Marvin, Welch & Farrar Lady Of The Morning - Live recordings 1971-72 (CD)

(Dusty Tapes) 25 tracks, digisleeve

To our delight, the Dusty Tapes label continues its exploration of unreleased recordings from years gone by.
This time the focus is on a group familiar to all fans of The Shadows - Marvin, Welch & Farrar.
After the break-up of the most legendary guitar group of all time in 1970, the two leading members, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, joined forces with Australian musician John Farrar to form the trio Marvin, Welch & Farrar.
With this line-up, they offered something completely different from what their fans were used to: a carefully harmonized, melodic and sophisticated brand of folk-rock that was heavily influenced by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. This was undoubtedly the most ambitious and artistically intriguing project involving members of The Shadows, but as is so often the case with such ventures, it failed to achieve the popularity it deserved.
Between 1971 and 1972, the trio released two LPs and three singles. However, it is now known that they left behind much more material, some of which can be heard on this CD, making it a significant addition to the band's discography.
The CD is filled with live recordings from 1971-1972. The compilation has been curated so that no track appears more than once on the album. It appears that all of the recordings are from audience tapes, as no professionally preserved live recordings of the band are known to exist. However, at least half of the album has very good sound quality. Remarkably, a significant portion of the setlist consists of songs from The Shadows' repertoire.
All tracks have been carefully remastered, with the speed adjusted and the instrument parts rebalanced where possible.
The release comes in a laminated, fold-out card sleeve with a special disc case.