February 27, 2023

Fast Folk Musical Magazine: Los Angeles

Fast Folk Musical Magazine – FF 409

ormat: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Man of Principle: Show of Hands (03:18)
A2 The Arms Race: Marvin Etzioni (04:48)
A3 On Time: Victoria Williams (03:04)
A4 Policeman: Kyle Johnson (05:04)
A5 You're in My Blood: John Bossman (03:23)
A6 Sprinklers of Salinas: Joyce Woodson, Denny Croy, and Marty Rifkin (04:00)
B1 Feel Like Makin' Art: Life is Grand Band (03:25)
B2 New Toys: Milo Binder (02:07)
B3 The Good Years: Richard Goldman, Debbie Holland, and Denny Croy (02:27)
B4 Ashes and Coal: Richard Ferriera (04:00)
B5 Apache Tears: Hirth Martinez (03:57)
B6 Jason's Song: Sandy Ross (02:29)
B7 Punch and Sacco: Peter Case (02:33)
[Credits]
Producer: Richard A. Meyer, Field Worker: Marvin, Recorder: David Seitz
[Notes]
This issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine travels to Los Angeles. In an essay for the magazine, Los Angeles Times music critic Steve Hochman suggests that the acoustic music scene in LA during the late 1980s was "a marking of the simultaneous ending of a musical cycle and the beginning of new one." The music in this collection reflects that assessment, with selections ranging from acoustic pop to acoustic country and lots of modern folk songs filling out the set. Emerging West Coast musicians on this recording include Peter Case, previously with The Plimsouls, his future wife Victoria Williams, singer and music producer Marvin Etzioni, Joyce Woodson, and Milo Binder singing an early performance of "New Toys." A 20-page facsimile of the magazine is included.

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