Linda Hoyle - Pieces Of Me (Reissue) (1971/2002)
Artist: Linda Hoyle
Title: Pieces Of Me
Year Of Release: 1971/2002
Label: Angel Air
Genre: Folk, Blues, Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log) / Flac (image, .cue, 24/96)
Total Time: 43:55
Total Size: 152/315 (scans) + 894 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Pieces Of Me
Year Of Release: 1971/2002
Label: Angel Air
Genre: Folk, Blues, Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log) / Flac (image, .cue, 24/96)
Total Time: 43:55
Total Size: 152/315 (scans) + 894 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Backlash Blues (Nina Simone) - 5:55
2. Paper Tulips - 3:34
3. Black Crow - 3:18
4. For My Darling - 3:58
5. Pieces Of Me - 4:06
6. Lonely Women - 4:06
7. Hymn To Valerie Solanas - 4:03
8. The Ballad Of Marty Mole - 4:31
9. Journey’s End - 3:16
10. Morning For One - 4:23
11. Barrel House Music (Mildred Bailey) - 2:41
Linda Hoyle - Vocals
Karl Jenkins - Bass
John Marshall - Drums
Chris Spedding - Guitar
Jeff Clyne - Bass
Colin Purbrook - Piano
Linda was the lead singer with UK jazz fusion group Affinity and this was her only solo album, now regarded as a forgotten masterpiece by fans around the world. A former English teacher, she quit Affinity in 1971, proclaiming she was tired of the music business. Nevertheless, she had one final shot at her vocal career and set about writing songs with the keyboard player Karl Jenkins, who later joined Soft Machine. The result was sufficient material for Pieces Of Me , in which all facets of her vocal and composing style are effectively showcased. He voice has been compared to both Grace Slick and Julie Driscoll, but her roots are more in jazz than rock. The songs range from the fast and frantic rock of Black Crow , to the subtle and beautifully sung Ballad Of Marty Mole , long a favourite among Linda Hoyle aficionados. Originally released on the Vertigo label in 1971 Pieces Of Me deserves to be rediscovered by all those who savour quality music from a seriously good artist.