Bill Fay - Still Some Light: Part 1

Bill Fay has always sung about attempting to understand the most universal questions: those of nature, spirituality, humanity. His songs are "calming hymns for another chaotic time", he says. His influence can be traced through many artist's work, and so it only seemed right to celebrate this with a collection ofnewer voices interpreting his timeless tracks. Originally released in 2010 by David Tibet (Current 93), Still Some Light was released as a double CD, made up of 70's album demos (Disc One) and 2009 home recordings (Disc Two). This year, for the first time, this collection of recordings will be pressed to vinyl and released digitally, presented alongside contemporary reimaginings of the tracks by Kevin Morby, Steve Gunn, Julia Jacklin and Mary Lattimore. Bill Fay's words and melodies remain unaffected by the passing of time and changing trends; and here alongside the original recordings, these reinvented versions still calmly guide us through another moment of chaos. Marketing Sticker Text Bill Fay's Still Some Light was originally released on compact disc as a two CD collection in 2010. Reimagined with new artwork and available for the first time ever on vinyl, Dead Oceans is pleased to present Still Some Light Pt. 1, collecting Fay's archival recordings from 1970 and 1971. Many of the songs are intimate sketches which were eventually re-recorded for Fay's self-titled debut and for his landmark album, Time of the Last Persecution. This double LP set includes heart wrenching versions of some of his timeless works, such as "I Hear You Calling" and "Pictures of Adolf Again", and features equally powerful songs like "Arnold is a Simple Man" and "Love is the Tune," which only appear in this collection.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Backwoods Maze (Still Some Light)
2. The Sun Is Bored (Still Some Light)
3. There's a Price Upon My Head (Still Some Light)
4. Time of the Last Persecution (Still Some Light)
5. Plan D (Still Some Light)
6. Sing Us One of Your Songs, May (Still Some Light)
7. I Will Find My Own Way Back (Still Some Light)
8. Love Is the Tune (Still Some Light)

Disc: 2

1. Laughing Man (Still Some Light)
2. Arnold Is a Simple Man (Still Some Light)
3. Just to Be a Part (Still Some Light)
4. Inside the Keeper's Pantry (Still Some Light)
5. Pictures of Adolf Again (Still Some Light)
6. Tell It Like It Is (Still Some Light)
7. Release Is in the Eye (Still Some Light)
8. Dust Filled Room (Still Some Light)
9. I Hear You Calling (Still Some Light)