Richie Havens - High Flyin' Bird: The Verve Forecast Years (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 935 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 361 MB
2:37:37 | Folk Rock, Blues, Soul | Label: Hip-O Select
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 935 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 361 MB
2:37:37 | Folk Rock, Blues, Soul | Label: Hip-O Select
This two-disc collection gathers Richie Havens' (guitar/sitar/vocals) long-players Mixed Bag (1967), Something Else Again (1968) and Richard P. Havens, 1983 (1969), plus the single-only "I've Gotta Go," all of which hail from his brief stint with Verve\Forecast Records. Although Havens had already established himself as a formidable talent prior to participating in the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, it was undeniably his extended opening set that solidified his stature as a folk icon. In addition to providing the seminal self-penned entries "Adam," "Inside of Him" and "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed," the artist co-wrote "Handsome Johnny" – with help from burgeoning actor Lou Gossett Jr. – "Something Else Again" and "New City" with producer John Court. He also penned "Indian Rope Man," "Putting Out the Vibrations and Hoping It Comes Home," as well as "The Parable of Ramon" and "Just Above My Hobby Horse's Head" alongside Mark Roth.
