Summary
IN 1969, a young singer/songwriter recorded his debut album in Paris with a 56-piece orchestra he hadn't asked for. The album's producer was convinced he'd found the next Bob Dylan but while the album was being prepared for release, the label boss took his own life and all momentum and appetite for the record seemed to evaporate. The Nightmare Of JB Stanislas became such an ultra-cult collectible that even its creator Nick Garrie didn't own a copy.
And that might have been it for this "lost" album had it not been for its simmering word-of-mouth reputation and the enthusiastic intervention of a handful of new-found fans.See the full content of this document
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The Lost Joys
"When the album was finally re-issued on Joe Foster's Rev-ola label a few years ago, it came to the attention of Duglas Stewart, lead singer of Glasgow indie stalwarts BMX Bandits and evangelical cheerleader for a number of overlooked, under-appreciated musicians, who was quickly seduced by Garrie's precocious songwriting and s...
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