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Four tracks spread over four sides of 10-inch vinyl—"Gethsemene

full of fun despite it all and a fair amount of attitude because of it

SHAWN PHILLIPS - Contribution LP crust Noam Helfer (Age is aShawn Phillips' first major album, recorded in 1968 with help from the members of Traffic, among others, is a condensation of a far more ambitious studio original that was intended to fill three LPs. The range of sounds on this record is shockingly diverse, from breezy folk rock ('Man Hole Covered Wagon') to pieces incorporating classical guitar and phantasmagoric lyrics ('L Ballade' finds Phillips' at his most Donovan like, but with a better voice),