Gerry Rafferty - Gerry Rafferty Revisited (1974) (origineel vinyl) - €7,99

The Humblebums were a Scottish folk rock band, based in Glasgow. 

Its members included Billy Connolly, who later became a renowned stand-up comedian and actor; guitarist Tam Harvey; and singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. 

The band was active from 1965 to 1971.

In 1969 Rafferty became the third member of a folk-pop group, the Humblebums, along with comedian Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey. 

Harvey left shortly afterwards, and Rafferty and Connolly continued as a duo, recording two more albums for Transatlantic Records. 

A 1970 appearance at the Royal Festival Hall, supporting Fotheringay with Nick Drake, earned a positive review from critic Karl Dallas, who noted that all three acts showed "promise rather than fulfilment", and observed that "Gerry Rafferty's songs have the sweet tenderness of Paul McCartney in his 'Yesterday' mood". 

In his own stand-up shows, Connolly has often recalled this period, telling how Rafferty made him laugh and describing the crazy things they did while on tour. 

Once Rafferty decided to look in the Berlin telephone directory to see if any Hitlers were listed.

After the duo separated in 1971, Transatlantic owner Nathan Joseph signed Rafferty as a solo performer. Rafferty recorded his first solo album, Can I Have My Money Back?, with Hugh Murphy, a staff producer working for the label.

Gerry Rafferty, released in 1974 on Transatlantic Records (TRA 270) (reissued 1978 in U.S. on Visa Records [Visa 7006]), is mainly a compilation of Humblebums material that Gerry Rafferty had written and performed while in that group. 

It comprises most of the serious musical content of the last two albums released by that group, with the exception of "So Bad Thinking" (which was the B-side of his "Can I Have My Money Back?" single). The remaining content of those two albums were mostly humorous Billy Connolly compositions. All song versions on this album (except "So Bad Thinking") are available in CD form on various Humblebums compilations.

Side A

A1.  Shoeshine Boy - 3:17

A2.  Rick Rack - 2:48

A3.  All The Best People Do It - 2:59

A4.  Look Over The Hill And Far Away - 3:40

A5.  Blood And Glory - 2:31

A6.  Song For Simon - 2:21

A7.  I Can’t Stop Now - 4:41

Side B

B1.  So Bad Thinking - 3:20

B2.  Patrick - 3:22

B3.  Steamboat Row - 2:05

B4.  Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway - 4:35

B5.  Keep It To Yourself - 3:16

B6.  Coconut Tree - 1:57

B7.  Please Sing A Song For Us - 2:45

B8.  My Singing Bird - 3:18

Notes

Release:  1974

Format:  LP

Genre:  Folk-pop

Label:  Transatlantic Records

Catalog#  5N 038N-60728

Vinyl:  Goed

Hoes:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen

Prijs: €7,99