Sandy Denny – Like An Old Fashioned Waltz (1973) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip
Folk-Rock, Pop-Rock | 1973 UK LP | Island ILPS 9258
With Like an Old Fashioned Waltz, Sandy Denny expands on the more polished moments that her previous work, Sandy (1972), had suggested. The tone throughout most of the record is melancholy and personal, with gentle piano, rich strings, and barely a trace of her British folk roots. "Solo," one of her best songs, opens the album with a sense of apprehension and yearning, while cuts such as the beautifully vivid title track, the longing "At the End of the Day," and the evocative closer "No End" nicely follow suit. The Ink Spots covers "Whispering Grass" and "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" break the mood a bit, but it's a testament to the breadth of Denny's talent that she's able to make this sort of jazz-inflected pop work for her. These two songs seem to hint at a new direction that never really materialized in her final years, though an entire album of Ink Spots tunes was actually rumored at one point. As Sandy Denny's last solo work for four years, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz remains an intimate and moving record. Brett Hartenbach, allmusic.
Track listing:
01. Solo
02. Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
03. Whispering Grass
04. Friends
05. Carnival
06. Dark The Night
07. At The End of The Day
08. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
09. No End
Personnel:
Sandy Denny - lead vocals, piano (1/2/4), acoustic guitar (5/6), electric piano (9)
Richard Thompson - electric guitar (1)
Trevor Lucas - acoustic guitar (1/7)
Diz Disley - acoustic guitar (3/8)
Jerry Donahue - electric guitar (4/7), acoustic guitar (5)
Jean Roussel - organ (1)
Ian Armit - piano (3/8)
John (Rabbit) Bundrick - piano (5/9), electric piano (6), clavinet (6)
Dave Pegg - bass (1-2/4-5/9)
Danny Thompson - double bass (3/8)
Pat Donaldson - bass (6/7)
Dave Mattacks - drums (1-5/8-9)
Gerry Conway - drums (6/7)
Alan Skidmore - saxophone (8)
Harry Robinson - string arrangements (1/2/4-7/9)
Bob Leaper - brass arrangements (3/8)
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London and A&M Studios, Los Angeles.
Produced and engineered by Trevor Lucas and John Wood.
Technicals:
Knosti RCM.
Michell GyroDec full version.
Funk Firm FXR II Tonearm.
Audio Technica AT33PTG/II MC Cartridge.
Harman Kardon HK990 Integrated Amplifier.
Gold Interconnects. E-MU 0204 Audio Interface.
Recording, split and manual de-click with Adobe Audition 3.0.1
Click Repair 3.8.4
Vinyl transfer by son-of-albion