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So Many MORE Fabulous Songs
(ISBN 0 9527918-3-8)
Edited
by Kevin Harrison and Phillip Boxall
(A review of
SMMFS by
Loudon
Wainwright III Mailing List contributor
Martin
Maguire
from Belfast,
Northern Ireland).
'So Many MORE
Fabulous Songs' is a truly excellent publication indeed. It is
an A5 sized, 76 page booklet, printed on quality paper with a
glossy cover. There are many photographs throughout, and the
quality of reproduction is superb!!!
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
A four page article by Kevin
Harrison
The lyrics to 'My Biggest Fan'
(an unrecorded LW3 song), followed by ...
A three page feature by Phillip
Boxall entitled 'Mr Ambivalent and the 400 pound Man'
'Loudon Goes Jazz' - an article
by 'fan' Douglas Hand
A NINE page feature entitled
'An American In Paris' by Caesar Glebbeek, featuring a review
of the the concerts at the end of July and about half of the
interview he conducted with Loudon. The FULL version will
be posted on Caesar's website shortly.
Four pages of 'Home Team Crowd
- Some Reflections from Fans'. There are four articles -
'The
Singing Lizingo' (by Michael Herbert)
'Loudon
Wainwright at The Place, Chicago' (by Richard Kemble)
'Loudo's
Columbia Years - An appreciation' (Terry Kelly)
'LW3
at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin' (Martin Maguire)
An A to Z of Loudon songs, spanning
seven pages
A detailed section on his albums
(including Social Studies) with track listings and even timings
A very detailed page of 'Singles
and Samplers'
Two pages of 'Associated Releases'
(tracks by Loudon on other people's records)
A page of 'Cover Versions' of
Loudon songs
An A to Z listing of 'Unreleased
Songs'
A new section called 'Families
and Friends' which has detailed listings of recordings by Kate
and Anna McGarrigle, The Roches, Suzzy Roche, George Gerdes,
Sloan Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright
A listing of Newspaper and Magazine
articles and interviews
Two pages listing TV appearances
and Film roles from 1972 to 1999
Two pages of (BBC) Radio sessions
info from the same period
A fascinating three page feature
called 'Some of Those References' which provides info on various
people who Loudon has referred to in his songs over the years.
A very absorbing section indeed!!
A four page 'Index Of First Lines'
section, with the first line of every song he has recorded arranged
from A to Z. Great if that particular song Loudon is singing
is 'on the tip of your tongue'.
A brilliant eight page section
entitled 'He Said, They Said' which has collected a wide range
of comments and quotations, both by and about Loudon. Eg - Loudon's
views on family, songwriting, Vietnam, women etc. A very entertaining
section!!
A short section about the editors
(Phillip and Kevin) with a picture of them with Loudon
A list of Loudon Wainwright Websites
(including mine :-)))
The above is
only a brief description of the contents. There are also countless
photographs of excellent quality (many full page) and many other
quotations and comments dotted throughout the publication.
An absolute 'MUST HAVE' for any Loudon Wainwright Fan
Martin
Maguire
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