5 JOHN HARTFORD LPs: MARK TWANG/NOBODY KNOWS/NAME OF LOVE/HEADIN DOWN/SLUMBERIN' Product Description JOHN HARTFORD "MARK TWANG" FLYING FISH 020 "NOBODY KNOWS WHAT YOU DO" FLYING FISH 028 "ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE" FLYING FISH 044 "HEADIN' DOWN INTO THE MISERY BELOW" FLYING FISH 063 "SLUMBERIN' ON THE CUMBERLAND" FLYING FISH 095   5 ORIGINAL FLYING FISH LPs FROM 1976 TO 1979! ALL 5 ARE IN EXCELLENT TO NEAR MINT CONDTION!! A TREASURE TROVE OF ECCENTRIC, IMAGINATIVE MUSIC FROM THE WARPED MIND OF THE LATE JOHN HARTFORD.   From the early to mid-'70s, John Hartford let his eccentric genius run wild, creating the cult favorite Aereo-Plain and the lovely, straightforward Morning Bugle. Mark Twang, released in 1976, proved to be the pinnacle of Hartford's artistic run. Unlike the previous albums though, it was stripped down to only Hartford recording live in the studio. The album's themes circle around the Mississippi river, steamboats, and river men. The songs, as usual, run from sentimental to strange, from the romantic to the weird. "Let Him Go on Mama" is a tribute to a river man with the wonderful refrain, "you say he's old fashioned/well that ain't no big deal." "Skippin' in the Mississippi Dew" pays joyful foot stomping, fiddle sawing homage to the mighty river with a barrage of old-fashioned imagery. Hartford's unconventional side rears its head on "Don't Leave Your Records in the Sun," a song complete with imitations of skips and other odd noises a record might make after becoming warped. "Tryin' to Do Something to Get Your Attention" is a fun, if downright peculiar song, that will, for better or worse, get the listener's attention. Perhaps the most bizarre contribution, though, is "Tater Tate and Allen Mundy," a homage in which Hartford attempts to string together every important name that ever graced a bluegrass stage. This song, and album, may seem at odds with the artist's image as a progressive bluegrass musician, but he never drew lines between the old and new -- he just followed his muse. Mark Twang may not be the first stopping place for the new Hartford fan, but for those already familiar with his unique talent, it's a must have.  
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