Faine Jade - Introspection A Faine Jade Recital (1968) [Remastered, 1993]

Artist: Faine Jade
Title Of Album: Introspection A Faine Jade Recital
Year Of Release: 1968/1993
Label (Catalog#) Sandiland [SL 8002]
Country: USA
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Bitrate: Lossles
Quality: (*image + .cue)
Time: 00:57:42
Full Size: 343mb(+3%)(covers)

AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
It's hard to imagine that a 20-year-old New York guitarist fresh out of garageland would have been infatuated with Syd Barrett in 1968. However, Faine Jade's 1968 album sounds as if he was besotted with Pink Floyd's first LP, which was barely known in the States at the time. Jade's vocals and songwriting uncannily evoke an American Syd Barrett with their evocative, cryptic lyrics, thick organs, and psychedelic guitar lines. "On the Inside There's a Middle" and particularly "Cold Winter Sun" never fail to inspire comparisons to Barrett when played for those unfamiliar with Jade. Faine, it's fair to say, is somewhat blunted in comparison to Barrett's madcap edge. More laid-back and grounded, he also deals more explicitly with hippie-era concerns like being hassled for being different and the necessity of being compassionate toward your brother, without being sappy or preachy. [Reissues contain remasterings from the first-generation tapes by Faine himself, and also add a few bonus cuts: backing instrumental demo tracks for a few of the songs, the previously unreleased brief instrumental "Piano Interlude," and a 1993 "reunion" performance. The extra tracks are of only minor interest, and it's disappointing that the Introspection-era demos released on It Ain't True were not included as well.]

Tracks:
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1. Tune Up (Non-music Work) - 0:23
2. Doctor Paul Overture - 2:40
3. People Games Play (Faine Jade, Nick Manzi, Bruce Bradt) - 4:11
4. Cold Winter Sun Symphony In D Major - 3:14
5. I Lived Tomorrow Yesterday - 2:34
6. Ballad of the Bad Guys (1956 A.d.) - 4:23
7. Piano Interlude - 1:38
8. Introspection (Faine Jade, Nick Manzi, Bruce Bradt) - 3:36
9. In A Brand New Groove (Faine Jade, Jerry Simon) - 3:07
10.On The Inside There's A Middle - 5:39
11.Don't Hassle Me - 2:47
12.Grand Finale (Don't Hassle Me Part 2) - 5:30
13.Stand Together In The End (Theme From An Imaginary Beatles' ReunionOr Woodstock Reprise) - 4:18
14.Doctor Paul - 3:23
15.People Games Play - 3:40
16.Don't Hassle Me (Instrumental) - 6:00

Personnel:
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Faine Jade - 12-String Hagstrum Solid Body Electric, Rhythm Guitar
Nick Manzi - Guild Starfire Solid Body Electric, Lead Guitar
Brian Cooke - Piano, Farfisa Organ, Hammond B-3, Keyboards
Victor Muglia - Fender Electric, Bass Guitar
Randy Skrha - Drums, Tamborine, Bongos, Percussion
Bruce Bradt - Keyboards
Kevin Chase - Electric Guitar

All thanks to original releaser