- Lost 1969 Classic
- Long-awaited reissue
- Detailed background notes
- Rare images
- 45 with picture sleeve
- Bonus postcard insert
Ottilie Patterson had been a celebrated jazz and blues singer since the 1950s, but enormously expanded her
repertoire with this July 1969 release. Taking in a range of songs ancient and modern, set to meticulous orchestral arrangements by Richard Hill, it touches on folk, funk, pop and more and adds up to a powerful and moving statement of her esoteric personality. It has long-awaited first reissue here, together with detailed background notes, rare images and a repro promo card.
Track Listing
SIDE ONE
- Song Of Solomon 1.27
- The Orphan 2.08
- Latin Drinking Song 1.37
- Please Accept My Apologies, Mrs. Pankhurst 1.49
- Why So Pale And Wan 1.12
- Helen Of Kirkconnell 3.42
- The Sound Of The Door As It Closes 2.40
SIDE TWO
- Spring Song 2.32
- The Bitterness Of Death 4.45
- Ad Uxorem 1.31
- Hey, Ho, The Wind And The Rain 2.34
- It Was A Lover And His Lass 1.25
- Sonnet No. 8 3.37
- Mrs. Pankhurst Returns 0.56
7inch track listing
- Bitterness Of Death (45 version) 4:44
- Make Me Or Break Me (unreleased demo) 3:22
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