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Bobbie Gentry

Ode To Billie Joe [Import]

Ode To Billie Joe [Import]

Pure Pleasure | CAT #: PPAN ST2830

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  • 1xLP pressed on 180-Gram Audiophile Black Vinyl
  • Spins at 33 RPM
  • Housed in a standard sleeve

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ARTIST: Bobbie Gentry
LABEL: Pure Pleasure
CAT NO: PPAN ST2830
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  • Jazz

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Gentry's first 1967 album is a masterpiece, it's a simple as that. An album of hauntingly beautiful songs penned by Bobbie herself bar one track. The album is an uncluttered, straight-down-the-line collection of smoky voiced gems, mostly with the simplest guitar accompaniment, but with a quirky, almost psychedelic twist on each track. The album is in a very similar vein and feel to Rodiguez'sstunning Cold fact which came out three years later, and side by side you would imagine the later album may have been inspired by Bobbie's seminal Ode To Billy Joe. This album can also easily compare with Dusty's In Memphis for it's sheer intimacy and soulful feel and is certainly in the same league musically.

After this first album, Bobbie moved into a more MOR groove, which in a way makes this such a stand out and important album. Very, very highly recommended especially as it has now been re-mastered at Abbey Road by Sean Magee.

TRACKLIST

1. Mississippi Delta
2. I Saw An Angel Die
3. Chickasaw County Child
4. Sunday Best
5. Niki Hoeky
6. Papa
7. Woncha Let Me Go To Town With You?
8. Bugs
9. Hurry
10. Tuesday Child
11. Lazy Willie
12. Ode To Billie Joe

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