Kathy Smith - Kathy Smith 2 (1971) [2010] torrent

Band: Kathy Smith
Album: 2
Release: 1971 (2010)
Genre: Jazzy folk psych
Country: US
Quality: FLAC | lossless

Again, using this column to shine a bit of light on an album that’s been pinched between the cracks. While there are dozens of reissues pressing down each month, it seems that for each complete knockout, there are just as many superfluous retreads of dollar bin fodder best left to their original incarnations. So Necessary Repress finds me wandering through those records that elude local capture or beg too much on the secondary market. An apt example as any would certainly be the sophomore LP from L.A. folk artist Kathy Smith. Though she’s been a collector’s gem for quite some time, I came to Smith (as I imagine many might have) through Andy Votel’s lovely compilation Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word. Her song “It’s Taking So Long” from 2 gets prime placement on the comp and acts as an easy hook into Smith’s songwriting and style.

Tracklist:
1. Lady Of Lavender (Jimmie Spheeris) - 3:47
2. It's Taking So Long (C. Jackson Brown) - 4:57
3. Rock 'n' Roll Star (Pamela Polland) - 4:00
4. Willie (Jimmie Spheeris) - 3:55
5. Fly Off With The Wind - 4:32
6. Seven Virgins (Jimmie Spheeris) - 3:49
7. For Emile - 3:43
8. Travel In A Circle - 5:57
9. Blessed Be The People - 4:57