LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Label: CHAPTER MUSIC

A reissue of TULLY's luminous third and final album 'Loving Is Hard', which was originally released in 1972. Even before they began recording this album in late 1971, they had officially broken up. Over the previous twelve months, they had shifted from the towering, organ-driven rock dyamics of their 1970 self-titled debut, to a serene, contemplative folk-psych sound. Show-stopping drummer Robert Taylor and original vocalist Terry Wilson had departed, replaced by guitarist Colin Campbell and singer Shayna Stewart, both of cult folk heroes Extradition.

The record's centrepiece is Colin Campbells' seven-and-a-half minute masterwork 'Ice', originally recorded by Extradition for their 1971 album 'Hush'. As bonus tracks, this reissue includes Tully's one and only single, the sparse and sombre 1971 release 'Krishna Came' b/w 'Lord Baba'.

Track Listing:

1. Love Can Make You 4:47
2. Loving Is Hard 5:49
3. Song For Shayna 3:43
4. The Real You 2:43
5. Poco Á Poco 3:50
6. Ice 7:25
7. Rest Beloved 3:14
8. Sunshine Blues Again 3:24
9. This Tree 5:09

Single 1971

10. Krishna Came 3:37
11. Lord Baba 5:02