LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Zachary Richard had been signed to Elektra Records in the early Seventies during the first full blush of singer-songwriters, and had recorded a full-length album, which he submitted to the label for release. Apparently it had been assigned a catalogue number and had some artwork created for the cover, but somewhere along the way, for one reason or another, the release got pulled from the schedule. And, to further complicate things, around that same time there was a change of personnel at the label, and the project was then shelved entirely.High Time: The Elektra Recordings contains all ten masters Richard recorded in 1974 that were to have been on the original album. In addition, Richard has been kind enough to scour his personal archives to find an additional seven recordings, some of which are demo versions of songs intended for the original Elektra album release, and others which are demos for songs that have never been released in any form. From the haunting "Deep Night Hole" to the exuberant title track, High Time: The Elektra Recordings spans two languages and many, many points along the emotional spectrum. It is the long lost missing touchstone that captures, and finally properly presents, Richard's first chapter of remarkable works.High Time: The Elektra Recordings has been, of course, mastered from the original mixed and EQ'd Elektra album source. The seven original demos provided from Richard's personal collection were mastered from 7-inch reels of tape. And, as these are original demos, and not finished masters, you will hear small imperfections in one or two of them here and there. But the insight these original demos provide into Richard's composition and recording of the original Elektra album itself, as well as the sheer joy the original demos themselves contain, overwhelmingly outweigh these very few sonic flaws in them. It includes a booklet with a history of the recording, lyrics to the songs and photographs intended for the original Elektra album package.High Time: The Elektra Recordings is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
TRACK LISTING Keep Me Jumpin' (3:19 ) Steal A Smile (3:07 ) Second Morning Song (5:03 ) Six Bullets In Satan (4:16 ) J'ai Ete Au Bal (2:17 ) High Time (4:09 ) Reach Out (4:09 ) Let Your Love Spread (3:05 ) Chere Alice (4:25 ) Let Me Turn To You (5:52 ) Six Bullets In Satan ORIGINAL DEMO (3:59 ) Sir Gawaine ORIGINAL DEMO (7:38 ) Deep Night Hole ORIGINAL DEMO (8:22 ) High Time ORIGINAL DEMO (4:45 ) Let Your Love Spread ORIGINAL DEMO (3:25 ) Second Morning Song ORIGINAL DEMO (4:34 ) Jeune Fille Chanke Chank ORIGINAL DEMO (2:31 )