Man with a rather sprawling and sometimes inconsistent background story. For my perception check post on his debute "God Bless Tiny Tim" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2013/09/tiny-timgod-bless-tiny-tim-rslp-6292-68.html . He had a couple of years as an American idol and then sometimes as a novelty or even ridiculed for his strange look and vibrating falsetto. But those times are long gone and today I find myself being one of very few who truly appreciate his first two albums. I do because the song choice partly relies on very melodic pieces from the American twenties and thirties and it's so well done. Produced by Richard Perry, who also arranged together with top names as Gene Page, Perry Botkin Jr and Darneill Pershing. So the label really went all in to give him the best backing possible and it worked - the orchestrations are smashing and the mix superduper. I get that sometimes his falsetto can be irritating to modern listeners, but when he holds back and just sing you can hear he was a good vocalist too. Pieces like "Community", "Come To The Ball", "Neighborhood Children" and "Down Virginia Way" are just lovely here and in "Great Balls Of Fire" he do sound like his are. I must admit that when I heard "Community" yesterday, for the first time in years, I got goosebumps to the high-pitch refrain. An entertaining piece of work indeed and very good listening for all non-prejudice ears. Late sixties vinyl issues in US, Canada and Downunder (Reprise RS 6323), UK (RSLP 6323) and South africa (RRC 6323). also US 8-track, cassette and reel. To my knowledge never issued like this on CD, but the Warner Bros/Rhino 3xCD "God Bless Tiny Tim: The Complete Reprise Studio Masters...and more" (RHM2 7866) has it all. First German had label as shown here on medium thick vinyl in a fully laminated cover. (GÖXÄ*)
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