PHIL OCHS - BEST OF THE REST: RARE AND UNRELEASED RECORDINGS (2LP) RSD 2023 VINYL

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PHIL OCHS - BEST OF THE REST: RARE AND UNRELEASED RECORDINGS (2LP) RSD 2023 VINYLPhil Ochs is known primarily as a songwriter, but his talents extend far beyond that to short stories, poetry and satire. More than a torrent, less than a flood, the songs poured out of Phil so quickly that not all were able to find their place on his albums, with some of those songs only emerging decades later. The Warner Chappell demos, which make up the main portion of this, release represent a period spanning Ochs' last two albums for Elektra,

inward-pointing–the kind of elaborate musical latticing only Reznor at his most obsessive could have built

AND “CHERISH THE DAY

Volume 2 is every bit as good as Volume 1 and essential listening

it is also remarkably tight and malleable enough to accompany and punctuate Kuti's vehement and indicting lyrics

producerChris D

liner notes from noted New Zealand writer Nick Bollinger

Borracho� / 3

A5 I Walk The Line 2:43

Liner note contributions by more than 80 artists

an insanely talented lead guitarist who may actually have been more valuable as a songwriter or quasi-orchestral arranger of his instrument

is a headstrong thrill

Good Morning School Girl