Originally released in 1972 on Vanguard Records, Bob Franks self-titled debut album took elements of Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Ian Tyson and filtered it thru a pot-smoked haze and the infusion of Franks long-time friend, Memphis guru Jim Dickinson. Dickinson and Frank shared a mutual admiration that ran so deep that on Dickinsons own 1972 debut album Dixie Fried (released on Atlantic Records), he recorded one of Bob Franks songs Wild Bill Jones.
But despite the Dickinson/Memphis connection, Bob Franks only LP for Vanguard became a forgotten, hard to find relic - until Light in the Attic reissued it to great acclaim in 2014.
Now, from Real Gone comes more 1972 Vanguard Bob Frank recordings (all previously unreleased studio songs) coupled with a live set from the Old Quarter in Houston 1973 (the first-ever vintage live Bob Frank recordings to be released).
Includes an insert with extensive liner notes detailing Franks career self-sabotage by Pat Thomas and the director of the documentary Within A Few Degrees: A Little Gest of Bob Frank, Isaac Pingree. 20 tracks, all unreleased, pressed on stems n seeds marijuana vinyl.
broke again - the unreleased recordings (record store day 2024 exclusive, limited - marijuana vinyl)