Comments on: Jim Ford :: Harlan County (1969)

By: Rex Hump

Rex Hump — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:39:29 +0000

I found a copy of Dr. Handy’s Dandy Candy and played it to death, did a web search and found this article… what a shame

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:08:28 +0000

I know this record only as a part of the Sounds of Our Time compilation and its a regular on my iPod for last three months, I hardly listen to anything else. Its fusion of soul funk and country is really unresistable. And when you count in the playing on that record which is just amazing, oh man! The “Harlan County” part of that compilation is great but I spin far more those songs beginning with Big Mouth USA and ending up with Mixed Green, i.e. the other part of the compilation. Those are truly gems. Also check out the Point of No Return compilation for some outstanding songs more in a country vein, but nevertheless great, with probably his greatest song I’m Ahead If I Can Quit While I’m Behind. I mean, writting songs titled like this one, we can only regret that coke took him down…

Great blog, great review! Thank you!

Pete

By: Bodine “Bodine” | therisingstorm.net

Bodine “Bodine” | therisingstorm.net — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:39:28 +0000

[...] It Back satisfies but teeters near television theme schmaltz. But the boys do manage to approach Jim Ford’s country funk on clear winners like Keep Lookin’ Through Your Window. If you give it a chance, you’ll [...]

By: brendan

brendan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:35:12 +0000

Yeah I’ve been waiting to see this posted over here. There are a couple of excellent CD reissues released in the last two years, seen it featured on the shelf at Other Music even.

By: Gigahaw

Gigahaw — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:42:16 +0000

Peaches in the summer – bananas in the fall
Aw Let me hear ya gimme dat ca-a-a-andy call

Sweet

By: cosmic cowboy

cosmic cowboy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:05:25 +0000

bonus tracks may not be as good as a whole… but Gossip County USA is better than anything on the original album in my opinion. this is a rad album that i play over and over, but its definitely worth picking up the bonus stuff from the CD release.

long time reader, first time commenter… love this lost nuggets, i’ve got loads of LPs like this and have been meaning to start a blogging these cosmic, post hippie, back-to-the-country, 70s stagflation, outlaw, folky-hippie-hillbilly gems… thanks for doin’ it here!

By: spacewolf

spacewolf — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:28:20 +0000

What?! This is funky as hell! Sick!

By: herohill

herohill — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:16:32 +0000

This album is ridiculously amazing. Although the extra tracks aren’t quite as good, are just still sweeter than yoo-hoo and worth whatever you’d have to pay to get it.

By: m

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:34:00 +0000

Damnation… that’s some funky ass country. Totally dig it.