Michael Garrick Question

[Moko]

I found yesterday a copy of a 1969 MIchael Garrick LP called "A Jazz Cantato (For Martin Luther King)" it states on the back that it was only sold to Participants, Parents and Friends of the Farnham Festival 1969 so I'm guessing this was a private label release but if anyone has any further information I would be most grateful.

Here's the front cover

And the back cover

As you can see it also features Ian Carr & Dan Rendell so a pretty impressive line up.

Edited July 22, 2014 by Moko

[romualdo]

wow!! - never heard of this one - not listed on Michael's website or the Lord Discography

looks like the sort of thing Johnny Trunk would rerelease on his label

would have been even nicer if Joe Harriott was present

[clifford_thornton]

Went for $1400 on eBay in May, so I'd say that counts as a "great find."

[Homefromtheforest]

Yowza

[Moko]

Do you have a link to the EBay sale as I couldn't find any results when I searched earlier for the LP?

Thanks for the reply

Do you have a link to the EBay sale as I couldn't find any results when I searched earlier for the LP?

Thanks for the reply

[clifford_thornton]

Garrick BIN with audio

[clifford_thornton]

I actually really want to hear this. The clip sounds great.

[sidewinder]

There's a brief mention in Garrick's biography of a 1969 performance at the Farnham Festival, which seems to be a trial run of 'Mr Smith's Apocalypse' so maybe this is it. Garrick had very strong working links with Hampshire Schools at around this time, which might be the reason this concert was done and the LP pressed. What a find !

Looks like the original owner of this LP must have lived in Charlton, South London.

Edited July 23, 2014 by sidewinder