LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Wife Kate McGarrigle had just given birth to son (and future star) Rufus Wainwright when Loudon recorded this album in 1972, and you can hear some of his parental concerns surface on 'Be Careful, There's a Baby in the House' along with the typical ruminations on suicide! Also includes 'Me and My Friend the Cat; Motel Blues' (later covered by Big Star); 'Nice Jewish Girls; I Know I'm Unhappy/Suicide Song/Glenville Reel; Saw Your Name in the Papers; Samson and the Warden; Plane, Too; Cook That Dinner, Dora; Old Friend; Old Paint', and 'Winter Song'. A totally disarming and personal record.