Clearance Michael Hurley – Back Home With Drifting Woods [LP]

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Release Date: 5/16/2025Label: Mississippi Records”The recordings Contained herein are contained here after many years on the shelf… ” So begin Michael Hurley’s notes to these unbelievably great recordings from 1964… never before heard. Recorded by Fred Ramsey as part of the same sessions that resulted in Michael’s First Songs LP on Folkways. Side A starts with What’llya Do, What’llya Say?, a pretty psychedelic classic that can very well put you into some kinda trance. After that we hear The Blues Had Gone Away – a sad drifty little tune, then Pretty Girl On rollerskates, with a rare Hurley harmonica solo u0026amp; hallucinatory lyrics worthy of some examination, and then a beautiful alternate take on one of Michael’s all time greats – The Tea Song. Side B starts up with yet more alternate takes of songs from the Folkways LP – this time of Intersoular Blues u0026amp; I Like My Wine. After that we get to hear two great compositions for the first time, u0026amp; man oh man are they pretty – Hey Hey Hey Hey u0026amp; I Love You Babe. Real great stuff all around that we recommend for deep into it Hurley fans u0026amp; newcomers to his art alike. Michael Hurley is a great American song writer with his own unique way of seeing the world u0026amp; this LP is a great testament to his vision. Co-release with our friends Nero’s Neptune.Tracklist:1 What’llya Do / What’llya Say?2 The Blues Had Gone Away3 Pretty Girl on Rollerskates4 The Tea Song5 Intersoular Blues6 I Like My Wine7 Hey Hey Hey Hey8 I Love You Babe