/span\u003eBeverly Copeland\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, recorded and released in a miniscule pressing by CBC Radio Canada in 1970, Beverly Glenn-Copeland was issued by GRT in 1971. The album was recorded with an impressive cast of notable jazz musicians, including flutist \u003c\/span\u003eJeremy Steig\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, guitarist \u003c\/span\u003eLenny Breau\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, drummer \u003c\/span\u003eTerry Clarke\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and bassist\/percussionist \u003c\/span\u003eDon Thompson\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Much stronger than the artist's first record, Beverly Glenn-Copeland is a strange, mystical work filled with captivating vocal performances and intriguing songwriting. It's easy to imagine Glenn-Copeland's music eliciting comparisons to \u003c\/span\u003eTim Buckley\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eJoni Mitchell\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and maybe \u003c\/span\u003eLaura Nyro\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e when these albums first appeared, but with half a century of hindsight, his early music makes more sense in the context of the freak-folk underground and the rediscovery of other obscure gems like \u003c\/span\u003eLinda Perhacs\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003eParallelograms\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Opening song \"Color of Anyhow\" is warm, majestic, and inviting, but \"Ghost House\" immediately switches the mood to something more curious and, indeed, haunting. The first half of the song is delicate, almost an ambient lullaby, then the second is an arresting gale of commanding vocals and rapturous guitar, flute, and drums. \"Complainin' Blues\" is a more rollicking, locomotive shuffle with percolating organ licks. Two songs from the first record -- the abstract, operatic \"Swords of Gold\" and the more comforting, uplifting \"Song from Beads\" -- are given more fleshed-out re-readings. The brief, distorted \"My Old Rag or the Hysterical Virgin\" manages to out-weird the likes of \u003c\/span\u003eJoanna Newsom\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eDevendra Banhart\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and other 21st century freak-folkies. Finally, \"Erzili\" is an expansion on the vibes of \"Ghost House,\" beginning with lyrics of being possessed and dancing on rainbows, then progressing into a faster, more intricate instrumental section with freewheeling flute solos. Over the years, Beverly Glenn-Copeland has come to rival 1986's \u003c\/span\u003eKeyboard Fantasies\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as the artist's most beloved work, and while the two albums sound vastly different, they're both singular, bewildering experiences. -All Music Guide\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Transgressive Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67878231638083,"sku":"fvo1793808105475","price":23.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8020\/2819\/files\/beverly-glenn-copeland---beverly-glenn-copeland-lp_1.jpg?v=1793808114","url":"https:\/\/petgates.shop\/products\/beverly-glenn-copeland-beverly-glenn-copeland-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}