Description
Release Date Friday 21st March 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
Originally released in 1971, produced by the legendary Sandy Roberton and
featuring the likes of Richard & Danny Thompson, Keith Christmas and
members of Mighty Baby & Fotheringay, the album has been talked about in
glowing terms by an ever increasing fanbase over the years and is highly
sought after
It's a beautiful mixture of folk, psychedelic fourishes and adventurous production
combining majestically with Shelagh's exquisite songwriting and purity of voice.
It will immediately appeal to fans of Pentangle, Incredible String Band and Joni
Mitchell, as well as the solo records from members of some of the biggest U.S. bands
of the 1970s; David Crosby's 'If Only I Could remember My Name' and Gene Clark's 'No
Other', and is presented here for the frst time ever on vinyl re-issue.
Born in Edinburgh in 1948 before moving to Glasgow and attending the Glasgow
School of Art, Shelagh McDonald's reputation grew rapidly on the London and Bristol
folk circuit, gaining a cult following. In her early twenties she cut her frst album titled
simply 'Shelagh McDonald', the following year entering the studio with producer Sandy
Roberton (Ian Matthews, John Martyn, Chocolate Watch Band, Steeleye Span) to cut
'Stargazer'. Unfortunately for Shelagh, following a bad LSD experience, she withdrew
from not only the music industry but public life shortly before commencing work on
her third album. However, it is 'Stargazer' that continues to grow its reputation, with
original copies changing hands for hundreds of pounds.
Imbued with the fnest instrumentation and vocal delicacy in late '60s folk, the record
is heightened by a progressive production approach; the slow organ grooviness in the
traditional 'Dowie Dens of Yarrow', uplifting gospel overtones of 'Odyssey' and the
perfect match of melancholic piano and haunting strings by Robert Kirby on the title
track. These sublime arrangements all serve Shelagh's songwriting and soulful voice
that invoke the fnest folk traditions but at the same time look forward.
The album is the inaugural release on new label Different Strokes For Different Folks
with more genre bending, rare and cult records scheduled for 2025.
Tracks: Rod's Song / Liz's Song / Lonely King / City's Cry / Dowie Dens Of Yarrow /
Baby Go Slow / Canadian Man / Good Times / Odyssey / Stargazer
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