Genre: country-rock
Rating: ** (2 stars)
Title: Fresh Produce
Company: Flying Fish
Catalog: FF-018
Year: 1975
Country/State: --
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG
Comments: gatefold sleeve; minor ring wear on cover
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4412
Price: $10.00
Cost: $66.00
Not to be mistaken for the hideously rare psych outfit from ,these guys are of minor interest to me in that they're from the Washington, DC area and I vaguely remember seeing them open for some name act (maybe The Chieftains).
Featuring a mixture of originals and traditional covers, 1975's "Fresh Produce" offered up a mildly entertaining set of folk and bluegrass moves. I'll be candid and tell you they're far too country for my tastes, but I can still admire their professionalism and a couple of tracks ('Everybody Loves My Baby') actually rocked a little. Elsewhere, guitarist Mark Walbridge sounded a bit like Graham Nash (if he'd grown up in rural Virginia) on the pertty ballad 'Moonshine Girl'. Personal favorite, the atypical eastern-influenced instrumental 'Muvu Aahaa'.
"Fresh
Produce" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Everybody Loves My Baby (Spencer Williams - J. Palmer) - 3:24
2.) Cracklin' Down (Bob Shank) - 2:24
3.) Shaking Down the Acorns (instrumental) (traditional) - 1:46
4.) See You Tomorrow (Peter Tenney) - 2:30
5.) Red Rocking Chair (Charlie Monroe) - 3:20
6.) Ragtime Annie (traditional) - 2:00
(side 2)
1.) Moonshine Girl (Sam Morgan) - 3:40
2.) Muvu Aahaa (instrumental) (Sam Morgan) - 2:11
3.) Little Beggarman (instrumental) (traditional) - 2:45
4.) Ship On the Rocks (Mark Walbridge) - 2:06
5.) Russian Roulette (instrumental) (Sam Morgan - Peter Tenney) - 2:19
6.) Hop High Ladies (traditional) - 1:40
7.) Turkey In the Straw (traditional) - 2:00
as you can.