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Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 Live album by Tim Buckley Released May 1990 Recorded London, October 7, 1968 Genre Experimental rock Length 52:28 (Disc 1)
61:28 (Disc 2)Label Enigma Retro
Manifesto RecordsProducer Bill Inglot Tim Buckley chronology The Best of Tim Buckley
(1983)Dream Letter: Live in London 1968
(1990)Peel Sessions
(1991)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 is a live album by Tim Buckley. The album was recorded in Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England on October 7, 1968 (mistakenly credited as being recorded on July 10 due to a confusion between American and British formatting of dates). Due to a lack of available funds Buckley was unable to tour with regular bass player John Miller and conga player Carter "C.C." Collins.[2] The concert instead features bassist Danny Thompson (from British folk group Pentangle), guitarist Lee Underwood and vibraphone player David Friedman.[3]
The concert features songs from Buckley's second album, Goodbye and Hello and the soon to be released Happy Sad. Also featured are the songs Happy Time, which appeared on the 1970 album, Blue Afternoon, and a cover of Fred Neil's "Dolphins", which would appear on Sefronia in 1973. The "Carnival Song" which appears here is not the song of the same name from Goodbye and Hello, but an entirely different composition. Five other tracks from this set had, at the time of Dream Letter's release in 1990, never been heard on record before.
Track listing
Disc 1
- "Introduction" (Buckley) – 1:06
- "Buzzin' Fly" (Buckley) – 6:13
- "Phantasmagoria in Two" (Buckley) – 4:41
- "Morning Glory" (Beckett, Buckley) – 3:43
- "Dolphins" (Neil) – 6:39
- "I've Been Out Walking" (Buckley) – 8:18
- "The Earth Is Broken" (Buckley) – 6:59
- "Who Do You Love" (Buckley) – 9:27
- "Pleasant Street (Buckley)/You Keep Me Hanging On" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 7:58
Disc 2
- "Love from Room 109/Strange Feelin'" (Buckley) – 12:18
- "Carnival Song (Buckley)/Hi Lily, Hi Lo" (Deutch) – 8:50
- "Hallucinations" (Beckett, Buckley) – 7:14
- "Troubadour" (Buckley) – 6:04
- "Dream Letter/Happy Time" (Buckley) – 9:25
- "Wayfaring Stranger/You Got Me Runnin'" (Buckley) – 13:08
- "Once I Was" (Buckley) – 4:29
Personnel
- Tim Buckley – vocals, 12 string guitar
- Lee Underwood – guitar
- Danny Thompson – bass
- David Friedman – vibraphone
Introduction by Pete Drummond of BBC Radio 1.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Tim Buckley Interview: "The High Flyer"". http://home.casema.nl/jim2873/timbuckley/highflyer.html. Retrieved 2008-05-03.[dead link]
- ^ Tim Buckley.net Accessed 20th April 2008
Discography Studio albums: Tim Buckley · Goodbye and Hello · Happy Sad · Blue Afternoon · Lorca · Starsailor · Greetings from L.A. · Sefronia · Look at the Fool
Live albums: Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 · Peel Sessions · Live at the Troubadour 1969 · Honeyman: Live 1973 · Once I Was · Copenhagen Tapes
Compilation albums: The Late Great Tim Buckley · The Best of Tim Buckley · Morning Glory · Works in Progress · The Dream Belongs to Me: Rare and Unreleased 1968 - 1973 · Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology · Tim Buckley/Goodbye and Hello · Take 2: Greetings from L.A./Tim BuckleySingles, EPs and Songs Singles: "Wings"/"Grief In My Soul" (7") Elektra · "Aren't You The Girl"/"Strange Street Affair Under Blue" (7") Elektra · "Morning Glory"/"Once I Was" (7") Elektra · "Morning Glory"/"Knight Errant" (7") Elektra · "Once I Was"/"Phantasmagoria In Two" (7") Elektra · "Wings"/"I Can't See You" (7") Elektra · "Pleasant Street"/"Carnival Song" (7") Elektra · "Happy Time"/"So Lonely" (7") Straight
EPs: Thin Wires In The Voice
Songs: "Phantasmagoria in Two" · "Song to the Siren"DVDs Related articles Larry Beckett · Jeff Buckley · Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley · Sing a Song for You: Tribute to Tim BuckleyCategories:- Double live albums
- Tim Buckley live albums
- 1990 live albums
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