{"product_id":"810074425513","title":"Connie Converse - How Sad, How Lovely - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnie Converse\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThestrangestoryofAmericanfolksingerConnieConverseisalmostasenthrallingasthehaunting,mysticalmusicsheleftbehindandquitenearlywaslosttoobscurityforalltime.Sheleftcollegein1949topursueacareerinmusicinNewYorkCity.ApartfromasingleTVappearancein1954,shemostlytoiledfruitlesslyforthebetterpartofadecadeandthenmovedtoAnnArbor,Michiganintheearly'60s,settingmusicasideasanythingbutahobby,playingsongsforfriendsoccasionallyatparties.In1974,amidasevereboutofdepression,sheleftafewgoodbyenotesanddroveoffintotheether,nevertobeheardfromagain.In2009,extensiveexplorationofanarchiveoflooselydocumentedhomerecordingsandraresessionsresultedinHowSad,HowLovely,acollectionthatwouldservetointroducemostlistenerstoConnieConverse'ssongs,whichhadbeensittingunlovedanddormantforthebetterpartof50years.Whileshemayhavehadsomecontemporariesinthebuddingfolkrevivalsceneofthelate'50sandearly'60s,there'ssomethingalarminglyuniqueaboutthesesparetunes.WhiletherearesimilaritiesinthestorytellingairofthesesongstothoseofPeggySeegerorBarbaraDane,Converse'slyricsarealwaysplayful,spacy,andevensomewhatpsychedeliclongbeforeLSDhadevenbeendevelopedchemically.\"ManintheSky\"isagreatexampleofthis,offeringafantasticalinterplanetarylovestorythatgetstrippyyearsbeforeturningonanddroppingoutwereinvogue.Hersongsalsogiveaprototypicalfeministstance,withundercurrentsofuntetheredsexuality,fierceindependence,andinthecaseof\"TheCloverSaloon,\"hilariouslyricsaboutthrowingbottlesatinsultingmen.Thesweetnessofsolitaryexistenceandthestrangeexperiencesthatgrowoutofisolationarecommonthemes,lookedatcuriouslyinsongslike\"WeLivedAlone\"andthegorgeous\"OnebyOne.\"Thesongsaremostlyroughdemoquality,manyrecordedinafriend'skitchenandcompletewithmistakesandchitchatbeforeandafterthesongs.Thoughnotexactlycategoricalbedfellows,therearesimilaritiesbetweenthehaunting,otherworldlyfeelofHowSad,HowLovelyandthelong-buriedtapesthatsurfaceddecadesaftertheyweremadebybothSibylleBaierandMollyDrake,motherofNick.Liketheseartists,ConnieConversemadesongsfartoovulnerableandoddtobeacceptedinhertime.Yearsafterherdisappearance,theworldwasgettingclosertobeingreadyforthesesongs,warmanddelicateasanintimatesecretsharedbetweenclosefriends,whileatthesametimesoundingquietlyboldandpowerful.~FredThomas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Talkin' Like You (Two Tall Mountains)\u003cbr\u003e2.Johnny's Brother\u003cbr\u003e3.Roving Woman\u003cbr\u003e4.Down This Road\u003cbr\u003e5.The Clover Saloon\u003cbr\u003e6.John Brady\u003cbr\u003e7.We Lived Alone\u003cbr\u003e8.Playboy of the Western World\u003cbr\u003e9.Unknown (A Little Louder, Love)\u003cbr\u003e10.One By One\u003cbr\u003e11.Father Neptune\u003cbr\u003e12.Man in the Sky\u003cbr\u003e13.Empty Pocket Waltz\u003cbr\u003e14.Honeybee\u003cbr\u003e15.There Is a Vine\u003cbr\u003e16.How Sad, How Lovely\u003cbr\u003e17.Trouble\u003cbr\u003e18.I Have Considered the Lilies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Third Man Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637737550113,"sku":"810074425513","price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/810074425513.jpg?v=1777964366","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ca\/products\/810074425513","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}