The Belbury Tales is now available to pre-order.
Rev. Jim has created his finest Belbury Poly album yet. The Belbury Sound is all there, but in a newly expanded form, with guest musicians Jim Musgrave and Christopher Budd taking very good care of drums, bass and guitars on many of the tracks.
There are certain melodies, certain motifs, certain touches that only Rev. Jim could come up with. I'm sure you know what I mean, but I'm forever entertained by the playfulness and lightness of touch within his melodies and arrangements. The Belbury Tales refines and distills these elements and the result is an album with a very cohesive overall feel. It's an album to play from start to finish every time; to be enjoyed as a whole.
Julian's artwork is stunning and there's a lot of detail in the inner sleeve / CD booklet; one of the highlights being this mandolin / amp combo. I can almost smell the beer in The Bury Bell from here, as the band sets up for the evening.
There are clips available on SoundCloud - have a listen...
Belbury Poly - The Belbury Tales by Ghost Box
A man and his parish - Rev. Jim.
You know the drill by now - go directly to the Ghost Box Shop to pre-order!
- Jb.
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